BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Toys and Childhood

DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Toys and Childhood:

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November 20, 2015 – Ongoing
In time for the winter holidays, this showcase presents a selection of cast-iron and tinplate toys from the museum’s collection dating from the 1870s to the 1950s, illustrating the ever-evolving nature of American childhood and home life and bringing to light aspects of play. Included in the display are a variety of vehicles, from boats and airplanes to horse-drawn wagons, as well as fanciful toys relating to the American circus – acrobats, clowns and a miniature Ferris wheel.

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1. SIAHTY_151203_05.JPG: Childhood & Toys Since the early 20th century, the Smithsonian Institution has collected toys to give insights into American childhood. Toys suggest how children were educated and how they enjoyed leisure activities. They also indicate how children were prepared for their future social, career, and gender roles, and the position of young consumers in the marketplace. And toys can reflect the commonplace aspects of everyday life that, with time, are often forgotten. While these toys look old fashioned today, when new they were the most recent and fashionable models, made with the most up-to-date technological innovations. These toys are from a collection of over 1,400 cast-iron and tinplate toys, dating from the 1870s to the 1950s.
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