{"title":"Fun \u0026 Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"weaving-for-the-little-folks","title":"Weaving for the Little Folks","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperboard box with chromolithograph lid, 7.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches. Box with some rubbing and wear, but stable and intact. Contains 9 completed mats and an additional assortment of cut strips. With original metal \"needle\" and double-sided sheet of printed directions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilton Bradley No. 4213. no date given. The Strong National Museum of Play dates a similar Froebel-inspired novelty (Drawing Teacher, No. 4232) to 1867, and an Alamy database image of the lid is dated 1860s. However, in a search of 10 available MB catalogues published between 1872-1916, this particular title only appears in the 1907 \"Milton Bradley Company's Catalogue of Games and Novelties\" (p. 121). Although it's possible the catalog was marketing backstock, 1907 is the first and only dated appearance we could find (including searches through Bradley's \"Kindergarten Review\" and other education periodicals).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilton Bradley began manufacturing materials for Froebel's gifts after becoming acquainted with Elizabeth Peabody, education advocate and founder of the first English language kindergarten, in the 1860s. Over the decades, Bradley's economic incentive broadened his enterprise to a range of arts and crafts supplies that became increasingly removed from the 20 original Froebel Gifts and Occupations. Based on Gift 14, \"Weaving for the Little Folks\" is an excellent example of Bradley producing Froebel material in unadulterated form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co. [Kindergarten Material, Froebel Gifts]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151353090198,"sku":"Q472","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/products\/ww-18.jpg?v=1663859687"},{"product_id":"tell-me-a-merry-game-of-questions-with-1000-answers","title":"Tell me.... A merry game of questions with 1000 answers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlayers draw one card at a time and read what it says. Players are asked to give a word that matches the parameters set out on the game cards (examples: a country, a word ending in \"ment,\" something that frightens you, a music group starting with __ ). A spinner is used to determine the first letter of the word the player must name. The first player to reach whatever amount of correct answers has been agreed upon, is declared winner.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis game had several iterations in different languages, this is the English edition from 1955 with a very period aesthetic--bright green and yellow metal spanner, neat attire on the kids. Approx. 60 printed cards with prompts to be answered by words using the first letter revealed by the spanner--a nice mix of direct naming (\"A River\" \"An Article in Daily Use\"), wordplay (\"A word reading the same forwards or backwards\" \"A word ending in 'ling'\") and personal questions (\"What would you like to become?\" \"What makes one happy?\"). Instructions under the box with a few ways to play. Gentle toning and wear commensurate with age, but really a quite nice example with coloring still bold and clean. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe found poetry enthusiast rejoices. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[games]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154215768214,"sku":"Q430","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/products\/Q430.jpg?v=1669305237"},{"product_id":"grapho-scope-the-easy-way-to-draw-or-sketch-with-drawing-examples","title":"Grapho-Scope: The Easy Way to Draw or Sketch! with drawing examples","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Grapho-Scope drawing apparatus in box with original instruction sheet. Box measures 9.5 x 7 x 1.75 inches; complete with 12 cards, everything in Very Good condition. Neat example, includes original drawings done using the apparatus, 3 on period letterhead for \"Harry's Radioland.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[games, drawing aid]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42358665412758,"sku":"Q538","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/products\/IMG_8513.jpg?v=1752698451"},{"product_id":"drawing-stencils-no-1-for-use-on-slate-or-paper-drawing-stencils-for-our-little-artist","title":"Drawing Stencils No. 1 for Use on Slate or Paper (Drawing Stencils for Our Little Artist)","description":"\u003cp\u003eComplete set of 20 stencils, 4.5 x 6.5 inches each, plus a stock of practice papers and four sheets with a child's examples on each side. Enclosed in original box, 7.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches. With original [4]p leaflet with instructions for developing drawings from the stenciled image by connecting lines, adding shading, etc. This set of 20 stencils includes images, letters, numbers, and words. Stencils generally in Very Good condition with occasional markings from use. The house stencil has a torn piece which is still present; the stencils are otherwise without major damage or loss. The box is in Fair to Good condition, moderately soiled and worn at the edges. Bottom slightly crushed and with about 2 inches of lip missing from the lid; still rests squarely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA selection of stencils originally designed and manufactured by Milton Bradley Co. beginning in the late 1800s. These represent number 1 in a 4-part series sold in the Montgomery Ward Stationery Department in the early to mid-20th century. Undated, possibly ca. 1910. Particular attention paid to explaining the German manufacture of the stencils, and promoting the designs, including a baseball theme and ad for Milton Bradley Co. Kindergarten Blocks, as distinctly American: \u003cem\u003e\"The German drawing stencils made from leather-paper, with perforations for the insertion of a lead or slate pencil have become very popular, as fascinating and educational busy work at home and in sub-primary schools. Owing to the peculiar nature of the material, and the processes of manufacture, all these goods have thus far been imported, and a large proportion of the designs are consequently peculiarly foreign... In the \"Little Artist Stencils\" many are new, from American designs, and consequently more attractive to American children; these are found in no other collections.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[Milton Bradley, drawing ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42392608276630,"sku":"Q567","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/products\/Q567.jpg?v=1672864745"},{"product_id":"parquetry-design-blocks-enlarged-milton-bradley-co-8439","title":"Parquetry Design Blocks Enlarged (Milton Bradley Co. #8439)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCa. 1920s parquetry blocks with prints of mosaic designs. A made-up set with several tiles fashioned from scraps of plywood and painted to match--those pieces also have some age to them, possibly ca. 1980s. There is no published count in the box, but around 90 pieces total, enough to complete both of the puzzles that we tried. Box is 8.5 x 5.5 x 2 inches, in Fair condition with old tape around the lid, splitting and peeling at the seams. Mosaic patterns have some tearing, but the images are intact and nice to have with the set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42503088177302,"sku":"","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/products\/IMG_2748_015bba42-2af9-40b7-b63f-538f3b306fd1.jpg?v=1678128319"},{"product_id":"printed-cloth-abc-tape-barrel-toy","title":"Wind-up ABC picture alphabet in a barrel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePrinted in two colors on an oilcloth tape that winds up into the wooden barrel with a little crank. Barrel measures 3 x 2 inches and the 2-inch tape rolls out about 48 inches. An old label on one end of the barrel is mostly gone, leaving no identifying names, though the artist left a little self-portrait in the \"X\" compartment.  