1888 German Spielbuch { Book of Children's Games}

I have yet another eBook to offer. This one is a German book of children's games and songs. Now I haven't been able to read much of it since...Continue Reading

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Sugar Blues - A Sweet Wrapper

Today, most of us here in America can still buy sugar which comes in a paper bag. Yet, paper is no stranger to sugar since wrapping it in paper goes back quite some time in history. Although sugar cones, or loaves as they were also called, wrapped in paper are found much earlier than the 19th century, references from the early 1800's show that if you found yourself in the Merchant's shop to purchase sugar you would still find cone shaped loaves that were wrapped in a blue-purple paper. This type of blue paper...Continue Reading

Back to School Series: Slate Pencils

Slate pencils were simliar to the chalk we use today. Slate pencils were made to use on slate boards, which were the predecessor to chalkboards. At least two varieties of slate pencils could be found in America in the 1870's or before. A black variety, manufactored in Germany, which was described as being hard, black and full of grit. Then there was the soft lighter colored slate pencil which had been termed 'Light or Soap Stone'. In the early days these would have looked like they had been whittled out with a knife but...Continue Reading

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