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<td align="center" width="25%"><a href="#ball">Ball</a></td>
<td align="center" width="25%"><a href="#bilbo">Bilbo Catcher</a></td>
<td align="center" width="25%"><a href="#cards">Card Decks</a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#chess">Chess Set, 1795</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#bilbo">Cup and Ball</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#dice">Dice Games</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#dolls">Dolls</a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#domino">Domino's</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#fox">Fox and Geese / Solitaire</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#graces">Game of Graces</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#hop">Hop Scotch</a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#jacks">Game of Jacks</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#jacob">Jacob's Ladder</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#marbles">Marbles <font size="2">(Clay & Glass)</font></a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#morris">Nine Man Morris</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#ninepins">Nine-Pins (Table Top)</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#pick-up">Pick-Up Sticks</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#quoits">Quoits</a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#horses">Rocking Horses, <font size="2">Carved Wood</font></a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#hoop">Rolling Hoop</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#tops">Tops <font size="2">(Peg & Whip)</font></a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#whirli-gigs">Whirli-Gigs</a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#yo-yo">Yo-Yo</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#fifes">Fifes, Student/Beginner</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#whistles">Whistles</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#jaw">Jaw Harps</a></td>
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<td align="center"><a href="#bones">Bones</a></td>
<td align="center"><a href="#drums">Toy Drum & Drumsticks</a></td>
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The historical toys and games listed below can be used by reenactors for living history or by
museums, schools and other institutions for history displays and other educational purposes. They can also be a
good way to keep you children busy at reenactments.
<p> The domino game dates from the renaissance, while some of these toys and games, including
the chess set, date to the American Colonial period. The rest date to the Victorian period, including the
American Civil War, Indian Wars and Old West. Some were popular parlor games.</p>
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<p> Just as today, every 19th century student
needed supplies for school. Here is a selection of items that would be need
by school children.<p> <b>School House Chalk Board
Set:</b> Our Schoolhouse Chalkboard Set includes a 5-inch by 7-inch wood
frame chalkboard, a one-inch eraser made of wood and felt, two sticks of
chalk, and a booklet featuring eleven 19th-century popular schoolroom and
childhood games. Our Chalkboard Set is great for car rides, party games or
teaching children what it was like when students in one-room schools had to
do their learning on slate chalkboards.</p>
<p> <b>Early American School Set:</b> Our Early
American School Set includes a 6-inch wood ruler and four round, natural
7-inch cedar pencils without erasers like those imported from England to the
colonies during the 18th century.</p>
<p> <b>Cedar Pencils:</b> Our Colonial Cedar Pencils
are a set of five round, natural 7-inch cedar pencils without erasers
similar to those used in England and imported to the American colonies
during the 18th century. Pencils of this nature would have had to be
sharpened by whittling or cutting one end with a knife. No pencil sharpeners
for those colonists! Pencils are neatly wrapped in a parchment history
sheet.</p>
<p> <b>Childs (ABC) Hornbook:</b> Our Child's
Hornbook features an exact-size replica hornbook lesson sheet on a wooden
paddle. The typical lesson sheet on our hornbook includes the ABC's, vowel
combinations and The Lord's Prayer. It is approximately 2-1/2 inches by 5
inches.</p>
<p> <b>The Hornbook in America:</b> ABC Hornbook in
America is a cute book that contains the definition of a hornbook, a
description of Colonial American schools, an explanation of what horn is,
and how a hornbook was made. Also included is information about other
learning tablets, the decline of the hornbook, and how the hornbook was used
as a toy. Available at the back of the book is a hornbook to cut out. This
publication is filled with nostalgic line drawings and more. Actual book
size is 4-1/4 inches by 5-1/2 inches and contains 32 pages.</p>
<p> <b>Pages from Early American Children's Books:</b>
Our Pages from Early American Children's Books contains excerpts
from some of the earliest printed books for children between 1744 and 1837.
It includes A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, Goody Two-Shoes, chapbooks, Elton's
Pictorial A.B.C., a battledore book, Marmaduke Multiply, and Girl's Own
Book. Actual book size is 5-1/2 inches by 8-1/2 inches and contains 32
pages.</p>
<p> <b>Manners and Morals:</b> Our Children's Manners
and Morals book includes moral maxims, how to behave, general rules and laws
of etiquette, conversational etiquette, table manners, classroom rules,
excerpts from books on morals and manners, the art of writing, proper
pastimes, and other interesting information about expected behavior of
children in the 1700 and 1800s. This best-selling book includes many
nostalgic illustrations. Book size is 5-1/2 inches by 8-1/2 inches and
contains 32 pages.</p>
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Slate Board Set<br />
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<img border="2" src="/img/props/images/hft-1001_school-house-chalk-board-set_s.jpg" alt="School House Chalk Board Set. 19th Century School house and Students Supplies." width="112" height="100"></a><br />
Schoolhouse<br />
Chalkboard Set<br />
(Not Slate)</td>
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Early American<br />
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Pencils & Ruler</td>
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Pencils,<br />
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Children's<br />
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Pages from<br />
Early American<br />
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Easy To Make<br />
Early American<br />
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Toys and Games<br />
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Childs (ABC)<br />
Hornbook<br />
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The ABC<br />
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Children's<br />
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<font size="1">(Hornbook & Hornbook Book)</font></td>
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Chalk Board<br />
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Erasers</td>
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<td>School House Chalk Board Set (5" x 7") <font size="2">w/Chalk & Eraser</font></td>
<td align="center"><input type="checkbox" name="multi-item1" value="HFT-1001|8.00|1|http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/hft-1001_school-house-chalk-board-set.jpg::http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/hft-1001_school-house-chalk-board-set_l.jpg|School House Chalk Board Set|NOT-Slate|5" x 7" with chalk and eraser"></td>
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<td>Cedar Pencils - package of 5</td>
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<td>Book: Children's Manners and Morals</td>
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<td>Book: Pages from Early American Children's Books </td>
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<td>Book: Toys and Games from the Past </td>
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<td>Childs (ABC) Hornbook (2 1/2" x 5") </td>
<td align="center"><input type="checkbox" name="multi-item8" value="HFT-1003|7.20|.25|http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/hft-1003_hornbook.jpg::http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/hft-1003_hornbook_l.jpg|Children's (ABC) Hornbook|2 1/2'' x 5''"></td>
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<td>Book: The ABC Hornbook in America</td>
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<td>Childs Hornbook Set <font size="2">(Hornbook & Hornbook Book)</font></td>
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Canvas Ball</td>
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<p> <b>Cloth Ball:</b> These tough balls are made from canvas. They're
about the size of a softball and can be used for countless games. Many kids could be
kept busy for hours with just one of these balls and a stick for a bat. At
least 1860s on.</p>
<p> <b>Leather Ball:</b> This is the ball that comes with
Knurr and Spell. It is made in the old "lemon peel" sewn style.</p>
<p> <b>Knurr and Spell:</b> Long before baseball became the official American
past time, a variety of ball and bat games were popular. Knurr and Spell is a distance game. The object
of the game was to hit the ball as far as possible toward a measured target.
The spell is a small hard ball that was shot into the air when the Spell
was hit with a stick or bat. Our Spell and 17'' long
bat are both made of native pine and are based on period artwork. For safety we have replaced the small
hard Knurr (ball) of the original game with a small leather covered "lemon
peel" style sewn ball.</p>
<p> <b>Battledore & Shuttlecock (</b>or <b>Jeu de
Volantis</b> <b>):</b> is an outdoor game
played since the earliest American Settlements. It is an ancestor to both
modern badminton and table tennis. This game is played by two persons with
small rackets, called battledores, made of parchment or rows of gut
stretched across wooden frames, and shuttlecocks, made of a base of some
light material, like cork, with trimmed feathers fixed round the top. The
object of the players is to bat the shuttlecock from one to the other as
many times as possible without allowing it to fall to the ground. Games with
a shuttlecock are believed to have originated in ancient Greece about 2000
years ago.<br />
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The toys of the cup and ball family have been favorite childhood
amusements for many centuries, unchanging in their basic form but marvelously various in the
specific designs. The object of the cup & ball game is to swing the wooden ball into the cup,
which is not at all as simple as it appears to be.
<p> These toys were quite popular in Europe with adults and children alike
throughout the time of the settlement of the New World colonies and would have been favorites on
the North American continent as well, where they continue to be greatly enjoyed to this day.</p>
<p> <b>Bilbo Catcher (Bilboquette):</b> The Bilbo Catcher has a solid wood spindle
4 7/8" long, with a solid wood ball. In the Bilbo Catcher one side of the spindle is a
straightforward cup and ball game, while on the other side the player must catch the ball on the
tip of the spindle by a hole drilled in the ball for that purpose. Each toy is packaged in a poly
bag with a history and instruction sheet.</p>
<p> <b>Cup and Ball, Large:</b> The large cup and ball toy is a solid wood
turning 10 5/8" in length, with the cup designed in line with the handle. The ball is solid
wood 1" in diameter. Each toy is individually packaged in a poly bag with a history and
instruction sheet.</p>
<p> <b>Cup and Ball, Small:</b> The small cup and ball toy is also solid
wood turning 6" in length, with the cup designed in line with the handle. The ball is solid
wood ." in diameter. It is available in either natural wood or with a painted (yellow
cup and red ball).
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> Toss toys date back to ancient Greece. The Cup and Ball
Toss Toy was played with in Colonial America and is mentioned in an 1834 publication for girls. It is
similar to, but much easier than the Bilboquet, which has the ball landing on a pointed stick instead of
inside a cup. See if you can catch the ball with the cup. Play with others and see who can score the
majority of points by catching the ball the most. Do not let this toy fool you; it takes good hand dexterity
to score. This simple toy is one of the most popular in our Classic Toys & Puzzles collection.</td>
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American Cards</td>
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Union Cards - Both<br />
1862 & 1863 Decks</td>
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1805 French Cards</td>
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Grover Cleveland<br />
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<p> <b>I. Hardy Playing Cards,</b> Period style paper wrapper secured with string.
Authentic style cards with no numbers. I. Hardy, Maker. Rev War Design, Correct for Civil War usage.</p>
<p> <b>Early American Playing Cards,</b> These are the same cards as the
I. Hardy playing cards, except <b>without</b> the period style paper wrapper secured with string.
Authentic style cards with no numbers. Rev War Design, Correct for Civil War usage.</p>
<p> <b>1864 Poker Card Deck,</b> Reproduction of a Civil War era poker deck with full-length,
single-ended court figures. Box reproduced with original tax stamps showing hand cancellation June 2, 1864.
