Details

Subject(s)

• Fröbel, Friedrich 1782-1852—Influence [Browse]

Box label illustrator

• Walther, C. [Browse]

Notes

• Set of building blocks with two color-printed instruction manuals.
• Title from label on box lid, publication information taken from Series 12 booklet.
• Label on underside of box, under the stones, indicates that both booklets are included with the box.
• Stones rearranged to match "Design for repacking No. 12" on underside of lid, all stones are present, no breakages.
• C. Walther, professor of architecture at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts at Nuremburg designed inner and outer labels for all sets in 1884. His signature can be seen bottom right. Walther also designed Richter's second villa on the premises of the main factory outside Rudolstadt, Thuringia.

Binding note

Pub. wooden box, color pictorial labels, with sliding lid, Publisher's wrappers on booklets.

Indexed in

Hardy, George F., Richter's Anchor Stone Building Sets p.46, p.88.

Other title(s)

• Anchor Blocks
• Designs for Architectural Models, First book of series 12
• Designs for Architectural Models, First book of series 8

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