Steinbaukasten / Nearly 100-year-old German Building Blocks

Antique building blocks.
Box size: 32.5 x 22.5 x 4.5 cm
Weight per box: 3.5 kg
This item was a gift from a friend in Germany 20 years ago.
There are stains on the wooden box and the building blocks. The instruction manual has stains. This product is from before World War II.
Please only consider if you understand antique items!

This is a vintage set of Anchor Stone Blocks (stone building blocks) manufactured by Richter in Germany.
Features: Made from a mixture of stone, sand, and linseed oil, they have a texture and weight similar to real stone.
History: First sold in the late 19th century, these are historical educational toys said to have been played with by Einstein.
Contents: As shown in the image, the lid of the wooden box features a beautiful illustration of a stone building.

Enjoying a fulfilling time by looking at blueprints, understanding, and building with stone blocks, experiencing architecture, structure, and composition.
A复刻版 (reproduction) of Anchor building blocks, born in 1880.

◾︎ Did Einstein play with them too?!
Anchor building blocks, based on Froebel's theory, became a huge hit in the 1880s. There are many anecdotes about famous people of that era, including Einstein, playing with them as children.

◾︎ Materials
Made using a unique method that mixes natural materials sand, limestone, and linseed oil, unchanged since the 1880s.
The quality, coolness, and weight of these natural earth materials calm the mind and allow for focused concentration on building.

◾︎ Reproduction
Production ceased after World War II due to the division of Germany. There were strong requests from fans worldwide for their reproduction.
Anchor building blocks were developed by the Lilienthal Brothers, pioneers in aeronautical engineering who also greatly influenced the Wright Brothers. It took many years to reproduce them. The materials and parts were reproduced in their original form in 1995.

Steinbaukasten Stone Building Blocks
Made in Germany

- Product Name: Steinbaukasten / Stone Building Boxes
- Country of Manufacture: Germany
- Material: Stone

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