Correct for the Civil War period.</p>
<p> <b>Illuminated Card Deck,</b> This reproduction of a Civil War-era deck is beautifully
crafted with gold detail embellishing every card. In the style of the times, this deck includes full-length,
single-ended court figures, square corners and traditional non-indexed styling. Originally produced by L. I.
Cohen, New York. Correct for the Civil War
period.</p>
<p> <b>American Playing Cards,</b> Caleb Bartlett. Authentic style cards with no numbers.
Very colorful deck. Pre-Civil War but will work nicely. The face cards are Kings are American Presidents,
Jacks are Famous Indians, and Queens are Allegorical. Correct for the Civil War period.</p>
<p> <b>Union Playing Cards</b>, Cardboard Box with slide-off lid as per original examples.
52 Cards plus Jokers. The face cards are Military Officers and the Queens are Lady Liberty. Number cards
have military symbols instead of numbers. Copy of the originals. Two reproduction versions are available,
a facsimile copy of the 1862 version and a facsimile copy of the 1863 version. Both decks can also be
purchased together as a set.</p>
<p> <b>Grover Cleveland 1888 Campaign Playing Cards,</b> reprinted from the original housed
in the Smithsonian Institution, was distributed by Cleveland during his run for the presidency in 1888.</p>
<p> <b>1805 French Card Deck</b>, Reproduction of a French deck from 1805.</p>
<p> <b>Native American Card Decks</b>, Not a reproduction decks, but very interesting. Each
deck contains a collection of 55 cards with full color portraits of Native Americans painted during the early
19th century. Two sets are available.</p>
<p> <b>Buffalo Soldiers Card Deck</b>, Not a reproduction decks, but very interesting. The
black regiments, which came into being in 1866, quickly earned the respect of both fellow servicemen and
opponents. This beautifully illustrated deck of 54 cards pays homage to those leaders whose contributions
helped change the face of American. 1866-present including Colin Powell.</p>
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> Playing cards were invented during the 12th century
in China. These early cards were probably paper dominoes since the official Chinese record for the
invention of paper was 105 A.D. Sir William Henry Wilkinson, a British sinologist, published an article
entitled "Chinese Origin of European Playing Cards" in the American Anthropologist in 1895. This historic
paper compares Chinese and European decks of playing cards and includes a wealth of information. From
China, playing cards may have spread to Venice, Italy, via Marco Polo or his father.
<p> From Venice, cards made their way to other European countries. There are many
mentions of cards from Ulm, Germany, in the late 1300s and early 1400s. Even though no actual card packs
exist from this time, it is certain that woodcuts would have been used in their production by this time.
The invention of the removeable-type printing press made mass production of playing cards possible around
1440.</p>
<p> Playing cards also became very popular for gambling. Preachers denounced card playing
and the conduct that followed "poor losers" who exhibited bad behavior and emotional outbursts. It was
declared immoral and prohibitions sprang up in many cities. Ulm, Germany, had a prohibition against card
playing in 1397. Other prohibitions and ordinances against card playing occurred in Paris, France, in 1377;
St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 1379; Lille, France, in 1382; Barcelona, Spain, in 1382; and, again, in Paris,
France, in 1397 forbidding working people to play cards on working days.</p>
<p> Some card decks from China featured only three "suits." The four suits used in
present-day playing cards (spades, hearts, diamonds & clubs) are derived from the Middle Ages where the
Tarot deck reflected the societies of Medieval times. The king ruled a world in which there were four
classes: the church, military, merchants, and farmers. These four classes were featured as suits on the
cards in the forms of cups (the church), swords (military), pentacles or five-pointed stars (merchants),
and batons (farmers). When card popularity spread throughout Europe and, particularly, into Germany during
the 15th century, the cups became hearts, the swords became spades, the pentacles became diamonds, and the
batons became clubs.</p>
<p> English playing cards from the 15th century probably evolved from France. The first
documentation of cards in England is from an Act of Parliament (3 Edw. IV.c.4) in which domestic card makers
petitioned against the importing of foreign cards. At this point, cards had plain backs, square corners, no
numbers in the corners, and the face cards were single ended.</p>
<p> It is thought that Christopher Columbus' expedition brought playing cards to what is
now Latin America. Cards were later brought to the New World by Jamestown settlers. In the American colonies,
Puritan children were not allowed to play cards and the sale of cards was prohibited in their communities. In
the Puritan Colony Laws of 1656, children and servants were to be "publickly whipt" for second offenses of
playing cards. The county records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, show that in 1633 two heathens were fined two
pounds each for card playing. The colonists did, however, enjoy playing cards. When Captain James Cook
returned from England to Jamestown, Virginia, he found the colonists starving, but still playing with cards!</p>
<p> Card designs featuring the King, Queen, Jack, and the "pip" cards (cards without numbers
from two to ten) did not change much from the 15th to 19th centuries. During the mid-19th century, face cards
became double-headed and the card values appeared in the left corners to allow greater ease in reading fanned
cards. Players would also not want their opponents to know whether they had a face card by turning these cards
right side up. Doubled-headed face cards helped players "protect the hands" or not "tip their hand" to another
player.</p>
<p> Up until 1850, most playing cards had plain backs. Because this plain side could become
soiled or "marked" and used for cheating, design patterns began to appear on the backs of cards. In some
American cities further inland, this type of card deck with plain backs was used longer than 1850 simply
because it took a while for the other cards to migrate to western states and territories. After cards were
played with a number of times, the square corners rubbed off and, so, rounded corners became the new standard.
After all, cards were made from only heavy paper then and did not have the plastic-coated finish we see on
today's cards.</p>
<p> Native Americans also made their own cards, but not out of paper. They used animal hides
and decorated each card individually. A set of North American Indian cards is displayed in the National Museum
in Washington, D.C.</p>
<p> Fun Fact: The joker was invented because of a game called Eucher, which needed one more
high card. Card manufacturers would add a blank card called the "Eucher card" in each deck. The word was
mispronounced and the "joker" was born!</p></td>
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<p> <b>History:</b> Chess is a Checkerboard game for two players, each of
whom moves 16 pieces (known as Chessmen) according to fixed rules across the board and tries
to capture or immobilize (checkmate) the opponent’s king. Sir, though the now-standard rules
of playing chess first became generally accepted in Europe in 16th century, but the game
itself was originated in Asia long back about the 6th century. In India , the game is
popularly known as ‘Shatranj’. The game was hobby and in some cases passion for the Kings and
intellectuals of the Ancient India. The roots of this game are in India.</p>
<p> <b>Chess Set with Storage Box, copy of set by John
Calvert, 1795 England:</b> Mahogany box with drawers on both sides to hold
the chess pieces. The storage case has a brown and tan chess board built
into the top. There is a set of Red and a set of White chess pieces made of
resin (imitation ivory, the pieces in the original set were carved ivory).
Early games of chess made in ivory by master carvers and turners were often
in red and white, or green and white combinations.</p>
<p> This is an exact reproduction of a chess set made in 1795 by John
Calvert in England. John Calvert was a Master of the Worshipful Company of Turners in
London.</p>
<p> Size: 38 cm x 38 cm x 10.8 cm, 15" x 15" x 4.25".</p>
<p> <b>Game of Chess:</b> Same chess men as in the John
Calvert chess set. Comes in glass top
display case. No chess board included, but is available separately. Size:
38cm x 31.5cm x 8.5cm, 15" x 12.5" x 3.25"</p>
<p> <b>Chess Board:</b> Chess Board. Chess Men not
included. Size: 40 x 40 x 4.5cm, 15.75 x 15.75 x 1.75"</p>
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Chess Set with Storage Box<br />
copy of set by John Calvert<br />
1795 England</td>
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Game of Chess<br />
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<p> Although the earliest games of chance were played with dice that
gave simple heads or tails results, dice with dots are as old as ancient Egypt and dice as
we know them today were used in backgammon, probably the oldest game in recorded history.</p>
<p> Dicing games such as Hazard were 18th century tavern favorites in the
North American colonies and the forerunner of today's most popular casino dice games.
Although gambling may have met with disapproval from many proper colonists, dice were
nonetheless a common household item as many board games called for a pair of dice for play.</p>
<p> Dice in various shapes and designs, made in materials both precious and
common were found throughout the ancient world. In early America dice made of wood, bone or
ivory would have been common.</p>
<p> <b>Musket Ball Dice:</b></p>
<p> <b>Wooden Dice:</b></p>
<p> <b>Pewter Dice:</b> While idle in the battlefield 18th century militiamen
would take lead musket balls and hammer them into dice to while away the time at camp. We have
packaged 3 of our lead free pewter dice, cast to closely resemble those imperfect handmade dice.
Come in poly bag along with a history of dice and instructions for play.</p>
<p> <b>Crown and Anchor:</b> a dice gambling game dating back to the early 18th
century. It was popular in the British Navy and also played, though less popular, with Australian
and American sailors as well as other servicemen. The game uses three 6 sided dice and a board.
Each of the dice have a different symbol on each of the six sides: a crown, an anchor, a spade,
a heart, a diamond, and a club. The board / layout, often made of wood or cloth,
also contains one each of these same symbols. The player places bets on one or more of the six
symbols. The player then rolls the dice and is paid based on the number of symbols showing on
the rolled dice corresponding to the symbols the player bet on. Payout is 1:1 for a matching
symbol on the dice , 2:1 on a two and 3:1 on a three. The odds are in favor of the banker by
around 7.5%. This game eventually evolved into the casino game of "Chuck a Luck".<br />
<a href="http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9342028/crown-and-anchor">Information about Crown
and Anchor dice game from Encyclopedia Britannica.</a>
Currently NOT Available, we are looking for a good source for the dice AND
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Pewter Dice<br />
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Wooden Dice,<br />
Crisp Edges</td>
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Wooden Dice,<br />
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> Playing with dice dates back to ancient Greece
and Rome. Dice are commonly associated with gambling but there are many other games that can be played
for fun. Names for the forerunners of dice games were Astragali and Knucklebones. A game of this type is
depicted in a 3rd-century B.C. Roman sculpture featuring two girls close to the ground, one of them in
the position to roll. Astragali are the knucklebones of a goat. Other knucklebones are the dried ankle
bones of sheep and have four different sides, flat, concave, convex, and one sinuous or curvy side. The
name "k'ab" is the Arabic word for "knucklebone" and "die." The game of jacks is also known as
"knucklebones" because sheep bones were used to play a game which was the forerunner of jacks.
