Learning through objects from the Islington Education Library Service’s handling collection
Extending Snake Toy, India
This is a simple mechanical toy snake made from thin reeds joined
in an extendable trellis structure. The heart shaped paper
head is designed to look like a cobra about to strike and is
decorated with coloured foil features. The ‘striking’ snake
elongates when one of the reeds, the one at the back, is pulled
causing the head to shoot forwards.
Dynamic toys like this one which demonstrate simple scientific concepts are an Indian tradition, sold at fairs and melas and were very inexpensive. Mane Kumria from Soma Books says that ‘though we used to get a lot of such toys from street vendors in India this tradition has now virtually disappeared’. They match scientific concepts and traditional design in an entertaining way and are often made from simple local materials.
Dynamic toys like this one which demonstrate simple scientific concepts are an Indian tradition, sold at fairs and melas and were very inexpensive. Mane Kumria from Soma Books says that ‘though we used to get a lot of such toys from street vendors in India this tradition has now virtually disappeared’. They match scientific concepts and traditional design in an entertaining way and are often made from simple local materials.
Height:40cm Length extends to over 1m
Height:40cm Length extends to over 1m
This is a simple mechanical toy snake made from thin reeds joined
in an extendable trellis structure. The heart shaped paper
head is designed to look like a cobra about to strike and is
decorated with coloured foil features. The ‘striking’ snake
elongates when one of the reeds, the one at the back, is pulled
causing the head to shoot forwards.
Dynamic toys like this one which demonstrate simple scientific concepts are an Indian tradition, sold at fairs and melas and were very inexpensive. Mane Kumria from Soma Books says that ‘though we used to get a lot of such toys from street vendors in India this tradition has now virtually disappeared’. They match scientific concepts and traditional design in an entertaining way and are often made from simple local materials.
Dynamic toys like this one which demonstrate simple scientific concepts are an Indian tradition, sold at fairs and melas and were very inexpensive. Mane Kumria from Soma Books says that ‘though we used to get a lot of such toys from street vendors in India this tradition has now virtually disappeared’. They match scientific concepts and traditional design in an entertaining way and are often made from simple local materials.
