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Spelling Board
Spelling Board
TitleSpelling Board
Publication Date1886
Notes19th century educational board designed to help teach the alphabet and for spelling and writing exercises. This one is made out of wood with movable letters. It features a beige background with red letter pegs and is decorated with fleur-de-lis type designs.
Printed on board: Pat. Feb. 16 '86
Contextual NotesThe earliest educational boards were patented in 1886 and used by educators as late as the 1950s. They were made primarily out of wood although some were manufactured out of tin, cardboard and stone.
CategorySpelling books
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL1218
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Object TypeEphemera
Physical Description23 x 34 cm
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008.
Exhibit ChecklistExhibit Checklist L.65
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