“TO KEEP BUSY THE LITTLE HANDS and LITTLE HEAD” published by Sam’l. Gambriel, Sons & Company, New York. Box set of five activity books, detailed below (box measures about 10 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches and almost one inch in depth – two small breaks on box). Originally sold with two small boxes of crayons, these are lacking here. Sets like this were made to keep children busy, thus used and consumed — seldom surviving, especially essentially unused. When and if found, Samuel Gambriel children’s titles by this company are pricey. Included are:
1-DOT DRAWING BOOK OF TOYS – No. 11 – follow the dots on tracing paper to make image (a few sheets of tracing paper have been removed)
2-WORD BY WORD DRAWING (Draw as you Read Books – Book 3) – No 15 – dots have been connected faintly on several drawings
3-JUMBO’S TONS PUZZLE BOOK – No. 21 – poems and puzzles to solve – no markings
4-SQUARE DRAWING HOUSES – No. 37 – only one activity begun
5-WILD WEST COLORING BOOK – No. 205 – ready to color with a color illustration suggesting colors – two pages have been carefully begun.
PRICE – $135
Shipping – $7.95 packed in cardboard and with tracking (2249)
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