<p> When playing dice-like games, values were given to each side of the
knucklebones. The bones were tossed into the air and a player tried to have them land on the back of the
hand or on the ground. Points were determined and scores kept. Eventually, six-sided cubed dice replaced
the bones. A cube-shaped dotted die dated 600 B.C. from the Greek colony of Naucratis, Egypt, was
discovered by Flinders Petrie.</p>
<p> Colonial American children played with dice and wealthy families would have had
ivory dice, while the "common folk" would have used wooden dice. Dice have been made of bone, antler,
ivory, horn, wood and, later during the American Revolutionary War, soldiers made dice out of lead bullets
and played dice games to pass the time.</p>
<p> Dominoes are closely associated with dice. Domino spots look like two dice
placed side by side. Dominoes, along with dice, may have been used in fortune telling as long ago as
1120 A.D.</p>
<p> As with playing cards, dice had gambling issues that caused prohibitions and
ordinances to be passed. In 1364 in St. Gallen Switzerland, an ordinance forbade dice games, allowed board
games, but did not mention playing cards. In 1382 in Lille, France, an ordinance forbade various games,
including dice and "quartes" (an early word for cards). In the same year in Barcelona, Spain, an ordinance
prohibited dice and cards in just one home of a certain town official. Fifteen years later in Paris, France,
a decree was issued forbidding working people to play dice and other gambling-type games on working days.</p>
<p> Many dice games made use of a cup to shake the dice in, rather than in a hand.
It seems that this method kept some players from "palming" loaded dice. Loaded dice are dice that have been
tampered with to cause a predictable outcome. The "shaker cup" supposedly made dice playing a fair game. The
dice could, however, still be "loaded" by a skilled cheat.</p></td>
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Your little girl will love these adorable stuffed cotton dolls, just as much
as little girls did in the 18th century. Each one is patterned after a typical Colonial resident circa
1770. These 12" high characters have wonderfully detailed outfits.
<p> <b>Sarah:</b> A pretty little girl in a complete 18th century outfit, topped off
with a bright red cloak.</p>
<p> <b>Betsey:</b> Sarah's friend and just as pretty, dressed properly in a teal dress
with purple petticoat.</p>
<p> <b>William:</b> Wears the stylish red and blue uniform of the Fife and Drum Corp.</p>
<p> <b>Eve:</b> The African American doll dressed in working clothes that would have
been appropriate for the time.</p>
<p> <b>Penny Doll:</b> This 6" doll is made of wood and was a common plaything for
Early American girls. We've found that 20th century American girls like them too!</p>
<p> <b>Penny Doll Kit:</b> This is the Penny Doll plus some material and pattern to make
her some clothes!</p>
<p> <b>Corn Husk Doll Kit (Early American):</b> The Early American Cornhusk Doll Kit
includes real corn husks, string, fabric to make an apron and scarf, pattern, instructions, and history.
This is a great kit for school projects. This doll also makes a nice centerpiece for a Thanksgiving table
or mantle decoration and looks pretty in a large wreath. Cornhusk dolls can be made with or without the
fabric additions. Size varies due to the length of the cornhusks.</p>
<p> <b>Corn Husk Doll Kit (Traditional):</b> Our Traditional Cornhusk Doll Kit includes
real cornhusks, string, instructions, and history. This is the simplest of all cornhusk dolls and can be
taught to the very young. The early settlers learned to make cornhusk dolls from Native Americans. String
two or three of these dolls together with small pine cones for a pretty garland to hang during celebration
times. Size varies due to the length of the cornhusks.</p>
<p> <b>Handkerchief Doll Kit:</b> Our Handkerchief Doll Kit includes one 15-inch square
white handkerchief, ribbon, lace, needle, embroidery floss, stuffing, instructions, and history. This
historical doll has been used for centuries to keep little girls quiet during church services and can be
very easily made. Everything you need is included in the kit.</p>
<p> <b>Miss Poppet Doll Kit:</b> Our Miss Poppet Doll Kit includes fabric, string, yarn,
stuffing, embroidery floss, sewing needle, pattern, instructions, and history. You only need to supply a
pair of scissors and some time to make this historical doll. Miss Poppet is based on a similar surviving
rag doll that is over 120 years old. You can choose to make the doll as it is shown or as a replica doll
without arms, hair, and bonnet. Finished size is approximately 13 inches tall.</p>
<p> <b>Pocket Folk Doll Kit:</b> Our Pocket Folk Doll Kit includes muslin for two doll
bodies, two different fabrics for the dresses, sewing needle, embroidery floss, stuffing for the bodies,
instructions, and history. These sweet dolls are fun to make and perfect for two young hands! The dolls
measure 3-1/4 inches tall when finished. This kit could serve as a sewing project for a young girl, a new
mother, any crafter, or a folk doll collector. Each doll will be unique and can be played with as a toy,
worn on a coat, set in a wreath, or placed on a mantle for decoration. Whatever their ultimate use, they
may be a prized possession in the future.</p>
<p> <b>Spoon Doll Kit:</b> Our Spoon Doll Kit includes a 4-inch wooden spoon, fabric for
dress and arms, needle, floss for sewing, yarn for hair, stuffing, instructions, and history. This is a
popular American colonial doll craft for girls of all ages. This kit is also a nice project for colonial
museum workshops, Girl Scout groups, elementary school classrooms, or for a parent-child activity. The
cute little doll also looks great in a seasonal wreath or as part of a table decoration.</p>
<p> <b>Easy-to-Make Early American Folk Dolls (Book):</b> Our Easy-to-Make Early American
Folk Dolls Book includes patterns, instructions, and histories for the following 12 dolls: Old-Fashioned
Rag Doll, Traditional Handkerchief Doll (or Church Doll), Revolutionary War Knot Doll, Aunt Judith's Yarn
Doll, Nineteenth-Century Felt Doll, Pioneer Leavings Doll, Classic Cornhusk Doll, Primitive Corncob Doll,
Miniature Cloth Doll, Colonial Spoon Doll, Tied Handkerchief Doll, and Early American Poppet Doll. This
collection is filled with nostalgic line drawings and interesting fun facts. Actual book size is 5-1/2
inches by 8-1/2 inches and contains 32 pages.</p>
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Betsey</td>
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William</td>
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Eve</td>
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Penny Doll</td>
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Penny Doll<br />
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Corn Husk Doll Kit<br />
Early American</td>
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Corn Husk Doll Kit<br />
Traditional</td>
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<img border="2" src="/img/props/images/hft-4705_handkerchief_doll_kit_s.jpg" alt="Handkerchief Doll Kit" width="109" height="100"></a><br />
Handkerchief<br />
Doll Kit</td>
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Miss Poppet<br />
Doll Kit</td>
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Pocket<br />
Folk Doll Kit</td>
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Spoon<br />
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Book:
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<p> <b>Dutch Renaissance Domino Game:</b> reproduction of a
set crafted by a gifted Dutch renaissance artist over three centuries ago. Presented in a beautiful
brass legged wood box. Rich in history, fun to play. An unsurpassed gift for the discerning. Size:
23cm x 24cm x 5cm, 9" x 9.5" x 2".</p>
<p> <b>Wooden Dominoes Game:</b> Our Wooden Dominoes set
contains 28 double-six wooden dominoes, rules for play, and comes packaged
in a wooden storage box with sliding lid. The storage box measures 6-3/4
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> The Inuit game of "Á ma zú a lát" is similar
to the game of dominoes. The Eskimo name for dominoes means "standing upright side by side." The European
game of dominoes seems to have been borrowed from the Chinese, but only the math elements were retained.
<p> Dominoes have had shapes other than the flat, small pieces we now know. In
Korea, dominoes were long, cube-shaped, bone-faced bamboo pieces. In India, "pase" dice-looking dominoes
are long rectangular, cubed dice with pointed ends and are made of bone or ivory prisms, marked on four
sides.</p>
<p> Dominoes may have originally been used as counters in dice games or in a method
of fortune telling with dice. In the year 1120 A.D., the dominoes we know today existed in China and it is
believed that dominoes descended from dice around this time.</p>
<p> The game of dominoes was a popular game during Colonial American times and
continues to be a favorite American game. Dominoes are as popular with adults as they are with children.
Many Irish pubs feature domino games and sponsor domino contests.</p></td>
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<font size="4"> Peg games such as Solitaire, Fox & Geese, and
Nine Men’s Morris were favorites in early American homes and taverns, and
continued to be popular throughout the 19th century. Fox & Geese, a peg game
in existence as early as the 14th century, was originally played on a 33 hole
board; when Solitaire was popularized in the latter part of the 18th century
(tradition has it that it was invented by a prisoner in the Bastille), the Fox
& Geese game was transferred to the 37 hole Solitaire board.</p>
<p> <b>Game of Fox & Geese and Solitaire</b> The number
of geese pitted against the fox has fluctuated over the years but the rules have
remained basically unchanged: the fox, represented by a single peg, has to prevent
the geese, represented by all the other pegs, from surrounding him. In the Solitaire
version, all pegs but one must be removed from the board, with the final move ending
in a designated hole. Our game board is hand made of solid native hardwood.
The set
includes a full set of game pegs, as well as a history of the game and instructions.
Packaged in a printed box.</p>
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<p> Opponents send gaily beribboned hoops whirling towards each other to be caught on the tips
of slender wands in this exciting and elegant sport. The game of Graces was considered both proper and beneficial
exercise for young ladies in the early 1800's and it was proper as well for boys to join in as a "lark". Also
known as Les Graces or the Flying Circle, the game of Graces was described as early as 1831 in "The American Girls
Book" and judging by children's books and store advertisements, remained as popular throughout the 19th century.</p>
<p> We have two different sizes of the Game of Graces.</p>
<p> <b>Large:</b> has two 10" diameter solid wood grace hoops, packaged with 4 tapered 22" solid wood wands
and 8 lengths of colored ribbon in a poly bag, with history and instructions.
The larger hoop are easier for younger children to catch.</p>
<p> <b>Small:</b> has two 7" diameter solid wood grace hoops are packaged with 4
tapered 19" solid wood wands
and 8 lengths of colored ribbon in a poly bag, with history and instructions.
The smaller hoops make for a more challenging game.</p>
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> The historical game of Graces is meant to be
played outdoors by two people. It was brought to America by the French where it was known as La Grace.
Also known as The Flying Circle and French Hoops, it was most popular during the Victorian period,
particularly with young ladies, and used for exercise and to teach gracefulness. Young men never played
this game together but were willing to play with a lady. Times have changed and we now encourage
everyone to play this game, young and old, boys and girls, men and women.</td>
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<p> Hopscotch has been a favorite game of
children for centuries. It is played by marking squares on the ground and
leaping into designated squares in a particular sequence. The name comes
from the 17th century term escocher, meaning to cut or cut with a stick.
