Old Fashioned Toys
Tired of junky plastic toys and mindless action games for children?
Give your special child a small gift from our Children's Corner that is both fun and educational.
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Stocking stuffers for children of all ages/ |
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Sweet Songs of Yesterday - Musical Instruments
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ITEM 221: Fife - Often played by the youngest soldiers to call out the orders on the battlefield and in camp from pre-Revolutionary America through the Civil War. Today, it is still used by re-enactors and folk musicians. History, instructions, and music included. $16 in. $6.95 each |
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ITEM 222: Tin Penny Whistle - Brought to America by early settlers and still used today. A six-hole whistle that is popular today for Celtic and folk music. Simple tunes can be learned in minutes. History, instructions, and music included.12 in. $4.99 each |
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ITEM 223: Maple Penny Whistle - As above, but made of sanded and polished maple wood for a richer sound.Closely related to the recorder, but easier to learn. History, instructions, and music included. 11 in. $12.50 each |
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ITEM 224: Pocket Pal Harmonica - This instrument dates back to 3,000 B.C. when the Chinese Emperor Nyn-Kwa is csredited with inventing the "sheng," considered the forerunner to the modern harmonica. A great many soldiers during the Civil War had a harmonica in their pocket $7.50 each |
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ITEM 225: Jaw Harp - A fixture in North American folk music, its history goes back to the Middle Ages. The notes produced by this instrument depend on the players breathing and control of the tongue of the harp. $4.50 each. |
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Reproduction Toys
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ITEM 231: 'Flip Jack, the Acrobat' - Squeeze the bottom and see the wood acrobat perform all sorts of tricks. Improves hand grip strength and coordination. 8 in. x 2 in. $ 6.50 each. |
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ITEM 232: Climbing Bear - Pull the strings and watch as this wooden bear slowly climbs up the three foot cords. Bear is 5 in. wide x 6 in. tall. $ 7.50 each. |
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ITEM 233: Bilbo Catcher - One end of the spindle is a cup and the other is a peg. The object is to catch the ball in the cup, or on the peg end of the spindle (a hole drilled in the cup makes this not totally impossible). A challenge for everyone over eight. Turned wood spindle is 5 in. long. $5.95 each. |
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ITEM 234: Mr. Hickman's Wood Toys - Hand cut and carved entirely from natural wood by Lovettsville's favorite toy maker. Choose Model T Ford (shown left), airplane, jeep, tractor, dinosaur. Please call us at 703-777-9388 for our current assortment or to special order one of Mr. Hickman's wood toys.Prices vary from $35-$45. |
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ITEM 235: Spinning Tops - One of the oldest known toys, children have played with tops since 2000 BC. These wooden tops come two to a package. $ 3.25 per package. |
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ITEM 236: Cup and Ball Toy - The object of the game is to swing the wooden ball into a cup at one end of a spindle. This teaches dexterity, and is great fun for everyone over three years old. $5.50 each |
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ITEM 237: Whirligig - Mentioned in English literature as early as 1686, these toys also have been found in Native American cliff ruins. Made from lead free pewter. Simply spin the whirligig in a circular motion until completely wound, pull your hands apart and watch and listen as the coin spins. $ 3.00 each |
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Historic Games Our Ancestors Enjoyed
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ITEM 241: Glass Marbles - Marble games have been played all over the world for more than 2,000 years. Glass marbles became treasured possessions of children in the 19th Century and are now valuable to collectors. Our reproductions lack the nicks and cracks of the well used antiques and are packed in a brown suede pouch. Contains history and instsructions. $5.95 each. |
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ITEM 242: Clay Marbles - Known as "crockies" and "muddies" in earlier times, children played with clay marbles before glass marbles were invented. Examples of clay marbles have even been found in Roman ruins. Packed in a brown pouch. Contains history and instructions. $6.25 each |
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ITEM 243: Pewter Dice - Colonial soldiers hammred their musket balls into crude dice to play games such as Hazard (for which instructions are included). Lead free, with history and instsructions for dice games. 3 in a package. (Not suitable for young children.) $3.50 each |
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ITEM 244: Wood Dice - Almost every Colonial home had dice -- ivory in the wealthier homes, wood in the common man's home. Instructions for Colonial dice games are included, or by several sets and use them for fun arithmetic practice (4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = ?). Two sets in each bag. (Not suitable for young children.) $2.00 each |
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ITEM 245: Reproduction Arrowheads and Spear Points - Flint chipped to look like the real things. Various sizes. Let us choose for you. $1.50 each |
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ITEM 246: Fox and Geese - A game said to have been brought to America by either Hessian mercenaries or French troops under Lafayette during the Revolutionary War; it has been played ever since. For two players eight or older. Wooden board and marbles. $ 12.50 each |
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ITEM 247: Graces, also called French hoops - A historic outdoor game designed to develop feminine grace. Young boys also played the game, or kept score (as a lark). $15.95 each |
Click here for a printable order form for these "Old Fashioned Toys."
To order by phone, please call 703-777-9388.
Please have the item number, item description, and your charge information at hand.
Visit Other Museum Shop Pages
"Decorative and Useful" - If you need a special decorative item to lend a touch of historic interest to your home, or just a coffee mug souvenir of your visit to Loudoun County, check here. Featured in this section are:
Historic Miniatures -Miniature ceramic replicas of historic homes or Civil War engagements.
Ornaments and Sun Catchers - Unique, handmade ornaments for your Christmas tree or window.
Personal Preferences - Handmade soaps and jewelry.
Home Enhancement - Dried flower arrangements, baskets, candle holders, historic home refrigerator magnets and more.
Walls and Doors - Samplers, paintings, maps, wreaths, swags and more.
 "The Children's Corner" - A special and educational gift for the special child in your life -- books, pencil sharpeners, replicas of historic documents, sewing and weaving kits, Civil War caps -- just to name a few of our items popular with children and excellent stocking stuffers.
School Days - Erasers, pencil sharpeners, "school pride" frames for school pictures, and more.
Old Fashioned Toys - Bilbo catchers to Whirligigs. The toys our ancestors loved.
Young Historian's Book Nook - Historic paper dolls to Civil War stories and more.
"The History Book Store" - The Loudoun Museum Shop specializes in rare books and pamphlets about local Loudoun and Northern Virginia history for all age groups and reading levels. The Online Catalog contains sample of the books we have in stock in the following categories:
Popular Specials - Cookbooks, ghost stories, and more.
Loudoun Living: Past and Present - Crafts, stories, museum exhibits and more.
Reference Section - Geneology and research works on Loudoun and Northern Virginia.
Historic Maps - Maps of Loudoun County and Virginia suitable for framing.
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The Museum Shop is open every day at the following times:
Monday thru Saturday
10 am to 5 pm.
Sunday - 1 to 5 pm.
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For more information or assistance, please contact the Loudoun Museum Shop:
703-777-9388 or shop@loudounmuseum.org
About this Page: Navigation buttons clockwise from top left: John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, for whom the county was named (also the background of this Homepage); One of the collection of letters from Jesse Lucas, a Loudoun slave freed in 1829 who emigrated to the American coloniy of Liberia on the West Coast of Africa (Collections page); Three of Loudoun Museum's many volunteers dressed in period costume shop in old town Leesburg - 1998 (Exhibits and Events page); "View of Leesburg," an etching dated 1845 (Tours page); School books and slate, 1890 - present (Education page); Native American arrowheads chipped locally, circa 1000 to 500 B.C. (History of Loudoun page); Museum Shop located in the 1767 Stephen Donaldson log cabin (Museum Shop page); Silk quilt made by Susan Walker in Waterford, circa 1870 (Membership page).
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