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There have virtually always been toys for children to play with—usually there is a special toy that a child will become attached to—and then later on, a different toy. Years ago, you would often find children playing with wooden toys purchased or even homemade by their parents, usually their fathers or grandfathers. Many people had home wood and leather workshops especially for that purpose.

Then, of course, the toy market evolved, as most merchandise on the market will. A toy is now much more than just a red wooden car or hand-painted doll. Now there are interactive toys such as portable video games, plastic, glittery, factory-made ponies and Barbie dolls, and much, much more. Every toy can be a special part of a child’s life. Often people will keep their oldest toy as a memento or to pass on to his or her own children.

There are also toys that people collect such as special edition porcelain dolls, old Star Wars figurines from years ago still in their never-opened boxes. If you are a toy collector—it seems there is no end to the possibilities of what kinds of toys you can collect. But an enthusiastic toy collector usually knows exactly what he or she wants for their collection.