This was the way children originally marked the playing surface (usually
packed earth). It also may broadly relate to the term to the phrase to
"scotch" something, as in scotching a rumor, meaning to put an end to a
rumor.</p>
<p> The game is played by scratching or
marking a series of squares on the ground, sometimes single squares and
sometimes two squares side by side, on which the children would jump. As a
child progressed satisfactorily through the series of squares, a pebble
would be tossed into the next square to mark the beginning square into which
the child was to make their first jump. The remaining rules vary widely, but
the object is to make the necessary leaps and maintain your balance as your
progress through the series of squares.</p>
<p> Out of hopscotch, oddly enough, some elements of history have
survived thanks to the chanted "calls" passed down from mother to daughter
over long periods of time. Perhaps most notable and relevant to the
antebellum and Civil War period is the chant which is known today as "The
Pateroller Song" ("pateroller" is a term derived from the word "patrollers",
a reference to the men who patrolled the highways and byways in search of
runaway slaves), a song which slaves began long before the War Between the
States began, and one that continues to this day through the hopscotch and
jump-rope chant.</p>
<p> <b>Hopscotch Game:</b> Our Hopscotch
game comes with sidewalk chalk, 5 pucks and directions for traditional
hopscotch games.</p>
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> According to most sources, hopscotch was developed centuries
ago in Great Britain during the Roman occupation. Because the original hopscotch courts were used for
military training, they were over 100 feet long! These long courts represented the long 400-mile journey
on the Great North Road connecting London, England, to Glasgow, Scotland. Roman soldiers used this road
frequently, so a military exercise was developed to condition them for it. Roman soldiers tested their
strength on these hopscotch courts by carrying heavy loads or wearing full armor. Today, football players
go through similar conditioning drills by running through rows of truck tires in full gear.
<p> It is reported that Roman children made their own smaller courts to imitate the
soldiers. The children developed a scoring system for their games, and hopscotch was born and spread
throughout Europe. The word "hop scotch" literally came from hopping the long road to Glasgow, Scotland.
Various cultures have developed their own games with different courts and rules. Other words for hopscotch
are: "marelles" (France), "templehupfen" (Germany), "hinkelbaan" (The Netherlands), "ekaria dukaria"
(India), "pico" (Vietnam), and "rayuela" (Argentina).</p>
<p> Most hopscotch games are played with a "puck" or "potsey." The puck can be a stone,
rock, a piece of flat glass, crockery, or just about anything that can be thrown onto the courts. The
courts can be drawn with chalk on a concrete surface or with a stick on a bare spot of level ground.
Generally, hopscotch games are played by tossing the puck into a drawn section and hopping in a specific
way through the court and back. There are rules against stepping on a line, missing a square, or losing
your balance and touching the court with a hand. The first person to complete the course is the winner.</p>
<p> Today, we think of Hopscotch as a children's game, particularly for girls. The game
of Hopscotch is featured in "The Boy's Own Book" by William Clark, first published in 1829. This book was
considered "A popular encyclopedia of the sports and pastimes of youth." Interestingly, the game of
hopscotch is not featured in "The Girl's Own Book" by L. Maria Child, published in 1834. Hopscotch was
considered a boy's game, as depicted by five boys playing the game in the illustration "Scotch Hoppers"
from "Juvenile Games for the Four Seasons."</p></td>
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<b>Game of Jacks:</b> The game we know as jacks was played
in the ancient world over two thousand years ago with small animal bones or
pebbles. In early America the game was known as five-stones or jack-stones.
As time went on, one of the stones (The Jack) was replaced by a wooden ball,
then rubber ball. The other stones were replaced by small pointed metal
pieces reminiscent of the original animal knucklebones.
<p> We have cast 10 jacks in lead-free pewter and packaged them with
1 wooden ball and 1 rubber ball in a cloth pouch. It comes with a hang tag that provides
a history of the game and rules for play. The pouch comes in a variety of colors.</p>
<p> <b>Game of Knucklebones:</b> Knucklebones was similar to today's game of
Jacks. The bones could also be used for game of chance, by marking the flat surface with
numbers from 1 to 4. We have packaged 5 synthetic knucklebones, closely resembling the
original animal bones, in a poly bag along with one wooden ball, and a history and
instruction sheet.</p>
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> Jacks, in its original form, was played in
ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. This game was also known as Jackstones, Five Stones, Knucklebones,
and other names. Knucklebones eventually led to the game of dice (which was mostly played by boys)
and to the game of jacks (which was mostly played by girls). Jacks is a game of skill, as are
earlier games that involve throwing the jacks into the air and catching them, or bouncing a ball
and picking up a certain number of jacks from a surface. Children all over the world have played
some form of jacks for centuries.</td>
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<p> The mysterious movement of this
puzzling toy has fascinated generations of American children. Described in
Scientific American (1889) as a "simple toy - very illusive in
action", the Jacob's Ladder still confounds us with its seemingly
inexplicable motion.<p> Our Jacob's Ladder is constructed of 6
solid wood segments attached with colorful grosgrain ribbon. Each toy is
individually packaged with instructions for some tricks to add to the
mystery.</p>
<p> Among the Puritans and Separatists and indeed among
the Protestant sects up through the mid- to late nineteenth century, few
toys were acceptable for amusement on the Sabbath, as the Sabbath was set
aside for the exclusive purpose of worshipping God and reflecting upon His
grace and mercies on that one day in seven. Most Protestant denominations
were Sabbatarian then. The "Sunday Blue Laws" that were in place in most
states even into the end of the 1960's throughout the country bear witness
to the prevalence of that formerly-held conviction.</p>
<p> "Jacob's Ladder" was one of the toys acceptable for
use on the Sabbath. Its construction was somewhat along the lines of a
ladder, reminiscent then of Jacob’s ladder from the Old Testament.</p>
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> The Jacob's Ladder toy dates back to Pilgrim times
in the New World and was allowed as a Sunday toy for Puritan children because of its biblical reference
(Genesis 28:12). Jacob was on a journey and had a dream about angels moving up and down a ladder between
heaven and earth. Other Sunday toys included the Handkerchief Doll (church doll), Noah's Ark, Whirlygig,
Pillars of Solomon, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, and the Buzz Saw. The Jacob's Ladder toy is still enjoyed today
by both children and adults (as a "nice quiet toy").</td>
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<p> Marble games have been played in all parts
of the world with all kinds of playing pieces for more than two thousand years.
Children in colonial America played with marbles made of stone or clay, while glass
marbles were highly prized among children's playthings in the 19th century.
Enclosure games, hole games and conquering games are all traditional marble games
that are still familiar today.</p>
<p> <b>Glass Marbles:</b> This game of Marbles contains traditional
glass target marbles (30) and shooters (2) of assorted crystal rainbow and cats-eye
colors. Each marble game is packaged in a cloth pouch, with a hang tag that
provides a history of marbles and instructions and rules of play.</p>
<p> <b>Clay Marbles:</b> Our clay marbles are made to represent
those that are so often found in historic area excavations. These old style marbles
are not perfectly round nor are they totally consistent in size and so are perfect
imitations of the original handmade clay marbles. Our Game of Clay Marbles contains
10 target marbles and 2 shooters, all made of red-brown non-toxic clay. Each marble
game is packaged in a cloth pouch, with a hang tag that provides a history
of marbles and instructions and rules of play.</p>
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> The history of marbles dates back to at least
3,000 years ago in ancient Egypt and Rome. The Roman poet Ovid wrote of the game of marbles. The
oldest marbles found so far were buried with an Egyptian child at Nagada. Marbles from Crete that
date back to 2000-1705 B.C. are displayed in the British Museum. Marbles have also been found in
ancient Native American earthen mounds in North America. During the reign of Elizabeth I, tradition
has it that a game of marbles was played to win the hand of a maiden.
<p> The word "marble" was not used to represent the round toy ball made from
various stones until 1694 in England. It was then that marble stone was being used for the toy and
was being imported from Germany. Before this time, the English adopted the Dutch word "knikkers" for
marbles. The word "knikker" was used by New York City children well into the 19th century.</p>
<p> The earliest marbles were made of flint, stone, and baked clay. For
centuries afterward, marbles were made of stone and sometimes real marble. Glass marbles were made
in Venice, Italy, and later, around 1800, china and crockery marbles were introduced. A glassblower
invented a tool called the "marble scissors" in 1846 that allowed a larger production of glass
marbles. Clay marbles began being produced in large quantities around 1870.</p>
<p> During the 1890s, the first machines to manufacture glass marbles were
introduced. Martin F. Christensen invented the revolutionary glass marble-making machine in 1902, and
his glass marble company produced over a million marbles each month. Horace Hill founded a company
named the Akro Agate Company and moved it from Akron, Ohio, to Clarksburg, West Virginia, because
natural gas and sand were more abundant in that area. By 1920, the Akro Agate Company was the largest
marble producer in the world.</p>
<p> Berry Pink of the Marble King Company helped promote local and national
marbles tournaments in America during the 1920s and 1930s. The National Marbles Tournament is still
held annually in Wildwood, New Jersey.</p>
<p> Jeff Carskadden and Richard Gartley are recognized mibologists who have
published the most scholarly works to date on the subject of toy marbles. Their research shows nine
marble games that can be found on 17th- and 18th-century Dutch wall tiles. "Mib" is the Latin word for
marbles; "ology" is Latin for "the study of."</p>
<p> Marble games can be divided into two types: the games in which a player
tries to knock his opponent's marbles with his own (and win the marbles), and the games in which a
player tries to hit a target or roll the opponent's marble through a hoop or into a hole.</p>
<p> There are specific ways to play marbles and to hold what is called the
"shooter marble," which is a larger than the regular playing marbles. One method of shooting is called
"knuckling"; and another way is called "fulking." One can also roll or flick the marble until these
other two methods are learned.</p>
<p> Marble terminology:
<ol>
<li>Shooter -- taw</li>
<li>Alleys -- marbles once made of alabaster</li>
<li>Flints -- marble that look like flint</li>
<li>Cloudies -- marbles that look cloudy</li>
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<p> Marbles are definitely a part of America's heritage. They have been a popular
American game from Colonial times to the present. Norman Rockwell painted a wonderful picture called
"Marbles Champ," which features a little girl winning the marbles of two forlorn boys. If you are
interested in marbles, you can visit the Marble Museum in Yreka, California or online at
www.marblemuseum.org.</p></td>
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<h2 align="center">Solitaire Games</h2>
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To start the solitaire game, remove center (or any other)
stone for playing. Play from outside to inside of the board. Goal is to end up with one single stone
at the very center. No moving, only jumping (single and multiple) is allowed. Being solitaire, it's
a game for a single player only.
