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Item SH 880529 Building Blocks - Richter Anchor, circa 1910

Summary

Set of building blocks dated around 1910. Given to the donor by her father prior to World War I, and used in Kew from 1910 until about 1939.

Physical Description

An only child, this set was used only at special times. A careful child, the donor remembers that she made all the models. Blocks made by F.A.D. Richter & Cie K. uk. Ho flieferanten RUDOLSTADT. NURNB .1 box, .2 lid, .3 to .4 building blocks, .5 to .6 cases, .7 to .15 instruction booklets, .16 to .25 sheets with figures on them, .26 to .29 block placement sheets, .30 grid sheet. Meas. box: 36x25x16 lid: 34.5x26x.5 4 shelves each: 33x22x3 book: 16x11 2 books: 22x15 6 books: 27.5x18 grid sheet: 62x43.5 block placement sheet: 35x24.5

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Collecting Areas

Childhood
Acquisition Information

Donation from Mrs Costermanns, 1988
Place & Date Used

Kew, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1910-1939
Classification

Games & toys, Construction, Blocks
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Object
Keywords

Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918

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