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Vintage Toymaking Craft: Mechanisms & Materials
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  • 1. Permanent mechanical fastening method essential in assembling early tin toys
  • 2. General term for the assembly and manufacture of toy parts and pieces
  • 4. Mechanical energy source powering early automaton toys, tightened before play
  • 7. Decorative printing technique using stone or metal plates, common on toy surfaces
  • 8. Shaping metal sheets by removing portions with sharp tools, foundational for toy patterns
  • 10. Specialized multicolor printing method enhancing toy visual appeal in the 19th century
  • 12. Electrochemical treatment that protects metal toy parts with a durable oxide layer
  • 13. French term for internal mechanical system driving toy motion or sound
  • 15. Metal sheeting favored for its rust resistance in pre-war toy fabrication
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  • 3. Thin plastic shaping method using vacuum over molds, evolving toy production post-war
  • 5. Blend of sawdust, glue, and other materials used to mold sturdy toy bodies
  • 6. Small sculpted toy piece often made from porcelain or composition
  • 9. Precision technique injecting molten metal under pressure to produce detailed toy parts
  • 11. Component transmitting rotary motion within clockwork toy mechanisms
  • 14. A toy designed to produce sound by air passing through tuned chambers
  • 16. Process where molten metal is poured into molds to form toy components

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