Details

Subject(s)

• Fröbel, Friedrich 1782-1852—Influence [Browse]
• Blocks (Toys)—Specimens [Browse]

Notes

• Set of building blocks with 4 color-printed instruction manuals.
• Title from label on box lid, publication information taken from Nr. 5 booklet.
• Box labels indicate that this is set GK (Grobes Kaliber) 5 with the password Althof, which, according to George Hardy, are manufactured no earlier than 1907 and no later than 1910.
• Cotsen copy: Stones rearranged to match design on underside of lid, missing only 2 white blocks (blocks matching sizes indicated by number 31 and 69 on lid diagram), otherwise complete set with few breakages.
• According to Hardy, later sets only included one booklet upon purchase (so set GK 5 only included Nr. 5 booklet). So the other booklets included with this box are supplemental seperate purchases.

Binding note

Pub. wooden box, color pictorial labels, with sliding lid, Publisher's wrappers on booklets, Nr. 1 missing wrappers, Nrs 1, 3, and 5 bound together by single large staple.

Indexed in

Hardy, George F., Richter's Anchor Stone Building Sets p.47, p.203.

Other title(s)

• Anchor Blocks
• Richter's Bauvorlagen Nr. 3
• Richter's Bauvorlagen Nr. 5 = 3a
• Richter's Bauvorlagan Nr. 1
• Richter's Bauvorlogan Nr. 8 = 6a

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