Bradley's Catalogue of School Aids and Material
Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Co, 1890s. A scarce trade catalogue of school aids and material sold by the famous Milton Bradley, then styling themselves as "Manufacturers and Publishers [of] Kindergarten Material and Furniture, Elementary Physical Apparatus, Educational Games and Home Amusements" (upper wrapper). Notable for its inclusion of a variety of material important to understanding the history of pedagogy in America. Items are described at length with pricing, and some illustrated. Offers a visceral look into the physical landscape of the American classroom in the 1890s. Products include: language tablets and word builders; counting blocks; peg boards; toy money; weights and measures; fraction discs; sticks and paper folding supplies; clay for modeling; colored paper for weaving and color theory instruction, with mat guides for weaving Kindergarten patterns; colored pencils; sewing and embroidery cards; puzzle maps; anatomy charts; letter files; and lesson planning books. Single vol. (9" by 5.75"), pp. [80], illus., in original illus. self wrps backed in green coated paper. Good. Spine chipped, light dust soiling and toning.
Price: $450.00
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