Constructional toy
Kurt Naef (1926 - 2006)
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, paper
Measurements
165 mm (width of the box); 106 mm (height of the box); 160 mm (depth of the box)
Place of origin
Zeiningen
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659424
Summary
A Swiss made constructional toy called 'Cella'. Comprising 8 pieces of wood, in different shades of blue, each of which are the shape of half of a hollow cube. There is also a small, solid white painted cube. The nine pieces are contained within their original cardboard box and are accompanied by their original leaflet. The leaflet is illustrated with colour photographs showing the variations in assembly of the hollow or solid cube pieces. The leaflet reads 'Cella - By combining the angular three-sided/ concave elements a series of cubes are formed/ as solid and hollow shapes'. The lid of the cardboard box is decorated with a printed hexagon. Also printed on the box is naf nef/ CELLA/ Nr. 9608/ Design Peer Clahsen/ Swiss made/ Kurt Naef/ CH-4314 Zeiningen Total number of items is twelve
Marks and inscriptions
White cube: naf nef/ Spielzeug/ Swiss made/ Design/ Peer Clahsen
Makers and roles
Kurt Naef (1926 - 2006), maker