Abbie Gilbert, Ridgefield Kindergarten, 1905-1906

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  American Kindergarten Book for Designing, Drawing and Painting. Volume Third- Polygons

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  One scrapbook created from a completed drawing exercise book entitled American Kindergarten Book for Designing, Drawing and Painting. Volume Third- Polygons, manufactured by Miss E.M. Coe, New York, "Originator of American Kindergarten System", not before 1876. The scrapbook is 24 unnumbered pages in length; the polygon exercises have been drawn and colored in pencil and crayon. Images and poetry, cut out from magazines and newspapers, as well as several chromolithograph images, are mounted to the pages. There is ms. writing in ink and pencil throughout. "John E. Robens, from Cousin Emily" is written in ms., in ink, at the bottom of the front cover. "75 [cents cymbol]" is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover.

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  Bradley’s Kindergarten Material, No. 4, Fourth Gift

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  One set of wood blocks entitled Bradley's Kindergarten Material, No. 4, Fourth Gift, manufactured by Milton Bradley & Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1900. The set is comprised of 8 wooden 1-inch cube blocks, housed inside a wooden box with a sliding lid. A paper label is mounted to the front side of the box; the label bears the title and manufacturer's name. The cubes were used as models for drawing, and were also used in counting and auditory exercises.

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  Bradley's Kindergarten Material, No. 3, Third Gift

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  One set of wooden blocks entitled Bradley's Kindergarten Material, No. 3, Third Gift, manufactured by the Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1900. The set is comprised of 8 rectangular blocks, each measuring 2" x 1" x 1/2" (5 cm x 2.5cm x 1.3cm). The blocks are housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid; a paper label bearing the title and manufacturer's information is mounted to the front side.

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  Drawing Made Easy for the Kindergarten, Set No. 5

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  One boxed set of paper stencils entitled Drawing Made Easy for the Kindergarten, Set No. 5, manufactured by McLoughlin Bros., New York, 1897. This set of 11 paper stencils contains many of the same stencils as those in Box 81 Set 3. Accompanying the stencils are 5 pencil drawings that have been made with the stencils. Some of the images represented by the stencils include circus performers, animals and famous landmarks. The set is housed within a paperboard box, which has a chromolithograph paper label mounted to the top lid. The image on the lid is of a bespectacled girl who is painting at a desk. "For the Little Folks" and "Set No. 5, 10 kinds" are printed in the lower left-hand and right-hand corners, respectively, of the image. "Copyright 1897 by McLoughlin Bros. N.Y." is printed in the bottom center of the label.

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  Kindergarten Work in the Home

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  One pamphlet entitled Kindergarten Work in the Home, by Edith Marion Cleaver, published by Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, Illinois, ca. 1920. This pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, and is a manufacturer's advertisement for Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The front cover is illustrated with a color image of two seated girls, each engaged in artistic play. The back cover is a color image of a number of crafts that can be made as outlined in the booklet. Throughout the book, arts and crafts activities are interspersed with advertisements and recommended uses for the laxative syrup. All illustrations within the book are in black and white. Some of the activities included are: How to Make Doll Houses, Cutting and Pasting, Doll Furniture, and Holiday Articles. The inside front and back covers contain two images of Dr. Caldwell and suggestions for holiday crafts, respectively. "Freda Pratt" is written in ms. at the top of the front cover. "25 [cents symbol]" is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover.

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  Hammett’s Kindergarten Material - No. 475

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  One boxed set of wooden pegs entitled Hammett's Kindergarten Material - No. 475, manufactured by the J. L. Hammett Co., Newark, New Jersey and Cambridge, Mass, ca. 1885. The subtitle reads: "1000 round sticks, Six colors for Primary Peg Board." The set consists of approximately 200 pegs--red, yellow, blue, orange, green and purple--of the original 1000. The pegs are housed within a paperboard box (red) with a gray paper label mounted to the top lid. The pegs are intended for use with peg boards, such as Mrs. B. Putnam's Busy Work Tiles, No. 1 (Box 80, Set 2).

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