all i want for christmas...
The snowy days in London made for some cozy reading time. Country Life is one of those English magazines that I admire greatly but rarely have the chance to read. One of their Christmas covers, designed like an Advent calender, sparked my curiosity...
Did you know that....
the first recorded rocking horse was was in about 1610
that the first toy theatre was recorded in 1811
that the first Nativity figures were recorded in 1233,
that the tricycle was invented in 1680,
that the Rubik's cube was first sold in 1977,
that the first marbles were recorded around 3,000BC,
that the skateboard was first recorded in the 1940's,
that the teddy bear was invented by Morris and Rose Michtom in 1902,
that Meccano was invented by Frank Hornby in 1901,
that the spinning top was first recorded in 3000BC,
that the electric train set was invented in 1900 by Joshua Lionel Cowen,
that the yo-yo was first recorded in about 500BC,
that the skipping rope was first recorded in about 1600BC
that roller skates were first recorded in 1743
I didn't...xv
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