Coloured counting bars

Made:
2000 in London

Coloured counting bars, a mathematical teaching aid designed and made by the Montessori Centre, London, England, 2000.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
2001-174
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall (estimate): 40 x 200 x 160 mm
type:
teaching aid (mathematical)
credit:
Montessori Centre International Limited

Parts

Coloured counting bars, a mathematical teaching aid designed and made by the Montessori Centre, London, England, 2000.

Mathematical teaching aid for counting

Coloured counting bars, a mathematical teaching aid designed and made by the Montessori Centre, London, England, 2000.

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 300 mm x 250 mm, 1.3 kg
Materials:
beech (wood) , birch plywood , paint and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
2001-174 Pt1
type:
teaching aid (mathematical)
Lid for coloured counting bars box

Lid for coloured counting bars box

Lid for box for coloured counting bars, a mathematical teaching aid designed and made by the Montessori Centre, London, England, 2000.

Measurements:
overall (estimate): 40 x 200 x 160 mm
Materials:
complete and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
2001-174 Pt2
type:
component (mathematical teaching aid)
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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