ANIMAL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 1"H x 3 7/8"L x 2"W
DESCRIPTION Painted tin toy insect, possibly a fly. Black head and legs, green body, unpainted wings. Small round hole in back and small tab on each side of body.
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ANIMAL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 1/4"H x 2"L x 1 3/8"W
DESCRIPTION Tin toy frog painted green.
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ANIMAL, MECHANICAL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 3/4"H x 2"L x 1 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Tin pull-back lady bug toy. Painted red and black with yellow eyes. Single wooden wheel. Underside reads "LADY BUG", "PATENTS ALLOWED", TO WIND DRAW BUG BACK 2 OR 3 FEET OVER FLAT SURFACE", and "AN...
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ANIMAL, MECHANICAL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 2 7/8"H
DESCRIPTION Painted lead rabbit sitting upright and playing drums. Bobbing head on spring.
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BANK, MECHANICAL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 6"H x 2 5/8"W x 2 7/8"D
DESCRIPTION Tin toy bank (a) and key (b). Bank (a) painted yellow on a gilt base. Slot, window, and drawer on face. Right proper side is hinged door with lock. Decorated with pink flowers and images of girls ...
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BED - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 10 3/4"H x 14"L x 9 3/8"L
DESCRIPTION Four poster doll bed with walnut finish. Frame only. Side rails do not appear to be original.
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BED - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 21 3/4"H x 23 1/2"L x 16"W
DESCRIPTION Walnut Victorian doll bed, including headboard (a), footboard (b), rails (c-d), mattress (e), and five slats (f-j). Headboard (a) has ornate scrollwork and floral medallion. Footboard (b) has circul...
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BELL - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 7/8"H x 7/8"W
DESCRIPTION Toy metal bell with traces of chrome. Bell is solid and does not ring.
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BLOCK, ALPHABET
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 1/4"H x 1 1/2"W x 1 1/2"D
DESCRIPTION Set of seven flat wooden blocks with letters on each side. (a) "L" "Y&Z" (b) "Q" "D" (c) "G" "T" (d) "J" "M" (e) "S" "F" (f) "L" "Y" (g) "O" "B"
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BOAT - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 29"H x 31"L x 10 1/2"W
DESCRIPTION Wooden toy sail boat (sloop type). One mast with two white muslin sails rigged. Small iron anchor and chain. Hull is painted red, deck and superstructure are painted umber. Painted portholes. "Re...
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CANNON - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 2 7/8"H x 5 1/4"L x 3 3/8"W
DESCRIPTION Iron cannon. Barrel has been painted blue. Wheels are painted red. Carriage is painted black.
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CANNON - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 11 3/8"H x 21 3/4"L x 8"W
DESCRIPTION Toy wooden cannon. Painted black and army green. Metal hook at butt end of barrel. Sticker on barrel reads: "YANKEE BOY CANNON PAT. APPL'D FOR MAN'F'D BY N.O. FAWICK MFG CO. SIOUX FALLS, S.D."
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CANOE, DUGOUT - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 5 1/2"H x 23"L x 5 7/8"
DESCRIPTION Rough hewn handmade toy dugout canoe.
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CARRIAGE HOUSE - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 25"H x 27"W x 11"D
DESCRIPTION Wooden toy carriage house with three stalls under second story hayloft with locking doors. House painted with red brick design, white trim, brown columns at front, clock over double locking doors. S...
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CARROUSEL - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 12 1/4"H x 11" Dia.
DESCRIPTION Painted tin toy carrousel. Floor of carrousel, center pillar, and canopy designed to rotate when lever in base is pushed. Base and canopy painted with red, white, and blue circus motif. Five horses...
