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SAYING GOODBYE TO TEDDYIn a South London factory, several hundreds of teddy bears had been assembled the night before for a final goodbye. The factory girl takes leave of her teddies.. Date: 4 November 1929
SNOWY SUBURBIA 1968A north London suburban street, covered in winter snow. Date: 1968
KNITTED CONCERTINA MANThis clever little toy with a wool face, is a concertina man with a monkey on his shoulder. Knitted toys make good Christmas presents! Date: 1930s
GIRL WITH BROKEN DOLLThis little girl is on her way to get her dolls mended to be ready for Christmas. The Dolls Hospital gives new life to dead toys, so that they can be given to poor children. Date: 4 December 1929
GAMBLING / CROCKFORDSGents in smart attire gamble at the dice table in Crockfords Club. Date: 1843
TOY CRICKETING CATA toy cricketing cat, bat behind him, arms spread wide to catch the cricket ball! Date: 1930s
PLAYING WITH CARS 1960SA little boy with a pudding basin hairstyle, still wearing his school uniform and tie, plays with his toy cars on the lawn. Date: 1960s
SMOKING ACCESSORIESA man wearing a ring and cufflinks shows off some extremely stylish smoking accessories, including an ashtray, lighter, cigarette case, pipe, candle holder &c Date: 1930s
RING A ROSES 1930SLittle girls in traditional dress play Ring o Roses at a childrens village festival in Upper Silesia. Date: 1930s
VICTIMS OF HASHISHFour North African victims of hashish, driven out of their minds by the drug and brought under the care of Dr Auguste Voisin of the Salpetriere, Paris. Date: 1876
REPAIRING DOLLSA dolls hospital in South London: a woman takes a pair of pliers to a broken dollys limb while a girl watches hoping to have her toy repaired in time for Christmas Date: 4 December 1929
TWO DOLLS PRAMSTwo young girls push their dolls in prams Date: 1940s
FAMILY PHOTO / NEUFCHATELA French family at their home in Neufchatel, near Dieppe Date: 1899
GAMES / BOYS / MARBLES 19CSix boys playing marbles Date: early 19th century
LIONEL TRAINS ADVERTAdvertisement for Lionel model train sets featuring a pipe- smoking man leaving a toy locomotive for his grandson for Christmas Date: circa 1950
HIGHGATE MODEL YACHTSRegatta of the Highgate Model Yacht Club on the ponds Date: 1854
SEE-SAW / EARLY 18CAn outdoor scene with two people on a see-saw in the right foreground Date: early 18th century
GAME / OUTDOOR SKITTLESA jovial group of men enjoy an outdoor game of skittles Date: circa 1830
ARISTOCRATIC SWINGINGA beautiful young woman is pushed on a swing by a dashing chap. Date: 18th century
GIRL ON SWING C19A little girl in a flowing dress swings happily. Date: 19th century
CARD PLAYERS IN KITCHENThe Card Players: a game of cards taking place in the country kitchen of a poor rural home Date: circa 1807
PLAYING CARDS IN HOLLANDGreat interest is shown in a two-handed game of cards played in a Dutch tavern Date: 17th century
GIRL ON SWING 1926Woman swings in a tree. Date: 1926
LE PARTIE DE WISCHA well-to-do group of French ladies and gentlemen in fine clothes play a game of whist Date: 18th century
KITE FLYING C1860Two boys carry their kites towards a windmill on a hill, where kites can be seen flying. Date: circa 1860
LEAPFROG CHAPS 1930SOne suited chap leaps over another. Date: 1930
MEN PLAY CARDS 1930SFour men wearing suits play cards around a table whilst two others look on. Date: 1930s
PLAYING HOUSE WITH DOLLSThree children play house with their dolls Date: circa 1920
GIRL WITH FOUR DOLLSA little girl of Neufchatel, France, attends to two of her dolls in their pram while clasping another, while a fourth is propped up against the pram. Date: circa 1920 ?
GIRLS DOLLS IN PRAMA little girl of Neufchatel, France, wheels her two dolls in their pram. Date: circa 1920 ?
BOY OFFERS GIRL DOLLA boy offers a doll to his sister when she complains shes lonely. Date: 1894
LEWISHAM / HIGH STREETLewisham High Street Date: circa 1903
ELTHAM / HIGH STREET C1900Eltham High Street, south-east London Date: circa 1900
MUSICAL CHAIRS AT PARTYChildren play musical chairs Date: 1910
PAINTING TOY ANIMALSThis woman is working overtime hand-painting toy animals at a north London factory, supplying big orders received from many little girls who want a Noahs Ark like Princess Elizabeths. Date: late 1920s
ALPINE GUARDS PLAY CARDSThe Alpine Casino in Austria has special security guards who, while the ivory ball rolls round the roulette table downstairs, pass the time with a game of cards upstairs. Date: 1930s
MODEL RACING CARThree men examine a model racing car before the start of the big race Date: 1950s
3 GIRLS ON SWINGS C19Three girls take turns on a makeshift swing made from a length of rope fastened to a railing. A little child, whose toy horse has broken, sobs. Date: late 19th century
SEE-SAW / LATE C19THA group of children enjoy a makeshift see-saw fashioned from a wooden barrel and a plank of wood taken from a nearby building site Date: late 19th century
KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOXA boy and his sister wheel their younger siblings about the streets in a wheelbarrow-like contraption they have made from an orange box and some pram wheels. Date: late 19th century
BOYS PLAYING LEAPFROGBoys leapfrogging Date: 1897
EAST END GIRLS SWINGGirls enjoy a makeshift swing, from a lamp-post in Londons East End Date: late 19th century
TOYS / HOOPS / C19THThe runaway hoop Date: late 19th century
VICTORIAN GIRL SKIPPINGA girl skips, her brother watches with admiration Date: Late 1860s
MANNINGS ROCKING HORSEMannings rocking horse, activated by springs which are in turn activated by the movements of the riders body Date: 1887
SWINGING INDIANSA Diversion of swinging practised by the principal people in India Date: 18th century
INDIAN SWINGS C18A Diversion of swinging practised by the principal people in India Date: 18th century
FRENCH PUPPET SHOWA French boy puts on a puppet show to amuse the children of the street Date: circa 1840
