This blog discusses old toys from the early 1920's to the end of the 1950's. All kinds of topics are discussed. The time span was the greatest period for "hands-on" toys, where a young child could actually go outside and play for hours at a time. You can see the elegance but simple design of these toys. It was a time when huge machines, and people made and finished toys by hand. The era has long passed, but many of the toys are still around, and that is what I would like to share.
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the Henry Ford (Museum)
the Henry Ford (Museum)
Part I
"From the Collections of Henry Ford"
Toy Blocks
There are often times when I find an unexpected website that simply astonishes me. And so it was, when I discovered "the Henry Ford" museum. Finding the museum was great, but finding the toy section was even greater. I had initially done a search for toys, and one the search results on my search engine (Google) was "the Henry Ford" (Museum).
I had written to the Henry Ford Museum, and had received a fantastic letter from one of the archivists of the Archives and Library Staff (Benson Ford Research Center of The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. She also gave me permission to use photos and to write about this great resource.
There is a lot of information when you go to the main website. So what I have done is provide the link directly to the toy section below:
Please click here to redirect to the Henry Ford Museum on toys
The link below will take you directly to today's specific blog post about toy blocks
Please click here to visit the specific location of today's post