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CHAIR - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 8 1/2"H x 5"L x 4"D
DESCRIPTION Toy straight chair, cane seat, natural color
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CRADLE, BOARD - TOY
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 8 7/8"H x 2 1/4"W x 2 1/4"D
DATE MADE c. 1901
DESCRIPTION Toy Indian cradle board (a) with baby (b). Carrier (a) beaded with blue design and lined with plaid cotton. Right runner has been repaired near base. Baby (b) is painted ceramic head on wooden stic...
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DIE
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 7/8"H x 7/8"W x 7/8"D
DESCRIPTION Ivory die with the letters "T", "E", "X", "A", and "S" on five sides and a star on the sixth.
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT multiple measurements
DESCRIPTION Pair of kewpie dolls, boy (a) and girl (b). Boy (a) is dressed in balloon-type pants, green jacket and shoes, white collar. Girl (b) is dressed in long waisted pink full dress, white ruffle around n...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 1"H
DESCRIPTION China doll painted black. Called a "Frozen Charlotte" doll on original catalog card.
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 12"H x 13 1/2"W
DESCRIPTION Reversible rag doll. Two doll heads, arms, and torsos joined at the waist. One white, one black. Faces painted on. Black doll has traces of hair and two red bows attached. White doll has painted ...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 9 1/4"H
DATE MADE c. 1847
DESCRIPTION Doll made from corn cob and husk. Painted face. Red hair. Long blue band around neck.
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 7 3/4"H
DATE MADE c. 1847
DESCRIPTION Doll made from corn cob and husk. Painted face. Purple bonnet. Red band around neck.
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 9 1/2"H
DATE MADE c. 1847
DESCRIPTION Doll made from corn cob and husk. Painted face. Red band around neck. Painted buttons.
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 6 1/2"H x 2 1/4"W x 1 3/4"D
DATE MADE c. 1887
DESCRIPTION Palmer Cox brownie rag doll after the Brownie Books by Palmer Cox, first published in 1887. Doll has red cap and blue coat.
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 12 1/4"H
DATE MADE c. 1930
DESCRIPTION Santa Claus doll. Handmade. Standing. Cardboard body. Wire arms and legs. Painted papier-mâché head, hands, and boots. Rabbit fur beard. Dressed in red cotton coat and hat trimmed in white. Fa...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 15"H
DESCRIPTION Doll. Boy. Bisque head with painted face and glass inset eyes. "140 3" on back below neck. Leather hands. Blue striped stockings and blue boots stitched on. Cloth body. Shoulders do not appea...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 17 1/2"H
DATE MADE c. 1883
DESCRIPTION Doll (a). Girl. Bisque head. Pierced ears. Brown glass inset eyes. Blonde wig. Original bisque hands replaced. White kid body. Writing on back states "Pearl May, 1883, Edith House". Includes...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 11 1/2"H
DATE MADE c. 1900
DESCRIPTION "Penny" doll. Bisque head and hands. Kid body. Cloth feet. Blue glass inset eyes. Hinged legs. Brown wig added by Museum. "3200 MS10d" at back of neck. Repaired tear in body behind right prope...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 8"H
DATE MADE late 19th century
DESCRIPTION "Penny" doll (a). Bisque head. Brown glass inset eyes. Brown mohair wig added by Museum. Jointed papier-mâché body. "4416" on back of neck. Black boots painted on. White cotton slip (b), bloome...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 16"H
DATE MADE patented 1909
DESCRIPTION Doll. Baby. Celluloid head. Blonde wig. Blue glass closing eyes. Composite body. Labeled "K&R 7286/6 GERMANY 38/41" with the ampersand in a Star of David. Described as a "Character" doll...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 24"H
DATE MADE c. 1930
DESCRIPTION Doll (a). Girl. Composite head, hands, and feet. Cloth body. Glass gray closing eyes. Crying mechanism. Straight blond wig. Blonde hair eyelashes. Labeled "Handee" at base of neck. Also weari...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 23"H
DATE MADE 1850-1860
DESCRIPTION Doll (a). Lady. Bisque head, arms, and leg. One leg has been replaced with wooden leg. Painted face with blue eyes, blonde hair, and purple tiara. Black shoes painted on. Also wearing light brow...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 25 1/2"H
DATE MADE late 19th century
DESCRIPTION Doll (a). Girl. Bisque face and hands. Glass brown closing eyes. Brown curly hair. White jointed kid body. "JDK" trademark on chest. Wearing white cotton undershirt (b), bloomers (c), white cot...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 3 7/8"H
DESCRIPTION Doll. Girl. All china. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Called "Frozen Charlotte" doll on original catalog record.
