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- Boy on Sled Toy, 1900-1940 - Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this boy on his sled. 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.
- 1900-1940
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Boy on Sled Toy, 1900-1940
Toy companies began making small, inexpensive, yet colorful, tin toys in the late 19th century. Over the years, toymakers stamped tin into shapes of animals, trains, boats, soldiers and even this boy on his sled. 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.
- Child's Sled, circa 1880 - Sledding became a popular winter activity for children during the 19th century. Narrow wood or metal runners on homemade or factory-made sleds glide almost effortlessly over snow-covered and frozen ground, providing hours of fun in cold northern winters. Whether sliding down a snow-covered hill or being pulled across the icy ground, sleds made winter enjoyable for children of any age.
- circa 1880
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Child's Sled, circa 1880
Sledding became a popular winter activity for children during the 19th century. Narrow wood or metal runners on homemade or factory-made sleds glide almost effortlessly over snow-covered and frozen ground, providing hours of fun in cold northern winters. Whether sliding down a snow-covered hill or being pulled across the icy ground, sleds made winter enjoyable for children of any age.
- Child's Sled, 1895-1910 - Sledding became a popular winter activity for children during the 19th century. Narrow wood or metal runners on homemade or factory-made sleds glide almost effortlessly over snow-covered and frozen ground, providing hours of fun in cold northern winters. Whether sliding down a snow-covered hill or being pulled across the icy ground, sleds made winter enjoyable for children of any age.
- 1895-1910
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Child's Sled, 1895-1910
Sledding became a popular winter activity for children during the 19th century. Narrow wood or metal runners on homemade or factory-made sleds glide almost effortlessly over snow-covered and frozen ground, providing hours of fun in cold northern winters. Whether sliding down a snow-covered hill or being pulled across the icy ground, sleds made winter enjoyable for children of any age.
- Model of Logging Bobsled, circa 1900 - Though the U.S. Patent Office no longer required patent models after 1880, many hopeful applicants continued to submit them, along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their inventions. These miniature models were usually not operational, but they helped explain inventors' ideas and protect them from competitors.
- circa 1900
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Model of Logging Bobsled, circa 1900
Though the U.S. Patent Office no longer required patent models after 1880, many hopeful applicants continued to submit them, along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their inventions. These miniature models were usually not operational, but they helped explain inventors' ideas and protect them from competitors.
- Miniature Sled Used by the Ford Family, 1920-1923 -
- 1920-1923
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Miniature Sled Used by the Ford Family, 1920-1923
- Child's Sled, 1880-1890 - Sledding became a popular winter activity for children during the 19th century. Narrow wood or metal runners on homemade or factory-made sleds glide almost effortlessly over snow-covered and frozen ground, providing hours of fun in cold northern winters. Whether sliding down a snow-covered hill or being pulled across the icy ground, sleds made winter enjoyable for children of any age.
- 1880-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Sled, 1880-1890
Sledding became a popular winter activity for children during the 19th century. Narrow wood or metal runners on homemade or factory-made sleds glide almost effortlessly over snow-covered and frozen ground, providing hours of fun in cold northern winters. Whether sliding down a snow-covered hill or being pulled across the icy ground, sleds made winter enjoyable for children of any age.
- Wooster Ltd. Sno-Bob, 1971 - Winter snow brings unique opportunities for outdoor play. Sled contraptions like this Sno-Bob -- a sort of bicycle on skis -- have been around since the mid-19th century. They found new popularity after the Beatles were spotted frolicking around on them in the 1965 movie <em>Help!</em>
- 1971
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Wooster Ltd. Sno-Bob, 1971
Winter snow brings unique opportunities for outdoor play. Sled contraptions like this Sno-Bob -- a sort of bicycle on skis -- have been around since the mid-19th century. They found new popularity after the Beatles were spotted frolicking around on them in the 1965 movie Help!
- Keith and Becky Sled at Christmas, Simcoe, Ontario, 1978 -
- December 16, 1978
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Keith and Becky Sled at Christmas, Simcoe, Ontario, 1978