Assembly kit - Anker Stone Construction Set No. 3
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Anker steenbouwdoos nr 3, a brick and wood construction set from Germany dating to 1900–1910, in good condition with minor signs of aging and spots; measures 21 cm high, 15 cm wide and 4 cm deep.
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This is an Ankerstein construction set still in decent condition. The Anker construction sets (in German: Anker-Steinbaukasten), also known as Anker stones, have become world-famous German toys with miniature bricks.
These sets were developed at the end of the nineteenth century by the German aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal and his brother Gustav, who was an architect. Gustav was active not only as an architect but also as a social and educational reformer.
image001.jpgConstruction set from the DS series from 1910
The construction sets are filled with real miniature bricks and come with a meticulous instruction drawing. With them, houses, churches and palaces—partly based on actual buildings—can be replicated. The different construction elements have numbers for this purpose. Incidentally, some sets are also equipped with metal parts, with which bridges can be built. The existing construction examples are mainly inspired by the neo-styles from the late nineteenth century such as Neo-Gothic and Neoclassicism, further Jugendstil and Rococo.
The two brothers—both plagued by financial worries—sold the patent for their construction sets in 1892 to the Richter company in Rudolstadt. There the sets were subsequently put into production. The Anker construction sets would survive two world wars. In 1963 production stopped, however. But after the Wende in 1989 production was restarted in a new factory, with ups and downs. At present all NF series sets (up to 3851 bricks) are again available from Ankerstein GmbH, still in Rudolstadt.
There exists a community of collectors and builders of Anker stones. The main knowledge centers are the International Club of Anker Friends and the Ankerstein Center. Here the extensive history of the development of Anker stones is studied and new construction examples are developed with the help of an advanced 3D program (AnkerPlan2) that was specifically developed for Anker stones.
The construction system is modestly on display in the Toy Museum Deventer, in the Toy Museum ‘Op Stelten’ in Oosterhout (North Brabant) and in the Toy Museum Mechelen. But it is much more extensively presented in the Ankermuseum in Spandau (West Berlin).
This is an Ankerstein construction set still in decent condition. The Anker construction sets (in German: Anker-Steinbaukasten), also known as Anker stones, have become world-famous German toys with miniature bricks.
These sets were developed at the end of the nineteenth century by the German aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal and his brother Gustav, who was an architect. Gustav was active not only as an architect but also as a social and educational reformer.
image001.jpgConstruction set from the DS series from 1910
The construction sets are filled with real miniature bricks and come with a meticulous instruction drawing. With them, houses, churches and palaces—partly based on actual buildings—can be replicated. The different construction elements have numbers for this purpose. Incidentally, some sets are also equipped with metal parts, with which bridges can be built. The existing construction examples are mainly inspired by the neo-styles from the late nineteenth century such as Neo-Gothic and Neoclassicism, further Jugendstil and Rococo.
The two brothers—both plagued by financial worries—sold the patent for their construction sets in 1892 to the Richter company in Rudolstadt. There the sets were subsequently put into production. The Anker construction sets would survive two world wars. In 1963 production stopped, however. But after the Wende in 1989 production was restarted in a new factory, with ups and downs. At present all NF series sets (up to 3851 bricks) are again available from Ankerstein GmbH, still in Rudolstadt.
There exists a community of collectors and builders of Anker stones. The main knowledge centers are the International Club of Anker Friends and the Ankerstein Center. Here the extensive history of the development of Anker stones is studied and new construction examples are developed with the help of an advanced 3D program (AnkerPlan2) that was specifically developed for Anker stones.
The construction system is modestly on display in the Toy Museum Deventer, in the Toy Museum ‘Op Stelten’ in Oosterhout (North Brabant) and in the Toy Museum Mechelen. But it is much more extensively presented in the Ankermuseum in Spandau (West Berlin).
Details
Era
1900-2000
Stone type
brick
Country of Origin
Germany
Material
Stone, Wood
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
21 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
4 cm
Estimated period
1900-1910
Title additional information
Anker Stone Construction Set No. 3
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