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Table of square roots from Fisher

A table explaining and visualizing the numeration system for schoolchildren and others learning the fundamentals of math and calculation.

Ticket for lottery to promote literature in New York state

Lottery ticket, 4th class, for Harvard College drawing

Lottery ticket, 6th class, for Rhode Island state lottery

Ticket for lottery drawing, 3rd class, to raise funds to build a bridge in Newcastle

Bound manuscript of arithmetic textbook created by student in Susanna Rowson's academy for girls in Boston. Handwritten book is simultaneously an exercise in learning math, penmanship, and business genres.

Multiplication table illustrated on the roots of an Indian Banyan tree, with accompanying tables and descriptions

Illustrated mechanism for learning multiplication table using pictures associated with numbers, along with rhymes set to music.