Social History — 1899
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Mechanical toy mouse of grey painted plaster with black wool tail. The mouse is balanced on a wheel attached to a strip of metal with a lead weight on the end. Purchased for one penny (1d) from a London street trader on 6th October 1899.
toy mouse
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