Laura Quackenbush wrote:
>
> Hello from Northern Michigan-
> ....Second, I
> want to tap your brains--what are the favorite toys of the 20th
> century?  Here are some I think may rate highly (for my half-century):
> Potato Head, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Slinky, Etch-A-Sketch, Legos,
> Barbie, GI Joe, Candy Land, Ouiji Board.   What think you??
>

I have lots of jigsaw puzzles in my museum...the kids kind from early
20th century and I believe there's even one homemade one in the
collection.  Lightweight metal, mechanical toys also seem to have been
popular around 1900.  Dolls, always dolls. And I was surprised to find
out that "way back then" they also played commercially-produced word
games.  The more things change, the more they are the same!

You might also check the reprints of Montgomery Ward and Sears
Catalogues toy sections.

Cynthia Ogorek
Matteson Historical Museum
Matteson, IL

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