Name/Title
Alphabet BlocksEntry/Object ID
2003.12.19a-cDescription
Nursery blocks.
a= lid
b= bottom of box
c= blocks
a= Green paperboard box with almost full size label glued on crooked, leaving uneven border. Label has red border with picture in center of child playing with blocks and printing: "NURSERY BLOCKS, The Embossing Company No. 74 C, Made in the U.S.A."
c= 20 wooden alphabet and number blocks painted in red, yellow, blue and green and imprinted on two sides with figure or scene.
Boxed set of 20 alphabet blocks with letters, numbers, and pictures. The blocks are printed in red, yellow, blue, and green. The box is printed with a scene of a young child in a dress and bonnet playing with alphabet blocks beside a window. It is labeled, "Nursery Blocks / The Embossing Company".Context
Owned by Jean Louise Goodall Balham in Montpelier, VermontAcquisition
Accession
2003.12Source or Donor
Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
The Embossing CompanyDate made
1928Place
County
Albany CountyState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Block, AlphabetNomenclature Primary Object Term
Block, ToyNomenclature Class
ToysNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (boxed)Width
5-3/4 inDepth
1-1/2 inLength
7 inDimension Description
Blocks (each)Height
1-1/4 inWidth
1-1/4 inDepth
1-1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)Related Places
Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America