Block puzzle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Six wooden rods fitted together to form 3-dimensional puzzle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Object Number:
1932.138a-f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
40003
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Puzzle composed of 3/4" thick rectangular wooden blocks with tongue and groove joints along sides, with railroad engine painted on obverse; puzzle housed in wooden box with sliding lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Philip G. Schermerhorn
Object Number:
INV.11124a-s
Marks:
drawn: child's drawings in pencil box
painted: in black on engine: "P G S R R"
painted: in black on engine: "25"
Gallery Label:
Note found inside box reads "GIFT OF/MRS. PHILIP G. SCHERMERHORN/ BELONGED TO PHILIP G. SCHERMERHORN/AUG. 7, 1967"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
40002
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Block puzzle
Classification:
Date:
ca.1890
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Three-dimensional puzzle composed of wooden rods fitted together to form three perpendicular squares which in turn form a cube.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Object Number:
1932.139a-u
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
40001
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jackstraws (27)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Bone, wood, paint, paper
Dimensions:
box: 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 13.7 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Bone jackstraws of various shapes and sizes, some with red, green, yellow, blue, brown and/or black paint; in unpainted wooden box with sliding lid; printed instructions included.
Object Number:
INV.8188a-ee
Marks:
inscribed: most have numbers inscribed by hand in ink on bottom of box: "N.2"
Gallery Label:
To play jackstraws, the pieces were poured in a heap, and each player in turn tried to remove one at a time without disturbing the rest.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40000
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jackstraws (35)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Bone
Dimensions:
Each (on average): 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (0.3 x 8.3 cm)
Description:
Bone jackstraws in various shapes and sizes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Morris W. Abbott, 1955
Object Number:
INV.8243a-ii
Gallery Label:
According to letter from donor, these jackstraws belonged to his father, who was born in 1857. To play jackstraws, the pieces were poured in a heap, and each player in turn tried to remove one at a time without disturbing the rest.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game pieces (80)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Bone, paint, wood
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 11.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Collection of game pieces: small disks and pegs made of bone and stained various shades of rose, lavender, orange, and pale green; each disk has a hole in the center; in unpainted wooden box with sliding lid.
Object Number:
INV.11133a-dddd
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39997
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Game pieces (47)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Bone, paint
Dimensions:
Each (piece, on average): 2 5/8 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (6.7 x 1.6 x 1 cm)
Description:
Collection of game pieces: pegs made from bone with carved and painted figures on top.
Object Number:
INV.11126a-uu
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39996
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
String game
Classification:
Date:
ca.1875
Medium:
Ivory, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 3 x 1/4 in. ( 49.5 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
String game with nine long ivory cylinders, hollow with carved abstract pattern on exterior; green, red, and white silk strings run through the cylinders in seven different combinations; braided at top to hold or hang.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Object Number:
1932.143a-u
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this toy is from Mount Washington.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
39995
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spinning top
Classification:
Date:
ca.1875
Medium:
Wood, brass, steel, paper, ceramic, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 14 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Spinning top made of brass with eleven bent wire extensions that, when attached to spinning top, produce a variety of virtual images (goblet, vase, human profile, etc.); several colored paper disks are also included along with printed instructions and a circular white ceramic base for supporting spinning top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Object Number:
1932.150a-t
Marks:
hand written: in faded red ink: "1868"
hand written: on label: "391/79/C [with "c" in a circle]"
printed: on heading on printed instructions in French, English, and Spanish: "TOUPIE CAMELEON FIGURATIVE EXPLICATION DESFIGURES"
hand written: in ink on bo
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this spinning top was used by Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr. as a boy in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
39994
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Giraffe cage (2 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 5 in. ( 23.5 x 23.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Wooden cage with arched roof, painted white, gray and green housing a carved and painted wooden giraffe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1953.60ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, donor claimed this was part of the Humpty Dumpty Circus manufactured by A. Schoenhut Co. of Philadelphia.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
39959
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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