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Toy trucks from the Morris Museum's toy collection

This collection is comprised of 19th and 20th century childhood materials such as mechanical and transportation toys; games; ride-on toys and children’s furniture along with superb examples of European and American dolls from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

Highlights include the Heizer Doll Collection made between the 1930 - 1960 by Chatham doll-maker Dorothy Heizer, a vast international doll collection established in 1943, European and American dolls represented by early examples of Peg-wooden dolls, 1850s German glazed china head dolls and French fashion dolls.

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Learn more about the museum's Doll and Toy Gallery, Model Railroad Exhibition, Historic Classroom and Children's Room in the Permanent Exhibitions section of the site.

See the Education section of this Web site for more information on children's workshops.