Build A Castle With A Garden

There are some amazing toys. The architectural toys collection is part of a permanent collection located at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C.

So far, the oldest game that I've seen here is from 1859 under "WOODEN ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING SETS" section. It seems to me that this section is the only one that has many games from the late 19th century. I don't know why, but I do have a hunch it has to do with the time period.

An excerpt about the collection..."More than eighteen hundred vintage construction sets of all kinds and compositions: wooden, cardboard, stone, metal, rubber, and plastic - architectural, structural, mechanical, engineering, and vehicular. Includes most of the oldest, largest, and rarest sets ever made by the most famous manufacturers"

Click on the images to go to another section with few more pictures.



*Update: March 28 2008 - Link is no longer valid

The National Building Museum's Architectural Toys Collection
http://www.architectoys.com/