![wooden toy train](http://memorialhall.mass.edu:81/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=pvma&item=/images/2000_20_508/2000_20_508.sid&lev=4&wid=180&hei=66)
Toy Train
2000.20.508
This four-car toy train, made of wood, was made sometime in the 19th century, and is the forerunner of Thomas, the Tank Engine.
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![miniature metal cookstove with pots and pans](http://memorialhall.mass.edu:81/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=pvma&item=/images/1990_008_03A/1990_008_03A.sid&lev=3&wid=273&hei=232)
Toy Kitchen Range
c. 1900
1990.008.03a
This plaything, from about 1900, is a miniature facsimile of a wood-fired cookstove that was used in kitchens in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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![miniature metal horse-drawn ambulance with drivers](http://memorialhall.mass.edu:81/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=pvma&item=/images/1969_05_01a-h/1969_05_01a-h.sid&lev=4&wid=168&hei=85)
WWI Toy Ambulance with Figures
1914-1918
1969.05.01a-h
This World War I vintage iron toy is of a horse-drawn ambulance and four military figures.
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![wooden checkerboard](http://memorialhall.mass.edu:81/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=pvma&item=/images/2000_20_503/2000_20_503.sid&lev=4&wid=162&hei=113)
Checkerboard
c. 1900
2000.20.503
In the early 19th century board games were literally carved out of wooden boards.
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![group of seven toy soldiers in various positions of fighting](http://memorialhall.mass.edu:81/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=pvma&item=/images/M_45/M_45.sid&lev=3&wid=286&hei=170)
Group of Toy Soldiers
1930-1939
M.45
Toy soldiers have been collected for centuries.
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![miniature wooden ark with animals](http://memorialhall.mass.edu:81/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=pvma&item=/images/1999_13_503/1999_13_503.sid&lev=4&wid=183&hei=121)
Noah's Ark
c. 1900
1999.13.503
This miniature model of Noah's Ark, complete with animals and a ramp for access, is a child's toy.
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![home-made cloth doll with red dress and white apron](http://memorialhall.mass.edu:81/lizardtech/iserv/getimage?cat=pvma&item=/images/1971_14_02/1971_14_02.sid&lev=4&wid=139&hei=187)
Doll "Diana"
c. 1887
1971.14.02
Like many other toys in the 19th century, cloth dolls were generally not purchased but made at home by a family member or friend; in this case, an aunt made "Diana" for her young Medford, Massachusetts, niece.
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