Overview
Old-Time Toys shows young readers the wonders of 19th century playthings using fascinating photographs from leading toy museums around the country. A history of toymakers in North America is featured along with such unusual and familiar toys as: – zoetropes, an early form of “moving pictures” – automata, toys with moving parts – marbles, dolls, kaleidoscopes – pop-up books – toys with a religious theme, such as the popular Noah’s Ark figurines and ark – how to make a thaumatrope, a spinning disk that created a design