1911 Richter Anchor Blocks Set No 5 3A Complete 53-Piece German Stone Building Set in Wood Box w/ Design Manual & Grid

Name: 1911 Richter Anchor Blocks Set No 5 3A Complete 53-Piece German Stone Building Set in Wood Box w/ Design Manual & Grid — Milky Way Jewels
Brand: Milky Way Jewels
Price: 195.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$195.00

Authentic pre-WWI antique Richter’s Anchor Blocks (Anker-Steinbaukasten) Set No. 5 (also designated 5 = 3A), manufactured in Rudolstadt, Germany by F. Ad. Richter & Cie. Dating specifically to July 1911 (verified by the original printer’s date code 0711 on the manual), this complete architectural construction set comes with its wooden sliding-lid box, all 53 original stone blocks, original four-language design manual, and original fold-out paper building grid.

What’s Included:

Original Wooden Sliding-Lid Box: Features the classic four-language chromolithograph lid label (Anker-Steinbaukasten / Richter’s Anchor Blocks / Boîte de Construction / Anker Steenbouwdoos) listing Richter’s Rudolstadt, Vienna, Nuremberg, Olten, Rotterdam, and 215 Pearl St., New York addresses.
53 Original Stone Blocks (Complete): Full single-layer assortment of Small Calibre (Kleinkaliber / KK, 20 mm base cube) precision-molded stones made from Richter’s famous mixture of chalk, quartz sand, and linseed oil. Includes bricks, arches, wedges, half-cylinders, small cubes, and a slate-blue semicircular piece in classic terracotta red, ochre/buff, and slate blue, neatly packed in their original layout.
Original 1911 Design Manual (5 = 3A / Nr. 5): Staple-bound manual printed July 1911 (printer’s code K K 5 697 Nord 12 z. T. 0711). Features the four-language typographic title cover (German, French, Dutch, English), full-color architectural plans, and bilingual Dutch/English back-cover advertisements for Richter’s "Meteor" marble mosaic game and "Imperator" musical Christmas-tree stand.
Original Fold-Out Paper Building Grid (5, 3A NF): Three-panel fold-out ground-plan grid sheet marked "5, 3A NF" in the lower right corner and printed with Richter's international branch imprint along the bottom edge, used as a foundation template for aligning the first layer of stones.

Condition:

Blocks: Very good antique condition for their 115-year age, showing nice crisp edges and honest, minimal play wear.
Wooden Box & Lid: Sturdy wooden construction with warm age patina. The sliding lid fits and moves smoothly, and the lithograph label retains bright, rich colors with light expected edge wear.
Booklet & Fold-Out Grid: Booklet is complete and clean with legible printing and natural age toning, showing light expected edge/corner wear and a small tear along the top-right edge of the front cover. The fold-out grid sheet is intact with clear grid lines, natural age toning, and normal crease wear along the two original vertical fold lines.

CVH-111226-HOM3

Authentic pre-WWI antique Richter’s Anchor Blocks (Anker-Steinbaukasten) Set No. 5 (also designated 5 = 3A), manufactured in Rudolstadt, Germany by F. Ad. Richter & Cie. Dating specifically to July 1911 (verified by the original printer’s date code 0711 on the manual), this complete architectural construction set comes with its wooden sliding-lid box, all 53 original stone blocks, original four-language design manual, and original fold-out paper building grid.

What’s Included:

Original Wooden Sliding-Lid Box: Features the classic four-language chromolithograph lid label (Anker-Steinbaukasten / Richter’s Anchor Blocks / Boîte de Construction / Anker Steenbouwdoos) listing Richter’s Rudolstadt, Vienna, Nuremberg, Olten, Rotterdam, and 215 Pearl St., New York addresses.
53 Original Stone Blocks (Complete): Full single-layer assortment of Small Calibre (Kleinkaliber / KK, 20 mm base cube) precision-molded stones made from Richter’s famous mixture of chalk, quartz sand, and linseed oil. Includes bricks, arches, wedges, half-cylinders, small cubes, and a slate-blue semicircular piece in classic terracotta red, ochre/buff, and slate blue, neatly packed in their original layout.
Original 1911 Design Manual (5 = 3A / Nr. 5): Staple-bound manual printed July 1911 (printer’s code K K 5 697 Nord 12 z. T. 0711). Features the four-language typographic title cover (German, French, Dutch, English), full-color architectural plans, and bilingual Dutch/English back-cover advertisements for Richter’s "Meteor" marble mosaic game and "Imperator" musical Christmas-tree stand.
Original Fold-Out Paper Building Grid (5, 3A NF): Three-panel fold-out ground-plan grid sheet marked "5, 3A NF" in the lower right corner and printed with Richter's international branch imprint along the bottom edge, used as a foundation template for aligning the first layer of stones.

Condition:

Blocks: Very good antique condition for their 115-year age, showing nice crisp edges and honest, minimal play wear.
Wooden Box & Lid: Sturdy wooden construction with warm age patina. The sliding lid fits and moves smoothly, and the lithograph label retains bright, rich colors with light expected edge wear.
Booklet & Fold-Out Grid: Booklet is complete and clean with legible printing and natural age toning, showing light expected edge/corner wear and a small tear along the top-right edge of the front cover. The fold-out grid sheet is intact with clear grid lines, natural age toning, and normal crease wear along the two original vertical fold lines.

CVH-111226-HOM3