Object ID:
1994.13.18
Title:
Spelling Case
Description:
Wooden spelling case; top has grooves in which small wood pieces with raised letters of the alphabet fit and slide; letters painted black and include upper and lower case letters, periods, and ampersands; pieces can be moved along the grooves to three horizontal grooves located in the middle of the case to form words and sentences; blue paper label glued to top left side of the case, "Amusement With Instruction, The Spelling Case, JW Schermerhorn & Co., Publishers & Manufacturers, 30 E. 14th St., N.Y.
Date:
n.d.
Made by:
J.W. Schermerhorn & Company
Place of Origin:
New York
Provenance:
From the museum collection of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass.
Credit Line:
Loaned by the Perkins School for the Blind, 1994.13
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