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Timeless Toy Treasures & Terminology
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- 1. Popular 19th-century doll named after a famous Swedish opera singer.
- 2. Type of vintage toy replicating carnival attractions or curiosities.
- 3. Describes toys driven by gears and levers rather than electricity.
- 5. Classic toy whose angular momentum fascinates collectors and historians.
- 6. Rare German manufacturer renowned for tin wind-up toys.
- 7. Unglazed porcelain used in making fine antique dolls’ heads.
- 14. Classic American construction set with interlocking metal parts.
- 15. Sheet metal popular for making colorful lithographed toy bodies.
- 17. Device used to animate early magic lantern toys and storytelling.
- 19. Scaled miniature rail system prized by collectors for authenticity.
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- 4. Technique sometimes used in toy marking to authenticate provenance.
- 8. Mechanism wound to produce movement in vintage automata.
- 9. Nickname for vintage pewter toys from the Victorian era.
- 10. Translucent porcelain relief revealing an image when backlit.
- 11. String-pulled puppet often crafted with intricate jointed limbs.
- 12. Metal casting technique producing collectible miniature vehicles.
- 13. Toy producing musical sound by forcing air through a small opening.
- 16. Mobile figure or animal controlled by a string.
- 18. Comprehensive listing used by collectors to identify toy editions.
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