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Sunday, August 13, 2017

T O Y S and P L A Y I N G . . . in the past

ROCK 'EM SOCK 'EM robots
"ROCK'em SOCK'em Robots"   a modern version of an ancient game
      
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Middle Ages toy rock'em sock'em
marionettes in the Middle Ages
        
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an Eric Fraser illustration 1938, a toy store
an Eric Fraser illustration,  1938       see full size
      
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George Wolfe Plank 1916
two adults abandoning social norms in 1916,  by George Wolfe Plank
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an Edward Gorey illustration, G is for George smothered under a rug
"G is for George smothered under a rug"   an Edward Gorey illustration
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Edward Gorey, schoolgirls
"Hortense was torn limb from limb by the other pupils."
an Edward Gorey drawing of schoolgirls at play
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a 1700s mechanical doll illustration
a 1700s mechanical doll for girls
       
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child's doll 1970?
        
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the whipping of tops, a boys' game in 1800
"the whipping of tops"   a boys' game in 1800
      
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Félicien Rops 1873, a woman playing with a child's toy
Félicien Rops,  1873
      
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a group of idle rich at play
a group of ninnies at play
      
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firecrackers package, devil's delight
"Thunder Bomb"   firecrackers
      
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Charles Addams cartoon
"It's priceless.  Normie's building a rocket to shoot Pamela to the moon." 
a  Charles Addams cartoon 
       
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1920 Coney Island amusement park postcard
The Dragon's Gorge amusement ride at 1920 Coney Island USA
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1930 peddlecar, G-man cruiser
"G-Man Cruiser"   a child's steel pedal car,  1930s?
      
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Charles Schulz Peanuts, Lucy and Charlie Brown with snowballs
a cartoon by Charles Schulz       see full size
      
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Tuck's Half Masks, 1911 gag novelty
1911 novelty masks:  these choices would have represented  the most
 easily recognized popular culture figures of the period. 
      
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Coleco 1980, Electronic Quarterback
1980
           
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Women's rights advocate, an 1882 mechanical wind-up toy in a children's toy catalog
"The women's rights advocate"   an 1882 mechanical wind-up toy in a children's toy catalog
      
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1811 street gang, bad boys
"Idleness"   1811 boys
      
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Testors model paints photograph
Testors model paints for lonely boys and their model cars
         
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Don Martin cartoon
a Don Martin cartoon 
       
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William Makepeace Thackeray cartoon
William Makepeace Thackeray       see full size
      
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a Gahan Wilson cartoon for National lampoon Magazine, overkill, tv violence
a Gahan Wilson cartoon
       
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a Gahan Wilson cartoon for National lampoon Magazine, overkill violence
"How many times have I told you kids not to play in the living room?"   Gahan Wilson
          
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