Elementary-School Science and How to Teach It
Elementary-School Science and How to Teach It
This book is "Elementary - School Science and How to Teach It" by Glenn O. Blough and Albert J. Huggett. This is a really charming early grades Science book focused on material the teacher needs to help young children to find answers to their science questions, the subject matter is essentially nontechnical. The 532 pages are text heavy but contain many black and white photographs and diagrams that aide the presentation of the subject matter.
The best part of this book is the cover. It has a bright red fabric-like feel with a photograph of three young students working on an experiment in the science lab. The children look like they are right out of Leave it to Beaver or Mayberry RFD. Just love it!
Publishing Details: Copyright, 1951 by The Dryden Press Publishers New York
The cover is lightly worn with a bumped head and tail and faint crazing marks across the surface. The bound edge is in a contrast gray color with maroon and cream identification. The binding is still nice and tight but the book leans towards the right when closed. There are no scribbles or writing inside. There is a slightly musty odor when the book is opened. You do not smell it when it is closed.
Dimensions:
7 1/2" x 10 1/4" x 1 1/4"
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Plate 1 - White background with royal blue rim around the edge. The "Happifats" children are seen kicking a ball, doing laundry and getting set to do some gardening with a rake and overalls and, in the center, hugging and kissing! They have predominant red accents to the blue and green secondary colors. There are two strawberry images interspersed with the "Happifats" images.
Plate 2 - White background with royal blue rim around the edge. The "Happifats" children are seen reading a book with a dog, cradling a baby (or doll?) and, in the center, a repeat of the reading a book with a dog image. They have predominant green accents with blue and yellow secondary colors. There are three strawberry images interspersed with the "Happifats" images.
These dishes are in very good condition, with the babies still colorful and not too worn, considering their age. There are some fine surface scratches from utensils, most noticeable on the green reading a book image on the rim of the one plate. There is also a spot where the blue rim is not complete on the green plate. No chips or cracks, amazingly!
The backs are marked with Rudolstadt Made in Germany with the crown logo with a B in the center in red.
These would display so well in a nursery or farmhouse kitchen, but also would be a sweet gift for a baby shower or welcome baby item.
Dimensions:
Each - 5 1/4" diameter x 3/4" tall
Sold as a Set of Two
The top porcelain ceramic bowl is painted with the cutest little girl with her basket of vegetables and a much too large umbrella. She and a little squirrel are looking quizzically at something over her shoulder. Around the edge of the bowl are a barking dog, a frolicking little dog, a fish, a butterfly, a grasshopper and another squirrel.
This darling feeding dish for a baby, child, or toddler is a ceramic bowl which is encased in a metal casing with a spout. The spout is where the hot water is poured which fills the encasement, therefore keeping the contents in the bowl warm. The spout has a screw on lid, all in good condition.
There are only the slightest of surface scratches on the painted design. The back metal piece has some oxidation and scratching, but no dents and no rust. All in very nice vintage condition and still very usable.
This is an exceptional dish and you will be pleased with adding it to a collection, displaying in the nursery or to give as a gift for a baby shower!
Dimensions:
Top - 8 1/4" diameter
Bottom - 7 1/4" diameter
10" wide with handles
1 15/16" tall
RARE! This is such a darling baby plate/dish from the early 20th century. The plate features an adorable scene from the The Curly Locks Nursery Rhyme with a young boy and girl painted by L Hocknewll and the lines:
Curly Locks, Curly Locks,
Wilt Thou be Mine?
Thou Shalt Not Wash Dishes,
Nor Yet Feed the Swine;
I did a bit of research and learned that Curly Locks was a story from the 1920s of a young orphan girl with curly hair. See the above photo with a bit more of the back story.
Around the edge of the bowl were pictures of dishes, baked goods, Curly Locks on a cushion sewing and some feasting piglets. The illustrations are done in bright primary colors and charming detail. The top outer rim has a painted gold line around the circumference.
The bowl is marked on the base with the gray Adderley's Ltd. Made in England with the crown on top. This mark was used between 1912 and 1926.
This piece is in wonderful condition. There are no chips or cracks and the paint is in wonderful condition, considering it's around 100 years old. There is some slight paint loss to the outer gold paint rim and a small scratch in the paint of the piglets. The finish is still quite glossy. There is quite a bit of crazing in the base of the bowl and along the rim. The back has a lot of crazing and in some light a bit of a gray tint.
Fortunately I don't notice the gray hue on the front.
This would display so well in a nursery or farmhouse kitchen, but also would be a sweet gift for a baby shower or welcome baby item. I actually sent a similar piece to a niece and her husband this week, celebrating their pregnancy. It was a cherished gift!
Dimensions:
8" diameter, rim to rim,
6 1/2" diameter inner bowl
1 1/2" tall
Baby Bunting children's dishes have been around since Victorian times. The graphics from these earlier English dishes are picked up on this Homer Laughlin series of children's dishes. This dish has a wonderful graphic of Baby Bunting walking down the lane with the ever-present little dog and greeting a pussy cat. The lettering reads "Baby Bunting lifts his hat Politely to the Pussy-cat." The sides of the dish slant in to make it practical for feeding a young child.
Appropriate to the custom of the day, the little boy wears a white dress with a blue apron. In the center image his shoes are blue but on the small image on the side his shoes are red. The little dog also has a red bow around the neck. On the outside of the dish a gold band surrounds the top and another smaller one the middle.
