Product code: Antique 19th Century Milton Bradley Kindergarten THE SIXTH GIFT Wood Block Box sale
Vintage Late 19th Century American Made Milton Bradley Educational Kindergarten THE SIXTH GIFT Wooden Sliding Lid Puzzle Toy Box Item production dates back to between 1880 and 1900. All pieces are present, and in excellent structural & aesthetic condition. Box measures roughly 5” x 5” x 5, and slides open at lid, containing solid wood rectangular blocks. Sold as pictured. Borrowed directly from the Smithsonian Institute: sale Kindergarten as a concept was developed in Germany by Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852), a student of Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Froebel's German kindergartens encouraged children to enjoy natural studies, music, stories, play with manipulative learning toys. He recommended teachers use geometric shapes and crafts for teaching and advocated the use of ‘gifts' or playthings in the form of geometric shapes to promote learning and occupations or activities. Froebel also incorporated learning through ex.
Vintage Late 19th Century American Made Milton Bradley Educational Kindergarten THE SIXTH GIFT Wooden Sliding Lid Puzzle Toy Box Item production dates back to between 1880 and 1900. All pieces are present, and in excellent structural & aesthetic condition. Box measures roughly 5” x 5” x 5, and slides open at lid, containing solid wood rectangular blocks. Sold as pictured. Borrowed directly from the Smithsonian Institute: sale Kindergarten as a concept was developed in Germany by Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852), a student of Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Froebel's German kindergartens encouraged children to enjoy natural studies, music, stories, play with manipulative learning toys. He recommended teachers use geometric shapes and crafts for teaching and advocated the use of ‘gifts' or playthings in the form of geometric shapes to promote learning and occupations or activities. Froebel also incorporated learning through ex.