Done in the style of McLoughlin Bros. cloth ABC books and with images that reference late 19th century culture and fashion. In Good condition, wear mostly to the first few inches of tape that are faded, puckered, and frayed at the very edge, but the remaining length retains strong detail and the mechanism works well, rolling easily all the way from A to Z.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[educational toy]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42547633422486,"sku":"Q701","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Myproject-1_26.jpg?v=1682444059"},{"product_id":"set-of-24-hand-colored-abc-riddle-rhyme-cards","title":"Peter Puzzlewig's Comic Round Game of Alliteration (Alliteration; or, a Prime Plan and Merry Method of producing a Plain and Perfect Pronunciation) ABC card game","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e[Albany: Pease \u0026amp; Warren, 1853].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eComplete alphabet on 24 cards (letters I \u0026amp; J and U \u0026amp; V share), approx. 3.5 x 3.25 inches each. Comic vignettes with tongue-twisting rhymes lithograph printed with hand coloring. A touch of fingersoil and handling wear, overall Very Good without any major damage or marking. A very rare set; OCLC locates 1 copy, at the American Antiquarian Society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWry and darkly comical at times, the alliterative game could be played by any 2 or more players: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCounters are distributed to the players. To start the game each player puts two counters into a pool. A player reads the first tongue-twister: if he hesitates or laughs he must pay two counters to the pool; if he is able to read the tongue-twister clearly he collects a counter.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe game was originally published as a booklet, \"Prime plan and merry method of producing a plain and perfect pronunciation,\" by David Ogilvy in London ca. 1844, when it appears advertised in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePeter Parley’s Annual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Richard H. Pease adapted a number of educational English games for the American audience and published them under \"Pease \u0026amp; Warren, wholesale and retail dealers in fancy goods… stationed at the Temple of Fancy\" in Albany, NY. Always popular, this particular iteration of alliterative ABCs was recalled by a certain reader of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAmerican Notes and Queries \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ein response to a \"verbal snares\" post: \"Your set of illiterative (sic) nonsense lines (Vol viii p.295) reminds me of a card game closely associated with my youth entitled “The Don't Hesitate Game” … Pictures accompanied each letter illustrative of the text. The mode of repetition changed now and then purposely to increase the tendency to hesitation.\" The contributor listed as many lines from the game as he could remember and petitioned other readers to respond if they remembered the others--to which he received a positive response. There was also an American variation (substituting \"Yankee\" for \"Yorkshire Yeoman,\" etc.) published under \"Alphabetical Alliteration and Articulation\" by Worthy Putnam in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Science and Art of Elocution and Oratory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (1858, p.23).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[juvenile, ABC]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42547633455254,"sku":"Q702","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Q702ABC.jpg?v=1682443867"},{"product_id":"jumblegrams","title":"Jumblegrams","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardcover 8vo, [62p]. 30 \"jumblegram\" puzzles printed recto-only. Example puzzle on the last page printed with red accents, otherwise b\u0026amp;w. A game of reassembling famous historical and literary quotations by moving in set patterns across the tiles that appear to be the same \"L\" paths as a knight in chess. Space is given below each puzzle for working out the quote. An unused copy in Very Good condition with rubbing wear to extremities and some uneven gluing at the spine. The only work by the author or publisher we could locate in OCLC--just 1 copy listed at the Cleveland Public Library, and referenced \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mayhematics.com\/t\/1f.htm#(2)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rixey, Fred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42603799707798,"sku":"Q742","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Q742-8.jpg?v=1684526573"},{"product_id":"graphograms-for-instant-analysis-of-character-through-handwriting","title":"Graphograms for Instant Analysis of Character through Handwriting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \"...Graphograms are fascinating, quick and accurate. You simply number the chart and read the character of anybody from their handwriting. The knowledge gained is extremely useful in business, educational, marital \u0026amp; health affairs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood+ with soil and mottling to exterior, worming at the upper front hinge, toning and fingersoil to textblock with heavier foxing to the outer leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book of charts, \"For instant analysis of character through handwriting,\" numbered 1-8, printed recto-only on a higher quality stock that remains bright and clean. 2 copies of each chart, the second intended to be used with carbon paper to preserve a copy of the analysis. Original supplied sheets of carbon paper loosely inserted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver, A. 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Nicely patinated but clean and with a handy metal bar that fastens them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[tools]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42653070164118,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/jung-116.jpg?v=1688075515"},{"product_id":"the-novlart-picture-making-outfit","title":"The NOVLART Picture Making Outfit","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep lid box with graphic lid, 11 x 15 x 1.5 inches. Instructions for the system are printed under the lid; this kit contains all 7 stencil sets called for, plus 2 sets of colored backgrounds (10x6 and 8x5), 3 sets of toned backgrounds (10x6, 8x5, 7x3.75), 12 postcards, 12 greeting cards, three sets of powders and stamps, a rubbing cloth, and a couple of erasers. Which supplies other than the stencil sets should be included is not listed, but the box is quite well packed with extras. The lid has several stitches of tape around the edges and abrasion\/wear around the lid, small chip\/loss at one corner of the lid. The contents are unsurprisingly a bit dusty\/powdery, containing all three colors of stencil powder and stamps. The paper envelopes are a bit fragile and two have tears near the flaps. A Very Good set, rare to find such a substantial example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe NOVLART system was a sophisticated take on stencil kits that aspired to create professional-level graphics with \"no lessons or knowledge of drawing required.