Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 11 · column 3 of 4 · from the scan, no model involved
OFTEN the Christian Sabbath would have been never-ending for children if it hadn’tbeen for Noah’s Ark, a “Sunday toy.” Adult time and energy—and skill with a sharp knife—were the only limits to its array of animals.
Noah’s Ark was a permissible distraction on the day of rest and duty because of its Biblical origin. It taught sacred truths of religion.
Toymaking in America gradually became a mechanized industry, but the handmade plaything never completely died out. As late as the 1880s, yagabond carver Wilhelm Schimmel of Pennslyvania was whittling toys for farm children in the Cumberland Valley.
In Appalachia and other regions where money for store-bought toys has always been scarce, a tradition of handcrafted toys has flourished to this day.D
95.5%