construction set: American Plastic Bricks Set No. 735

Chicago toymaker Halsam Products Co. was founded by Harold Elliot and Sam Goss, Jr. in 1917. The factory produced embossed wooden toys and games with a primary focus on alphabet blocks, checkers, and domino sets. Halsam received several patents for their block products, including "safety blocks," sets with rounded corners. They were also one of the first companies to license Disney characters in the late 1920. What started as a venture to avoid the ����_�cyclical and unpredictable����_�_ printing business, evolved into more than 30 years of success producing block sets that helped toddlers����_�� development of hand-eye coordination, creativity, and experimentation.