<p> The <b>Solitaire Game with Precious Stones</b> has a hand turned, polished and
waxed mahogany board. 38 marbles, including 2 spares. Every marble is hand cut from semi-precious quarried
mineral. Each with its own distinctive colorings and markings, no two are alike. The size of the 20mm game
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<p> The <b>Solitaire Di Venezia Game</b> (also known as Solitaire De Venise or
Venezianisches Solitär). Venetian solitaire game. Hand turned solid mahogany board come with 38 unique
25mm hand-blown marbles, including 2 spares. The marbles are in all colors, highly decorated, with no two
marbles the same. Hand-blown marbles can be identified by the small hole in the glass, a tell-tale sign of
the glass rod used by the glass blower to hold and turn the sphere in the kiln. The size of the game board
is 30cm x 5cm, 12" x 2".</p>
<h2 align="center">Chinese Checkers Game</h2>
<p> A wonderful 19th century board game that can be played with six players, each
using 10 pieces.<!-- The pieces are hand-polished marbles made out of semi-precious stones: Petrified Wood,
Petrified Coral, Amethyst, Green Jasper, Red Jasper and Fancy Jasper. The board is made of solid mahogany.
The game comes with instructions. Size: 30cm x 4cm, 11.75" x 1.5". --></p>
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<p> <b>Nine Men Morris:</b> A Morris
was an English dance from the 17th century, and the game was apparently
named after the dance. The game board consists of a flat, square board into
which 24 holes have been drilled, all following a progressively larger
pattern of three squares of eight holes which form three holes to a side.
Two differently colored pins are used (twelve for each player).</p>
<p> The object of the game is place your
pins in such a way as to form a straight line of three of the same-color
pins, while preventing your opponent from doing the same. The game was
played in America as early as the mid-1700’s, and continued to enjoy
popularity through the time of the War Between the States.</p>
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Ninepins has been a popular sport in North America since the Dutch
settlers brought it with them to the Hudson River Valley in the 17th century. It is one of
many forms of bowling games played in Europe since the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
In colonial America men and women of all ages enjoyed the popular pastime of ninepins. For
more information regarding Nine-Poins and Bowling Games, see the "<b>Historical
Background</b>" below the shopping cart.
<p> <b>Tabletop Ninepins Game (CF)</b> This set of tabletop ninepins, meant
for playing indoors, has been developed from accounts and pint sources provided by the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and has been produced with their permission. Out <strong>solid wood
ninepins stand 5" tall</strong>. They are packaged with 2 <strong>solid wood 2" balls</strong> in a box printed with
history and instructions for play.</p>
<p> <b>Tabletop Ninepins Game (HFT)</b> Our set of Nine Pins (with cloth bag)
is a tabletop version of the traditional bowling game which can be played on any tabletop
surface. It comes packaged with a cloth, drawstring bag, game rules, a <strong>unfinished 1 1/2"
wooden ball</strong>, and an extra bowling pin for anyone who also cares to play Ten Pins. The <strong>pins are
3 1/2" tall solid wood</strong> and are basically a wooden clothespin.</p>
<p> <b>Toy Tabletop Ninepins Game (HFT)</b> Faithfully reproduced from an
18th-century plantation's collection, the Replica Toy Nine Pins set are nine unfinished
hardwood pins measuring 1 inch wide and <strong>4-1/4 inches tall, plus a 1-1/2-inch unfinished wooden</strong> ball. A quality, heavy-plain muslin bag with draw stings is included for storage of the set
along with history and game rules. Great fun for children and adults alike.</p>
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<b>Historical Background:</b> Bowling games are among the oldest games in the world.
Archeologists have found stone bowling pins and balls buried with the mummified remains of a child in
Egypt who died around 5000 B.C. Cavemen probably bowled at targets to increase their skills at hunting.
Ula Maika, an ancient Polynesian game, was played with stone pins and balls. An ancient Roman version
of this game became known as "boccie," which is an Italian form of what the British refer to as "lawn
bowls." In 12th-century England, lawn bowling was a popular pastime.
<p> Indoor bowling began in German monasteries. The peasants who attended church always
carried their big clubs called "kegels" with them. When they attended religious services, the monks had
the peasants place their kegels at the end of a long narrow hallway. In order to be absolved of sin, the
peasant would have to roll a round rock and knock down their club, which represented the Devil. If they
missed, they would have to mend their ways and repent. The monks eventually made a fun game of this
activity. The word "kegling" is still used today for bowling and "keglers" for bowlers.</p>
<p> Eventually, rolling stones at kegels lost its religious significance and the wealthy
adopted this game as a favorite pastime. Martin Luther, who translated the Bible into German during the
16th-century, was one such bowling enthusiast who encouraged a uniform set of rules. The game was
officially called Kegelspiel or Nine-pins. Soon the game spread from Germany to Holland and the Dutch
brought it with them when they settled in New Amsterdam (now New York City). The earliest Virginia
colonists loved the game so much it interfered with their work. After Captain James Smith returned to
Jamestown, bowling was declared illegal and punishable by up to three weeks in the stocks!</p>
<p> During the early 1800s, Nine Pins was such a favorite game that it was played in many
basements and back rooms of taverns. Heavy gambling and betting were associated with the game and soon it
was outlawed. People, however, still enjoyed playing this game. So, to get around the new law, they added
another pin and "ten pin bowling" was born. By 1895, the American Bowling Congress was formed and they
established official rules and regulations.</p>
<p> Tabletop games rose in popularity when playing on the floor of pubs and taverns was
no longer feasible. Special tables were made for games such as Skittles, Carom, and Crokinole. The table
game of Bagatelle (from the French word meaning "a trifle" or "small thing") was also a popular game in
the 19th century. By 1920, Bagatelle evolved into the pinball machine.</p>
<p> Fun Fact: By the 14th century, bowling was such a favorite gambling activity that
King Edward III banned the game so it would not interfere with archery practice.</p>
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1700s on. The game of Pick-Up Sticks was originally
known as Jackstraws. The game was introduced to the early settlers in
America by the Indians. Jackstraws is the same game we all learned as
Pick-Up Sticks when we were children. Rules and variations differed from
area to area, but most had these rules in common:
<p> The game is played with sticks or splinters, usually
between 15 and 20, of
about the same length. They were often dyed different colors, a custom dating
from the 1700s. The sticks were held above the ground at a distance at
least equal to the length of the longest stick or splinter in the bunch. They were then released, falling to the ground and
overlapping each other. (A variation
required that 1 stick of a different color or marking to
distinguish it from the others would be placed in the bunch.)</p>
<p> The person who had just dropped the sticks began the
game, removing one stick at a time and working through the pile to remove
all of the sticks without causing any of the other sticks to move. The
object of the game was to accumulate more sticks from the pile than the
other players removed. In the event that any stick other than the one being
removed was moved at all, that player forfeited his or her turn to the next
person. At the end of the game, the player with the most
sticks won.</p>
<p> <b>Pick-Up Sticks:</b> Our Wooden Pick-Up Sticks are a
cut above! These exclusive sticks are made with smooth-tapered, round tips.
The Wooden Pick-Up Sticks package includes a cloth, drawstring bag, game
rules, scoring system, and a concise history.</p>
<p> <b>Junior Pick Up Sticks:</b> These are Bamboo Pick-Up
Sticks 7-1/8 inches long. There are 41 sticks, packaged in a wooden box with
a sliding lid. Box size is approximately 7-1/2 inches long by 1-3/4 wide by
1 inch high. Instructions and history are included.</p>
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> Stick games appear in many cultures. In
12th-century China, sticks were first used in predictions. The sticks were scattered to "base the
reading of destiny." There was one stick called the "emperor stick." This oracle practice was adapted
by the Japanese in the 16th century. The Japanese Emperor was referred to as "Mikado" from the word
"tsuchimikado." The Mikado version of pick-up sticks was brought to the United States in 1936 from
Hungary. The name pick-up sticks may have come from this children's nursery rhyme:
<p> One, two, buckle my shoe,<br />
Three, four, shut the door,<br />
Five, six, pick up sticks,<br />
Seven, eight, lay them straight,<br />
Nine, ten, a big fat hen."</p>
<p> Before the Mikado version of pick-up sticks appeared in America, this game had
spread from China to Korea and Japan. This game appears to have spread to the Haida Indians of British
Columbia as well as the Lenape Native American tribe in California via the Bering Strait or by ship
across the Pacific Ocean. Native Americans played this game with straws of wheat and taught it to the
early English settlers in the American colonies. This became a popular parlor game for young people
during the Colonial and Victorian eras and is still enjoyed by children today.</p>
<p> Canadians refer to this game as "Spilikins," which is the name used by the British.
A drawing of a set of intricately carved ivory spellicans (different spelling) is featured in R.C.
Bell's book, "Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations." The British spellican sets, which feature
carved bone or ivory, were imported from China.</p>
<p> If you wish to make your own mini set of pick-up sticks, use 31 round toothpicks
and paint different colored stripes on them to represent different points. Make one stick a solid color
or with just one stripe to represent the Mikado or "emperor stick." This stick can be used to assist
picking up the other sticks after they are scattered or dropped. Keep score on paper and have some
old-fashioned fun. The next time you play pick-up sticks, you will know that you are having fun just as
children in ancient times did.</p></td>
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<p> <b>Quoits, Table Top Version:</b> Our tabletop
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that is similar to horseshoes. The stake or "hob" measures 3 inches by 3
inches by 3 inches and comes with two 2-3/4 inch diameter wooden rings and
the game rules for traditional Quoits. Quoits was a popular parlor game.</p>
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<td><p> <b>Historical Background:</b> The game of quoits may have evolved from
ancient Greece, where athletes enjoyed throwing a discus for competition. Peter Brown, president of
the National Quoits Association, believes that the Greeks passed quoits to the Romans as a weapon of
war. His theory continues with the thought that the Romans brought the game to Britain. He even
suggests that the origins of the game go back to the Minoan Empire circa 2000 B.C. because the boy
king of Knossos evidently used quoits as a weapon on slaves if they tried to escape.
<p> Quoits was made illegal in 1388 by Sporting Regulations, but by the 15th
century, it had become a favorite organized sport in English pubs and taverns. The first official
rules for the game of quoits were printed in the April, 1881, edition of The Field in northern England.
