Monday, May 1, 2017

Sound Indicator Chart, 1929



From The Canadian Educator for Home and School Use, Vol 3.  Toronto:  The Iroquois Press, 1929.

I have to confess--I'm not sure what the images are that correspond to the letters g, n and v (vehicle, voiture?).  I guess that Canadian students in 1929 would have known this right away.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Intriguing items. Permit me a stab at naming them in reverse alphabetical order:

v: van

n: nosegay -- a small bunch of flowers

g: gun -- as in 'popgun'. I know that must seem a bit of a stretch, especially from the perspective of today's political climate, but see this item:

http://www.finewoodentoys.com/pro1417171.html

If the pictured 'g' object is not a popgun, then I'm stumped.

The Duke said...

By George, I think you've got it! Are you, perchance, a time traveler?

Anonymous said...

Don't I wish.

I'd launch myself clear back to when a working man could afford beer and smokes.

Mister G said...

V for van seems likely, but what is that thing for T?

Anonymous said...

'Top' or 'toy' possibly, as in 'toy spinning top'.

And I just noticed that there's no 'x' or 'y'.

The Duke said...

The letters X and Y didn't become legal in Canada until 1932.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm. Methinks The Duke may be having us on there. Here are alternative theories to explain the absence of the two letters:

x: The Xerox machine hadn't been invented yet.

y: y's status as a 'sometimes consonant/sometimes vowel' made it suspect of perverse behaviour, unbecoming to a Canadian classroom.

Mister G said...

He's got you there, Duke... give the man a xylophone...

The Duke said...

Why?

Grey Starr said...

T is a Toy Top...