\" The stencil outfit was featured at a 1915 London toy fair and reviewed in 'The Stationery World': \"Rarely does half a crown yield as much pleasure in the form of art and recreation as with the Novlart box... after one or two experiments the newest purchaser old or young can produce pictures of real art to adorn his or her walls.\" The system was marketed to crafty adults who wanted to take part in picture-making fun, combining easy-to-use stencils with printed background papers and stationery templates that helped the images look more naturalistic than a typical stencil kit. It was produced through at least the early 1920s and made available for an increasing number of interests, including the alteration of photographic images.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[games, drawing aids]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42814714347670,"sku":"Q1027","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/pilin-7.jpg?v=1697904890"},{"product_id":"giant-picture-printer-an-arnold-arnold-toy","title":"GIANT PICTURE PRINTER (An ARNOLD ARNOLD Toy)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 stamps, 4 stamp pads and a collection of papers housed in a printed box, 13 x 21 inches. The box has general surface soil and wear, a few areas of abrasion around the edges, panels a little askew but very solid. The ink pads inside the tins have disintegrated, leaving them a little rusty, and at some point the blue ink bled on some of the papers (which get stashed in a hidden compartment underneath the inks). The kit is used—about seven of the supplied papers are stamped—and has ink smudges, trial stampings on the underside of the lid, and expected ink staining on the stamps themselves, but is miraculously complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA thrilling addition to the lineage of educational printing toys, the Arnold Arnold GIANT PICTURE PRINTER married the coolest of modern design with educational play. The stamp designs include unusual curvy forms and textured patterns, like brick and wood grain, that provided a palette of shapes for children to combine. Instead of directions, brief blurbs appear on different areas of the box suggesting ways the stamps can be used, like how a single shape can create different representational pictures (“Notice that the stamp that prints smoke can make many other things… waves for the ship or a mustache for a funny face”). He also encourages inventive exploration:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Print what you know, have seen, read or heard about. It need not be real, as long as it gives you pleasure or helps you tell a story.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArnold Ferdinand Arnold (1921-2012), was a German-born Jewish polymath whose family fled to England during Hitler’s rise in the 1930s and was educated at Bedales School. Living in New York in the 1950s and ’60s, he achieved success as a designer, exhibiting at MoMA on multiple occasions, including a 2-person show with Joseph Zalewski, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePremium Toys Designed for Industry \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1953).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArnold published books in both traditional and experimental forms, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Play with Your Child\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Arnold Arnold Book of Toy Soldiers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe latter of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich married the book form to his paper-made toys. He focused primarily on the topic of early childhood education through play and published a syndicated column in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Writing became his main focus after returning to England in the 1970s, largely leaving the graphic design world behind. He expanded to topics in science and cybernetics in his later years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis first wife was photographer Eve Arnold. After they separated, (she refused to grant him a divorce for 30 years), he became partners with noted children’s illustrator Gail E. Hailey. Though Eve and Gail both achieved more notoriety, Arnold’s graphic work remains visible in the public sphere, including his series of artwork for EPIC records and the iconic swirling Parker Brothers logos—and this GIANT PRINTER, a remarkable survivor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnold, Arnold F. 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A small closed tear along the fold of the envelope flap, otherwise Near Fine with a pleasant touch of age toning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[educational ephemera, teaching aids]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42879746277526,"sku":"Q1059","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Q1059_1.jpg?v=1699406394"},{"product_id":"wer-weiss-das","title":"Wer Weiss Das?","description":"\u003cp\u003eComplete set of 32 pink cards (2.75 x 4.25 inches) and instruction sheet\/answer key in English. Hhoused in printed envelope, which is split along part of the flap fold; else Near Fine. German language learning game incorporating trivia about famous people and places related to German culture and education. 1 later copy (1970) recorded in OCLC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[teaching aid, educational games, German language)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42879746310294,"sku":"Q1060","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Q1060.jpg?v=1699406377"},{"product_id":"the-instructive-game-of-magic-spelling-with-bewitched-letters","title":"The Instructive Game of Magic Spelling with Bewitched Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn original box, 4.5 x 6.25 x 1 inches. A Good copy with one letter \"T\" tile produced in facsimile to form a complete set of cards; color printout photos of the original 4-page instruction book. 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At the end of the game, the player with the most points in the animal cards they have collected wins. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/388819\/magic-spelling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoard Game Geek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McLoughlin Bros. [games, juvenile, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659040918,"sku":"Q1079","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-102.jpg?v=1702485225"},{"product_id":"game-of-anagrams-milton-bradley-4150","title":"Game of Anagrams (Milton Bradley #4150)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBox with lid, 6 x 4.25 x 1 inches. With original 4p instruction booklet. The cover illustration of a teacher ringing a bell \u003cem\u003ealmost\u003c\/em\u003e has a likeness to Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, who opened the first English-language kindergarten and hugely influenced Milton Bradley in promoting kindergarten materials, though she was ultimately critical of its commercialization. This iteration of the popular game was issued in a small plain box--the most economical option for consumers, but also the least robust, making this a formidable survivor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley [word games, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659073686,"sku":"Q1080","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-68.jpg?v=1702436962"},{"product_id":"conette-a-game-of-skill-milton-bradley-4044","title":"Conette: A Game of Skill (Milton Bradley #4044)","description":"\u003cp\u003e8 x 10.5 x 1.75 inches. Complete with four paper cones in each color and two chromolithograph hand catapult cutouts. One of the hands is glued at the wrist and the paper cones have some expected creasing and soil, otherwise in Near Fine condition with minor rubbing to the box and faint tidemark to the lower right corner. Instructions\/remarks printed on the underside of the lid. Patented in 1898, this iteration was spotted in a 1907 MB catalog. Superb!