Toy Fox, circa 1900
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Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of soldiers, boats, trains, cars and even animals -- like this fox. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of soldiers, boats, trains, cars and even animals -- like this fox. Children could purchase these low-priced toys from shopkeepers or street vendors. These mass-produced toys -- though not meant to last -- provided fun for just a few pennies.
Artifact
Toy (Recreational artifact)
Date Made
circa 1900
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.193.219
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Paint (Coating)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Gray (Color)
Green
Red
Dimensions
Height: 1.375 in
Width: .875 in
Length: 2 in
Inscriptions
GES. GESH. [on bottom]
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