How to build with American plastic bricks, Elgo Plastics, Inc., 3610 Touhy Avenue, Chicago, Ill., 1953

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1953

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-355050

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Description

The construction set is intended for building professionals and families. The bricks are made from non-toxic plastic materials.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building blocks
toys (recreational artifacts)
construction toys
plastic (organic material)
illustrations (layout features)
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 16 pages : color illustrations

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.022

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Elgo Plastics, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Elgo Plastics, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
Brick
Plastic

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

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