The History of Toys

The History of Toys
Author: Deborah Jaffé
Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780750938495

An illustrated chronicle of toy history includes coverage of objects that have remained popular throughout the ages whose designs have been shaped by progressive technologies, new materials, and the advent of mass production.

Toys with Nine Lives

Toys with Nine Lives
Author: Andrew McClary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Toys
ISBN: 9780208023865

Considers how toys changed over the centuries in America as a rural society was gradually urbanized.

Ingenious Women

Ingenious Women
Author: Deborah Jaffé
Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780750930307

This illustrated work examines inventions and discoveries made by women, beginning with the first patent application made in 1637 and ending with the outbreak of war in 1914. Accounts of the stories of the inventions are placed into the context in which their discoveries were made.

Texas Toys and Games

Texas Toys and Games
Author: Francis Edward Abernethy
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781574410372

Folk toys are made with available materials by amateurs in the tradition of the area's culture. Folk games are the traditional games passed along in the playground. This delightful illustrated volume combines how-to descriptions and personal reminiscences contributed by people across the state of Texas. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Traditional Wooden Toys

Traditional Wooden Toys
Author: Cyril Hobbins
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781933502106

Traces the history of wooden toys, describing the methods used to create them in different eras and presenting step-by-step instructions for making a wide range of traditional wooden toys.

The History of Toys

The History of Toys
Author: Helen Cox Cannons
Publisher:
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre:
ISBN: 147479260X

How did teddies get their name? When were yo-yos first made? What were the Teletubbies? From toy cars to Barbies, Rubik's cubes to Fortnite, the toys children play with have changed a lot over the past century. But some of the toys that your grandparents played with in their youth may not be that different to the ones you play with now! Find out all about the history of toys, what has changed and what hasn't, and what children have loved to play with through the decades.

The Man who Changed how Boys and Toys Were Made

The Man who Changed how Boys and Toys Were Made
Author: Bruce Watson
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780142003534

The story of the man who invented the Erector Set.C. Gilbert was all of these, but he made his name by refusing to grow up.

Lost in the Toy Museum

Lost in the Toy Museum
Author: David Lucas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Museums
ISBN: 9781406332063

Join the adventure when the lights go out in the toy museum!One night, when the lights go out at the toy museum, everyone runs off and hides. Left all on his own, Bunting, the sensible old toy cat, sets out to look for them. As he follows the trail of clues through the museum, the normally reserved Bunting learns how to have fun in this affectionate picture book from one of Britain's brightest new talents.

Lehmann Toys

Lehmann Toys
Author: Jürgen Cieslik
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Mechanical toys
ISBN: 9780904568400