The condition is good with these issues to point out, graphics on the surface of the plate show very little wear or skips. Wear to the gold lines is more noticeable in some spots on top line and only a few areas of second line. There is general crazing over all of the dish. Glaze is thin in some spots on the white rim
On the bottom is the Homer Laughlin logo and "Made in the USA" and the letters and numbers "B 8 N". Information I found regarding the HCL back stamps is interesting and helpful in dating this piece. HCL pieces contain a series of letters and numbers. The company has provided the information to help decipher these codes. "A change was made for the period of 1921 - 1930. The first letter was used to indicate the month of the year... The next single digit number was used to indicate the year, and the last figure for the plant." This dates the dish to February 1928 made at the Newell, W. Virginia plant
This is an exceptional dish and you will be pleased with adding it to a collection, display in the nursery or give as a gift for a baby shower!
Dimensions:
Top - 6 3/4"
Bottom - 7 1/4"
1 1/2" tall
This is The Toy Works @1980 Stuffed Bear Pillow. The dapper gentleman wears a proper vest and bow tie and is from old reproduction art. His colors are shades of brown with black lines and a tinge of blue in his eyes and boy tie, complete the "proper" look of this guy. The body is soft and was meticulously hand sewn. The pillow was cut out from a pattern, laid back to back and sewn around the edge. The back of the neck was used as the area to complete the pillow.
The pillow is complete and still sturdy with his stuffing. There is some loss of design on his mouth and bow tie area, likely from stain removal. He is still a fine looking bear and would look so cute in a chair or on a bed. So proper!
The bear is marked with a 1980 copyright from The Toy Works Inc on the bottom of one foot.
Dimensions:
13 1/4" tall, 9 1/2" across arms
I put them together in a set:
1 - Vintage, Saalfield, Two in One puzzle of the United States with the world on the reverse side is a complete set and a rare find. The United States side has the 50 states, capitals, and their products. The graphics are kitschy, fun, and rare. The pieces in the puzzle could be up-cycled into magnets, jewelry and other projects, but this is a great puzzle for it's original use to teach children geography. The pieces on the US side are in the shapes of the states. On the reverse is a full world map with geographic, flora and fauna images and continent names. The pieces are large, for example Texas is 4 1/4" H and 4 3/4" L and substantial in thickness. The puzzle is in it's original box and the pieces are in excellent condition, they are just a bit ruffed on some of the corners. The box is also nice, with just some surface age and storage marks and one tear in the paper on one corner. The corners on the top and bottom are still firm. Likely 1950s. Dimensions: Box - 8 1/4" x 13" x 2"
2 - "Look at the U.S.A." by the Editors of LOOK with regional introductions by Mary Ellen Chase, Paul Horgan, Frederick Lewis Allen, Gerald W. Johnson, Louis Bromfield, David L. Cohn, Wallace Stegner (!) and Joseph Henry Jackson. Copyright 1955 by Visual Enterprises, Inc. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company The Riverside Press 1955. Hardcover with blue cloth cover. 522 pages on heavy glossy paper with full index in the back. Divided into regional sections with maps, photographs and narratives of each written by the aforementioned authors. The book is in nice vintage condition with the only writing being the owners name on the front page. The cloth cover is tired and faded and the corners are curling in a bit. A bit musty smelling as well. Dimensions: 6 3/4" x 9 3/4" x 1 1/2"
This is the perfect educational set to collect, use, or give as a gift!
Sold as a Set of Two (Puzzle and Book)
Get ready to go back in time to when satellite communication was only dreamed of! The Rick Brant Electronic Adventures were on the edge of leading scientific discoveries of the time - which sometimes lends them a sci-fi flair. In this volume of the series, "Sea Gold" (1947) Rick and Scotty get jobs at a new plant to extract minerals from sea water, and investigate possible sabotage.
This book is the third in the series that was published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1947 and 1968, with the previously unpublished title The Magic Talisman printed in 1990 in a limited edition as the concluding #24.
Title: Sea Gold, A Rick Brant Electronic Adventure
Author: John Blaine
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Copyright: 1947, Grosset & Dunlap
Number of pages: 214 pages
Illustrations: Black and White - 1 on Frontispiece, 1 Sea Plant Diagram, Blue and White Maps on the front and back cover inset
Cover: Red Cloth bound Hardcover - No Dust Jacket
This book is in really nice condition for its age. It came from an Estate Sale of teachers and you could tell they loved their books! There are also other general age related markings. There is wear on the corners and binding edges. The pages have darkened but are in amazing condition. No writing on the book.
Ready to add this to your collection? Or start a new one for a young child in your life that would enjoy reading these throw-back stories. I know my son would have when he was younger.
Dimensions:
5 1/4" x 7 1/2" X 1"
The piece comes in the original cream wooden frame and is in slightly imperfect condition, as to be expected after 60+ years. The corners are a bit loose and the paint is tired, but I think it compliments the image well. There is the original glass included. Due to the looseness of the frame there is dust and dirt on the inside of the image. If it did not require removing the back paper, I would have taken it apart to clean it. Some like the original backing, so I have left that to the next owner. There is a rustic thread hanger which leaves a bit to be desired, so if you opt to hang this on your wall - rather than prop it up on a side table or shelf, you'll need an updated hanger, most-likely.
Just a super kitschy winter time print of some 1950s inspired kiddos and their antics.
Donald Bonnist and his wife opened the Donald Art. Co. in 1939. In the mid-1960s the company opened an art gallery. They sold framed lithographed prints for the home. Over the years, they experimented and developed techniques for printing on cotton, vinyl, and velvet among other surfaces. Artists would sign contracts to produce images for these prints and many became famous.
Dimensions:
8 3/4" x 10 3/4"