{"product_id":"j-l-hammett-lovely-drawing-and-construction-paper-sample-books-early-20th-century-2","title":"J.L Hammett Lovely Drawing and Construction Paper Sample Books, Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYum. I found and sold (for way too little) a salesman sample box full of various Hammett paper and notebook samples years ago and have thought about it VERY often since, so I jumped on these two FAST when I spotted them--the best examples of the bunch. I love them like I love a box of early kindergarten blocks or an antique watercolor set--the perfect combo of modular order and endless possibility. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn L. Hammett was a schoolteacher who had authored grammar books and worked as a representative of a publishing house. In 1863 he established a small school-supply shop in Rhode Island and, two years later, moved it to a single store location in Boston. Hammett was an inventor as well, developing a \"slating paint\" for chalkboards and the chalkboard eraser (as the story goes, during a presentation, when he could not find a cloth to wipe his slate, he picked up a carpet remnant and discovered that it cleaned the slate much better than the cloths he had been using.) In 1891 the company formed a partnership with game-producer Milton Bradley of Springfield, Massachusetts, and pioneered the production of kindergarten materials in the United States Read more: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.referenceforbusiness.com\/history\/He-Ja\/J-L-Hammett-Company.html#ixzz7aukmdrWf\" class=\"text-link\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.referenceforbusiness.com\/history\/He-Ja\/J-L-Hammett-Company.html#ixzz7aukmdrWf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeutrals: 9 1\/8\" x 3 3\/8\". Color: 9 5\/8\" x 3 1\/8\" Both in very good condition, sold as a pair. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47813746819326,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_4394_d9ec09f5-b98b-4495-b519-78ad8f92bcb1.png?v=1771197787","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/j-l-hammett-lovely-drawing-and-construction-paper-sample-books-early-20th-century-2","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}