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley [games]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659106454,"sku":"Q1081","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-82.jpg?v=1702436696"},{"product_id":"anagrams-milton-bradley-4164","title":"Anagrams (#4164)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBox with lid, 5.5 x 6.75 x 1 inches. With original folded 4p instruction booklet. Very Good with light general soil and rubbing to box, lid taped at two corners and penciling on the underside. Old Bamberberger's of Newark sticker on the bottom of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley [word games, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659171990,"sku":"Q1083","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-74.jpg?v=1702436831"},{"product_id":"bradleys-phonetic-word-builder-number-one-milton-bradley-8000","title":"Bradley's Phonetic Word Builder, Number One (Milton Bradley #8000)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNear Fine with minor rubbing and abrasion to box, 4.75 x 6.5 x 1 inches. An excellent example of a later Progressive Era primary teaching aid. As described in the 1923 \u003cem\u003eBradley's School Materials and Books Catalogue A:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e8000 An individual seat work that teaches the word families. Correlative to any system of reading taught in primary grades. This splendid \"big type\" builder is a notable addition to available seat work. It provides a system of word building based on the phonetic principle now so generally used. In the box are twenty-five of the most common phonograms, with initial consonants, which, when placed together, form a vocabulary of over two hundred words. The phonograms and consonants are printed from plain, bold face type, in letters ¼ inch high, on heavy manila cards. They are printed both sides, are large enough to be conveniently handled, and may be easily read by the teacher at a glance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBradley's Phonetic Word Builder is thoroughly in keeping with the progressive element in education, and should find a place in every primary school.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley [teaching aids, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659204758,"sku":"Q1084","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-71.jpg?v=1702485773"},{"product_id":"bradleys-picture-sentence-builder-milton-bradley-8010","title":"Bradley's Picture Sentence Builder (Milton Bradley #8010)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBox in Good condition with rubbing and abrasion around the edges, 4.5 x 7.25 x 1 inches. This appears to be a mismatched set-- the \"Picture Sentence Builder\" cards are advertised as being printed in Roman, and constituting an advancement from the script cards suggested for earlier studies. Still a nice set of cards. \u003cem\u003eCatalog excerpts from Bradley's School Materials and Books Catalogue \"A\" 1923.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley [word games, teaching aids, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659237526,"sku":"Q1085","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-125.jpg?v=1702492372"},{"product_id":"bradleys-self-verifying-phonetic-cards-milton-bradley-8266","title":"Bradley's Self-Verifying Phonetic Cards (Milton Bradley #8266)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete set of 12 cards and 24 slips printed in two colors, housed in a box, 4.25 x 5.5 x 1 inches. Good to Very Good--rubbing and abrasion to box, cards a little grubby and discolored. \"An unusually attractive and effective form of Phonetic seat work\" designed by Nellie York Troidl with words selected from Edward L. Thorndike's \"famous list of the 1000 most widely used words in the English language.\" Nellie Troidl (c.1884-1962) was a graduate of the Iowa State Normal School and taught in the Buffalo and Niagara counties in New York from 1906. She patented several educational assessments and learning aids related to arithmetic and phonetics, and also had an interest in drawing. \"She had served as president of the Buffalo Branch, National League of American Pen Women and as president of the state chapter. She also was a member of the Katharine Pratt Horton Chapter of the DAR, the American Assn. of University Women and Flagler Chapter, OES, Niagara Falls and the Royal Neighbors of America, Buffalo, and the Great Lakes China Painting Teachers Organization.\" (Buffalo Courier-Express, Buffalo NY, Thu. 8 Nov 1962)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nellie Troidl; Milton Bradley [teaching aids, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659270294,"sku":"Q1086","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-141_cd347d8d-093c-4902-b05a-baff2b6b7e03.jpg?v=1702868954"},{"product_id":"parquetry-design-blocks-enlarged-milton-bradley-co-8440","title":"Parquetry Design Blocks Enlarged (Milton Bradley Co. #8439)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful set with two sheets of color designs (8 total) and original wooden tiles in a box, 8.5 x 5.5 x 2 inches. About Near Fine condition, minor abrasion and wear to the box, still quite crisp overall. Just about the nicest copy you could imagine. Not advertised as part of \u003cem\u003eBradley's Kindergarten Material\u003c\/em\u003e series, but aligned with Froebel's seventh Gift. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalog excerpts from Bradley's School Materials and Books Catalogue \"A\" 1923.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e8340 These interesting tablets are made of wood and colored in the six colors. They are also of assorted forms, the diamond and half square. With these simple forms hundreds of elaborate and beautiful designs can be made. This work is pleasing to children of all ages, in kindergarten, school, or home, and is of much value in teaching both form and color.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co. Milton Bradley [teaching aids, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659303062,"sku":"Q1087","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-126.jpg?v=1702490138"},{"product_id":"two-sets-of-wooden-beads-cubes-spheres-cylinders-mrs-hailmanns-beads-470-in-original-wood-boxes","title":"Mrs. Hailmann's Beads #470 (Two sets of wooden beads cubes, spheres, cylinders in original wood boxes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA set of \"Mrs. Hailmann's Beads\", #470 (1 gross 1\/2-inch cubes, spheres, cylinders) and #470-D, (the enlarged 1-inch version of the same). Each set housed in handsome green-painted dovetail boxes, 9 x 7 x 4.5 inches. The first box is lacking the printed label and the second (enlarged) set has several beads strung together (as advised), a few with letters written on them. Overall Very Good to Near Fine with minor wear. Ca. 1900-1920s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipping for this item will be calculated by location.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley, Kindergarten Material [teaching aids, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659335830,"sku":"Q1088","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/hcab-153.jpg?v=1702522980"},{"product_id":"bradleys-kindergarten-material-no-5-6-fifth-and-sixth-gifts-complete","title":"Bradley's Kindergarten Material No. 5 \u0026 6, Fifth and Sixth Gifts (complete!)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA particularly attractive pair of Froebel Gifts belonging to Gladys Chipman, her signature underneath the lids. Gift 6 is very nearly fine with just a scuff on the sliding lid; Gift 5 has some crackling to the label but is otherwise similarly immaculate. (Please note, the photos show a few blocks originally misplaced with the wrong gift, but both sets are complete and correct). The blocks are original to the boxes, rarely intact as issued.