The Flan-O-Fraction Kit

Game

Accession Number:
2006.60.7
Description:
Green paper covered rectangular box with lid, screen printed in silver: "The Flan-O-Fraction Kit/Copyright 1957"; box holds series of 2.5" wide brown paper strips backed with a velvety white paper in a variety of lengths and marked with fractions in large 1" black letters; also eight sections of wooden yardstick with a cardboard braille label in both alphabetic and numeric description, marked from 1/10, 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1; the largest section, representing the whole, has each 2" section marked in braille with brass pins; note the original instructions are stored in the artifact file.
Height:
0.75
Width:
20.25
Depth:
4
Date Made:
1957
Maker:
Glenn & Scott
Collection:
APH Collection
History/Provenance:
APH Collection
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2006.60
Subjects:
Arithmetic Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Mathematics
Dimension Notes:
overall, box
Material:
Paper, wood, brass
Updated:
07/27/2015