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- Doll Desk and Chair, 1915-1921 -
- 1915-1921
- Collections - Artifact
Doll Desk and Chair, 1915-1921
- Bricks Doll Quilt, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Bricks Doll Quilt, circa 1880
- Milton Bradley Company Catalog, "Welcome to Gameland," 1964 - Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Milton Bradley Company Catalog, "Welcome to Gameland," 1964
Milton Bradley, a Springfield, Massachusetts, lithographer, published his first board game in 1860. It was a hit, and Bradley soon became a leader in the growing American game business. By his death in 1911, Bradley's company was one of the nation's best known and most prolific game and toy manufacturers. Milton Bradley products remained popular even after the company's 1984 acquisition by Hasbro, Inc.
- Crate Label, "Sweetheart Brand Beans," circa 1930 - In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Sweetheart Brand Beans, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Crate Label, "Sweetheart Brand Beans," circa 1930
In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Sweetheart Brand Beans, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- Mcguffey Ana Doll, 1937-1944 -
- 1937-1944
- Collections - Artifact
Mcguffey Ana Doll, 1937-1944
- Helen Shepherd with Her Doll, 1900 -
- 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Helen Shepherd with Her Doll, 1900
- Starburst Doll Quilt, 1900-1910 -
- 1900-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Starburst Doll Quilt, 1900-1910
- Barbie Doll, 1960-1961 - Mattel's Barbie doll, introduced in 1959, was a teenage fashion model with an enviable lifestyle of teenage freedom, representing a radical break from the baby and companion dolls that had dominated doll play since the early 1900s. Sophisticated and stylish, this teenager had no visible ties to parents or domesticity, offering fantasy play of an endless round of enjoyable, grown-up activities.
- 1960-1961
- Collections - Artifact
Barbie Doll, 1960-1961
Mattel's Barbie doll, introduced in 1959, was a teenage fashion model with an enviable lifestyle of teenage freedom, representing a radical break from the baby and companion dolls that had dominated doll play since the early 1900s. Sophisticated and stylish, this teenager had no visible ties to parents or domesticity, offering fantasy play of an endless round of enjoyable, grown-up activities.
- Barbie Travel Agent Play Set, 1986-1989 -
- 1986-1989
- Collections - Artifact
Barbie Travel Agent Play Set, 1986-1989
- "Tammy by Ideal... The Doll You Love... to Dress!" Trade Catalog, 1963 -
- 1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Tammy by Ideal... The Doll You Love... to Dress!" Trade Catalog, 1963