Author : Andrew McClary
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,89 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Toys
ISBN : 9780208023865
Considers how toys changed over the centuries in America as a rural society was gradually urbanized.
Author : Antonia Fraser
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 15,27 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Toys
ISBN :
Author : Deborah Jaffé
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 36,68 MB
Release : 2006
Category : 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.
Author : Deborah Jaffé
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2003
Category : 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.
Author : Francis Edward Abernethy
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 1997
Category : 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
Author : Helen Cox Cannons
Publisher :
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 2020-04-02
Category :
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.
Author : Cyril Hobbins
Publisher : Linden Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,55 MB
Release : 2007
Category : 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.
Author : Bruce Wexler
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 2009-11
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781602397583
150 beloved toys--from Woodhaven tin tractors to the Red Ryder BB gun to Woody from Toy...
Author : David Lucas
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,28 MB
Release : 2011
Category : 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.
Author : Mary Hillier
Publisher : Landmark Books International
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,68 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Mechanical dolls
ISBN : 9781870630276
This book deals with the evolution of mechanical toys following on the history of automata from very early times.
