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Gallery Themes : Wizard's Attic Toy Collection

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  Moving Toys

Trains, Mechanical Toys, Spinning Tops

Mechanical Toy
Mechanical Toy

Moving toys include mechanical toys and spinning tops. Mechanical toys were operated by hand or contained a clockwork mechanism and were wound up by hand or friction. Spinning tops were spun by hand or with a whip or plunger. Before electric trains became popular early trains were steam driven, friction driven and clockwork.

 
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