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- "Magic Slate" Blackboard, 1937-1946 -
- 1937-1946
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"Magic Slate" Blackboard, 1937-1946
- Star Wars Play Set, All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT), circa 1980 - George Lucas's science fiction classics, the original <em>Star Wars</em> trilogy of movies, captured the imaginations of adults and children alike. Toy manufacturers eagerly sought the right to sell licensed toys based on these movies. Action figures and toys based on the film, like this AT-AT play set, defined childhood for many during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- circa 1980
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Star Wars Play Set, All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT), circa 1980
George Lucas's science fiction classics, the original Star Wars trilogy of movies, captured the imaginations of adults and children alike. Toy manufacturers eagerly sought the right to sell licensed toys based on these movies. Action figures and toys based on the film, like this AT-AT play set, defined childhood for many during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- Camel Figurine from Noah's Ark Toy, 1870-1910 -
- 1870-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Camel Figurine from Noah's Ark Toy, 1870-1910
- Small "La-Z-Teddy," Promotional La-Z-Boy Teddy Bear, 1979 -
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Small "La-Z-Teddy," Promotional La-Z-Boy Teddy Bear, 1979
- Toy Lion from Humpty Dumpty Circus, 1918-1930 - German immigrant Albert Schoenhut first patented the Humpty Dumpty Circus in 1903. He followed the high-quality tradition of German toymakers in manufacturing the many unusual and complex pieces for this toy circus. The jointed heads, arms, and legs on the wooden animals and figures used elasticized cords, which allowed them to be posed.
- 1918-1930
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Toy Lion from Humpty Dumpty Circus, 1918-1930
German immigrant Albert Schoenhut first patented the Humpty Dumpty Circus in 1903. He followed the high-quality tradition of German toymakers in manufacturing the many unusual and complex pieces for this toy circus. The jointed heads, arms, and legs on the wooden animals and figures used elasticized cords, which allowed them to be posed.
- Dolly Ann Kitchen Set, 1927-1935 -
- 1927-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Dolly Ann Kitchen Set, 1927-1935
- Slot Car, Corvette Body, 1965-1970 - Slot car racing was a popular hobby by the early 1960s. A small electric motor, powered by current running through the track, ran the car faster or slower as the driver moved a plunger. Slot cars were modeled after everything on wheels. Sports cars, Formula One racers, stock cars, and regular production vehicles all appeared in small-scale versions.
- 1965-1970
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Slot Car, Corvette Body, 1965-1970
Slot car racing was a popular hobby by the early 1960s. A small electric motor, powered by current running through the track, ran the car faster or slower as the driver moved a plunger. Slot cars were modeled after everything on wheels. Sports cars, Formula One racers, stock cars, and regular production vehicles all appeared in small-scale versions.
- Slot Car, AC Cobra Body, 1960-1970 - Slot car racing was a popular hobby by the early 1960s. A small electric motor, powered by current running through the track, ran the car faster or slower as the driver moved a plunger. Slot cars were modeled after everything on wheels. Sports cars, Formula One racers, stock cars, and regular production vehicles all appeared in small-scale versions.
- 1960-1970
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Slot Car, AC Cobra Body, 1960-1970
Slot car racing was a popular hobby by the early 1960s. A small electric motor, powered by current running through the track, ran the car faster or slower as the driver moved a plunger. Slot cars were modeled after everything on wheels. Sports cars, Formula One racers, stock cars, and regular production vehicles all appeared in small-scale versions.
- McDonald's Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Toys, 1988 - Fast food restaurants often draw on popular culture for their children's meal toys. McDonald's offered this Fraggle Rock Happy Meal premium in 1988. Fraggle Rock -- a children's puppet television program created by Jim Henson in 1983 -- was a raucous, music-filled show about Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs as they deal with the serious issues of life.
- 1988
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McDonald's Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Toys, 1988
Fast food restaurants often draw on popular culture for their children's meal toys. McDonald's offered this Fraggle Rock Happy Meal premium in 1988. Fraggle Rock -- a children's puppet television program created by Jim Henson in 1983 -- was a raucous, music-filled show about Fraggles, Doozers, and Gorgs as they deal with the serious issues of life.
- Toy Railroad Refrigerator Car, 1927 - Lionel Corporation produced this model of a railroad refrigerator car. It's a good representation of an outside-braced refrigerated railcar of the era -- right down to the special hardware on the center doors. However, the model's roof is missing the hatches at each end where fresh blocks of ice would be loaded into the car while in use.
- 1927
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Toy Railroad Refrigerator Car, 1927
Lionel Corporation produced this model of a railroad refrigerator car. It's a good representation of an outside-braced refrigerated railcar of the era -- right down to the special hardware on the center doors. However, the model's roof is missing the hatches at each end where fresh blocks of ice would be loaded into the car while in use.