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Clockwork Curios and Tinplate Treasures
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- 1. Historic metal construction set brand for creative assembly
- 4. Method of producing precise metal toy vehicles
- 5. Geometric toy generating intricate loops, from Greek words for 'coil' and 'writing'
- 6. Maker renowned for tin wind-up fire engines
- 11. Intrinsic engineering heart of a wind-up automaton
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- 2. Rare Australian timber prized for carved toy manufacturing
- 3. Light timber favored for vintage model airplanes
- 7. Fragile technique for early dolls, French for 'chewed paper'
- 8. Material hallmark of robust 19th-century mechanical soldiers
- 9. Printing technique for colorful tin toy decoration
- 10. Artful string puppet from European theater traditions
- 12. Small tower detail on medieval-themed toy castles
- 13. Metal sometimes alloyed in old toy soldier manufacturing
- 14. Base structure often supporting early dollhouse fixtures
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