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1910s Toys


The 1910’s were a generation of building.  The nation was building its infrastructure, building wealth, and kids were building with their toys.  The most popular toys of the 1910’s were the kinds that little boys would build with, while little girls played with dolls.The Erector set was first invented in the 1910’s.  When he first tried to present an erector set to toy makers, it was not well received.  But today, it has become one of the most popular toys, and a standby gift to buy because it’s so versatile and allows for a lot of creativity in play for kids.  The inspiration for the Erector set came from watching workers rivet steel beams together, and it has stayed as timeless as it once was.

The Raggedy Ann doll ranks either number one or number two on the list of the most popular dolls of all time.  Moms, daughters, and grandmothers, can all remember having a Raggedy Ann doll when they were young. The first Raggedy Ann doll was created in the 1910’s for a newspaper cartoonist’s daughter.  But, when he began to sell them to the public, the desire for the doll was high, and it became the most popular toy of the 1910’s.

Lincoln logs have been around since 1916, and parents still buy them as Christmas and birthday gifts for young kids because they’re a great toy.  Most people can remember having a Lincoln Log set growing up, and it’s a common gift for younger kids because it allows them to create and build, and they’re very durable.

47 Responses to “1910s Toys”

  1. The Modern Dryad says:

    Aww sweetie I wish I had advice on how you can get more energy, but I have no clue. I was absolutely EXHAUSTED my entire 1st trimester. All I did was work and sleep–literally. I'd sleep from 5pm to 4am every day, and still be sooooo tired all day… It got better around 13 weeks or so, but now I'm 27 weeks and starting to be tired all the time again… only now I can't sleep as much cause I pee every 10 minutes and the baby moves whenever I'm comfortable… So, sorry to say, you're just going to be tired. Creating a human is hard work for your body, it's bound to be exhausting!! Just enjoy the rest now, cause later in the pregnancy and after your bubs is born you'll be exhausted but never get any sleep!!

    Congrats on the pregnancy and good luck!!

  2. Ryan H says:

    Scuole 'attuali impianti in' cattive condizioni '
    Da John Walshe istruzione editor
    Lunedi giugno 23 2008
    "Un enorme arretrato di modernizzazione e di ristrutturazione opere" è tenuto a portare la nazione scuole fino a norma.
    Il Dipartimento dell'Istruzione e della Scienza ha ammesso una "alta percentuale di scuole esistenti sono in cattive condizioni".
    E si mette la situazione verso il basso per la stragrande maggioranza del paese's 4000 primaria e le scuole di secondo livello aver visto "nessun investimento di capitale di qualsiasi fino alla fine degli anni 1990".
    In un documento informativo predisposto per l'Istruzione Ministro Batt O'Keefe, quando ha assunto la breve, dice il Dipartimento non vi è una sfida che devono essere soddisfatte nella fornitura di finanziamenti per compensare anni di investimenti in edifici scolastici.
    Questa sfida è fatta più dura di più elevata priorità concorrenti e di un inasprimento della situazione di bilancio, si dice.
    Il documento aggiunge che molte scuole hanno piccole aule, poca o nessuna accessorie alloggio, biblioteche, sale PE e scopo generale camere e non vi è insufficiente specialista alloggio a livello di insegnamento post-primaria.
    Rinnovo
    Si dice molti di secondo livello, le scuole costruite negli anni 1970 e 1980 sono stati di un basso costo, alta progettazione e la manutenzione necessaria la sostituzione o la rimessa.
    Il documento dice anche che l'introduzione del regime di Estate Opere di quattro anni fa ha portato in più di 2600 progetti su piccola scala in via di completamento, tuttavia tale regime è stata messa in attesa.
    Il documento rivela anche che fino a € 5 m, o 1pz costo annuale di progetti di costruzione della scuola, è soddisfatta a titolo di contributi locali che prevedono € 1,8 m verso canoni per la scuola di alloggio.
    Ieri sera, Asti (Associazione Insegnanti secondarie Irlanda) segretario generale John White ha affermato che non era sorpresa di apprendere molti scolari speso i loro giorni in qualità scadente, mal di risorse edifici scolastici.
    "L'Irlanda continua a languire in fondo l'Organizzazione per la cooperazione economica e lo sviluppo di campionato, quando si tratta di noi l'importo investire in secondo livello di istruzione relative al nostro paese la ricchezza", ha detto.
    "L'obiettivo del governo di Irlanda in via di sviluppo come una società della conoscenza e l'economia è di importanza vitale per la nostra economica a lungo termine la salute. Ma questo dipende da aver dotati di risorse, le moderne scuole correttamente con risorse specialistiche impianti per temi come la scienza e la tecnologia."
    – Giovanni Walshe istruzione editor

  3. commandercornpone says:

    actually it was a PFT correspondent who left a lincoln log in his panties.

