overall (closed): 2 in x 24 in x 5 11/32 in; 5.08 cm x 60.96 cm x 13.5636 cm
overall (open at angle): 16.5 cm x 61 cm x 19 cm; 6 1/2 in x 24 1/32 in x 7 15/32 in
Object Name:
Puzzle
Description:
The “Stenquist Construction Test of Mechanical Ability” was devised by John Langdon Stenquist (1885-1952), a PhD student at Columbia University Teachers College, and used to evaluate Army recruits during World War I. This example was used in the Psychology Department at Carnegie-Mellon University.
Ref: John L. Stenquist, Measurements of Mechanical Ability (New York, 1923).
“Dr. Stenquist, Educational Leader, Dies,” [Baltimore] Sun (Nov. 9, 1952), p. 38.
