Toys
A Page of Toys from Holman's Catalogue
Submitted by emmam on Sun, 11/18/2007 - 16:05.This is a page of the Spring/Summer Holman's Catalog from 1925, Catalogue #36. I am using this picture because it shows the differences in prices back in the 1900's. It shows different dolls and toys that were popular in the early 1900's.
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Marion and Adele Newbery Playing with Their Toys
Submitted by emmam on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 15:59.This is a picture of Marion and Adele Newbery, taken by their father, Mr.Newbery, in 1896. They lived in Charlottetown in the late 1800's and the early 1900's with their mother, father and sister Flora (not shown in the photo).
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Popular Sports and Toys for Boys
Submitted by emmam on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 15:06.This is a page from Holman's Catalog showing baseball gear and their prices from the 1900's.
Boys in the early 1900's used to play sports when the chores were done. The boys loved to play sports, but their fathers made sure the chores were done before play.
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Popular Dolls for Girls
Submitted by emmam on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 00:32.This is a popular toy doll from the early 1900's that I found at the Orwell Corner general store. It has a porcelain head and hands. It also has a white kidaline jointed doll body with kidaline arms. It has full movement at the knees and cloth feet. It is filled with sawdust and covered in cotton. The doll was made by Armand Marseille in 1895.
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Baseball Gear
Submitted by matthewh on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 00:31.
In the 1900s, accessories like baseball gear were cheap and looked very different from today. The baseball gloves looked like work gloves, and the cleat spikes were made of metal and had to be attached to the bottom of your shoe.
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