  4. :)Believe ~ Love:) says:

    my birthday is January 9th (and now that you all know…presents are welcomed hehe) so I don't think I've ever felt ripped off because they usually get 2 separate gifts :)

  5. T-Money says:

    a plug and an outlet, ketchup and mustard, salt and pepper, vampire and vampress, prince and princess, queen and king,

  6. Jgirl says:

    It's a song for pedophiles

  7. Living Life and Loving Life says:

    I SEE YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A PHILOSOPHER BUT IF THAT WERE TRUE WOULD NOT MORE TEENS JOIN THE MILITARY? WHEN YOU AND YOURS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND THEREFOR A MILITARY IS NECESSARY. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE PHRASE PEACE THROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER? THAT IS THE TRUTH IN THE REAL WORLD BRO.

  8. Metal Nettle says:

    I totally agree she needs help.

    This cannot continue, and 11 stitches is not nice.

    It would take someone very knowledgable to watch the situation between her and the dog to know.

    Don't like it at all I'm afraid.

  9. JAY O says:

    Nope.
    What we call "liberalism" is in fact Statist Classism. You're simply describing the two classes they envision in their Utopia: the elite "ruling class" and "everyone else;" essentially government property and hopelessly locked into lives of deprivation.
    In all seriousness, if you neither hope to be taken care of by your betters nor strive to rule those who do, you AREN'T a liberal.

  10. James Paul McCartney says:

    I don't know but "The Exorcist" is a TERRIBLE movie!

  11. Ain't I A Stinker? says:

    My Viagara tablet got stuck in my throat, now I've got this really stiff neck.

  12. barbie_blonde_girl says:

    That depends. What did he get you for your birthday?

  13. Mr.Funeral says:

    candy land

  14. The Faithful One says:

    it's a pretty good team. lol, my shuckle has the same attacks as your's.

  15. drewhaer says:

    i remember when i was like 6 or 7 I got a cabbage patch kid for christmas. It was during the days of people fighting over the last ones at the local walmart. I can still remember the way the doll smelled. It was the best christmas ever

  16. montie says:

    I assume you told your main man that you slipped. That is an important step in getting back his trust, admitting that you made a mistake. After that it is going to take some time and he will always have a slight suspicion. The longer you are true to him and give him reasons to trust you then the lower will be his suspicion level.

    Also you should make it a point to never see your other friend again, unless your current boy friend is present. You must never let yourself be put into a situation where you are alone with him. If you aren't alone with him then you can't sin with him.

    Trust is very important in a relationship and one way to establish that trust is to never give your partner a reason to distrust you. Tell him who you were with and if you go out, even if you just met a guy and talked with him. He might not like it, but you can tell him that you are being as honest as possible and you are offering him full disclosure. At some point he will get sick of your full disclosure and then he will trust you more. Only mention the important events, like lunch with, or I had a long talk with, I went somewhere with… It doesn't matter if you saw a guy in a crowd and never spoke or if you just said hi. Also if you had another friend, preferable a girlfriend with you then it it going to make it harder for you to make that mistake again.

  17. Dave J says:

    You are probably going to have to capture the song
    from the movie clip. The animated movie was
    released in 1976, and all the music credits were
    by Joe Raposo. Most likely he wrote the song for
    the movie. I doubt that there is a downloadable
    source for this song, although I do find some songs
    done by Fred Stuthman where Blue is referenced.

    Should I find more, I will let you know.

    UPDATE: All the music in the movie was written
    by Joe Raposo. Fred Stuthman did the song in
    the movie, and some of his songs are in the
    P-to-P music site I checked. Blue is listed, but
    every format I attempted to download would not
    work in any format, let alone the format listed
    for that song. I also found several sites that
    had listings on the movie, performers in the cast,
    music, and people involved with the movie
    production, however, none of the links to these
    places would work. Not even direct typing of
    the URL's would connect.

    As mentioned previously, the best possibility
    to get the song is to capture record it from a
    movie clip. The next best method is to do a
    Google search for the movie and select one
    of the sites where you can order the movie,
    then record the song from your copy of the
    movie. Be sure to search for the whole movie
    title, and not just Raggedy Ann. Raggedy Ann
    was first conceived, and dolls made of her in
    1915. There has been much of her ever since,
    so a search must be confined to the movie alone.
    Even then you might find over 100k listings, so
    you have to scroll through them carefully.

    The movie was released in 1976, and hit most
    theaters in 1977. This makes it old enough to
    be 'on back shelves' of the distributors, and all
    the music would be hard to find these days.

  18. answerman63 says:

    Lincoln Logs were invented in 1916 by John Lloyd Wright (1892-1972), an architect and one of the five children of the world-famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

  19. greek_angel_girl says:

    1996. some where in the late 90's. i'm pretty sure it was 1996.

  20. Clever...Brrr... like duh! says:

    hahahaha

    You know…I really think it should be.

  21. serialmom12 says:

    You can put "Only your presence is requested" on the invitations.

    If anyone insists, have information ready about a charity they could donate to in her honour.

  22. Yeppers! says:

    1 (assuming that 10 is best) and that's being generous. He's such a blow-hard.

  23. Well Duh! says:

    Very insightful. Best standard of living occurs with an un-bounded and unregulated economy, with many local governments, and a small, efficient Federal government.

