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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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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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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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 Toy Soldiers
1930-1939
M.45
Toy soldiers have been collected for centuries.
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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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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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