Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood – Vintage toys
24 pics. The V & A Toy Museum is in Bethnal Green just a little north of Bethnal Green Underground station on Cambridge Heath Road. There are numerous events and workshops for children including schools groups. It is worth seeing their website ⇒.
The museum is free to enter and photography is allowed but difficult due the lighting and reflections from the glass cases. Nevertheless it is worth a visit, especially since their stock keeps being replenished from a large archive.
There is a second post with Chinese Rock Gardens, more toys and favourites from television here ⇐. 🙂
The V & A Museum of design in South Kensington is even larger and can be found here ⇐.
Dolls Houses
This just a sample.
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Toy Cooker and Tea Sets
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Toy Theatres
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Mechanical Puppet
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Johnny the Dunce is an early clockwork toy (circa 1850) with music and a swinging leg.
Vintage Models
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Steam Locomotives
The first two of these models have small spirit burners underneath which raise steam and result in locomotion. A good way to set your carpet on fire.
There are more model steam engines/locomotives here ⇐.
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Rocking Horse
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Teddy Bears
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Painting
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“We used to make our own amusement in the old days”.
Freed From Time 
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July 5, 2016 at 21:29
Wonderful post and some great links! Thanks.
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July 5, 2016 at 21:29
You are welcome. I hope you and your readers enjoy. 🙂
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July 5, 2016 at 22:45
Oh to be a child again, playing with my dollhouse! These are just magical Graham. There was another post about the V&A dollhouses. Britain has historically come up with so much wonderful enrichment for childrem, from AA Milne to Beatrice Potter to Harry Potter. I grew up with so much of it, CS Lewis to Tolkein, what a marvelous heritage!
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July 5, 2016 at 22:09
I thought you would like that. Brits were always somewhat of dreamers. I always found Lewis intriguing. I wonder if you have you ever come across the Screwtape Letters or Lewis’s’ Space Trilogy.
There is more from the Museum of Childhood later, but sorry no more dollhouses. 🙂
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July 5, 2016 at 22:54
I had no idea this even existed. What a marvelous place!
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July 6, 2016 at 04:07
Yes and, from what I saw, very child friendly (i.e. several school parties and group activities.). 🙂
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July 6, 2016 at 17:20
Amazing toys! They don’t make them like that these days.
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July 6, 2016 at 05:45
Quite so. I mean, where would you put the batteries. 😀 On the other hand, toys may have had more lasting charm because of the need to use imagination. 🙂
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July 6, 2016 at 17:23
We’re so glad you enjoyed your visit! Please do come again soon, our Collection displays get rotated to show even more of our archival material as only a small fraction can be on display at a time.
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July 6, 2016 at 13:20
Thanks for the visit and I will include your comment about stock rotation in the article/post. 🙂
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July 6, 2016 at 17:24