HC&M: Holgate #428 54 Colored Junior Blocks in Wagon, incomplete


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Name Holgate #428 54 Colored Junior Blocks in Wagon, incomplete


Catalog ID HCM5943
Year circa 1934-1935
Description Very large (35-unit) unpainted wagon with silkscreened “HOLGATE | JUNIOR BLOCKS” over a small flower, in green, on both sides. Otherwise, unmarked. Early red wheels with wooden hubs. Ends are slotted for bottom, sides are not. Bottom is two-piece solid wood. Holes in front panel for rope, which is intact, but slightly frayed.

Nearly complete, with 53 blocks:
16 Oblongs (5 red, 5 blue, 6 green)
8 Squares (2 each, yellow, red, blue, green)
4 Diagonals (2 each, red, blue)
6 Panels (2 each, red, yellow, blue)
2 Byzantine Arches (red)
2 Buttresses (blue)
4 Gothic Arches (green)
4 Half Circles (yellow)
8 Columns (3 yellow, 4 green, 1 missing)

Came with 6 slightly smaller (5"x1 1/8") Columns, possibly Holgate: Six unknown wooden columns.

Blocks are slightly different than in Holgate #428 54 Colored Junior Blocks in Wagon, no pull-string.
Added 2023-09-05 15:55:16 (updated 2023-10-01 22:31:31)