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Playskool Tortoise and Hare puzzle, 1970

 Item — Box: CFC Puzzles Box 3
Identifier: CFC2019.0114.1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.

From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.

This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.

Dates

  • 1970

Creator

Extent

1 Linear Feet : Wood. 12-piece. 290-01. Made in U.S.A.

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

I remember this sort of puzzle fondly from my childhood. A heavy back supports the cut-out outline of the upper level of the puzzle. The large pieces fit right in. This simple puzzle pictures a very happy tortoise! For fun, I offer views of the puzzle both inside its borders and alone.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

$4.25 from James Richter, New Paltz, NY, through Ebay, July, '00.

Creator

Source

Repository Details

Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository

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