This hand operated toy washing machine is made out of tin and wood and measures 8 1/4 x 6".

Internet Resources: Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on toys, only the best of the sites that we visited! Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum Website at: http://www.thomes.net/toys/ United States Historical Society Website at: http://ushsdolls.com Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art Website at: http://www.dollart.com/ dollart/index.html

Museum Loan Kits: A kit is available for the topic of Dolls From Foreign Lands: Artifact kit - Dolls from other Nations Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit: educational loan kits For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources: The Museum Explorers Library contains books on Toys. Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page.

Previous Explorer Projects: This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the past three years. No previous school projects have been completed on toys. To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This spinning toy is set in motion by jerking a string wrapped around the top.