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Games & Toys
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games 
 Site of a museum "dedicated to research and the collection, preservation, and exhibition of games and game-related objects." Provides the history of many games and puzzles, illustrations, and general descriptions of how the games are played (but not detailed rules). Includes a special section on Inuit (Eskimo) games. Browsable by category, name of game, or "ethnographic and geopolitical index." From the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/ Topics: Games & Puzzles, Museums, Mysteries and More Last updated Apr 29, 2005 MetaGrrrl's Eclectic Encyclopedia Archives: Musée Mécanique
The Musée Mécanique is a San Francisco treasure, "a wonderful museum of mechanical games, toys and musical instruments dating back to the 19th century." The site provides a history of the successful efforts to preserve the collection and has links to photographs and articles. From librarian Dinah Sanders. (Note that the museum is now housed at Pier 45 in San Francisco.) http://www.metagrrrl.com/metagrrrl/eclectic_encyclopedia/ Topics: Museums, Musical Instruments, Recreation Last updated Oct 6, 2003 Musee Mecanique
This museum located at Pier 45 on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf is "one of the world's largest privately owned collections of mechanically operated musical instruments and antique arcade machines." Click on the faces at the bottom of the pages to learn about machines such as Laffing Sal (an automaton with bright red hair and a loud boisterous laugh), the Naughty Marietta "Cail-o-Scope," and the gypsy fortuneteller. http://www.museemechanique.org Topics: Hobbies, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments Last updated Aug 3, 2005 National Farm Toy Museum
Website for this Iowa museum that houses "thousands of toys and exhibits. ... of [t]ractors, implements, trucks, miniature farm dioramas, toy manufacturing information, and pedal tractors." Its site features photos of dozens of toy tractors from the museum's collectors tractor series, a "Kids Corner" with a tractor-part identification guide, and links to related sites. http://www.nationalfarmtoymuseum.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Museums Last updated Oct 23, 2007 National Toy Hall of Fame at Strong Museum
This collection at the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, recognizes "toys that have achieved longevity and national significance in the world of play and imagination." The site features images and information about the more than 30 toys in the collection, including Barbie, the bicycle, hula hoop, jacks, Legos, roller skates, and Silly Putty. G.I. Joe, the rocking horse, and Scrabble were the inductees for 2004. http://www.strongmuseum.org/NTHoF/NTHoF.html Topics: Hobbies, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
The Web site for this private museum in Bellevue, Washington state, describes the collection of dolls "ranging from antique to modern, plus teddy bears, toys, dollhouses, miniatures and other childhood memorabilia." The site offers a brief tour through the museum galleries, an events calendar, newsletter, archives, and membership information. In 1994 the museum received the Jumeau Trophy for the best private doll museum in the world. http://www.dollart.com/ Topics: Crafts, Hobbies, Museums, Museums by Place: United States Last updated Aug 5, 2004 |
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