toy, puzzle block furniture
Identifier
2025.001.0001
Description
America's Greatest Puzzle Block Made of California Redwood; Distributed by The Snow Toy Co., Lowell, Michigan in 1939. The price was $1.00. Raymond Hesche Sr. and a partner made these toys. Hesche lived on Snow Avenue. It was an Austrian or German idea. The block of wood was cut into pieces in the form of furniture: 1 large set of a table and 2 chairs and 2 smaller sets of a table and 2 chairs. The challenge is to get them all back together in one block.
(b) the origianl box
Materials
redwood
Origin Date
1939
Origin Place
Lowell, MI
(had as artist)
(had as donor)