Accession No

6616.14

Brief Description

‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Simple Machines, no. 1), by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1960s

Origin

Cambridge, England

Maker

Advisory Centre for Education

Class

demonstration; games; mechanics

Earliest Date

1963

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

Paper (card, paper); metal (lead, other); wood; string; plastic

Dimensions

152mm (width) x 114mm (height) x 27mm (depth)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from www.eBay.co.uk on or before 18/12/2015.

Inscription

Description Notes

‘Things of Science’ educational kit (Simple Machines, no. 1), by Advisory Centre for Education, English, c. 1960s.

Things of Science kit, no. 1, ‘Simple Machines’.

6616.14 - onwards are in the new packaging. Most of these are undated.

Contains instruction booklet, four pulleys of two sizes, pulley, square sticks, dowel, twine, wire, four pins, four screw eyes, and a lead weight. All stored in plastic tray. The instruction booklet is 8 pages long (in one large fold out document). Explains what a machine is and then details a list of 15 experiments one can try with the contents of the box. This box seems to have 2 extra pieces of card with a circular design around a small black dot.

Text and objects inside seems to be the same as 6616.7. Unclear if all subsequent boxes are re-makes of pre-existing American Things of Science kits.

In good condition, slight signs of wear. Complete.

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