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SEPTEMBER 2006

1 - CONTENTS

2 - PAPER DOLLS

3 - BOOKS -
Victorian Paper Dolls

5 - A CENTURY OF AMERICAN
AD-BEAR-TISING

9 - VICTORIAN FARMHOUSE
COMES ALIVE

11 - HISTORY - Advice to a
Civil War Soldier - 1862

15 - ABIGAIL ADAMS AND
WOMEN'S RIGHTS

17 - CRAFTS - 1860s Berlin
Wool Purse

21 - ENTERTAINING - A
Victorian Halloween

23 - CHILDREN'S CORNER -
The Rolling Hoop

25 - IN THE MUSEUM - New
Bedford Whaling Museum

29 - DECORATING – Teapot &
Tea Calendar

31 - IN THE NEWS & ON THE
WEB

33 - INFORMATION

 

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Antique Toys: Rolling Hoop

Antique Toys: Rolling Hoop

Trundling a hoop has been a favorite outdoor activity for children for centuries. Hoops were shown in an engraving for Jacob Cats's poem Kinderspel as early as 1628 and were frequently included in illustrations of children's activities and games in the late 18th and 19th centuries. [CLICK for full article]

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