2 Antique Vintage 1940 Game Sets Walco Construct-A-Toy Woodworking Art Deco

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2 Antique Vintage 1940 Game Sets Walco Construct-A-Toy Woodworking Art Deco. Copyright 1940 by Walco Bead Co. Please refer to my 12 detailed photos for the exact parts and boxes included - the winner gets BOTH sets as shown. Boxes are decent with edge wear but illustrations are nice. Has some wood parts and tools as shown.
Walco Bead Co. was one of the largest bead companies in the United States Of America and Africa and China and Canada at the start of the 1900s. It was a landmark in New York's "bead alley" at 37 West 37th Street.
Walco's technique in marketing was to manufacture bead kits to encourage adults and children to make projects. Many styles of these kits were available, mainly Indian beading belts. During the Depression, beads were an inexpensive and Bead Crafting was a time consuming hobby that produced beautiful results. These Kits included beads, a bead loom, string, and instructions.
In the 1930s with the addition of the "Official Boy Scout Beadcraft Outfit" all kits came with full illustrated easy-to-read instructions, "Walco Indian Bead Loom". With this complete beadcraft outfit you can make a variety of colorful Indian belts, rings, neckerchief slides, and other beautiful beaded objects.
In the 1950s, Walco introduced jewelry kits and larger "Bead Embroidery Kits". These were eye catching for women to glamorize their clothes - their sweaters, blouses, dresses, scarves, stoles, and jackets. These kits were sold as complete kits and patterns were available separately.
By the early 1970s Walco manufactured many other kits, like Li'l Missy Beaded Dolls, MS Beaded Doll Kits, Christmas Beaded Ornaments, Ming Tree Kits, Beaded Vegetable Kits, DO-IT-YOURSELF Beaded Fruit, and Easter Egg Ornament Kits.
Some time around 1976, the Walco Beaded Company changed hands to the Holiday Company.