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Kindergarten Material [teaching aids, educational ephemera]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659368598,"sku":"Q1089","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/005C7205-5472-4FD3-A169-902658D4E18B_195813fc-90e8-4de5-a178-fa21ba110b70.jpg?v=1702424249"},{"product_id":"alphabet-kindergarten-building-blocks","title":"Alphabet \u0026 Kindergarten Building Blocks","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very early example of kindergarten accoutrement manufactured by Milton Bradley. Original wood box with sliding lid, 5.75 x 7 x 1.75 inches, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003elabeled as set no 4\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e½\u003c\/span\u003e. The lip of the sliding panel is missing and there is some overall crackling or stress to the box, rubbing and wear to the blocks, but overwhelmingly well-preserved. With twenty original Milton Bradley ABC blocks, though not the original blocks for this set. According to \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBradley's Catalogue and Price List of Games and Home Amusements for 1873-4\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eset no 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e½\u003c\/span\u003e comprised \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e30 blocks. Containing Roman alphabets, large and small letters, numerals and animals. Blocks painted, black walnut box.\" (p.22) There are also several pages from the 1872-73 \u003cem\u003eBradley's Holiday Annual... \u003c\/em\u003ecatalogue with illustrations of the blocks in action (see photos). The present blocks are contemporaneous or slightly later, though not all letters of the alphabet are represented here. Bradley sold his kindergarten blocks in various quantities and combinations of animals, numbers, and letters represented in Roman and script alphabets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to their inclusion in early Milton Bradley catalogs, the lithograph on the lid is signed \"M. Bradley \u0026amp; Co. Lith.,\" confirming its early make and establishing the set predated Bradley's success at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, where his products were featured in the \"Kindergarten Cottage\" exhibit, and which jumpstarted Bradley's success in manufacturing kindergarten materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[educational toys, alphabet blocks]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659401366,"sku":"Q1091","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Q1077mechanicaldrawing-13.jpg?v=1702489198"},{"product_id":"nailing-set-educational-for-boys-and-girls","title":"Nailing Set, Educational for Boys and Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eBox set of around 30 wooden shapes with a small hammer and box of nails to be used constructing images on the cork panel. Suggestions for shapes to construct are provided on the box lid, but the wonderfully abstract and Bauhaus-y possibilities make it a tempting set to play with as an adult. The box has creasing and is a bit misshapen around the edges, but overall a Very Good set, ready for new compositions--maybe even some stop-motion animations. Emphatically fun.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[educational games, toys, constructive learning]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659466902,"sku":"Q1094","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/game-1.jpg?v=1702438797"},{"product_id":"buchstaben-setzkasten-f-r-lese-bungen-von-lehrer-josef-weber","title":"Buchstaben-Setzkasten für Leseübungen von Lehrer Josef Weber","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetter setting box for reading exercises \u003c\/em\u003eca. 1950s typesetting-style spelling aid with double-sided letter titles printed in script on one side and sans-serif on the other. Includes tiles for dipthongs and special characters. Folding box slightly cocked when closed, causing the hinge covering to split at the outer 2 inches on each side, Very Good condition overall. Bright and clean and tons of fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipping for this item will be calculated based on the buyer's location.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weber, Josef [alphabet, spelling games]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959659499670,"sku":"Q1095","price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Untitled-5_1.jpg?v=1702686932"},{"product_id":"copy-of-perspectograph-milton-bradley-perpective-drawing-apparatus","title":"PERSPECTOGRAPH (Milton Bradley perspective drawing apparatus)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Learn to draw easily with a PERSPECTOGRAPH...Twelve sample lessons and over fifty different objects - easily drawn with the new aid for everybody interested in perspective drawing\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpringfield, MA: Milton Bradley Co., 1940. First Edition. Very good. Portfolio of 13 plates, 9 x 12 inches, printed recto-only. Title plate with instructions + 12 lessons. Very Good with bumping to the corners, light soil to exterior. Lesson 9 has the perspective lines drawn on in pencil; others unmarked. Covers fold out to form an apparatus with two black rulers hinged at the outside panels. The center panel is lined with graduated rulers and slit in each corner so that paper can be secured. A few cards also include cutout patterns to build cubes and cones for practicing observational drawing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lessons emphasize architectural drafting, with basic perspective covered before introducing ellipses and curvilinear perspective. A simplified version of the centuries-old apparatus credited to Leonardo da Vinci, patented by art instructor Earl Brownjohn, who taught at Buffalo Technical High School and previously published \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElementary Color: Its Theory and Application\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Milton Bradley. The tool seems geared toward local students anticipating industrial arts employment, with reference to \"Big City Gas Works\" and Ford, which had a large factory in Buffalo. Practical, everyday drafting is also emphasized in lessons for home building and interior planning (\"Nearly everyone has occasion at some time, to design an original house.\") A rare example of the evidently limited production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brownjohn, Earl [Brown John]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42962607341718,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Untitled-6.jpg?v=1702687091"},{"product_id":"scientific-billiards-garniers-practice-shots-with-hints-to-amateurs","title":"Scientific Billiards. 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Housed in mylar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Within the last few years, the game of billiards has become so much improved and has undergone such important modifications in its theory and practice that its character is now entirely changed. It has long been recognized as a most healthful and entertaining form of recreation. A player, even of moderate skill, finds in it complete mental relaxation and an amount of general muscular exercise which can not fail to be beneficial, especially to persons of sedentary life. In an ordinary game of one hundred points, each player must walk a half a mile or more, and the muscles of the upper part of the body, especially of the arms, are constantly brought into play. For those who are harassed by the cares of business or of professional work, the game of billiards affords amusement combined with moderate physical exercise, both of which are too often neglected; while men of leisure will find its study and practice an inexhaustible source of pleasurable excitement and interest.