Museum Artifact: Box of Addition Flash Cards, c. 1940s
Made By: Ideal School Supply Company, 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave., Chicago, IL [Auburn Gresham]
Research is underway on this one and a full write-up will be coming soon.
Museum Artifact: Box of Addition Flash Cards, c. 1940s
Made By: Ideal School Supply Company, 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave., Chicago, IL [Auburn Gresham]
Research is underway on this one and a full write-up will be coming soon.
I recently bought a guillotine paper cutter at a thrift store in Missoula MT. It is an Ingento 5 1/2 made by Ideal School Supply Co. That got me interested in the company but I could find very little about it.
Have a copy of Birds To Color
Drawn from Nature by Bess Bruce Cleaveland don’t know the year
I was given some old art supplies almost 30 years ago and am just now looking through the things I never used. I was wondering if the place still existe and the year this was produced and found your page. The packets say: I have 2 4×4 inch packets labeled Gold and Silver paper, No. 60, 100 Sheets, Ideal School Supply Co., Chicago, Ill.
I just found a copy of their Wooden Parquetry set (no.3661) from the early 70s (?) at a thrift store. The address printed on that box says Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453, so perhaps they moved their headquarters later? I hope to learn more about their history soon!
I came across an old “Harmon Jump Board mfg by Ideal School Supply”…printed on the back, many years ago when an old school was demolished in Sidney, I’ll. It is a spring board used by gymnastics. I was just wondering if you are the company that made it and if so can you tell me it’s history. Thanks for your time.