Figure 1.--This little English boy with ringlet curls has a wonderful toy pull horse. The CDV portrait looks to have been taken in the 1880s. The studio was F. Spalding in Chelsford. |
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We notice that pull animals were popular toys in the 19th century. We think this was the case in the early-19th century, although we have few images to substantiate it. Pull tous were clearly popular at mid-century and this is clearly substantiated by the photographic record. One of the most popular were horses. We see both small horses and large horses. Here we see a good sized horse in the 1880s. Pull toys were done as many different animals. The most popular were horses. This seems especially true in the early- and-mid-19th century. We thought this was a generic childrens toy, but most portraits show boys with them. Pull toys weee mot always dome as animals. We also notice ships and trains. These pull animals seem one of the most common in photographic studios. I presume that they were actually quite popular at home. The larger ones could could bed a little expensive. These pull toys see to have declined in popularity after World War I. They seem to have been primarily played with by pre-school boys, are very young boys in primary school.
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