Alphabet block
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1858
Materials
Wood
Measurements
Each block - 51 mm (length); 51 mm (width); 25 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663977
Summary
A set of wooden alphabet blocks with raised upper and lower case letters on opposite faces of each block. There is no block for 'N' and 'n'. A single block reads '1' and '7'; another '2' and '8'; another '3' and '9'; another '4' and 'X'; another '5' and 'Z' and another '9' and '&'. All of the blocks are painted yellow and the letters are either painted red or blue. Total number of items is 29.