New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
GOLDEN AGE Of TOYS.
.,,RrrEs OF MANUFACTURERS TO THE
LITTLE ONES.
,rwII,pERING DISPLAY SPREAD BEFORE
SANTA CLAUS THIS YEAR-TRiNkETS AND
TRIPLES BY THE THOUSAND.

,rwIIDERING DISPLAY SPREAD BEFORE
s.xrA CLAUS THIS YEAR-TRINKETs AND
TRIPLES BY THE THOUSAND.
~.,o was a time when the word toy stood for
.Lss. and nothngnesses ant toy was only fool
" .,,ne The modern era has changed all that. or
81 ~ II, The modern child Is treated every hol-
~ .aason to a variety of things that are scarcely
"a. and rarely foolish II want TO get out at
y. ,ov department." said a youngster to the ele-
Wy" Nv man In Ehrich's the other day. And So
s.,ner foolish triling. tho toy department is
hare all the children are now in BODY or IN spirit
TSs ingenuity of the toy maker is correspondingly
-" oac, wear TO get out novelties for them. OF
80. the doll is immortal. however each individual
w., may be nicked and broken. doll that Is in
s..,ructible well is one of the novelties OF the
..on and some fine specimens were shown by
,n In West Fourteenth-st An indestrucuoie
IN NAV be thrown violently on the floor, or have
y. nose bumped with force. or be Kicked win I'M
~ .,,v Her legs are made o: rags and her head OF
w. newly invented durable composition The
80 -s smiling countenances, under the haXen locks,
f. ,.o-, on the beholder every year are not
IN .,rl,. The same flesh and bood-nor the same
u and sawdust Wax, for instance, has gwen
.v 90 papier mache or other compositions ~ NJ
.u,.,s & Co. UP in Harlem at One-hundred-and-
.,,v.Afth-st. and Thlrd-ave.. have some Dig dolls
. made with apparent great success some oi
- indeed are perfect Guvers. or Mrs GULL
'n '." among the puppet kind. and are big enough
Al, oven the commodious vehicles which really
+" "a .e,llv can be driven in. In the same shop
:, f,und beds and desks and patrol wagons
~ ~. same scale. which may be meant Tor the
w. h,y dolls Oh for the medium-sized chiidreh IN
e'' -.,,,o,sly Best e. Co.. In West Tweniy-third-
" rnrch Brothers and others pay their doiis
vs. commitment of dressing them themselves.
wv :, had formerly been the custom to i'm
oil n
y'~.,s objected 10 the imported clothing. however
- w .ner, seems no reason why the American doll.
a.. tho American woman. should not De the pest
~, IN the world At Ehrich's one pretty enect
-, accordeon pleats was pointed out with
pride ,,, o,Dp.c DO1I.
s,m a, older doll friend Is the rag doll. gorned'
.,.ver beyond the famiiiar article OF caricature'
no"e ', ,,sn, were shown at Ridleys. in Grand-st.
~. many other kinds as we'll At kochs' IN
WV. IN West One Neutrality-suspicious. hfih-st..
d,u IN bridal costume that has partner
W" wy, ,o,.ss-f she Is wound up. Contrary 10 Tor
,s,on, though she comes from Paris, this
-, has been known to reverse in the WALTZ "hen
- .. ,irei she can have doll hammock 10 resi-
~ - che IS hungry French enamelied stove TO
cook on. 49, ,a,,,r,r. rsrder
s,rg or blow buges having monographs con-
esi ssda ~ them At Mays and with Abra-
80 a S,raus in Brooklyn. there are come OF
.s.s French bugers. In the latter place there are
aou.. toilet articles and sewing machines d.
,,,nutive enough II not FOR the doiis 'he'hSe"ee'
:. las, for the youthful owners or them. Al
- 80 beside the buglers there were old women
Knitting. bootblacks backing, shoemaker coooNhs
80 . clown sitting on the edge Of stovepipe hat.
na.r than all these was the 'acrobatic lady,
=. BALANCES a large sphere on her feet. ana, by
80. delicate mechanism inside Of her. breathes
vsbly a,,.
For bows primarily a tour OF the shops oiscioses
MANY useful and valuable things that come under
n. head Of toys Bloomingdale Brothers. at FIFTY
,,,,h.t and Third-ave showed an electrophorus
and q Leyden jar with which any intelligent ooS
Ia, nerform interesting experiments. as well as
'hnsa cars and machines that go py steam Inc
urmltye method Of dragging by string no longer
Nras favor with American youth. They go IN more
.,d ,.ore for realism. Best & Co. showed launch
tnef h in advance Of steam power. and makes ten
miles an hour by electricity. and little storage
hatfery 1t. has had regular trial trip In the
East River and Is said to navigate with still greater
access the ponds of Central Park some OF the
alcohol steamboats, are got up with rakhg mas's
and tunnels in the likeness or ocean greyhouhos'
.nd some NJ them are sidewheelers for river trafc
Juvenile manufacturers are as generously cared
a. as the nayieators and have various opportu-
r,,,as for their talents A miniature brewing vat
N exhibited by Hilton, Hughes Co. at broadway,
Fourth ave Ninth and Tenth SITS, IN basement
that has been converted into an immense bauble-
ehop All the necessary paraphernalia are al manu-
With which draught of ale may be decocteo'
though of course, In moderate quantities. III 'he
same basement. also at Ehrich's Bloomingdaie
and other shops, there are typewriters that COST
q 20 and really write. A doll typewriter, or type
wrtst" may be had with them. though she might
be more ornamental than useful. contrary 20 Gus
TOM But the dolls owner can easily learn 10 "ri'e
with tolerable accuracy.
OF AMERICAN MAKE.
Another useful plaything. OF American MAKE was
displayed on Ehrich's counters. the iron con,
structor" with which an ingenious boy can puiin
bridges in various forms and take them apart again
into $40 different pieces.
Less ambitious children are favored win ma
chimes disguised as animals. babies. or coiored
preacher irrespective of sex or characteI 80
long as each goes or makes noise; ,he nict.res
.Sfe they as sbowa an BY the Book Of
scrprss: a: simpson: crawfSrd S siTRs1pns
orisn' Pull a a string and directly a WOODLAND
converted into the shse the Crave Ua
ford & Simpson display taking lot OF more ra,
tionai picture books as well. and a large company
sS.m are some a dancing jaPs s The
word. too for the Brownies i.adder o al ~nS
Ing down from comparatively prodigious, height
At Hilton Hughes Co.'S there IS Ju"i,p ,ins
90 4: Ssck sfirs% Saske and kicking
BALL was another astonishing spectacle III .'iis
house Another was dog that walked hot J"s I'm On
wheels but by moving its legs in the most ne, ne
IKE kind OF locomotion. Not content WIN iha,.
moreover IT moves its head from side TO sne as II
gees fine piece of mechanism that can 90 ,a az
this is naturally more expensive than most play
things but II Is bought. After the dog that noncS
it, legs the dancing bear Is scarcely surprise
nor q creeping baby. =. -. .o.Lo a
the toy does not go or move II must mar AK. a
noise Drums. bugles and pianos are in great
demand At Kochs. in Harlem, there vas $500. esrn
new Instrument II noise. an American inVeHuVhn,
called the "tIibphope" with tubes instead or tne
wooden peces OF the xylophone. At Ridleys IN
Grand-st there entire secton rIieu VIZ
Ins anu tnu'hPI"s sau,e Mace was an ele-