Set of 11 wooden blocks, hand-painted, which make up the bodies of Tommy the soldier and his horse Dobbin. Contained in wooden box with sliding lid, lid with colored illustration of the blocks and title; underside of lid with colored illustration showing 5 different ways the blocks can be arranged to make Tommy & Dobbin in different poses. Affixed to inside bottom of case is a second colored illustration showing 6 more poses.
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1 set of 11 wooden blocks ; in wooden case with sliding lid, 14 x 18 x 3 cm.
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Set of 11 wooden blocks, hand-painted, which make up the bodies of Tommy the soldier and his horse Dobbin. Contained in wooden box with sliding lid, lid with colored illustration of the blocks and title; underside of lid with colored illustration showing 5 different ways the blocks can be arranged to make Tommy & Dobbin in different poses. Affixed to inside bottom of case is a second colored illustration showing 6 more poses.
Physical Description
1 set of 11 wooden blocks ; in wooden case with sliding lid, 14 x 18 x 3 cm.
Notes
Example of a late-19th century toy. Acquired by purchase, 1997.
This object is part of the following collection of related materials.
Gustine Courson Weaver Collection
This collection contains the materials of Gustine Courson Weaver (1873-1942) and was originally part of the Historical Collection, and was given to UNT in the 1930s.