Title & Author:

Anchor blocks. 7. = Anker Baukasten.

Publication:

[approximately 1912] (Germany : F. Ad. Richter & Co.)

Description:

1 construction set (275 pieces) : stone, metal, color ; in wooden box 26 x 38 x 9 cm + 8 sheets + 4 books + 3 plans

Notes:
"U.S. patent Aug. 1th [sic] 1911. No. 999466; U.S. patent March 6th 1900 and other patents applied for; 115 NY 1; Passwort 7 Erlangen"--Box lid
"124 DS 7 5"--Contents sheet; contents sheet in 10 languages and mounted on verso of box lid
Consists of: 4 books of building designs no. 1, 3, 5 and 7; 1 book of sections no. 7; 2 ground plans; 8 sheets of paper figures no. I-VIII; 1 packing design no. 7; 196 large caliber stones; 37 metal bridge and roof construction parts; 42 slate-coloured tiles.
Library copy: incomplete (189 pieces): wanting all books, ground plans, sheets, packing design, and metal parts + 49 stones; 4 stones + box lid are cracked and have been repaired; box is damaged and missing a 1 x 26 cm. wooden strip on its top side; bottom of box has been drawn on - drawing contains the word 'start' and appears to be a maze; "RNC $4.75"--Box lid.

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Subject:

Toys Germany Specimens.
Blocks (Toys) Germany Specimens.
Jouets Allemagne Spécimens.
Cubes (Pièces de jeu) Allemagne Spécimens.
Blocks (Toys)
Toys.
Germany.
Stone Toys (recreational artifacts) Germany 1910-1920.
Architectural toys Germany 1910-1920.
Construction toys Germany 1910-1920.

Form/genre:

Stacking assembly system toys.
Stone Toys (recreational artifacts)
Architectural toys.
Construction toys.
Specimens.
Stone toys (recreational artifacts)

Added entries:

F. Ad. Richter & Co.

Anker Baukasten

Holdings:

Location: Library main jouets et jeux 229730
Call No.: TS2301.T7.S7 F1222 1912
Copy: OBJ
Status: Available