Historical Folk Toys, LLC offers a nice variety of nostalgic books on subjects such as toys, games, crafts, manners, and education that represent lifestyles from the past. The toys, games, and crafts from early America, featured in many living history museums are still enjoyed by today's generation of children. Whether your shop is located on a site that features a Colonial setting, a one-room school, a pioneer log cabin, or a Victorian home, your visitors will enjoy picking up a copy of any of our books from your gift shop as a souvenir.
91001 Toys and Games from Times Past features history, rules, and descriptions of well-loved American children’s toys and games—some adults enjoy them too. Includes wooden toys with strings and ropes, board games, bowling games, outside toys, and parlour games.
91003 Children’s Manners and Morals features moral maxims, etiquette, table manners, classroom rules, the art of writing, proper pastimes, and more about expected behavior of children in the 1700s and 1800s—nostalgic illustrations throughout.
91004 The ABC Hornbook in America defines the hornbook, explains how horn was cut and used, and describes Colonial schools. Includes a cut-out hornbook in the back. Nostalgic illustrations throughout.
91005 Charades, Conundrums & Enigmas is a collection of parlour pastimes popular in the 1800s. Put your thinking cap on and puzzle through clever wordplay and riddles that entertained ladies and gentlemen of the era.
92001 The Jump Rope Book collects 18 jump-rope rhymes and games plus variations, with info on Double Dutch and Chinese Jump Rope, history, and nostalgic illustrations. (Pairs well with item 2012 Jump Rope Set.)
Our Children’s Card Games Book (93001) includes the history of cards and rules for 12 popular games: Authors, Concentration, Crazy Eights, Go Fish, Hearts, I Doubt It, Klondike (Solitaire), My Ship Sails, Old Maid, Rummy, Snap, and War. 32 pages, 4-1/4" × 5-1/2".
94001 The Button Book includes projects, crafts, games, history, a glossary of button terms, and info on collecting buttons—just like the old family button box that amused children for hours.
94301 Beginning Weaving Projects includes the history of weaving, instructions for basic weaving, patterns, projects and weaving terms.
94302 Weaving Songs and Games contains history
weaving, 5 weaving songs & over a dozen games. Books are 4.25” x 5.5” with 32 pages.
94701 Early American Folk Dolls Book includes patterns, instructions, and history for twelve old-fashioned dolls from the Colonial period through the nineteenth century, with nostalgic line drawings and fun facts.
95101 Traditional Melodies Book in C contains 26 beloved songs with guitar chords, chord chart, brief histories, lyrics, and nostalgic illustrations. Easy to play and enjoy. 8.5" × 5.5".
95102 Children’s Songs to Sing and Play features music with origins from different places and times: lullabies, nursery rhymes, songs of work and play, and traditional classroom songs. 32-page book, 8.5" × 5.5".
95301 Melodies and Songs for Penny Whistle in D: a tunebook for D whistle players with clear notation, fingering help, and traditional repertoire—great alongside item 5301 Penny Whistle in D.