Lot of 25 Vintage Precision Die Cut Sun DIal Scientific Instrument Kits

Description

HERE'S AN UNUSUAL FIND!
Very Nice, Lot of 25, Vintage, Precision, Die Cut, Horizontal, Sundial Kits.
Designed by Paul MacAlister this cardboard die cut kit is a remarkable piece of engineering.
HERE'S THE STORY!
Paul MacAlister was born 10.15.1901.  After attending art schools, the Yale University School of
Fine Arts, and the Ecole-des Beaux Arts, and years of practical work, he was widely known as a
leading interior designer, with a studio in Manhattan.
MacAlister came to Chicago in 1946 to
reorganize design at Montgomery Ward, and to conduct a
color survey for them. He was one of
the
first designers to venture into television. He appeared
frequently on the NBC Home Show.
He
developed and mass-produced a "Plan-a-Room" kit with
scale
furniture and room layouts
that could
be used to plan and organize home spaces for consumers.
MacAlister was president of the Industrial Designers Institute.
In 1974 he designed a cardboard kit to recreate an
astrolabe,
an astronomical instrument with a
history going back to ancient times.
This
Incredibly
accurate
Sundial was another of Mr. MacAlister's Masterpieces.
Condition of these vintage kits is Brand New... never assembled.  Parts still attached.
Assembled, measures, Approximately 4.25" long x 3.5" wide.  It stands 2..25" tall.
Please See Photos
We acquired a number of these remarkable sundials from Mr. MacAlister's estate.
Please
inquire if
more than one is desired.
Very
Special, Lot of
25
Vintage,
Precision,
Die Cut, Horizontal, Sundial Kits.
P.S.
"... Never lose sight of one thing. It All Started With a Mouse."
W. Disney 1954
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