Set of Dominoes
A set of tin dominoes. They are contained within a tin box which bears an advertisement for Wills and Sons tobacco.
Set of Dominoes
A set of dominoes dating from c.1890, contained in a wooden box with a sliding lid. Each domino is made of bone, backed with ebony and each one has a brass pin in the centre. Three pieces are missing. ...
Slipper and Wooden Dolls
Embroidered slipper filled with a collection of small dolls. The dolls are all made of wood, with jointed limbs and painted hair and faces. They would have been very cheap to buy, and were probably made ...
Soft Toy
This teddy bear belonged to a girl called Sarah. She was born during World War II (1939 - 1945), when materials for dolls and toys were in short supply. He is home-made, using odd pieces of fabric in ...
Soft Toy - dog
This fabric dog is made of velvet, with button eyes.
It was made by the Dean's Rag Book Company, who began making children's cloth books in 1905. They then expanded to produce dolls and soft toys.
Soft Toys
This group of soft toys belonged to a girl called Sarah. She was born during World War II (1939 - 1945), when materials for dolls and toys were in short supply.
They are all home-made, using odd pieces ...
Souvenir Badge
A souvenir badge which features a picture of Shakespeare derived from the Droeshout engraving from the 'First Folio'.
Identity number SBT 1989-24/27
Souvenir Key-ring
This souvenir features a reproduction of the Chandos Portrait.
Identity number SBT 1989-24/10
Steam Engine
This stationery steam engine is part of a working model. It has a thick metal base with metal and brass workings.
Swan floating decoy
This is a decoy model of a swan make of cork, wood and lead. It would have been purely decorative, as swans were protected by the time this model was made. It is signed, R. Madison Mitchell and dated ...
Swan floating decoy
This is a decoy model of a swan make of cork, wood and lead. It would have been purely decorative, as swans were protected by the time this model was made. It is signed, R. Madison Mitchell and dated ...
Teddy Bear
The Teddy Bear is named after President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, the 26th President of the USA. In 1902, while hunting, he refused to shoot a young bear. A cartoon of this episode appeared in newspapers, ...
Tip-Cat (detail)
The tip-cat is made of polished wood and has a handwritten inscription in ink :
'This was Joseph Yeats' tip cat when he was a boy about 8 years old 1768. Wm. Yeats his son owned it... being stolen by ...
Toy
This is a Senegalese toy from West Africa. The toy is made from wood painted in red, yellow, orange and green. The large box opens to reveal six smaller boxes inside.
Toy
This is a Senegalese toy from West Africa. The toy is made from wood painted in red, yellow, orange, black and green. The large orange box contains two smaller boxes, one yellow, one green. Both have ...
Toy
A wooden box, from the USA, with a printed top, 1897. The box has four compartments inside which contain packs of playing cards, known as the Game of Authors.
Toy
A Victorian toy comprising of a rectangular wooden box containing twenty cubes, with each face bearing part of six possible pictures. There are also five printed sheets depicting the complete pictures. ...
Toy Animals
These toy circus animals were made by the American firm of Schoenhut.
They are made of wood, with jointed legs and necks.