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Toy calliope

B. & B. Mfg. Co.1890

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

Though not always music to everyone's ears, children love to play with toy instruments. Whether shaking a simple rattle, pounding a makeshift drum made from a kitchen pot and a wooden spoon, or hitting the keys of an elaborate toy piano, young musicians delight in the sounds they can make. Musical toys have served a source of entertainment for hundreds of years, promoting motor skills, creative expression, and, perhaps most of all, noise!

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  • Title: Toy calliope
  • Creator: B. & B. Mfg. Co.
  • Date Created: 1890
  • Location: Norwalk, OH
  • Subject Keywords: music
  • Type: Entertainment and Music
  • Medium: varnish, wood, printed, paper
  • Object ID: 80.3974
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