I too was wondering when homemade toys would fit in.  I remember the
fun I had with a very old set of paper dolls my mother and aunts had
used as children.  They made them by cutting up old catalogues.  Says
something for the long history of Return, REUSE, recycle?



Maryann Kempthorne
Museum student, Vancouver BC


>What about homemade toys like tin cans and string, sardine can
>trains, slingshots, spool tops, rag dolls, corn shuck, and sock
>dolls, or stilts? There are lots of things that poor and rural kids
>play(ed) with, but maybe they are to much the same as 19th century
>toys. We have a few
>of these items in our collection from an exhibit a few years ago.
>
>My personal favorites were plastic horse models (about 10 inches
>tall) ridden by Madame Alexander dolls and hula hoops for circus
>tricks.
>
>Kate Hogue
>Conner Museum
>Kingsville, Tx.
>
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