We have a fair number of toys in HSMC’s collection, but this one is my personal favorite. Copyrighted in 1894 by the McLoughlin Bro.’s of New York, this is a picture cube puzzle. It came to HSMC through the Francis Schlater Estate in 1961. It comes in a wooden box and contains 32 wooden blocks.… Read More »Picture Cubes
Regardless of which holiday (or holidays) you celebrate, there are probably children in your family hoping to receive a present sometime this month. Although there are a wide variety of toys, one type of toy continues to captivate children, the toy car. Created alongside the first gasoline powered cars in the late 19th century, toy cars… Read More »Toy Cars