Crandall’s Improved District School playset made by Charles M. Crandall

By the 1830’s, the concept of a community supported public education, or Common School, was becoming popular beyond New England. As the population expanded, so did the number of local schools and the development of the teaching profession. Schools created a path for opportunity and an improved way of life. Common school curriculum focused on the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, good citizenship, and rewarding ethical and moral behavior. By the late 19th Century, the educational curriculum had expanded, and schools had also become a place for testing social change. The growth of tax supported public schooling through the university level and compulsory education laws were factors that encouraged a great immigration wave but also promoted a more literate, educated society.

Date: 1876
Type: toy
Medium: wood (overall material)
Department: NMAH
Institution: National Museum of American History
Object number: nmah_1814229
Credit: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection

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Crandall’s Improved District School playset made by Charles M. Crandall

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