Puzzle
Production date
Circa 1979
Description
A Soma Cube puzzle which consists of seven wooden block pieces of various shapes which can be assembled into different configurations. The blocks are held in a wooden box with no lid. The original pamphlet is missing.
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Object detail
Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1979
Production place
Production period
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
The
Soma
Cube
is
designed
to
encourage
children
to
develop
their
creative
imagination.
The
seven
pieces
can
be
assembled
into
280
different
shapes,
the
easiest
of
which
is
the
cube.Gunnar
Berger
and
Sons
factory
operated
on
the
outskirts
of
Eltham
from
1957
until
about
1980.
Many
of
the
company's
products
were
sold
to
local
schools.
Gunnar Berger came from Sweden in 1951 to set up, in association with the Eltham Dairy Co-operative, an industry to extract lactose from milk. He was financed by a Danish millionaire, Borup Jorgensen, who initially accompanied him to Eltham.Two other Swedes, Nordmark and Person, were involved in the establishment of the factory-which was independent of the Lactose Company at Kapuni. Berger left the company to open his toy and puzzle factory.
Gunnar Berger came from Sweden in 1951 to set up, in association with the Eltham Dairy Co-operative, an industry to extract lactose from milk. He was financed by a Danish millionaire, Borup Jorgensen, who initially accompanied him to Eltham.Two other Swedes, Nordmark and Person, were involved in the establishment of the factory-which was independent of the Lactose Company at Kapuni. Berger left the company to open his toy and puzzle factory.
Accession number
TM2001.241
Collection type
Material
Public comments
Kia ora I have a Centimo Soma Cube complete with box if you want it for your collection. The instructions are listed on the National Library website.
- Leigh G posted 2 years ago.