The National Quoits Association was formed in 1986.</p>
<p> There are several different games of quoits being played in England today:
The Northern Game, The Long Game, East Anglian Quoits, and Sward or Lawn Quoits. Sward Quoits is played
with a clay square to which the stake or hob is set in, but it can become muddy and difficult to
maintain. Many people happily adapt this game and its rules for backyard play with the hob or stake set
in the grass.</p>
<p> Quoits was played during the American Revolutionary War by both British and
Continental soldiers to pass the time. It has been said that the game of horseshoes was derived from
quoits because some people could not afford to have quoits made, so they used what was similarly
available: old horseshoes!</p>
<p> Miniature versions of indoor quoits were played near the Welsh-English border
for at least a century. It seems that the game was invented toward the end of the 19th century, but the
history of indoor quoits is not really known. A game called Rings was played in Northern England. Now,
many variations of the game exist. "Deck quoits" were made from rope and used on cruise ships. "Rope
quoits" is probably the same game and is popular in Australia. English and Welsh descendants in parts
of Pennsylvania play the game with the hob set at a slight angle on a slate board instead of a clay bed
because they resided in "the slate belt."</p></td>
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<p> Is it because we didn't have one as a child? It's hardly possible
to think of a more timeless, popular, exciting toy that spanned ages and classes. Today's rocking horses
are hardly different from the ones Victorian children used to ride in their playrooms. Only now they're
popular, if pricey, home decor and are regarded less as toys. Our supplier's children grew up with a
pony-sized wooden horse made in Britain.</p>
<p> The Medium and Large Rocking Horses are both made from solid mahogany
and are expertly hand carved, hand-assembled and hand polished. Extreme attention and detail goes into the
creation of each masterpiece. The saddles and bridles are made of leather. They have brass hardware,
including the stirrups. They are both timeless pieces and a classic for any decor. The large rocking horse
is a swinging rocking horse and has a classic safety stand.</p>
<p> <b>Small:</b> Our petite rocking horse has all the same features as our larger
masterpiece. Hand carved and just the right size for mantel, desk, or pedestal. Size is 75cm x 13.5cm x
46cm, 29.5" x 5.25" x 18". We do have one of these in out store. Can ship by U.S. Mail or UPS.
<p> <b>Medium:</b> Commanding presence with a size that fits pretty much everywhere. Iconic
children’s playroom classic, hand carved in rich polished mahogany, saddler’s accoutrements, classic elegantly
curved rockers. Size is 157cm x 31.5cm x 94cm, 61.75" x 12.5" x 37"". This item must be
shipped by Truck, so shipping MAY vary from what the shopping cart shows.</p>
<!-- p> <b>Medium:</b> Discontinued - Dapple painted on bow rockers. Size is 160cm x 38cm
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<p> <b>Large:</b> In the classic British manner, hand sculpted in laminated and hand polished
mahogany. Synonymous with quality and detail. Truly a work of art. This reproduction is in high demand. Each
piece made to order and truly unique. Swing horse on classic safety stand. The safety rockers are chrome plated.
Size is 143cm x 46cm x 120cm, 56.5" x 18" x 47.25". This item must be shipped by Truck, so
shipping MAY vary from what the shopping cart shows.</p>
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<p> Children have been "rolling", "bowling"
and "trundling" their hoops from the time of the ancient Egyptians through the
hula hoop craze of the late 1950's. Artwork on ancient Greek vases illustrates
hoops used in play as well as exercise. The early North American colonists
brought this pastime with them from Europe, the hoops being made from whatever
material was at hand. By Victorian times both wood and metal hoops were favorite
playthings. The hoop can be trundled along, raced, used for skipping or twirling
around the waist.
<p> Our hoops are made of solid native hardwoods 28" in diameter x 1 1/2" wide and
1/4" thick. A dowel is included as a rolling stick, as well as a history card.</p>
<p> This is an oversized item and requires an extra shipping charge.
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<td align=center>$38.80</td>
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<td align=center>2</td>
<td align=center>$35.85</td>
<td align=center>$30.38</td>
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<td align=center>3</td>
<td align=center>$31.25</td>
<td align=center>$27.57</td>
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<td align=center>4</td>
<td align=center>$28.90</td>
<td align=center>$26.15</td>
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<td align=center>5</td>
<td align=center>$27.50</td>
<td align=center>$25.35</td>
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<td align=center>6</td>
<td align=center>$26.50</td>
<td align=center>$24.75</td>
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<td align=center>$25.95</td>
<td align=center>$24.35</td>
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<td align=center>8</td>
<td align=center>$25.42</td>
<td align=center>$24.05</td>
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<td align=center>9</td>
<td align=center>$25.00</td>
<td align=center>$23.80</td>
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<td align=center>10</td>
<td align=center>$24.75</td>
<td align=center>$23.65</td>
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<td align=center>$23.50</td>
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<p> The whip top may be the most ancient member of the toy top family,
thought to have originated in the Far East and making an appearance in manuscripts as early as the 14th
century AD. At least 5 types of tops were known in England by the 16th century, including peg tops, whip
tops and hand-spun tops. Toy tops brought to the new world colonies by European settlers would not have
been the first tops on the North American continent, however. Tops of all kinds were very popular with
North American Indian tribes, who often played their top games on the ice.
<p> <b>Peg Top:</b> Our peg top is the familiar "turnip shape" top set in motion by a
wound string. In the interests of safety we have adapted the traditional "peg" from a long, sharp point
to a rounded spinning top. Our solid wood top is decorated with burned lines, packaged with history and
instructions in either a poly bag or printed box.</p>
<p> <b>Peg Top, Colorful:</b> This peg top is similar to the Peg Top above. It is also
the "turnip shape" top set in motion by a wound string and is 1-3/4 inches
wide and 3 inches tall. The differences are that it comes in colors (Red
or Blue), it has a pointed metal tip at the bottom and the string is a synthetic, not cotton twine. We
cannot guarantee which color you will receive.</p>
<p> <b>Whip Top:</b> Whip tops are most often used in racing or endurance games. The top
itself is tossed or twisted to start it spinning, whereupon it is lashed from the side with the whip to
maintain the spin or drive it forward. The shape and size of out solid wood top is based on an 18th
century engraving. The top is packaged in a poly bag with a whip consisting of a wood dowel with a rawhide
lash attached. A history and instruction sheet is included.</p>
<p> <b>Finger Top:</b> Reproduction of the 19th century wooden spinning top. It is spun
by holding between your thumb and fore finger and then snapping your fingers.
Instructions for two top games are included on a card that comes with each
Finger Top. They come in a natural wood finish and are 1-3/4 inches tall and
1-1/2 inches in diameter.</p>
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<img border="2" src="/img/props/images/cf_top_peg.jpg" alt="Peg Top, 19th century toys and games." width="89" height="85"></a><br />
Peg Top</td>
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<img border="2" src="/img/props/images/hft-2006_top_colorful-hardwood_s.jpg" alt="Colorful Peg Top, 19th century toys and games." width="105" height="85"></a><br />
Peg Top, Colorful</td>
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<img src="/img/props/images/cf_top_whip.jpg" alt="Whip Top, 19th century toys and games." width="79" height="85" border="2"></a><br />
Whip Top</td>
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<img border="2" src="/img/props/images/hft-2014_finger-tops_s.jpg" alt="Finger Top, 19th century toys and games." width="73" height="85"></a><br />
Finger Top</td>
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<td> <b>Historical Background of Tops:</b> Spinning tops have been used by cultures
throughout history and around the world. Tops were introduced in Japan during the 8th century from China
by way of Koma in the Korean Peninsula. Japanese tops are known as "koma" and were originally a game for
court people and nobility. Playing with tops is also part of our Early American history. They were known
as "peg tops" in the early 1800s and played with by boys.
<p> <b>Historical Background of Finger Tops:</b> This top is an authentic reproduction of
an early 19th-century spinning, wooden top. Tops come in many different shapes and sizes and have various
names like Peg Top, Humming Top, Whip Top, Spinning Top, and Finger Top. Some are used with string; others
just have a long round stem like our Finger Top, for spinning between the thumb and first finger. This
cute little top fits in your pocket and travels a long way to quiet a curious youngster on just about any
flat surface. Play with two tops and see which top spins the longest.</p></td>
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<p> Simple whirling toys were mentioned in English
literature as early as 1686, and would certainly have been as popular in early
America as they were in Europe. Similar toys have also been found in Native
American cliff ruins, indicating the toy’s antiquity in North America. A folk
toy that could have been easily made with materials at hand, one can imagine
this toy amusing children from colonial times right through the westward
migrations, and continuing to fascinate children today.</p>
<p> <b>Pewter Whirligig</b> Whirling toys made of hammered lead musket balls or
coins too old or thin to be of value have been excavated from early American
towns, plantations, and military campsites. Our whirligig, packaged in a poly
bag with a history and instruction insert, is fashioned from our lead-free
pewter reproduction of a Spanish milled dollar, a silver coin widely used in
North America during the 16th through early 19th centuries.</p>
<p> <b>Wood Whirligig / Buzz Saw</b> The sound of the whirling disk lends this folk toy
its common name of “buzzer”, although it appears in English literature as early
as 1686 under the general name for spinning toys, whirligig. The scalloped edge
of our buzzer identifies it more particularly as a “buzz saw” toy. In past times
the edge was often sharply cut into a sawtooth pattern, but a buzz saw with any
shaped edge will produce an impressive loud, whizzing noise when it reaches full
speed.</p>
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<td align="center"><img border="0" src="/img/props/images/cf-536_whirligigs_pewter-s.jpg" alt="Pewter WhirliGig" width="108" height="100"><br />
Pewter</td>
<td align="center"><img border="0" src="/img/props/images/cf-533_whirligigs_buzzsaw_s.jpg" alt="Wood WhirliGig / Buzz Saw" width="110" height="100"><br />
Wood / Buzz Saw</td>
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<input type="hidden" name="purpose" value="look"><br />
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> The Buzz Saw is one of the most popular
noisemakers of all times! Native Americans made "buzzers" from a circular piece of bone or antler
and used sinew instead of string. Colonial children played with buzz saws. This type of noisemaker
was also known as "button on a string" during the Victorian Period and later. A very large button
from a mother's sewing basket could be strung for this toy. Coins, bamboo, stones, and seashells
have also been used to make this toy. Tin was even used, and teeth were cut around the circumference
so that the disc would shred a piece of paper when the two came in contact. Made this way, it
resembles a circular saw blade, and this is where it got the name Buzz Saw. Other names for the Buzz
Saw are Whizzer, Whiligig, Whirligig, Moonwinder, and Skyewinder.</td>
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<h2><font SIZE="5"><b> Yo-Yo </b></font></h2>
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<a href="/img/props/images/hft-2003_yo-yo_sleeper_l.jpg">
<img src="/img/props/images/hft-2003_yo-yo_sleeper.jpg" alt="Wooden Yo-Yo" width="200" height="174" border="2"></a></td>
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<font size="4">
<p> The Yo-Yo date back
more than 3,000 years. Ancient Stone Yo-Yo have been found in Greece. It
became popular with the French Court in the 1700s and was called Jou-Jou. It
became popular with English children of the 1800s. In the United State many
patents for Yo-Yo improvements were applied for before, during and after the
Civil War. The Yo-Yo was also known as the Bandelure and the Prince of Wales
Toy.</p>
<p>$nbsp; <b>Natural Wood Yo-Yo:</b> Our Sleeper Yo-Yo package includes a
natural wooden yo-yo, directions for five fun sleeper yo-yo tricks, and a
brief history. There is always a new generation of kids that want to learn
how to yo-yo.</p>
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<ol style="margin-left:0; margin-top:0"><font size="2">
<li>Check, by clicking, the box <img border="0" src="/images/dansie_check-box.gif" width="22" height="22"> for each item and size wanted.</li>
<li>Update the quantity if you want more than 1.</li>
<li>When done selecting any/all items, click the "Put these Yo-Yo's in my cart!" button.</li>
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<input type="hidden" name="name" value="multi-items">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/victorian_toys-and-games.shtml">
<table border="2" width="100%">
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<td align="center">Item</td>
<td align="center">Select</td>
<td align="center">Qty</td>
<td align="center">Price</td>
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<td>Yo-Yo of Natural Wood </td>
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<td align="right">@ 5.50 each</td>
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<input type="SUBMIT" name="add" value="Put these Yo-Yo's in my cart!"></td>
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<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/victorian_ladies_clothing.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="purpose" value="look"><br />
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<td> <b>Historical Background:</b> The yo-yo dates back to ancient Greece and was
used in England, France, and other European countries. It was also known as a "Bandelure" or winding toy
