[Rarebooks] FS: Richters Anchor Stone Architectural Block 19th C. Design Book

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Richters Vorlageblatter Nr 5. Anchor Stone Architectural Block Design Book.

“Anchor Stone pieces are made of a mixture of quartz sand, chalk, and  
linseed oil, precisely pressed in molds so that they fit together  
perfectly. The stones come in three colors in imitation of the red  
brick, tan limestone, and blue slate of European buildings. Anchor  
stones originated with the wooden building blocks designed by  
Friedrich Fröbel, the creator of the Kindergarten system of education.  
The first Anchor Stone was produced when Otto Lilienthal and his  
brother Gustav decided that make a model of a stone building, using  
miniature blocks of stone. The stone blocks saw little popularity  
until 1880, when Friedrich Adolf Richter, a wealthy businessman who  
had built a small empire in Rudolstadt, purchased the rights to the  
process. He developed a series of sets of individually-packaged  
stones, which quickly became popular. Although Anchor Stones survived  
World War I and World War II, the factory was included within  
Communist East Germany when the Iron Curtain divided Europe. However,  
existing sets of old Anchor Stones remained very popular within the  
international community. In 1979, the Club van Ankervrienden ("Club of  
Anchor Friends") was founded in the Netherlands. Initially the  
membership was limited to Dutch members, but foreign members were  
admitted starting in 1983” [Wikipedia].

Paper covers. 8.25”x5”, x pages plus 18 color plates. Some soil,  
scattered wear.  $60

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