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ANTIQUES: It All Began with an Elephant
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COLLECTIBLES: America's First Fashion Dolls
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ANTIQUE SPOTLIGHT: Are All Cast-Iron Toys Alike
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Puff, Puff, Puffing Along
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BACK IN TIME: Toys in Antiquity
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ANTIQUES TO VIEW: A Toy Museum for the Ages

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