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- Hallmark "A+ Teacher" Christmas Ornament, 2006 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "A+ Teacher" Christmas Ornament, 2006
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Alphabet Blocks, 1873-1880 -
- 1873-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1873-1880
- Spelling Board, 1890-1910 -
- 1890-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Spelling Board, 1890-1910
- Animal Alphabet Puzzle, 1940-1950 - This puzzle built for small hands helped develop motor skills while teaching the alphabet. Children could rely on visual cues to complete the puzzle. Cutouts match the shape of the pieces, which depict animals that correspond with words printed on the board, from "antelope" to "zebra."
- 1940-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Alphabet Puzzle, 1940-1950
This puzzle built for small hands helped develop motor skills while teaching the alphabet. Children could rely on visual cues to complete the puzzle. Cutouts match the shape of the pieces, which depict animals that correspond with words printed on the board, from "antelope" to "zebra."
- Fisher-Price "School Days Play Desk," 1975 -
- 1975
- Collections - Artifact
Fisher-Price "School Days Play Desk," 1975
- Alphabet Blocks, 1865-1875 - Mid-nineteenth-century companies drew on new technologies to produce and distribute inexpensive toys. In 1858, New York firm S. L. Hill patented "a new and Improved Spelling-Block" with imagery applied directly to the wood. Hill became the first American manufacturer to mass produce toy alphabet blocks. These popular toys helped children learn letters and numbers and practice spelling. They also served as stackable building blocks.
- 1865-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1865-1875
Mid-nineteenth-century companies drew on new technologies to produce and distribute inexpensive toys. In 1858, New York firm S. L. Hill patented "a new and Improved Spelling-Block" with imagery applied directly to the wood. Hill became the first American manufacturer to mass produce toy alphabet blocks. These popular toys helped children learn letters and numbers and practice spelling. They also served as stackable building blocks.
- "The Christmas Alphabet," 1994 - Robert Sabuda has always considered himself an artist, making models, dioramas, and other 3-dimensional works, including paper pop-up books. Born in Michigan in 1965, he attended the Pratt Institute in New York, where he continued his exploration of paper and paper crafts. <em>The Christmas Alphabet</em> is one of Sabuda's earliest commercial pop-up creations, exhibiting his artistry and love for pop-up paper engineering.
- 1994
- Collections - Artifact
"The Christmas Alphabet," 1994
Robert Sabuda has always considered himself an artist, making models, dioramas, and other 3-dimensional works, including paper pop-up books. Born in Michigan in 1965, he attended the Pratt Institute in New York, where he continued his exploration of paper and paper crafts. The Christmas Alphabet is one of Sabuda's earliest commercial pop-up creations, exhibiting his artistry and love for pop-up paper engineering.
- Alphabet Blocks, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, 1860-1880
- Alphabet Blocks, Used by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903 - By 1900, many American toy companies mass-produced colorful wooden alphabet blocks. These blocks belonged to Henry and Clara Ford's son, Edsel. Along with letters, they feature images of animals with their names printed below. Words on the blocks encouraged children to think about letter sounds and spelling while they played.
- 1898-1903
- Collections - Artifact
Alphabet Blocks, Used by Edsel Ford, 1898-1903
By 1900, many American toy companies mass-produced colorful wooden alphabet blocks. These blocks belonged to Henry and Clara Ford's son, Edsel. Along with letters, they feature images of animals with their names printed below. Words on the blocks encouraged children to think about letter sounds and spelling while they played.
- "ABC Coloring Book," 1961 -
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
"ABC Coloring Book," 1961