Building Blocks

Name/Title

Building Blocks

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.133a-oo

Description

Wooden box containing wooden blocks. The sliding lid of the box has the remnants of a sticker showing an illustration of children building a structure with the blocks and adults doing construction. The box contains one unpainted arch block, one square block printed with a clock face, four unpainted cylindrical blocks, four cube blocks (red, orange, blue, green), a red baluster, two purple balusters, and several rectangular blocks in red, purple, green, and orange. Some of the blocks have decorative beading on side.

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1930

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Block, Building

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Block, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (box)

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Material

Wood