Game
- Object Name:
- Game
- Object ID:
- 1969.026.25
- Creator:
- Richter, F. A. & Company
- Place of Origin:
- Rudolstadt, Germany/New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Game, Anchor Blocks. Wooden box containing 77 pieces of red, tan, and black sandstone for building various architectural structures. Wooden cover (broken in two pieces) has colored printed illustrations and text: "Richter's / Anchor Blocks / of stone in three colors, / known as: / 'Stone Building Boxes'. / F. Ad. RICHTER & Co. / 215 Pearl Street, NEW YORK. / U.S. Patents March 6th 1900. / Richter's Printing Establishment, Rudolstadt, Germany."; also in three other languages, including German. Interior surface of cover has colored printed illustrations and diagrams, with text in four languages. Includes two printed sheets with eight illustrations showing various configurations of the blocks.
- Material:
- Stone
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-1.9 W-12.75 D-8.8 inches
- Provenance:
- A collection of Flanders and Tuttle family objects donated from the estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson (1875-1968) of Andover, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson
- People:
- Thompson, Stella T. (1875-1968)
- Subjects:
- Games, Building blocks (Toys), Architecture
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