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timeline · 1960

1930–1960: How to Read Traditional Toys as Cultural Memory

A critical timeline of traditional toys between 1930 and 1960, their status as handmade objects, and their arrival in museums as sources for studying childhood, education, material culture, and heritage.

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analysis · 1980

A Century of Spanish Toy Heritage in Objects, Industry, and Memory

Toy collections, exhibitions and museums make it possible to understand these objects beyond nostalgia. Drawing on sources about Spanish toy heritage, this article examines what objects can document, how museums put them in context, and the limits required by a rigorous reading.

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