New-York Historical Society

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alphabet

4¾ inches wide — 4¾ inches high —⅞ inches deep

12.1 cm wide — 12.1 cm high — 2.2 cm deep

Yellow label with black text and illustrations.

Outer border: square with black outline and also vine stems across it.

"Second Series." (italics) at upper left. "No. 1" at upper right.

Between: "HILL'S".

Below: "ALPHABET BLOCKS".

Illustration at center: vertical stack of blocks spelling out "CHARLES" with girl to right facing away from view and holding left hand on top block. To right is a stack of blocks spelling out "BLOCK". To right is a stack of blocks spelling out "FLORENCE" with boy standing to right in profile and holding hands up to chest. At bottom left in illustration is a depiction of the game box itself, with a sliding wooden cover and game blocks inside. Illustration background has a framed print on wall, a door, another framed print on wall, and a chair. A curtain appears at right.

Below illustration at bottom: "The above cut represents the Children, FLORENCE and CHARLES, piling up HILL'S PATENT SPELLING BLOCKS, so as to spell each others' names.

The blocks, as seen in this engraving, are made for the purposes of teaching children to spell and count, and may be used to spell all words in general use, set up short sentences, numerate any number of figures, &c, &c.

S. L. HILL, SOLE MANUFACTURES, WILLIAMSBURGH, L., I.".

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