Toys & Models of Objects Photos

This index covers types of antique toys and models of objects found in various museum collections.

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Dolls Gravestone of girl called Planon from Athens at Glyptothek. Munich, Germany Cutout dolls of Europeans in Ethnic costumes at folk art Collection Gertrud Weinhold. Munich, Germany "Mabel", a bisque doll at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY
Doll Houses Part of doll house collection at Mobile Museum. Mobile, AL Doll house kitchen representing 18thC at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany Edwardian doll house in nursery wing at Thirlestane Castle. Scotland
Stuffed & Plush Animals & Figures Plush Leprechauns for sale. Dublin, Ireland Plush toy lobsters. PE Green plush frog in Wall Drug Store. Wall, SD
Tin Figures & Soldiers Tin soldiers on horseback at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany Cast tin toy model of first German train pulled by locomotive Adler at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany Flat tin rabbit figure with puppets with tree of birds on cast stand from Germany in private collection. Germany
Kachina & Indian Dolls Wooden Hopi Kachina doll at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX Carved Indian dolls in shop at Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. Santa Fe, NM Kachina doll at Peabody Museum. Cambridge, MA
Japanese Dolls & Puppets Doll in traditional Japanese kimono from sister city in Japan at Augsburg Rathaus. Augsburg, Germany Samurai statue given to Roosevelt by Admiral Togo of Japan following negotiations for peace treaty between Japan & Russia at Roosevelt's House Sagamore Hill NHS. Cove Neck, NY Japanese puppet warrior at Mingei Museum. San Diego, CA
Shadow puppets Indonesian shadow puppets of parchment at Mingei Museum. San Diego, CA Wayang kulit or rod shadow puppets made of parchment in shop window. Jogyakarta, Indonesia Shadow puppets from Andhra Pradesh, India at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France
Antique & Modern Bicycles Golden dragon bicycle made in California at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA Mechanical toys beating drum & riding tricycle at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY Child's tricycle in Nursery at Roosevelt's House Sagamore Hill NHS. Cove Neck, NY
Riding & Rocking Toys Rocking horse at Strokestown Park. Vesnoy, Ireland Wheeled rocking horse from time of Napoleon III in nursery at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France Antique pedal car toys at National Automotive & Truck Museum. Auburn, IN
Children Snow Sleds Sleigh & teddy bear at Tudor Place. Washington, DC German child's snow sleigh & toy baby carriage at Lindau Municipal Museum. Lindau im Bodensee, Germany Jack jumper snow sliding sled at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park. Plymouth Notch, VT
Antique Car & Road Vehicle Models Small model of a stagecoach advertising Laffite & Caillard which provided service between Paris & Strasbourg at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France Toy horse-drawn fire hose carriage at Museum of the City of New York. New York, NY Pierce-Arrow sidewalk toy pedal car in Pierce-Arrow Museum. Buffalo, NY
Antique Train & Railway Layouts Trans Europe Express passenger car on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany Model of original Wuppertal suspension railway car at Deutsches Museum Transport Museum. Munich, Germany Model of Central Pacific's Jupiter present at last spike Promontory Summit ceremony at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA
Aircraft Toys & Models Model of trimotor passenger aircraft at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany B-29 Superfortress Bockscar model of plane which dropped second atomic bomb on Japan on Aug. 9, 1945 at National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. Albuquerque, NM Model of X-15 rocket plane which Armstrong tested at Neil Armstrong Museum. Wapakoneta, OH
Antique Clockwork Figures & Banks Cast-iron jump rope toy as mechanical coin bank at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA Miniature carrousel with airplanes & zeppelins at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany Wind-up Uncle Wiggily rabbit car at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany
Antique Board Games Only known American copy of Jolly Game of Goose by J.P. Beach at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY Dewey's Victory board game themed on Admiral Dewey's conquest at Manila at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY Three games table: billiards on top level; a precursor of modern pinball when lifted open, & an extractable canon game with built in candlesticks from southern Germany or Alsace at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany
Model Circus Figures Miniature three-ring circus carved by Edgar Kirk in circus building at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT Antique model toy circus wagon in Girard wing at Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM Age of Chivalry pageant wagon circus parade figure in circus building at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT
Noah's Ark Noah's Ark from PA at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA Noah's Ark in toy store window. Aachen, Germany Old McNoah Farmer's Ark in Noah's Ark collection at Skirball Cultural Center. Los Angeles, CA
Antique Building Blocks & Erector Sets Wooden architectural building blocks at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany Union Building Blocks No 4 vintage construction set by Richter & Co. of Germany at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY Boxed Erector Walking Robot set at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY
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