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Tot's number puzzle. The digits 1-4 fit into shallow recesses on a board. Knobs atop each digit correspond to the number. Est. cost: $18.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1983 (v.61#2) pg. 42, 60

Counting toy for a small child is made from a plastic canister and practice golf balls. Est. cost: $4.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1984 (v.62#2) pg. 31

Super-size "learn to count" wall hanging has color-cued pompons that stay in place with "Velcro". Take them off, mix them up, and let tots solve the puzzle.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Mar-Apr 1982 (v.27#2) pg. 76, 106

Counting case, sewn from calico, makes a game of matching large, easy-to-handle felt numerals to their counterparts on the case. Child-sized hand shapes with extended fingers that correspond to the numerals are beside each number from 1 to 10.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Aug 1988 (v.33#5) pg. 56, 89

Build a counting box for a pre-schooler. Numerals 1 through 5 are jigsawed in the top of a box and lit by Christmas-tree lights. Each number has a switch.
POPULAR MECHANICS Nov 1973 (v.140#5) pg. 175

"I-can-count" train. A wooden toy train has cars which carry large numbers (or letters) that can be hooked up in any order. Drawer pulls are used as the wheels.
SUNSET Dec 1983 (v.171#6) pg. 74

Two interchangeable board games teach children to associate numbers or fractions with corresponding dots and shapes. By swapping acetate sheets a second game can be played using numerals.
SUNSET Oct 1987 (v.179#4) pg. 125

Counting stack toy for a small child. A certain number of dowels (from 1 to 5) must be fitted into the same number of holes to enable the 6 blocks to be stacked.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1968 (v.24#6) pg. 55

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