Toys Collection (#23)

Dog and Cart

Street Hawker
People You See. From Teddy Bear (20 December 1969)

Christmas toys
People You See. From Teddy Bear (25 December 1965)

The windowdresser
People You See. From Teddy Bear (10 December 1966)

At the clothes shop
People You See. From Teddy Bear (6 August 1966)

Nurses
People You See. From Teddy Bear (26 November 1966)

School for little folks

Nursery school

Santa Clauss toy factory

The Treasure trove: a trunk bursts open releasing toys, book
The Treasure trove

Visiting a toy shop

Birds on a Wire

A Christmas picnic on the beach

Model Railway Set
A model train passes a toy station Date: circa 1912

Bathing Dolly (Photo)
A little girl dries her doll after her bath, which she apparently took in her underwear. Date: 1915

Queen Elizabeth at Harrods meeting NFS firefighters, WW2
Harrods (Knightsbridge) hosted an exhibition on behalf of Nursing Schools Association (Learn to Live) which was attended by Queen Elizabeth

Toys made for local children on display, sub-station 80V
Toys and play park amusements made by firefighters on display at the fire sub-station in Aristotle Road, Clapham SW4, before being given to local children in need

ABC box lid
Coloured picture ABC box lid, 1885 Date: 1885

Basket of Originalities

Pictorial Alphabet
Picture Alphabet, 1885 Date: 1885

Nursery Alphabet

ABC of Fun
Little Trotabouts ABC Of Fun, 1885 Date: 1885

Illustrated Alphabet, 1885 Date: 1885

Kindergarten Alphabet, 1885 Date: 1885

Alphabet Blocks
The Childs Holiday ABC, 1874 Date: 1874

The new woman toy
The New Woman toy, 1901 Date: 1901

Kuropatkin plays too roughly with his toys. Print shows the Russian general A.N. Kuropatkin playing with toy soldiers while a woman sitting on the floor watches. Date 1904 or 1905

Poster promoting Holland - Toymaker
A Dutch craftsman surrounded by the wooden toys he has been making - a design for a poster promoting tourism. circa 1960

A miniature shop used by the Royal Children
Swiss Cottage, Osborne. A miniature shop used by the Royal Children

Christmas morning, no. 1. Girl seated in bed with roomful of toys. Date c1902

Bright and early. Date c1872

Pleasant outing. Date c1889 Feb. 27

Harmony

Xmas. Children follow Santa
In a winter scene, children follow Santa with his sack of toys. Date: 1908

Christmas. Children playing
Group of children playing with their new toys underneath the Christmas tree. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1920

Duke of Kent as a boy with barrage balloon toy
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935) pictured at the age of five playing with a wartime-theme barrage balloon toy Christmas present. 1940

Girl in garden with toys
From a postcard illustration. c.1922

Dolls Dinner
Two dolls enjoying dinner together. Date: circa 1900

Santa comes down the chimney

Child at play with trumpet
Child pulling along a line of toys on wheels whilst blowing a trumpet. Date: c.1920

European lady and family attended by an Ayah (Nurse). (Plate 17 of 20) Date: 1813

A boy lying on a bed with a book and a toy horse, the head board is decorated with bird fruit and sun motifs. The caption to the picture reads I d buy rusks, bananas, and apples

Metropolitan police officer and dog with shopkeeper
A Metropolitan police officer with his Alsatian dog chats with a shopkeeper in front of his shop. late 20th century

The Queen of Make-Believe by Richard B. Ogle
A small girl with a solemn expression sits on a throne in a long while dress, holding a sceptre while two toy soldiers stand guard either side of her. Date: 1925

Girl with her toys - asleep
A young girl asleep on a large white pillow or cushion in her garden, surrounded by her dolls and toys. Painting by a 14-year-old student at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts. Date: circa 1920

Advertisement for Selfridges toys for Christmas, with a silhouette of children hanging up their stockings ready to be filled with presents

Silhouette of toy elephant and teddy bear
Silhouette of a toy elephant and a teddy bear sitting back to back

Gojee game advertisement
Advertisement for the game, Gojee, bringing the Grand National to your own dining room table. Date: 1931

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