#8 • Antique "Consel, The Educated Monkey" Tin Education Toy

Part of Eclectic Collection from The Estate of Leo Ronald Morris Online Auction Phase #2 (timed auction by Wardlow Auctions)

High bid $90.00

Status: Sold

Category: Antiques

Designed by National Cash Register draftsman William Henry Robertson, the 'Educated Monkey' was patented in 1916 by the  Educational Novelty Company of Dayton, Ohio. Heralded as a toy 'for educational purposes ... to stimulate the interest of children in the study of numbers', it aided in the teaching of multiplication and addition.  An ususual find with its original folding cover intact and included.  The lithographed tin monkey is mounted to a base and features articulated arms and legs.  Size : cover when folded 5.5"w x 6"h