\" (Preface)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garnier, Albert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42972277932182,"sku":"Q1118","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Untitled-2_1_dd1d54a9-0d22-4535-8a5a-12a63768d985.jpg?v=1702681743"},{"product_id":"puzzle-peg-an-educational-game-for-young-and-old","title":"Puzzle Peg: An Educational Game for Young and Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn inwardly-oriented checkers-like game\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box is in Fair condition, but the game itself is Very Good, with all pegs present. Small numbers are penciled in the squares and directions are printed on the underside. The box is in fair condition, taped on the inside corners and lacking two side walls on the bottom section. The \"Problems in Puzzle Peg\" booklet is also in fair condition, lacking the rear wrap, and the cover taped to the rest of the volume with tears around the edges. The board has a charming folk art aesthetic, particularly with the penciled numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[games]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42978532196502,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haeccity-36.jpg?v=1702930285"},{"product_id":"map-of-united-states-4083","title":"Map of United States #4083","description":"\u003cp\u003eColor lithograph map puzzle (14 x 9.5 inches) in box with lithograph lid (8.5 x 8.5 x 1.5 inches). A very basic 12-piece map, similar to the \"Dissected Outline Map\", laminated to stiff card tiles. An economical offering (possibly part of their 10-cent games series) Simple, but in excellent condition with some creasing to the box, minor soil. Undated. Includes the Philippine Islands, Alaska, Guam, and Hawai'i.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co. [puzzles, toys, games]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43056198582422,"sku":"Q1162","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-45.jpg?v=1706052817"},{"product_id":"the-croquet-manual-of-complete-instructions-for-all-players-1","title":"Croquet: Its Principles and Rules","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSoftcover 16mo, 70 (1)pp. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and occasional woodcuts. Milton Bradley ads on the inner wrap and last page. A Fair copy, lacking the spine and rear wrap, with nibbling and loss around the edges of the cover. Tidemark at the upper spine throughout the textblock. Contents in surprisingly nice condition--a serviceable copy, not without its charms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rover, Prof. A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43162234618006,"sku":"Q1230","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-930.jpg?v=1709056670"},{"product_id":"games-stunts-programs-suggestions-for-rural-leaders-and-home-entertainment-cover-title-handbook-on-organizing-in-the-rural-community-for-work-and-play","title":"Games, Stunts, Programs: Suggestions for Rural Leaders and Home Entertainment (cover title: Handbook on Organizing in the Rural Community for Work and Play)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoftcover 8vo, 32pp. In Good condition only with soil\/discoloration and wear to wraps. Sparsely illustrated with silhouettes, the booklet provides guidance on formalizing community organizations by establishing committees and bylaws, suggests books on rural sociology... and provides fun suggestions for family games and special events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"The lack of organization has been repeatedly pointed out as the fundamental weakness of rural life. Lacking complete organization, farm people must always work at a disadvantage compared to the other organized classes of our society so far as both economic and social welfare is concerned... \u003cbr\u003eThe only purpose of this booklet is to illustrate the methods by which interested communities can utilize the possibilities of collective action in improving the social and economic welfare of the average farm neighborhood. Its pages merely furnish guidance for those who want to explore the possibilities of simple community organization that can render such vast returns in enjoyment and practical benefit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[agriculture, community organizing]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43753097134230,"sku":"Q1330","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec_city-168.jpg?v=1717982962"},{"product_id":"touch-and-guess-a-game-a-book-of-things-to-touch-from-pith-to-lead","title":"Touch and Guess: A game, a book, of things to touch from pith to lead","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of 1000 copies. Faux-book designed box, 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.75 inches. Pictorial panels mounted to buckram-covered boards and a flocked applique to the front panel; toggle closure. Very Good with light rubbing and soil to box, especially around the edges. With a folded instruction sheet and all 30 envelopes complete with material samples. Envelopes numbered in blue pencil corresponding with the legend in the base of the box. A rare item with all samples and loose instruction sheet, believed complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign Group International was founded and lead by Ilonka Karasz (1896-1981), a multidisciplinary Hungarian-American designer. Known for inventive modernist design that referenced folk traditions, she produced over 180 covers for the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, in addition to a wide range of designs for textiles and tableware now held in major museum collections. Her interest in the utilitarian aspects of textiles led her to positions with companies like DuPont, working on rayon fabrics for cars and airplanes. An obscure but prolific and consequential woman designer of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"(Ilonka Karasz, games)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287864930454,"sku":"Q1639","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/Untitled_6_2e00d535-be7c-4665-8cf2-28a2548238cd.jpg?v=1734013771"},{"product_id":"game-of-get-busy-causing-roars-of-laughter-4042","title":"Game of Get Busy, Causing roars of laughter. (#4042)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePaper lined box, 5.75 x 7.5 inches. Some darkening to the lid and light scuffing at corners; cards with mild toning and occasional smudges, overall VG+. Old auction stickers and a few markings on the bottom of the box. Part of Bradley’s “25-cent” series, the box is oversized but contains the complete set of 48 cards with instructions printed under the lid. The cards contain 16 different prompts for acting out: \u003ci\u003eGrunt like a Pig, Cry like a Baby, Sing a Song, Bray like a Donkey, Make a Face, Clap Hands, Laugh out Loud… \u003c\/i\u003eThe caricature graphics nicely encapsulate the period—from the yawping singer to the Gibson-girl style clapper. The shock of hair and fluffy sideburns on the bespectacled man making a face is a standout, too.