Figure 1.-- Another popular toy was sailboats. The photogrphic record commonly shows middle- or upper-class boys sailing there boars in city parks. This is a little misleading. They were the most commonly photogrphed, but that does not mean that boys from more humble families did not have boats to sail. Photographer: Frank M. Sutcliff.

Boys in addition to animals liked vehicles they could play with like trains, ships, and in the 20th century, trucks and planes. In the 19th century ewe notice pull toys are imobile models. Sailboats were popular because boys could sail them on ponds. Toy train manufacturers began experimentng with mechanical drive trains, but it was electric trains in the 20th century that really caught boys' imaginations. Thus the electric train set became a partiularly popular toy in the 20th century. For most of the 20th century only trains had motors and wonderful layouts could be devised. Msaby faters nd sons had fun working on this together. Many boys put an electric train set at the top of their Christmas wish list. A HBC reader, Bill Ferguson, remembers his train set. And we have an account from another British reader, Norman Clausen, who has wonderful childood experiences. Later in the decade radio directed model air planes and cars became available. But they did not involve lasyouts like trains. Another popular toy was sailboats. The photogrphic record commonly shows middle- or upper-class boys sailing there boars in city parks. This is a little misleading. They were the most commonly photogrphed, but that does not mean that boys from morehumble families did not have boats to sail.

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