Discover how the National Museum of Play preserves toys, games, and childhood history through one of the world's largest collections.

In the 1930s, a soap manufacturing company in Cincinnati developed a putty compound to clean coal residue off of wallpaper. As natural gas heating became more popular over the decades, demand for the ...

Toys have existed in one form or another since the beginning of humankind. Here’s a look at the history of toys in America: ...

The history of toys -- Beginning a collection -- Six additional approaches to collecting toys -- Tools of the trade -- Finding toys -- What's it worth? -- Is it genuine? -- Managing your collection -- ...