Jumping jack alphabet

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A smiling wooden jumping jack toy combined with a hornbook, likely created in England and dated 1810. Images are available for download through the Princeton University Library catalog, (CTSN) 52976 Toys. https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9951809133506421

Full description

A smiling wooden jumping jack toy with strings, which a child can pull to make the jointed puppet dance. A simple ivory plaque attached to the torso displays the alphabet in capital letters, signed “1810 J. E.”

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    Image
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  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
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  • container title
    Wooden jumping jack with inlaid ivory plaque incised with an alphabet of capital Roman letters ([England]: 1810).
  • credit
    Cotsen Children’s Library, Courtesy of Princeton University Library
  • rights
    Public Domain