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865061526,"sku":"Q1641","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-9_870b9bfc-8b71-4fa1-8955-608396e5a83d.jpg?v=1734014678"},{"product_id":"game-of-funny-conversation-cards-4054","title":"Game of Funny Conversation Cards (#4054)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePaper lined box, 5.75 x 7.5 inches. Bright gilt stamped lid graphic laid. The stamped panel is on a darker shade of maroon and the subject of some debate whether the brighter red box covering (with perfectly matching texture) was a well-executed later repair or simply an from inconsistently colored supply. The box is oversized, but contains the complete set of 48 “Funny Conversation Cards.” Intended to be played in mixed company, according to the rules printed under the lid, “The cards with the questions on are for the Gentlemen. The answer cards are for the Lady.” The subjects of the cards range from mundane to comic to pointedly inquisitive. “Have you cut your wisdom teeth yet?” “Have you a can of soup in your pocket” “Did you ever see a Gazooka?” “Do you believe all that men tell you?” “Do you always speak your mind freely?” “Did you ever shiver till you shook three aces?” “Do you want to die an Old Maid?” \u0026amp;, a potential bombshell: “Do you believe in Woman Suffrage?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe supply of “Lady” answers are a masterclass in deflection and coy deference. The dialogues they form model norms for conversation with the opposite sex which portrays oneself as manageably witty, but not threateningly smart. “You should be careful how you ask questions.” “Brevity is the soul of wit. I answer No.” “My mind is not in a condition to answer. ‘The thoughts are strange that crowd into my brain.’” “I care not to bother my head with such questions…”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865028758,"sku":"Q1642","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-10_68ea4c06-dc47-4e85-a804-b5b3feb9d40b.jpg?v=1734014625"},{"product_id":"picture-sewing-embroidery-for-little-hands-4221","title":"Picture Sewing: Embroidery for Little Hands (#4221)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA slightly earlier iteration of the sewing cards, this set was furnished with an awl, a felt mat, and a variety of colored threads. The child is called to perforate the images themselves before sewing. This box contains 5 bobbins of colored thread, 20 cards (19 complete, the last one partially complete with the needle still attached), as well as the pricking needle and pad. Directions under the lid do not specify the number of cards or bobbins—but note the other series of cards available in sets of 14 and note, “The cards from this box are selected from the above collection, so that in ordering an envelope it is probable that about one-third will be duplicates of those found in this box.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e8 of the cards have small “MBCo” logos in the lower corners;\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe other 12 do not. One panel of the lid is split at the corners, otherwise a little rubbed and toned; cards with light fingersoil. Very Good and uncommonly original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287864995990,"sku":"Q1643","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-197_5c341e69-ce4d-4123-ba10-f87cd1ac1f89.jpg?v=1734025750"},{"product_id":"flower-sewing-cards-4227","title":"Flower Sewing Cards (#4227)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIdentified in the 1907 catalog as No. 4227, to contain 12 cards. Patterned paper with chromolithograph label; paper chipped from the lower left corner of the base, otherwise Very Good+. This box has an extra four cards—16 total; 15 are complete and the last is in progress with the needle still attached. In uncommonly nice condition and with very well-executed work. Directions on the underside of the lid indicate the set of pre-perforated cards was furnished with thread, present here in the completed forms. One of the most popular of Bradley's kindergarten material offshoots; both the box and the cards in uncommonly nice condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865225366,"sku":"Q1644","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-989.jpg?v=1734025455"},{"product_id":"kindergarten-gems-for-the-little-tots-4244","title":"Kindergarten Gems For the Little Tots (#4244)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e10x13 box with intructions printed under lid; contains 3 color litho plates labeled A-1 through A-3, one “Toy Knitter” with needle, 5 worsteds, 6 large perforated cards (1 sewn) and 6 small sewing cards (4 sewn).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBox with a variety of repairs from electrical tape to sewn corners. Lacking the second “Toy Knitter;” it is unclear whether the color plates were part of the set. In addition to the fruits and animals, the set has a few less-common images of a blacksmith, a snowman scene, and a girl sitting on a fence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDescribed in their 1907 catalog: “A new assortment of popular Kindergarten material. It contains colored sewing cards, perforated cards, two Toy Knitters with needles, colored worsteds, etc. All put up in an attractive box covered with red leather paper printed in gilt. This is one of the best assortments we have ever put up for the money.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865159830,"sku":"Q1645","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-1026_0cf4c312-cb61-4ca8-894a-7420012da496.jpg?v=1734014569"},{"product_id":"fun-with-scissors-or-paper-pictures-4371","title":"Fun with Scissors or Paper Pictures (#4371)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLikely a later iteration, ca. 1910-1920. Printed box, 10x13 inches, housing [8]p illustrated instructions, 6 silhouette example sheets, 10 cutout shapes, 1 large red paper sheet and 10 squares each of red, purple, yellow, orange, blue, and green (still in its wrapper!). The box lacks compartments and has some creasing and reinforcement, but is vivid and intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBased on Froebel’s thirteenth Gift, paper cutting, the accompanying booklet reads, \"The child seems to be possessed naturally with an irresistible desire to use scissors and to cut something... doubtless paper cutting has its mission as a means of development, otherwise it would not have been assigned a place among the kindergarten occupations. While no one can bring out the real value of it in the home, as is done in the kindergarten, it may nevertheless be made fascinating and instructive.\" A good example of the Milton Bradley Company repackaging their “Kindergarten Materials” into a recreational novelty for home play. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865127062,"sku":"Q1646","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-31_b41f3245-cebb-45d6-881f-ba9c7b7e36e3.jpg?v=1734014388"},{"product_id":"magic-dots-for-little-tots-4482","title":"Magic Dots for Little Tots (#4482)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePlain paper box with mounted litho lid. Ten pictorial cards with die-cut holes and a packet of “Magic Dots” (colored cardboard circles). Complete with 8 original cards, this kit has two extras and the folding instructions. One card has been “completed,” but the reusability of the cards was among their selling points—they also noted that it allowed children to play with color without the mess of crayon or paint, and that it could even be turned into a game. The large folding instruction sheet doubles as a catalog for other designs available in the series. Not quite “Kindergarten Material,” Bradley marketed these as “Busy Work” intended to be “an educational, pleasing pastime, not taxing the mind. The bright colors of the MAGIC DOTS teach the child the harmony of colors. It is also interesting to the older folks.