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It's not just dolls on display in our museum, we have hundreds of toys to view too!
https://t.co/Q0O08hcafd
Find your favourite toy in our museum today... We are still open 7 days a week!
#isleofwight#placestogo#thingstodo#museum#toys#IOW
A German Bisque Head Toddler Doll with subtle colouring which dates from circa 1920.
Originally made by Simon & Halbig; these are now collectables.
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It's not just dolls on display in our museum, we have hundreds of toys to view too!
https://t.co/Q0O08hcafd
Find your favourite toy in our museum today. We are still open 7 days a week!
#isleofwight#placestogo#thingstodo#IOW#toys@VisitIOW @HUBDirectoryUK @VisitWightPro
A Fantastic Timepiece...
Find out what the Prototype Gyro Cycle is…This clockwork toy was the brainchild of a brilliant aeronautic engineer, Dr Hubert Charles Henry Townend, who invented the “Townend Ring” in 1929, a device used to reduce drag.
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Founded in 1884, Strobel & Wilken distributed toys and many other interesting and fancy goods.
After World War I, when trade resumed in Europe, they distributed German made bisque head dolls such as “Googlie.”
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