Bestoys Blackboards - c1958-1985
Blackboards - green boards, chalkboards - call them what you will - are the very basic necessity of any manufacturer of wooden toys and Bestoys has always had 1, 2 or 3 and up to 6 on offer. This page lists all of those illustrated in the Bestoys catalogues from 1959 to 1983 but one type of blackboard or another had been produced before and after those dates.
Large Blackboard
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c1958-1985
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Easel Height: 45"
Board: 25" x 19" Duster attached |
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint inside ¾" frame of unpainted dressed radiata pine - detached from easel Packed 6 easels per bundle plus 6 blackboards per bundle |
Double Blackboard
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c1958-1982
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Easel Height: 45"
Board: 25" x 19" Duster attached |
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: 2 panels of hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - one black the other green - inside ¾" frame of unpainted dressed radiata pine - detached from easel Packed 6 easels per bundle plus 6 blackboards per bundle |
Time Teacher Blackboard
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1970-1985
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Easel Height: 40"
Board: 24" x 18" Silk-screened with yellow clock face, numbers and alphabet
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Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel Packed 6 per bundle |
"Bozo" Blackboard
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1970-c1977
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Easel Height: 36"
Board: 36" x 18" |
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted hinged leg
Board: 5/16" hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint, silk-screened in 2 colours - attached to easel Packed 6 per bundle |
Double Sided Magnetic Chalkboard
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1983-1985
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Easel Height: 45"
Board: 25" x 19" |
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint inside ¾" frame of unpainted dressed radiata pine - detached from easel Packed 6 easels per bundle plus 6 blackboards per bundle |
Links to other Bestoys Items with Blackboards
Desk and Blackboard - c1958-1965
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"Combi" Table and Blackboard - 1965
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"Toddler" Deskettes - 1968-1969
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"School Mate" Desks and Stools - c1958-1985
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Vintage Blackboard 'finds'
"Bozo" Blackboard - 1970-c1977
Found on Heath's Old Wares and Collectables of Burringbar, NSW
https://www.heathsoldwares.com.au/ Advertised for $230 on Saturday, 18th June, 2011 While a little younger than the late 1960s, Bozo was produced between 1970 and 1977. |