Title
Easy to Make Old Fashioned Toys,Used
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
Phantascopes, periscopes, and pinwheels all intriguing novelties that captured the imagination of children in America and Europe several generations ago. Now with this wellillustrated howto book, young and old alike can easily make any one of these and 35 other popular playthings that date back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries or earlier.In addition to fascinating background information on each toy, historians Eugene and Asterie Provenzo provide easytofollow directions and nearly 300 illustrations. Some objects are simple enough for a 6yearold to make. Others will challenge older children and adults.You'll be able to turn ordinary soda straws into Pandea Pipes an ancient musical toy. Perhaps you'll want to construct one of the earliestknown flying toys, the HelicopterParachute. With a flashlight, shoebox, and magnifying glass, you can build the fascinating Magic Lantern used by showmen in an earlier era to conjure up ghosts. Or recreate any of these timehonored educational and entertaining playthings: Thaumatrope, KiteFerry, Tumbling Acrobat, Marble Maze, Boomerang, Buzz Saw, Floating Ball, Chromatrope Toys, FlipBook, Balancing Man, Skyhook, Zoetrope, Moving Slides, Tumbler, Revolving Serpent, Microscope, PaperWrestlers, Bullroarer, and many more!Toys can be made with inexpensive materials found in most homes and schools: cardboard, string, tape, straws, scissors, hammer, pins, flashlight, etc. Handy and affordable, this volume is a marvelous book of fun projects and a delight for anyone interested in toys from the past.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.