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.
Blackboard No 2
c1958-c1972
Easel Height: 40"
Board: 24" x 18"
Board: 24" x 18"
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
Blackboard No 2 from Bestoys 1959 catalogue
Blackboard No 3
c1958-c1972
Easel Height: 36"
Board: 20" x 16"
Board: 20" x 16"
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
Blackboard No 3 from Bestoys 1963 catalogue
Large Blackboard
c1958-1985
Easel Height: 45"
Board: 25" x 19"
Duster attached
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
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
Large Blackboard from Bestoys 1959 catalogue
Double Blackboard
c1958-1982
Easel Height: 45"
Board: 25" x 19"
Duster attached
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
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
Double Blackboard from Bestoys 1959 catalogue
Time Teacher Blackboard
1970-1985
Easel Height: 40"
Board: 24" x 18"
Board: 24" x 18"
Silk-screened with yellow clock face, numbers and alphabet
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
"Time Teacher" Blackboard from Bestoys 1970 catalogue
Blackboard No 2 - Time Teacher
1973-1985
Easel Height: 40"
Board: 24" x 18"
Board: 24" x 18"
Easel: 1" dressed radiata pine, unpainted
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
Board: Hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint - attached to easel
Packed 6 per bundle
"Time Teacher" - No 2 Blackboard from Bestoys 1973 catalogue
"Squirrel" Blackboard
1970-1983
Board: 24" x 18"
Easel: Wall board - no easel
Board: 3/16" hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint, silk-screened in 2 colours
Packed 12 per bundle
Board: 3/16" hardboard sprayed with 1 coat of lead-free blackboard paint, silk-screened in 2 colours
Packed 12 per bundle
"Squirrel" Blackboard from Bestoys 1973 catalogue
"Bozo" Blackboard
1970-c1977
Easel Height: 36"
Board: 36" x 18"
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
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
"Bozo" Blackboard from Bestoys 1973 catalogue
Double Sided Magnetic Chalkboard
1983-1985
Easel Height: 45"
Board: 25" x 19"
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
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 Sided Magnetic Chalkboard from Bestoys "New for 1983" pamphlet
Links to other Bestoys Items with Blackboards
Desk and Blackboard from Bestoys 1959 catalogue
Desk and Blackboard - c1958-1965
"Combi" Table and Blackboard from Bestoys 1965 catalogue
"Combi" Table and Blackboard - 1965
"Toddler" Deskette from Bestoys 1968 catalogue
"Toddler" Deskettes - 1968-1969
"School Mate" No 2 Desk with Blackboard and Stool from Bestoys c1959 catalogue
"School Mate" Desks and Stools - c1958-1985
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.
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.
"Bozo" Blackboard from Heath's Old Wares and Collectables at Burringbar NSW
