Ball
A green rubber ball which is a souvenir from Warwick. It is decorated with a print of a boy, a dog and a kite. There is a red ring around the circumference of the ball.
Board Game - 'Wheeling'
This board game dates from the end of the 19th century, when cycling was very popular both with men and women.
It is called 'Wheeling - a new and exciting game for cyclists.' The small box, containing ...
Butcher's Shop model
This is a polychrome painted wooden model of a butcher's shop in a glazed box. The figures of the butcher and his boy stand outside the shop surrounded by joints of meat. Two trees made of grasses are ...
Butcher's Shop model - detail of boy
This is a polychrome painted wooden model of a butcher's shop in a glazed box. The figures of the butcher and his boy stand outside the shop surrounded by joints of meat. Two trees made of grasses are ...
Butcher's Shop model - detail of butcher
Polychrome wood model of a butcher's shop, the meat displayed hanging outside the shop with the figures of the butcher and his boy. Two trees made of grasses stand either side of the house. In a glazed ...
Butcher's trade sign
This butcher's shop counter sign is made of papier mache. It is shaped as a pig, standing four-square on a painted plinth. The base is probably not the original. It comes from Northern Europe, and dates ...
Canada Goose decoy
This is a polychrome pine floating goose decoy, detailed with stylised plumage. Decoys were carved and painted by hunters, who set out to capture the essence of a bird rather than creating precise ornithological ...
Canada Goose flying decoy
This is a painted pine decoy model of a goose, with its neck extended and wings outstretched. It is made from two straight-edged pieces of wood and painted in black and white. The eyes are made from tacks ...
Car and Fire Engine
Tinplate car and fire engine.
Carousel Pig
This is a cast iron carousel pig with a piebald hide. It was modelled running and then mounted onto its stand at a later date. This may have been one of a number of farm animals on a steam-driven fairground ...
Carousel Pig - detail of front
This is a cast iron carousel pig with a piebald hide. It was modelled running and then mounted onto its stand at a later date. This may have been one of a number of farm animals on a steam-driven fairground ...
Carousel Pig - detail top of head
This is a cast iron carousel pig with a piebald hide. It was modelled running and then mounted onto its stand at a later date. This may have been one of a number of farm animals on a steam-driven fairground ...
Celluloid Doll
This celluloid doll was made in Japan in the 1930's.
Celluloid is an early plastic made from pyroxylin (cellulose nitrates) and camphor. From the early 20th century, it became popular for doll making. ...
Child's Wheelbarrow
This is a child's painted wheelbarrow which has a red background with cream lozenge shapes on the sides and a heart shape on the front.
The stanctions (legs), base and wheel are later replacements, ...
Construction Set
Early construction toys came from Germany, where there was a tradition of producing wooden toys.
During the 19th century, sophisticated sets containing a wide variety of pieces became popular.
This ...
Construction Set
'Bayko' building sets were made by the Plimpton Engineering Company of Liverpool, and were very popular in the 1950's.
The name 'Bayko' came from the word 'bakelite' - the name of the hard plastic ...
Construction Set
This construction set, made of coloured interlocking plastic pieces, was made by 'Lego'.
The company's founder, Ole Christiansen, was born in Denmark in 1891. He made wooden toys, which he called 'Lego' ...
Counter
A counter made from mother of pearl, which was used for playing games. The counter is shaped as a token, with flowers on one side and crosses on the other.