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The development of toys from China

China's various national industries began to take shape after the fourth movement of May 1919. In During that time, the semi-colonized China was constantly subjected to the divisions of the major powers. A group of patriots began manufacturing and development domestic products. Among them were toy manufacturers and publishers such as Shanghai Commercial Press, China Company and may the new Art Toy, who has taken the lead in the development of toy industry in China.

However, many toy factories were forced to cease operations during the Second World War. At the end of the war, about 200 workers were toy. The PRC was established in 1949 and the redefinition of Central Government industry development toys, setting the rules for the improvement of skills. In 1958, the toy industry has begun to develop a standard system and compiling code of cheap goods for export.

Under the command headquarters eliminate the capitalist class, however, China began the Cultural Revolution in 1966. Under the slogan of removing children from four designers many toys they were unable to give free rein to their talents. The toy industry became stagnant during this period. In the 70s, under the leadership of Prime Minister Zhou Enlai to "adapt what is foreign to the needs of China", electronic technology are introduced to produce high quality toys that allow the Chinese toy industry entering a new domain name.

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In 1989, I found a toy shop in Malaysia I bought a Tin Toy year, I played with him in his youth. Who would have thought that the few pieces that led me to a new chapter in my life!

My enthusiasm for the toys he retired. In 1993, I visited a famous toy museum in Japan. I was impressed by how they had clung to their cultural heritage – which reinforces my feelings Toys made in China. Thus, the seed that was most widely planted.

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The museum has a vast collection Toys – toys have been and remain at the heart of the experience of childhood. In the past, most children have had toys made of homemade materials home.In met around the ancient Greek and Roman children are known to play with marbles, tops and clay dolls. He did not was until the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that the toys were manufactured in series.

Arches

Noah and his ark has always been a popular history of the Bible for children, and the figures of the ark have been made since the 18th century. They were very popular the Victorian era, when children have been limited to playing with toys from the Bible Sunday.

It is believed that the Ark of Noah Toy origin of a small town in Germany called Oberammergau, an area that is famous for its wood crafts. The industry started as an industry craft, especially with animals producing different families, which would later be compiled and assembled with an arch. Later, when the industry expanded, we formed the new techniques to speed up the process. A ring known as a Seiffen (named after the place where they invented) would woodcarving and shaped with a lathe. The ring was cut into sections, each section with the formation of the basic shape of an animal. Each animal will be completed by hand, with the tail and horns are added if necessary.

The arch comes in two basic forms: the first arch is a flat bottom is a flat piece shaped wooden raft with a hut at the summit, the second boat is an ark, which has a deep hull with a large building at the top. The animals were stored inside, with access from a hinged roof. Some boxes may have up to 400 animals, when placed nose to tail, can be extended up to 30 meters. Like many toy chests can vary in quality. Some of the most sought after are decorated with inlaid straw-like and light gold or inlaid with different types of wood.

Most archives have a dove with an olive branch painted on the ceiling, a symbol of hope. Arcas were very popular until the early 1920 and have been exported from Germany to the world markets. Its decline came when the export tax was imposed during the war. The tax is based on the size and weight, so manufacturers have changed the boxes making toys that were smaller and lighter.

Toy Horses

Toy horses under various forms and many materials have existed for thousands of years. It is often very similar to their real world counterparts and the work performed, and were generally for children. horse toys encouraged imitative play, teach children adult skills for the future, be an essential skill for riding male. Children imitate their parents in the war horse or hunting, or driving. This is illustrated by the words of Jacques I of England wrote his young son: "honourablest games and commendable that most of you can play games on horseback. "

The first type of "manageable" horse has been the workhorse that appeared in illustrations in Europe since the 15th century. In its simplest form beast of burden could be a plain stick right. However, developed more complex designs, with carved heads, wheels attached to the base of the cane, or even covered to hide the legs of riders. They were generally toys for children older could run.

The rocker was a later development, have found no reference to the toy before the 17th century. The idea rocking horse evolved from three main sources: the traditional cradle swing, pulling along the seat tilt used in the Middle Ages to the practice of law, and the workhorse of wheels. The first rocking horse has been very different in appearance of our notions usual toys. It consisted of two boards had a boat-shaped deck for a seat in front of what was a carved horse's head and neck. A tail may have been connected, and sometimes two pins were placed shoulder. The first example is considered the horse belonged to King Charles I. This construction method is simple because it avoids the difficulties of the size of the horses' feet, and because of his practice has continued in the 19th century as one of the cheapest horses design. Sometimes, the solid parts have been painted with the lower body and legs of a horse, or folk motifs, or scene, as if seen through the legs of horses. This type of horse has been prevalent in Germany, while English Greenfield favorite sculpture.

As the sport gained popularity and progress has been made in the cabinet, legs rocking horses began to be carved throughout the year. The head and body are often made of pine wood and the legs of the strongest beechwood. Initially, these horses were important in structure, although gradually becomes more elegant, standing on thin-cut rockers with tapered ends. This reflects changes in the real world the fastest horses and the more light is needed for the artillery, and in the mid-17th century Arab stallions were imported to England and hunting has become a popular pastime. Beam has also changed horses in the spirit of horse racing, head down and legs extended. These horses were effective training devices like the young driver could easily fall if not properly configured.

Structure base was a wooden rocking horse, cut into several pieces and then connected together before being covered with a thin layer of plaster called gesso. The painting depicts a thrush generally, although animal skins, often deer or calf, also have been used as a coating. The rockers were often painted to look like the green grass, and the characteristics of the horses were usually painted, but the eyes Sometimes the glass is inserted in the head. The saddles and bridles of leather had metal bits and stirrups of the child can get used to the driving position. Manes and queues are often made of real horse hair which was cheaper and more realistic than the size.

The 19th century, increased trade and traffic increased demand for more horses to transport and distribute goods to and from cities and railway stations iron. With increased wealth, more horses kept happy and therefore, a greater diversity of horse breeds developed. Similarly, the little horse in the world there was an increasing number of models such as the rapid expansion of commercial toys meant Manufacturers are constantly looking for new ideas. In London, in 1877 there were eleven different manufacturers rocking horses, of them had become objects of type material for children. studies photography often raise children, rich and poor, rocking horses, and illustrations Toy abounded, for example, accompanying riding Children's hammer song, the original "horse" was an adult's lap.

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