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- Author Antoni Burkat
- Date of production 1960s
- Place of creation Osieczany, Myślenice district, Poland
- Dimensions length: 45 cm, width: 23 cm
- ID no. MRM/E/177
- Museum Museum of Independence in Myślenice
- Subjects daily life, rural areas, sculpted, entertainment
- Technique sculpture, turning, polychrome
- Material wood
- Object copyright Museum of Independence in Myślenice
- Digital images copyright public domain
- Digitalisation RDW MIC, Małopolska’s Virtual Museum project
- Tags craft , folk art , toy , 3D , vehicle , 3D plus , public domain , childhood
A cart pulled by wheeled horses or rocking horses used to be one of the most favourite toys for children. Nowadays, it is coming back to store shelves in a fashionable and ecological design.
This wooden cart is part of a larger collection of toys from the museum in Myślenice and the object used to present the history of folk toy manufacturing in general. Folk toys are more than merely usable items as all of them have their own history and all members of a family were engaged in the production process. They were made mainly by peasants in the winter time, when they were able to carve toys because of less agricultural work.
A cart pulled by wheeled horses or rocking horses used to be one of the most favourite toys for children. Nowadays, it is coming back to store shelves in a fashionable and ecological design.
This wooden cart is part of a larger collection of toys from the museum in Myślenice and the object used to present the history of folk toy manufacturing in general. Folk toys are more than merely usable items as all of them have their own history and all members of a family were engaged in the production process. They were made mainly by peasants in the winter time, when they were able to carve toys because of less agricultural work. Manufacturing of these colourful masterpieces was a good way to earn some extra money during that time. Toy centres consisted of several villages and focused on special types of toys, manufacturing and ornamenting methods. Certain villages were famous for special types of toys produced there. The oldest toy production centre was in the region of Żywiec, known for its manufacturing of folk toys since the 19th century.
The type of materials toys were made from was strictly related to the given region. Wooden toy manufacturing developed mainly in the poor and forested areas of southern Poland. Toys were produced in sheds or kitchens. In many cases, the whole family worked on making toys. Fathers treated the material and cut the main elements of the toys, sons assembled them, and wives and daughters decorated them.
Clay was an equally popular material — mostly used by children to prepare toys from it, creating bird-shaped whistles and the tiny elements of dinner sets for girls playing house. Clay moulds were easy to treat as they did not require the use of sharp tools, thus children did not harm themselves. They often learned various jobs as well. Making toys from straw or roots was popular too.
Among the most popular folk toys were wheeled and rocking horses. Children eagerly played with coaches, little furniture, or human and animal figures. Toys with movable parts like birds with clattering wings (klepoki) and rotating carousels with figures were very popular. Among such toys were also pecking hens, woodcutters, cars or planes.
A manufacturing workshop for toys was simple and it did not require a large investment. In case of wooden toys, it consisted of a trestle, a drawknife, saws, chisels, a knife and sometimes a wood-turning lathe. Moulds used to draw shapes, brushes and paints were also important. Clay toys were made manually, sometimes using a potter’s wheel.
Elaborated by Bożena Kobiałka (Museum of Independence in Myślenice), editorial team of Małopolska’s Virtual Museums, © all rights reserved
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