Lot 240
Grete Wolf-Krakauer – Game of Cubes for Children / Sheets from the Printing Process
Game of cubes for children, teaching the Hebrew alphabet, designed by Grete Wolf-Krakauer [Jerusalem, 1930s].
1-6. Six cubes made of wood. On each end of the cubes, an illustrated piece of paper is glued. The alphabet letters are integrated in most of the illustrations. Arrangement of the cubes according to the order of the alphabet letters reveals a series of illustrations by Grete Wolf-Krakauer. See previous item.
Cubes approx. 4X4 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and tears to illustrated papers. One damaged cube (breaks to wood, some parts of paper are torn or missing).
7-8. Two sheets of paper for cutting and assembling the game, from the printing process - one printed in black and yellow, and the other in black, yellow and red.
Approx. 50X70 cm. Folding marks. Slight creases and damages.
Enclosed:
* Six illustrated paper sheets which served for preparation of the cubes (from the printing process).
* Part of the original cardboard box of the game with a printed label: Hemed / L. Mayer, Jerusalem / Drawings: G. Krakauer-Wolf
Provenance: Collection of Dotan family, Jerusalem.
