Italian artist Amedeo Capelli of Stoccafisso Design, who creates wonderful wooden mechanical toys, used his hand-carved series of whimsical shrimp automata to make it look as if they were going on ...

I AM ROY UNDERHILL, AND I-- I TIP MY HAT-- I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO ALL WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY MAKING WOODEN ... TOYS THAT INSPIRE THE IMAGINATION, TOYS THAT, IN THIS CASE, THAT ARE ...

The elaborate mechanical toys in 7th century Korea is described by a Korean monk ... It was a miniature mountain, about two meters high, on a multicolored carpet decorated with a carved wooden base ...

Are they puzzles? Models? Toys? Sculptures? Yes. Yes they are. They are all of those things. I’m talking about the wooden puzzles sold by Ugears, and I am absolutely in love with them.

Le Toy Van Inc. Yunhe Kidmerry Toys Co. Ltd. Wood Trick offers a captivating array of wooden mechanical models and puzzles, blending creativity with engineering precision to inspire hands-on ...

After all, the lifespan of a wooden pencil is pretty short ... an argument that’s easier to make with mechanical pencils than Christmas toys. The Lantern doesn’t envy the parent who tries ...

Many fine examples of wooden and clay mechanical string toys have been found in the tombs of Ancient Egypt. The original of this particular wooden crocodile is believed to be from 1100 BCE and is on ...

A Sonneberg papier-mache and wood hand-cranked mechanical toy of a shepherdess was one of the oldest and highest valued lots. Mr Agnew said: "It dates back to about the 1830s. It's such an ...