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Vintage Playthings Lexicon: Collector's Challenge
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- 1. Surface aged to authentic antique sheen
- 2. Rare marking from a famed 19th-century Russian toy maker
- 3. Describes the notorious spring-driven antics of antique novelties
- 4. String-operated figure, a puppeteer’s delight
- 6. Technique layering glass, prized in doll accessories
- 8. Internal contraption that animates a clockwork toy
- 12. Obsolete imprint stage for some early paper dolls
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- 5. Ornate clasp that once adorned toy soldier’s waist
- 7. Soft-bodied figure often reflecting earlier textile craftsmanship
- 9. Metal base for early mechanized amusements
- 10. Casting process yielding hefty collectible miniature vehicles
- 11. Print style commonly used for decorating tin toys
- 13. Unusual term referring to the wear pattern on wooden toys (figurative)
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