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Walking and Creeping Dolls in 19th Century Inventions
The article notes March 1869 patenting of a Walking Doll by Drew W. Nicholson of Brooklyn and a March 1871 patent for an Improved Creeping Doll by Robert J. Clay of New York. It describes clockwork and wheels enabling life like creeping motion and mentions toy innovations in England France Germany and the United States as part of a broader history of toys over a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew W. Nicholson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Robert J. Clay
New York
Mr. Clay
England
France
Germany
United States