and in England a "Prince of Wales" toy. Today, most yo-yos are made from either wood or plastic, but they
have also been made from gold, silver, and animal horn.</td>
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<h2>Student & Beginner Fifes</h2>
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</table>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center">Item and Material</td>
<td align="center">Price</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="3"><A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0873510909/ref=nosim/azrahistoricalre" target="_blank">
<img border="2" src="/books_film_music/books/0873510909.jpg" alt="Old Fort Snelling Instruction Book for Fife With Music of Early America" width="140" height="99"><br />
<font size="2">Old Fort Snelling<br />
Instruction Book<br />
for Fife With Music<br />
of Early America</font><br />
<b>Buy it today</B></a></td>
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<td>Beginners Plastic Fife<br />
<font size="-1">with an instruction sheet, music and history.</font><br />
<img border="0" src="/img/props/images/cf-705_fife_plastic.jpg" alt="Plastic fife for beginners with instruction sheet" width="339" height="22"></td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf_fife_plastic.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf_fife_plastic.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="6.90">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-705">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Fife - Beginners Plastic, Instructional">
Quantity
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
@ $ 6.90<br />
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Student Maple Fife<br />
<font size="-1">with an instruction sheet, music and history.</font><br />
<img border="0" src="/img/props/images/cf_fife_maple.jpg" alt="Maple Student Fife with instruction sheet" width="339" height="26"></td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf_fife_maple.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf_fife_maple.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="16.50">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-706">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Fife - Student Maple, Instructional">
Quantity
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2"> @ $16.50<br />
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Student Persimmon Fife, same as Traditional, Old Pitch Fife<br />
<font size="-1">with an instruction sheet, music and history.</font><br />
<img border="0" src="/img/props/images/cf-709_fife_persimmon.jpg" alt="Persimmon Student Fife with instruction sheet." width="339" height="25"></td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf_fife_maple.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf_fife_maple.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="37.00">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-709">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Fife - Student Persimmon, Instructional (Traditional Fife, Old Pitch)">
Quantity
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2"> @ $37.00<br />
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/victorian_toys-and-games.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="purpose" value="look"><br />
<input type="image" src="/images/cart.gif" NAME="View Cart/Checkout" BORDER=0 width="55" height="59">
</form></td>
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<h2>Whistles</h2>
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<td align="center" rowspan="7"><img border="0" src="/img/props/images/tin_whistle.jpg" alt="Irish Tin Whistle, key of D. Bare metal or black." width="62" height="142"><br />
Irish<br />
Tin<br />
Whistle</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="7"><img src="/img/props/images/cf-701_penny-whistle_tin.jpg" alt="Tin Penny Whistle" width="17" height="165"><br />
Tin<br />
Penny<br />
Whistle</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="7"><img src="/img/props/images/cf-750_penny-whistle_maple.jpg" alt="Maple Penny Whistle" width="15" height="165"><br />
Maple<br />
Penny<br />
Whistle</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="7"><img src="/img/props/images/cf-751_penny-whistle_persimmon.jpg" alt="Persimmon Penny Whistle" width="15" height="165"><br />
Persimmon<br />
Penny<br />
Whistle</td>
<td align="center">Item</td>
<td align="center">Price</td>
<td align="center">Add to Cart</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="5"><img src="/img/props/images/cf-711_penny-whistle_book.jpg" alt="Penny Whistle Handbook" width="107" height="165"><br />
Penny Whistle<br />
Handbook</td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Irish Tin Whistle. Key of D<br />
(Plastic Mouth Piece)</td>
<td align="right">$12.95</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/tin_flute.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/tin_flute.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".5">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="12.95">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CM-IW10">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Irish Tin Whistle, key of D">
<select name="custom2" size="1">
<option>Brass
<option>Black (BK)
</select> <br />
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
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<td>Tin Penny Whistle</td>
<td align="right">$5.70</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf-701_penny-whistle_tin.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf-701_penny-whistle_tin.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".5">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="5.70">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-701">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Penny Whistle - Tin">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Maple Penny Whistle</td>
<td align="right">$16.50</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf-750_penny-whistle_maple.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf-750_penny-whistle_maple.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".5">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="16.50">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-750">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Penny Whistle - Maple">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Maple Penny Whistle<br />
w/ Handbook</td>
<td align="right">$28.50</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf-753_penny-whistle_maple_with_book.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf-753_penny-whistle_maple_with_book.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="28.50">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-753">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Penny Whistle - Maple with Handbook">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Persimmon Penny Whistle</td>
<td align="right">$37.00</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf-751_penny-whistle_persimmon.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf-751_penny-whistle_persimmon.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".5">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="37.00">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-751">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Penny Whistle - Persimmon">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
<td align="center" rowspan="2">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/victorian_toys-and-games.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="purpose" value="look"><br />
<input type="image" src="/images/cart.gif" NAME="View Cart/Checkout" BORDER=0 width="55" height="59">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Penny Whistle Handbook</td>
<td align="right">$12.00</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf-711_penny-whistle_book.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf-711_penny-whistle_book.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".5">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="12.00">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-711">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Penny Whistle Handbook with CD">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="7">
<table align="center" border="2" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td>
<h2>Jaw Harps</h2>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" rowspan="5">
<table>
<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="/img/props/images/jaw_harp-a.jpg" alt="Jaw Harp, Snoopy" width="142" height="64"><br />
Jaw Harp A, Snoopy</td>
<td align="center"><img src="/images/~coming-s.gif" alt="Jaw Harp, Ozark" width="107" height="58"><br />
Jaw Harp B, Ozark</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center"><img src="/img/props/images/cf-311_jaw-harp_mouth-harp.jpg" alt="Jaw Harp, Cooperman" width="150" height="131"><br />
Jaw Harp C, Cooperman</td>
<td align="center"><img src="/images/~coming-s.gif" alt="Jaw Harp, Tenor" width="107" height="58" /><br />
Jaw Harp D, Tenor</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td align="center">Item</td>
<td align="center">Price</td>
<td align="center">Add to Cart</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="5">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/victorian_toys-and-games.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="purpose" value="look"><br />
<input type="image" src="/images/cart.gif" NAME="View Cart/Checkout" BORDER=0 width="55" height="59">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Jaw Harp (A)</td>
<td align="right">$6.50</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/jaw_harp-a.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/jaw_harp-a.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".25">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="6.50">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CM-3490">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Jaw Harp, Spoopy (A)">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Jaw Harp (B)</td>
<td align="right">$5.50</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/jaw_harp-b.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/jaw_harp-b.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".25">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="5.95">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CM-3485">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Ozark Jaw Harp (B)">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Jaw Harp (C)</td>
<td align="right">$4.50</td>
<td align="center">
<form method="POST" action="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.ushist.com/props/musical_instruments.shtml">
<input type="hidden" name="img2" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/images/cf-311_jaw-harp_mouth-harp.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="img" value="http://www.ushist.com/img/props/cart_thumbs/cf-311_jaw-harp_mouth-harp.jpg">
<input type="hidden" name="sh" value=".25">
<input type="hidden" name="price" value="4.50">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="CF-311">
<input type="hidden" name="custom1" value="Cooperman Jaw Harp (C)">
<input type="TEXT" name="quantity" value="1" size="2" maxlength="2">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="image" src="/images/add-to-cart.gif" NAME="Order" width="106" height="24">
</form></td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Jaw Harp (D), Tenor</td>
<td align="right">$8.50</td>
<td align="center">
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<h2>Youth, Child and Toy 19th Century Drums & Drum Sticks</h2>
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<p> The drummer was an integral part of
military life during the 18th century and maintained a reduced but still
important role into the mid-nineteenth century. A fifer and drummer, usually
between the ages of 12 to 16, were attached to each Company in a regiment. In
camp drummers sounded out the routine calls to duty. In the field, they
signaled the commands of the officers. When the Companies of men were assembled,
the musicians were massed to from a corps of fifers and drummers, which provided
military music for parades, reviews and special ceremonies. Individually the
musicians could be called upon to perform both formal and informal music for
dancing and entertainment.</p>
<p> <b>Youth / Child's Rope Tension Drum, by Cooperman's Fife and Drum:</b> This is a downsized
musical instrument rather than a toy. Dimensioned for a child's use, the drum
is 10" in diameter and stands about 12" tall. The solid hardwood shell and hoops
are cut and steam-bent at Cooperman's Vermont sawmill, much as they would have
been in early America. The sounding surfaces, known as "heads", are made of
natural vellum (animal-hide) and the distinctive sound of the snare drum is
provided by natural gut snares stretched across the bottom of the drum.</p>
<p> <b>Child's Toy Drums:</b> These are Toy Drums and NOT musical instruments, like the
Cooperman Youth Drum.</p>
<p> <b>Rope Tension:</b> Noble and Cooley Americana toy field drum is a
replica (not necessarily a reproduction) ''cord and ear'' rope tension drum. 9'' diameter
and approximately 9" high. Comes with sling and drum sticks.</p>
<p> <b>American Lithographed:</b> Noble and Cooley toy field drum
using spring clamps for tension. It is based on the original lithographs
from the 1880s. Metal shell embossed on the original machine with the same
colors. This a much later period of tension than the
rope tension drums. 9'' diameter and approximately 7 5/8" high. Comes with sling and drum sticks.</p>
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Cooperman<br />
Rope Tension<br />
Youth Drum</td>
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Noble and Cooley<br />
Rope Tension<br />
Toy Drum</td>
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<img border="2" src="/img/props/images/hft-5401_drum_field-lithographed_s.jpg" alt="Child's Toy Americana Lithographed Toy Drum" width="91" height="100"></a><br />
Americana Lithographed<br />
Spring Clamp Tension<br />
Toy Drum</td>
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Youth / Childs<br />
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<p> <b>Youth / Child's / Toy Drumsticks:</b> Our toy drum sticks are
a scale version of the snare drum sticks in use today by rudimental drummers
who carry on these fife and drum traditions. These solid wood drum sticks are
about 10 3/8" to 10 12" long and each pair is individually packaged in a poly bag with
a history card.</p>
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Our<strong> reproduction items</strong> are more than just looks-like, they are authentic
replicas made as closely as possible to the original item. They are carefully
manufactured using materials that match as closely as possible to the original items. We
use patterns made from original items; patterns that are modified to be historical not
only in look, but construction; or patterns that we have made from drawings, pictures or
paintings. Many of our items have been purchased by museums (well known and not so well
known) for display and/or for use by docents and historical interpreters.
