Talk:Toy industry

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[edit] Dominated?

Matthew Boulton was certainly an important figure in the Birmingham toy industry, but I doubt that he 'dominated' it. That is too strong a word. There were other toy manufacturers; indeed the Birmingham jewellery industry is its lineal descendant. Peterkingiron 21:58, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Toy steam engines

This articelis about the Birmingham industry that produced ornamental metal objects. This is soemthing quite different from the modern sense of "toy", that is a child's (or adult's) plaything. There is no reason why the article should not be expanded to cover them, unless dealt with elsewhere in WP. However, until it is, are the photos of Mamod steam engines an appropriate link for this article? Comments please. Peterkingiron 21:48, 20 June 2007 (UTC)