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865094294,"sku":"Q1647","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-105_b0e5e991-9f72-498b-a7ec-1ae89cb7e802.jpg?v=1734025613"},{"product_id":"game-of-twenty-five-an-educational-building-game-4631","title":"Game of Twenty-Five: An Educational Building Game (#4631)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4 x 5.5 box. “An entertaining and exciting game that quickens perception and teaches the rapid addition of numbers.” Box set with 60 cards and (4)p instruction sheet with ad for “Pirate and Traveler” on the last page. Very Good with scuffing to box and abrasion to the upper right corner of the lid graphic. Old auction stickers on the bottom of the box; contents crisp and clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrom a 1913 ad in \u003ci\u003eToys and Novelties\u003c\/i\u003e: “A splendid game for children. Simple and interesting, and develops rapid mental calculation. The cards are played face upwards and the players watch for cards with numbers making a total of twenty-five, each combination of that total scoring for the who calls it.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865192598,"sku":"Q1648","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-94_02e0d1be-dedb-4143-b055-24defd34747e.jpg?v=1734014834"},{"product_id":"game-of-what-next-or-divided-answers-4673","title":"Game of What Next, or Divided Answers (#4673)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4 x 5.5 box. From a 1913 ad in \u003ci\u003eToys and Novelties: \u003c\/i\u003e“A game with forty-eight simple examples in arithmetic, but with a method of play that makes doing the sums a real entertainment rather than a task. An exceptionally good educational game for small children in home or school.” 47 (of 48) problem cards and a narrow card with a single-number answer. An incomplete but scarce copy in forest black paper covered box with a half-inch loss to the lip of the lid, chipping to the paper covering at the edges and old tape repair at the corners; modest surface soil but graphic still bold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865389206,"sku":"Q1649","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-91_c6bda5dd-4d3c-46b3-a306-dbd3ea0acd08.jpg?v=1734014727"},{"product_id":"game-of-goat-play-it-and-be-glad-4728","title":"Game of Goat: Play It and Be Glad (#4728)","description":"\u003cp\u003e4 x 5.5 printed box containing a complete set of 60 cards and (8)p instructions; Old auction stickers and date on bottom of the box, else Near Fine with light rubbing and soil. A particularly crisp example of one of their most popular games—a move away from educational amusements to plain ol' amusement. GOAT remained on the MB roster through at least 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865356438,"sku":"Q1650","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-96_2e5fa523-42c7-4466-bd95-d8cfdd5cbbfd.jpg?v=1734014776"},{"product_id":"embroidery-cards","title":"Embroidery Cards","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSpringfield, MA: Milton Bradley Co., ca. 1910-1920. Printed box, 10 x 13 inches, with raised compartments. Contents: 5 colors of lacing floss; (13) 4 x 5.5” cards (one complete, one in progress); (6) 5.5 x7” cards (1 partially complete); (6) 3.5 x 5” cards with a perforated grid (the upper corner of one of those cards is torn off, but present). Large 1x5-inch loss to the left lip of the lid, though the cover remains undisturbed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eclectic assortment of Bradley’s sewing cards—likely whatever extras were floating around—packaged in a superbly graphic box with thread for working the images. No printed instructions or reference for completeness, but great to have the thread. The cards also have a few unusual subjects, including a blacksmith, a sickle, Cinderella, and a prancey cat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Bradley Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865290902,"sku":"Q1651","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-107_2091107f-3a45-45b0-9c33-a15581a64be8.jpg?v=1734012366"},{"product_id":"straw-and-paper-stringing","title":"Straw and Paper Stringing","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperboard box, 9.5 x 3.25 inches, in good condition with slitting along two corners and one panel of the lid lip, general rubbing wear and toning. With two compartments of paper shapes and straws ready to be fashioned into the original macaroni necklaces—needle and segment of yarn included, too! Located in advertisements ca. 1920-1922.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[educational toys]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865258134,"sku":"Q1652","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-1025_0864936e-455f-43bc-9a92-8d0766cdce43.jpg?v=1734020755"},{"product_id":"bead-stringing-for-home-work","title":"Bead Stringing for Home Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very handsome box, 5.5 x 4.75 inches, with a photo illustrated lid graphic over decorative paper covering, lacking any maker's name, but identified in the 1913 Milton Bradley catalog (p. 104). Very Good+ with light rubbing and toning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"(Milton Bradley Co.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287865323670,"sku":"Q1653","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-99_3f27974e-4052-4645-9c3b-183ed9668279.jpg?v=1734014315"},{"product_id":"il-biliardo-e-il-giuoco-alle-bocce","title":"Il biliardo e il giuoco alle bocce.","description":"\u003cp\u003eCon 80 incisioni. Terza edizione riveduta. Manuali Hoepli. Third edition, revised. Printed wraps, 16mo; 197, (3), 53, (11)pp. Publisher's 1918 catalog at rear. Good with shallow loss at the spine ends and chipping\/creasing around the yapp edges; sunning especially to spine where the print is faded. PO sig to ffep. With 80 illustrations, a handsome early edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gelli, Jacopo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44293501288598,"sku":"Q1664","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-453_a2a330ae-cf95-4cb2-bd17-55e5c1aceefb.jpg?v=1734287318"},{"product_id":"2-wooden-lithograph-puzzles-german-ca-1870","title":"(2) Wooden lithograph puzzles, German, ca. 1870","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnmarked dissected\/jigsaw puzzles in sliding boxes, mid-to-late nineteenth century German. Both boxes measure 5 x 7 inches and are very tightly fitted--possibly the effect of warping from changes in humidity. The box with the shepherd doesn't fully close and is missing 2-3 pieces with chips to two others. The wagon puzzle is missing chips from two pieces but is otherwise complete. The lithographs have a bit of soil and scuffing but are intact, traditional pastoral scenes which were popular for these kinds of puzzles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[puzzles]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44293551587478,"sku":"","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-488_773d4652-75c7-45c5-8ac7-c6ba0aad3112.jpg?v=1734291615"},{"product_id":"deutscher-baukasten","title":"Deutscher Baukasten, mid-19C German building blocks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe label on the box--hand colored with a faintly gilt embossed border with a touch of verdigris, suggests a date ca. 1850s. 26 rectangular blocks of differing lengths, two curved blocks and three balusters, some with pen marks but otherwise Very Good, including the label. Unmarked, but de-accessioned from the RISD Museum Library--an early example of the popular architectural blocks most often associated with Richter, but manufactured by many makers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[puzzles]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44293589762198,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/files\/haec-city-205_439dd2b2-b7e3-4023-92fd-45a2c644dc97.jpg?v=1734298134"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0315\/9778\/9229\/collections\/IMG_2980copy.jpg?v=1684535922","url":"https:\/\/alsobooksbooks.com\/collections\/fun-games.oembed?page=3","provider":"Haec City \/ Also Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}