Mechanical Toys: How Old Toys Work

Mechanical Toys: How Old Toys Work by Athelstan Spilhaus. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780517569665.

How it all started -- The enchantment of toys -- Early toy inventors -- Toward mass production -- What toys were made of -- Toys that predicted the future -- Power and power storage -- Governing devices -- Mechanisms that provide action -- Sounds and other surprises -- Variety versus mass production -- Artist in tinplate -- Les petits bonhommes Martin -- Followers and imitators.Full-color illustrations.Includes appendix, notes, bibliography and index.