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Alphabet Blocks

S.L. Hill1870/1890

National Building Museum

National Building Museum
Washington, United States

Early manufacturers of blocks in Europe and the U.S. were printers or woodworkers who developed the blocks as a side business. In 1858, S.L. Hill of New York patented a process of “ornamenting wood” to add color in a two-part process to the embossed block.

Details

  • Title: Alphabet Blocks
  • Creator: S.L. Hill
  • Date Created: 1870/1890

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