In the 1800’s there were really no toy “brands”. There were toy makers, but toys were still being crafted by small toymakers across the U.S. and Europe. The games that children were playing were much simpler, and the toys they carried were often small enough to fit in a pocket. Read the full story
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1900s Toys of the 20th Century
Posted on 25 May 2010.
At the turn of the 20th century, new industrial methods and were used to make toys. Dolls were made with a higher quality and along with the new technology, there were many new toys that came out for kids to play with during this century. Here is a look at the first decade of the 1900s and toys.
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Middle Ages Toys
Posted on 19 May 2010.
Prior to the industrial revolution, toys pretty much stayed the same. There were no great advances in toy making, and people were too busy trying to cure the plague and worrying about farming and surviving to find time to create new games and toys for their children. But, the types of toys they played with varied a little bit from what children of the Ancient Empires played with. Read the full story
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Popular Toys Timeline Stops
1990s Toys: Beanie Babies, Pokemon, Tickle Me Elmo: The incredible demand created for toys in the 1990’s marked a new height in American consumerism. The toys that came out in the 1990s were collected by children and adults, and there w... 
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1900s Toys of the 20th Century: At the turn of the 20th century, new industrial methods and were used to make toys. Dolls were made with a higher quality and along with the new technology, there were many new toys that... 
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