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The Arcade Manufacturing Co. started as Novelty Iron Works in 1868. It made iron storefronts, windmills and coffee mills. It became Arcade Manufacturing Co. in 1885 and the first product was a cork puller. In 1893, they started to make toys to make use of the scrap metal. Animal banks were made after 1908, and child-sized coffee grinders were made from the start until the 1930s.
In 1921, the company decided to make toys that were copies of real vehicles and everyday items. The first of the toys was an accurate copy of the car used by Yellow Cab. By the 1930s, it was making copies of many other vehicles. The toys were well-made, expensive and popular with children. When World War II started in 1941, it switched to war work, making special iron parts. After the war in 1946, the company was bought. It closed in 1953.
Crystal Bridgesâ craft exhibition expands the definition of the art form
Crystal Bridgesâ craft exhibition expands the definition of the art form
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‘HANDS AT WORK FILM’: Sabrina Gschwandtner takes quilting in a new direction by threading together 16 mm polyester film.
From a distance, a wall hanging by Sabrina Gschwandtner appears to be a quilt, which is what you would expect to see in a craft show. But a closer examination reveals Gschwandtnerâs quilt, lit from behind, is made up of 35mm film footage sheâs stitched together in a quilt motif. The film images are of women engaged in traditional womenâs craft: knitting, weaving, dyeing. It is a tribute to the history of women in craft made by a woman working in a new form.
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