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Old-Time Toys shows young readers the wonders of 19th century playthings using fascinating photographs from leading toy museums around the country. A history of toymakers in North America is featured along with such unusual and familiar toys as: - zoetropes, an early form of "moving pictures" - automata, toys with moving parts - marbles, dolls, kaleidoscopes - pop-up books - toys with a religious theme, such as the popular Noah's Ark figurines and ark - how to make a thaumatrope, a spinning disk that created a design

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