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Sale 5364 - Books & Manuscripts
Nov 12, 2020 7:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$500 - 800
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$1,063
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[Americana] The Caxton School Series Portable Learning Cabinet

Philadelphia: James McConnell, School Furniture and Supplies, (1894). 38 1/4 x 25 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (971 x 654 x 57 mm). Portable wooden learning cabinet with easel back, in the style of an early Dick and Jane teaching tool; opens at center to form a triptych with teaching materials on each panel; 25 large paper sheets at center, printed in color on both sides, with various lesson plans, focusing on reading, arithmetic, geography, anatomy, and penmanship (each sheet 35 x 25 1/2 in.; 889 x 647 mm); printed views of natural wonders on side panels. Scattered wear, soiling, and short closed tears to sheets on each panel.

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