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Exhibit background: "Children's Games" by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1560 | |
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Toys for the Holidays: | |
Making toys | |
Selling toys | |
Buying toys | |
Giving toys | |
A century of toys: | |
In the 1900s | |
In the 1910s | |
In the 1920s | |
In the 1930s | |
In the 1940s | |
In the 1950s | |
In the 1960s | |
In the 1970s | |
In the 1980s | |
In the 1990s | |
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- 1910s_dolls
- 1900s_Dolls and doll accessories
- Educational toys and games make learning fun, and are often prefered by adults over other types of toys.
- Branded toys increased in popularity throughout the 20th century until they dominated the market completely.
- Dolls are among the most universal toys, having been found and played with in nearly every time and place
- Penny toys were miniatures made of tin that were cheap enough for poor parents to afford or for children to purchase with their pocket money.
- 1900s_trains
- 1930s_weapons
- A hit with children and adults since their invention, model trains have become particularly associated with Christmas, particularly Christmas trees.
- The Teddy Bear was famously named after President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. Although soft toys were invented in the late 19th century, the Teddy Bear truly birthed the stuffed animals that are so ubiquitous today.
- 1900s_Wagons
- 1930s_watches
- 1920s dolls
- 1980s_action figures
- 1920s_science toys
- 1940s_doctor
- 1920s_blackboards
- 1930s_dolls
- 1920s_vehicles
- 1940s_chores
- Toy animals are among the earliest known types of toys
- 1910s_trains
- Spinning tops can be made from nearly any hard material, and have been found on every continent except Antarctica.
- 1990s_barbie
- 1920s_trains
- 1930s_winter
- 1950s_westerns
- 1940s_dolls
- 1970s_Star Wars
- 1980s_video games
- 1900s_Magic lanterns
- 1900s_Rocking horses
- 1940s_trains
- 1960s_guns
- 1970s_Trains
- 1980s_transformers
- 1980s_stuffed animals
- 1900s_Sleds and skates
- 1920s_bears
- 1940s_bicycles
- 1960s_cars
- 1970s_Cars
- 1980s_legos
- 1910s_Bicycles
- 1940s_farm
- 1960s_dolls
- 1990s_action figures
- 1950s_dolls
- 1960s_electronics
- 1990s_video games
- 1910s_guns
- 1950s_vehicles
- 1960s_winter
- 1970s_Dolls
- 1990s_pets
- 1950s_trains
- 1960s_appliances
- 1980s_dolls