  24. Peter says:

    Yesu you and Peter have put in a tremendous amount of work and have taken cups of water from each pond and pured them into its own lake.Thank you for allowing me to be involved,the poets were bonded on one theme,and I am thankful to have been allowed to be in the company of so many very good poets.It is humbling.Beautiful job,Peter,yesu

  25. TheSavant says:

    i would have to agree i am not to crazy about it either.

  26. cherrymysherry says:

    dont specify anything and ull be good.
    or say nothing over 20 dollars.. but thats a lil arrogant

  27. zettacrazy says:

    it's a pretty good team. lol, my shuckle has the same attacks as your's.

  28. Jack M says:

    Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko.

    Hope that's what you wanted.

    – Jack

  29. The Truth says:

    Sorry, never heard of it, but it sounds interesting.

  30. Ashlee Otto says:

    Sure, all the time. Spirits cling to what they find most important! Just google it! You'll find dozens!

  31. Ain't I A Stinker? says:

    No but two bottles of Viagra should be.

  32. eve c says:

    Heres a few artists who sings "thanks heaven for little girls"

    -maurice chevalier

    -merle haggard

    -perry como

  33. Sfsfsfs S says:

    lol how embarrassing!!!

  34. Kelle says:

    The lab is the oldest dog in the family and therefore is likely viewed by other dogs in his pack and is viewed by himself as being an elder in the group. As an elder, he should be given the most respect. He takes on a more authoritative role in the group. What he is trying to do is train the puppy. Most likely your puppy is still developing its understanding of what is acceptable and what isn't socially. A socially educated dog or puppy will be able to read another dog's body language to be able to tell if another dog wants to interact or be left alone. The lab probably doesn't mind the puppy being in his space until he gets tired after a long visit and he wants some quiet time. At this point, the lab's body language will be telling the puppy to stay away, and when the puppy ignores these cues, the lab punishes the puppy with a scolding.

    This can be dangerous, because there is a possibility that the lab will resort to biting the puppy if it doesn't learn.

    What I recommend you do is:
    A) attempt to bring the puppy for shorter visits, so that the lab does not become bothered by the puppy, and
    B) keep the puppy away from the lab and encourage it to leave the dog alone when you see that the lab is becoming tired.

    However, it's important to note that it's in interactions like these that the puppy will develop social skills. If this puppy does not learn how to read stay-away cues from the labrador, down the road, your dog may be bitten or attacked by a more dangerous dog in a park or on a walk, because it won't have developed these skills. Dogs also are generally more patient and tolerent of social misbehaviour in puppies than in older dogs. Another advantage you have is that the lab is a mostly calm and well-mannered dog, and he knows your puppy.

    It is important that you allow your puppy a degree of learning from its mistakes, because for dogs, that's the main way they do learn – from experience. The biggest concern is whether the lab will hurt your puppy. If your puppy is close in size to the lab, then you should be okay, because the lab is just trying to teach the puppy, not harm it. If the puppy is much smaller, then the lab could accidentally hurt it. The best thing you can do is continue to allow these dogs to interact, but keep a vigilant eye on things until this stage passes (and it will).

  35. Just Mel says:

    Most craft stores might carry these.

  36. DannyK says:

    Oh, yes, there are gentlemen out there. You ladies don't notice us because too many of us are not so aggressive as to get in your face while the little boys are showing off. Don't want to be associated with that crowd, you know.

    You know, it would be a lot simpler if fewer ladies encouraged their behavior by rewarding them with attention. Then, they would either go away, or many would grow up themselves. Either way, the ones among us who have been more reserved all along would no longer disappear into the background noise as we do now.

    Fact is, men are simpler than women; they're going to do what they see working. And all too often these days, they see the obnoxious boy behavior working. Be careful what you wish for, though. Lots of guys work so hard trying to be a gentleman that they forget how to have fun. Then, the girls lose interest & wander back to the bad boys… So, what's a guy to do?

    Good luck to you, though!

  37. senyah5 says:

    Fuck small toy makers! These laws are made to protect children you stupid blonde bimbo!

  38. peachburrito says:

    class=” ” < avi looks like a cute lil raggedy Ann doll it’s cute ☺

  39. LKDUInvest says:

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  40. wmgrady says:

    RT class=” ” Hilarious: What People Wanted For Christmas In 1975

  41. Twitter says:

    do little girls still play with baby dolls?

  42. jenny2tone says:

    Lincoln Logs and my Erector set

  43. Mazzy95 says:

    CUte cats! ALso great toy.. its a bit noisy though

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  45. BigBadBoo says:

    You've unfortunately been the victim of "little boys" LEARNING game. A boy doesn't turn into a man without practice. That's the reality. The gentlemen you wish existed are out there, and they are looking just as hard for you as you are for them.

  46. mammywebb says:

    Exactly, yet i have it a little different.
    I'm a future mom, yet i'm still in highschool. And recently some family members have made comments "oh, you're not putting your baby first? you're staying in school?" and i reply "this is for the best of my baby."
    And, you're working hard to support your baby. I'm in favor of "full time moms" and "full time moms with careers" both take a lot of time and exhaustion, but it's always worth the effort.

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