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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[August, 
Happy Hours 
AT HOME. 
FUN FOR 
Little Folks 
AND 
Great Folks. 
Building Blocks. Illuminated Cubes. Acrobats. 
Menagerie. ’Ye Hero of’76. John Gilpin. 
Little All-Right. Toy Horse. Wide-Awake Alph. 
Nothing has ever been invented 
that more fully combined amuse¬ 
ment and instruction, and proved 
more truly an almost endless 
means of making the little ones 
(and the great ones) happy, than 
Crandall’s Blocks 
For Children. 
Read about them, below. 
CRANDALL’S HEAVY ARTILLERY. 
The greatest amusement of the age ! Recreation 
at home for all ages and for all seasons ! Crandall’s 
Heavy Artillery is made up of a large Cannon, 
complete, which throws a 11-inch Rubber Ball to 
the distance of 25 feet or more, and Sixty Blocks 
(Red, White and Blue), to buiid up Fortifications, 
also a Company of Soldiers, with Officer and Flag, 
to Garrison the Fort. The Game is to beat down 
the Fort by the use of the Big Gun. Rules, Illus¬ 
trations of a variety of Forts, etc., accompany each 
box containing the set, and the box is 18 inches 
long, 6 inches high, and 8 inches wide. 
Price per Set, $3.00. Expressage to be paid by 
the recipient. 
CRANDALL’S 
WIDE-AWAKE ALPHABET. 
No more long faces and no more tears over 
ABC! Here we have amusement and instruc¬ 
tion combined. Each box contains twenty-seven 
little men, each representing a letter, with arms, 
legs, and jolly faces. This set of Blocks is suscepti¬ 
ble of more changes, and a greater variety of forms 
and combinations titan any Spelling Block ever 
offered to the public. The Pieces are durable, the 
| Letters plain, the Faces mirthful, and the Amuse- 
i ment afforded by them unlimited. They please 
while they instruct, and are a source of enjoyment 
to young and old. 
Price per Box $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.50. 
CRANDALL’S JOHN GILPIN. 
This beautiful and interesting toy is regarded by 
j Mr. Crandall as one of the best of his inventions 
i for the little folks. It is made up of two figures, 
John Gilpin—whose highly colored dress is speci¬ 
ally attractive to Boys and Girls—and his Horse, 
which intelligent animal performs a very important 
part in the illustration of Gilpin’s famous ride. 
Price per Box $1.00$ by mail,prepaid, $1.35. 
CRANDALL’S TOY HORSE. 
I Here is something that will make glad every little 
| boy that gets it. The Toy Horse is about 6 inches 
iu hight to the tops of his ears. He stands upon a 
four-wheeled base, all ready to be set in motion by 
his owner. He is made up in pieces and can be 
taken apart and laid snugly away in his box. 
Price 25 Cts. ; by mail,prepaid, 35 Cts. 
CRANDALL’S ACROBATS. 
! Full of fun and frolic, and most brilliant in costume. 
| These are among the most fascinating and ingeni- 
; ous toys ever invented. The number of figures 
which can be made with the pieces iu a single box 
is limited only by the ingenuity of the operator. 
Price $1.00; bymail,prepaid, $1.25. 
CRANDALL’S MENAGERIE. 
One of the most wonderful and amusing things 
ever brought out for the entertainment of children. 
The six animals composing the menagerie are beau¬ 
tifully painted, aud so arranged into 56 pieces iu 
each box, that tens of thousands of most laughter- 
provoking figures can be made up with them. 
Price $2.00. Expressage to be paid by the recipient. 
CRANDALL’S LITTLE 
ALL-RIGHT. 
One of the funniest and jolliest of the 
low-priced toys. The lively Little All-riglit 
throws himself into a great variety of posi¬ 
tions as lie whirls around the “wheel.” 
This toy can not conveniently be sent by 
mail. It is one of the latest tilings manu¬ 
factured by C. M. Crandall. Ask the 
nearest Toy dealer for Crandall's Little 
All-right, hasten to buy it, and be happy. 
CRANDALL’S IMPROVED GYMNASTS. 
Two jolly little fellows, attached to 
opposite ends of two bars, arc made to 
perform the most laughter-provoking 
antics, and to throw themselves into 
the most unaccountable positions, by 
gently working the foot of the wooden 
frame through which the bars revolve. 
It is a low-priced toy, made on the 
principle of the “ Little All-right,” and 
like that, one of Crandall’s latest. It 
is not conveniently sent by mail, but lift 
is for sale by most Toy-Dealers. 
CRANDALL’S MASQlfERADE-BLOCKS, 
Making 300 different and beautiful Combinations 
of Pictures, which are in very brilliant colors. 
They are not injured by washing, do not wear out, 
and afford endless amusement. 
Price $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.20. 
CRANDALL’S EXPRESSION-BLOCKS. 
With Letters on one side, Picture on the other. 
The Alphabet is the key to the picture which, when 
complete, represents the inventor in Dream Land. 
These Blocks are water-proof, and can be washed 
if soiled. 
Price 50 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, 70 Cis. 
“Ye HERO OF ’76,” 
The great “ Centennial Toy.” A fine old soldier 
in a brilliantly colored uniform, with cocked hat, 
staff, aud flag, all put up in a neat box. The Hero 
is so constructed that he can be placed in almost 
numberless and amusing positions, and will de¬ 
light the children everywhere. 
Price 35 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, 45 Cts. 
CRANDALL’S BUILDING-BLOCKS. 
Can be made into forms of almost endless variety. 
| The blocks are put up in neat, strong boxes, and 
a large sheet giving various designs of buildings, 
etc., accompanies each box. 
Price—No. 1, $2.00; by mail, prepaid, $2.50. \ 
No. 3, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.25. | 
No. 4, $1.00; by mail, prepaid, $1.15. 
CRANDALL’S ILLUMINATED PIC- I 
TORI A L ALPHABET CUBES. 
These Cubes are gorgeously colored, and will 
make over 500 beautiful combinations or figures. 
They are water-proof, odorless, aud durable; put 
up in handsome black walnut boxes ; and are most 
attractive to both young and old—an elegant pres- J 
ent for the little ones. 
Price $2.50; by mail, prepaid, $3.00. 
CRANDALL’S ALPHABET-BLOCKS, j 
Red, "White, and Blue. 
Tasteless, odorless, and water-proof. The letters 
are on red, white, and blue ground. Ail children 
are pleased with them. 
Price 75 Cts.; by mail, prepaid, $1.00. 
N.B .—If postage is not remitted with, the prices, as above, 
the blocks will be sent by express at purchaser's expense. 
Orders from the trade will be supplied on liberal term*. 
ORANGE JUDD COMPANY, 
245 Broadway, New York. 