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 30"H
DESCRIPTION Rag doll (a); hand-made with painted hair and face, dressed in white muslin underclothes consisting of a half-petticoat (b) with eyelet border, pantalettes (c) with lace trim, camisole (d) made of whi...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 27"H
DATE MADE 1879
DESCRIPTION Rag doll (a). Hand-made with painted face and hair; dressed in white muslin untrimmed camisole (b); pantalettes with lace at bottom (c); half slip with wide eyelet trim (d); white hand-knitted booties...
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DOLL
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 11"L
DATE MADE c. 1920
DESCRIPTION Baby doll (a) with clothes (b-f). "Bye-Lo Baby". Bisque head with closing eyes. Celluloid hands. Cloth body. Insribed at base of neck "Copr. by Grace S. Putnam MADE IN GERMANY". Stain around ...
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT see below
DESCRIPTION Paper doll and doll clothes (a-e). Color cut-out from magazine (a). 7 3/8"H x 2 3/4"W. Doll form of a woman in white and pink dress. Color cut-out from magazine (b). 6 1/2"H x 2 7/8"W. Purple s...
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 3 3/8"H x 2 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a green dress trimmed in ermine. Small tabs to hold item onto paper doll form.
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 3 3/8"H x 2 1/8"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a pink Empire-style dress with white lace. Small tabs to hold item onto paper doll form.
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 4 15/16"H x 1 1/2"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a doll form depicting a young blonde girl in a white shift.
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT see below
DESCRIPTION Paper doll and doll clothes (a-e). Color cut-outs from magazines. a) Doll form of a blonde woman in white shift. 6 9/16"H x 2 1/4"W. b) White dirndl with black laced bodice and pink apron. 5 1...
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 6 3/16"H x 2"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a man's double breasted white suit with a green necktie. Small tabs to hold item onto paper doll form. Print on back of piece indicates possibly from the L...
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 6 1/4"H x 2"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a man's tuxedo. Black tailcoat, white vest , shirt and tie. Small tabs to hold item onto paper doll form.
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT see below
DESCRIPTION Paper doll and doll clothes (a-e). Color cut-outs from magazines. a) Doll form of a man in clerical garb. 7 1/16"H x 2 1/8"W. b) Black and white cassock. 5 5/8"H x 2 5/8"W. c) White powdered ...
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 5 1/4"H x 1 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a man's German-style suit. Cream jacket and pants with gold buttons and gold embroidery. Black boots. Small tabs to hold item onto paper doll form.
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 3 1/2"H x 1 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a man's green lederhosen with gold embroidery attached to brown knickers with gold embroidery. White long-sleeved shirt. Small tabs to hold item onto pape...
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 6 3/8"H x 1 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Cut-out from magazine of a black and white image of a woman in a drop-waist Edwardian-style dress. Woman is holding a book in one hand
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 5 3/4"H x 3 3/8"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll and doll clothes (a-b). Cut-outs from magazine. (a) Black and white image of a nanny in a dark colored Edwardian-style dress with white collar and cuffs. Nanny is pushing a pram with a ch...
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DOLL, PAPER
CATEGORY RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 8"H x 2"W
DESCRIPTION Paper doll. Color cut-out from magazine of a lady in a purple Edwardian-style dress and matching hat with white plume. Lady is holding a teacup in one hand and a saucer in the other.
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