Raphia and Reed Weaving: Including Cardboard and paper Construction; a practical course for primary and elementary schools

Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Company. Very Good. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. 132 pp. Illustrated. Spotted cover else a clean tight copy. A culturally important work, "part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it." Recommended within the public school system at the turn of the century, this is truly part of American educational history. The object of this book is to give to class teachers a complete series of models arranged in graded sequence, and extending from the Kindergarten to the grammar grade. Though well aware that no book can be a substitute for an efficient instructor, efforts have been made to give the operations in minute detail in order to assist those teachers who, untrained in manual work, appreciate its value as an educational factor, and believe that the development of the senses, touch included, and the training of the hand in artisanship, must be the root of mind growth. ; 132 pages .