Patent Model - Toy

Maker and role
H. Ketcham, Patentee
Production date
May 02 1865
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Wood, string
Measurements
3 x 1 1/4 x 1/2" (7.6 x 3.2 x 1.3cm)
Description
"This invention consists in the construction of a toy called by me 'the mystic cord,' the cord being concealed in the sides of two or more blocks, connected at their lower ends so as to allow their upper ends to pass each other." (Patent Number 47,552)
Object number
2015.14.524a,b
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