Objekt 5
Anchor stone building sets
Description
Construction kits manufactured by the Richter Company in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, conquered the market in a glorious victory run at the end of the 19th century. The blocks made of artificial stone (quartz sand, chalk, linseed oil, color pigments) could be
the blocks, made of artificial stone (quartz sand, chalk, linseed oil, color pigments), could be assembled into a wide variety of structures, either according to the templates supplied or according to one's own imagination. Extremely advanced advertising, the high quality of the product and an ingenious system of expansion boxes ensured long-lasting loyalty of buyers to the producer.
Object description
Rudolstadt (Thuringia), end of the 19th century
Artificial stone; wooden store
Inv. 1947.129. Gift Hans A. Burckhardt, Basel
Inv. 1969.88. Gift Otto Ziegler, Basel