The Victorians were eminent in many fields, from industry to empire to science and literature. The toys they left behind provide an interesting window into that influential culture. London remains the ...

Collectors like toys with colorful, detailed, often amusing or realistic decorations. Bliss doll houses, wooden houses covered with a colored paper lithograph that includes doors, windows, bricks and ...

Christmas is only around for corner and for children across the UK, there is only one thing on their mind - presents. But while they may often take for granted the types of toys on offer today, years ...

Christmas toys were popular in Victorian times. Hundreds of different family card and board games were manufactured and sold. Today they are collectible as complete games or parts. The box decorated ...

Toy theatres were a popular form of entertainment in Victorian times. Once made you could buy plays to put on - hundreds of popular West End plays were reproduced for toy theatres. This Pollock’s Toy ...

Toys from the Victorian age are featured in the “Playtimes Past” exhibit at the Sigal Museum in Easton. The exhibit features more than 50 toys, games, photos of children playing and artifacts from the ...

Our Victorian ancestors made many of the toys their children played with. Inexpensive printed fabrics were designed to be cut out and sewn into dolls, games or toys. The fabric usually pictured all ...

The Grundy Museum is bringing back one of Bristol Borough’s coziest holiday traditions. The Victorian Holiday House reopens Friday, Nov. 21, and this year’s edition leans into old-fashioned cheer with ...