<p> <b>Clothing and Uniforms</b> Most of our men's replica clothing and uniforms are made for us by the
Quartermaster Shop, although some items are manufactured by us or elsewhere. The ladies and
childrens attire is mostly made by us. Almost any style of clothing that was worn in the
United States during the 19th century (starting from the 1820's on, including Victorian,
Edwardian, American Civil War, Indian Wars. Old West and Spanish American War (Span-Am))
is available.</p>
<p> <b>Other Items (accessories, accouterments, camp equipment, leathergoods, tents, tinware,
etc.)</b> are mostly purchased from other makers, although some are made by us. In many cases
we have mutiple suppliers of items, to assure the we can always have them available.</p>
<p> We currently offer Clothing and Military Uniforms from the 1830s
through 1900; which includes the Federal Era, Jacksonian Era, Dickens, the Victorian Era (
<a href="/mexican-war_uniforms_us_mw.shtml">Mexican War</a>, Antebellum,
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_union_us.shtml">American Civil War (Confederate / CS
/ CSA & Union / US / USA)</a>,
<a href="/indian-wars_uniforms_us_iw.shtml">Indian Wars</a>, Old West and
<a href="/spanish-american-war_uniforms_us_saw.shtml">Spanish American War (Span-Am War)</a>).</p>
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<td> Our reproduction Victorian, American Civil War (US / Union, CS / Confederate),
Indian War, Old West and Edwardian uniforms, civilian clothing (wardrobe) and equipment (accouterments, saddles and tack, camps equipment, etc) has been
seen in historical films and period pieces, such as: Glory; North and South, Book II;
Back to the Future III; Far and Away, etc. And in television projects, such as:
Ironclads, Geronimo (TNT), Buffalo Soldiers, Blind Justice, Los Locos, Young Riders and
others. Theatre companies also use our items for stage productions, while schools,
teachers and museums use them as learning aids.</td>
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<font size="4"><b>Welcome to<br />
AzRA Historical Resources - AzRAHist</b></font><br />
Leavey Foundation for Historic Preservation, Inc.<br />
<font SIZE="1">d.b.a.: AzRA Re-Enactors Association</font><br />
<font SIZE="4"><a href="/general-information/address.shtml">Contact Information</a></font>
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Our forte is the 19th Century United States History covering the
period 1820-1920. Including: Victorian, Edwardian, Mexican War, American Civil War (
<font size="2">Confederate / CS / CSA and Union / US / USA</font>), Indian Wars, Old West
& Spanish-American (Span-Am) War. We are involved in both historic preservation and
education.
<p> We hope teachers, students, historians & researchers will find
these pages useful, as well as reenactors & production companies.</p>
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<font size="2">Additional AzRAHist Areas / USHist Entry Pages
<br />
<a href="/19th-century_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Clothing,</a>
<a href="/19th-century_boys_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Boy's clothing,</a>
<a href="/19th-century_girls_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Girl's clothing,</a>
<a href="/19th-century_ladies_Clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Ladies Clothing,</a>
<br />
<a href="/19th-century_mens_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Men's clothing,</a>
<a href="/19th-century_musical_instruments_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Musical Instruments,</a>
<a href="/19th-century_props_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Props (personal items),</a>
<br />
<a href="/19th-century_saddles-tack_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Saddles & Tack,</a>
<a href="/19th-century_set-dressing_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Set Dressing (tents, camp equipment, etc.),</a>
<a href="/19th-century_toys-and-games_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Toys & Games,</a>
<br />
<a href="/19th-century_wardrobe_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Wardrobe,</a>
<a href="/19th-century_weapons_f.shtml" target="_parent">19th Century Weapons,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_accouterments_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Accouterments,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_artillery_f.shtml" target="_parent">Artillery,</a>
<br />
<a href="/american_civil-war_mens_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Men's Clothing,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_desks_lap_field_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Desks Lap & Field,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_ladies_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Ladies Clothing,</a>
<br />
<a href="/american_civil-war_ladies_dresses_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Ladies Dresses,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_ladies_shoes-boots_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Ladies Shoes & Boots,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_reproductions_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Reproductions,</a>
<br />
<a href="/american_civil-war_saddles-tack_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Saddles & Tack,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Uniforms,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_confederate_cs_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Uniforms Confederate (CS),</a>
<br />
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_union_us_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Uniforms Union (US),</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_weapons_f.shtml" target="_parent">American Civil War Weapons,</a>
<a href="/antebellum_ladies_dresses_f.shtml" target="_parent">Antebellum Ladies Dresses,</a>
<a href="/books_film_music.shtml">Books, Film & Music,</a>
<br />
<a href="/bustle_dresses_for_ladies_1870s-1880s.shtml">Bustle Dresses,</a>
<a href="/buffalo-soldiers.shtml">Buffalo Soldiers,</a>
<a href="/camps_f.shtml" target="_parent">Camps,</a>
<a href="/casting-director_f.shtml" target="_parent">Casting Director,</a>
<a href="/cavalry_dragoons_f.shtml" target="_parent">Cavalry & Dragoons,</a>
<a href="/civilian_f.shtml" target="_parent">Civilians,</a>
<br />
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_confederate_cs_enlisted_f.shtml" target="_parent">CS / Confederate Enlisted Uniforms,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_confederate_cs_officer_f.shtml" target="_parent">CS / Confederate Officer Uniforms,</a>
<a href="/home-office-decor_interior-decorating.shtml">Home/Office Decor & Interior Decorating,</a>
<br />
<a href="/indian-wars_uniforms_us_iw_f.shtml" target="_parent">US Indian Wars Uniforms,</a>
<a href="/indian-wars_accouterments_us_iw_f.shtml" target="_parent">US Indian Wars Accouterments,</a>
<a href="/infantry_f.shtml" target="_parent">Infantry,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_ladies_dresses_f.shtml" target="_parent">Ladies Hoop Dresses of the 1850s & 1860s,</a>
<br />
<a href="/american_civil-war_musical_instruments_f.shtml" target="_parent">Musical Instruments,</a>
<a href="/mexican-war_uniforms_us_mw_f.shtml" target="_parent">Mexican War Uniforms,</a>
<a href="/navy_f.shtml" target="_parent">Navy,</a>
<a href="/old-west_mens_range_ranch-wear.shtml">Old West Ranch / Range wear,</a>
<br />
<a href="/american_civil-war_pens_pencils_ink_ink-wells_f.shtml" target="_parent">Pens, Pencils, Ink, Ink Wells & Writing Sets,</a>
<a href="/reenactor_coordinators_staff_f.shtml" target="_parent">Reenactor Coordinators & Staff,</a>
<a href="/reenactors_f.shtml" target="_parent">Reenactors & Living History,</a>
<a href="/resume_leavey_foundation_historic_preservation_f.shtml" target="_parent">Resume,</a>
<br />
<a href="/school_house_supplies_toys_f.shtml" target="_parent">School House Supplies,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_union_us_enlisted_f.shtml" target="_parent">US / Union Civil War Enlisted Uniforms,</a>
<a href="/american_civil-war_uniforms_union_us_officer_f.shtml" target="_parent">US / Union Civil War Officer's Uniforms,</a>
<br />
<a href="/spanish-american-war_uniforms_us_saw_f.shtml" target="_parent">Spanish American War Uniforms,</a>
<a href="/victorian_board-games_f.shtml" target="_parent">Victorian Board Games,</a>
<a href="/victorian_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">Victorian Clothing,</a>
<a href="/victorian_childrens_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">Victorian Children's Clothing,</a>
<br />
<a href="/victorian_hats.shtml">Victorian Hats,</a>
<a href="/victorian_ladies_boots_shoes.shtml">Victorian Ladies Boots & Shoes,</a>
<a href="/victorian_ladies_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">Victorian Ladies Clothing,</a>
<br />
<a href="/victorian_bustle_dresses_ladies_f.shtml" target="_parent">Victorian Bustle Dresses for Ladies of the 1870s, 1880s & 1890s,</a>
<a href="/victorian_ladies_dresses.shtml">Victorian Ladies dresses,</a>
<br />
<a href="/victorian_ladies_boots_shoes_f.shtml">Victorian Ladies Shoes / Boots,</a>
<a href="/victorian_mens_boots_shoes.shtml">Victorian Men's Boots & Shoes,</a>
<a href="/victorian_mens_clothing_f.shtml" target="_parent">Victorian Men's Clothing,</a>
<br />
<a href="/victorian_shirts_detachable-collars.shtml">Victorian Men's Shirts & Detachable Collars,</a>
<a href="/victorian_toys-and-games_f.shtml" target="_parent">Victorian Toys & Games,</a>
<a href="/wild-wild-west.shtml">Wild Wild West Movie,</a>
<br />
<a href="/world-war-one_wwi_uniforms_us_f.shtml" target="_parent">US World War One / WWI Uniforms,</a>
<br />
<a href="/general-information/info.shtml">General Information,</a>
<a href="/pair-o-dice_mercantile_store.shtml">Pair-O-Dice Mercantile Store Pictures,</a>
<p>Site Index<br />
<a href="/ushist-index.shtml">USHist Index</a></p>
<p>Our Web Site Addresses<br />
<a href="http://www.quartermastershop.com">.</a>
Primary Site: <a href="http://www.ushist.com/index.shtml">USHist.com</a>,
Mirror Site: <a href="http://www.19th-century-us-history.com">19th-century-us-history.com</a></p>
<p>Some of our other sites<br />
<a href="http://www.1ie-main.com/cpe">CPE (our web designers site),</a>
<a href="http://www.1ie-main.com/film-az">Film in Arizona,</a>
<a href="http://www.fem-jewelry.com">FEM Jewelry (some 1840 - 1900 period),</a>
<a href="/computer_store.shtml">USHist Mini Computer Store.</a></p>
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