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ANSWER SHEET. Folk toys are those whose designs
have passed down through the generations, made by hand and not in factories.
{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}manufactured toys, they are not
protected by copyrights or patents, {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}}
{{/U}}have they been standardized by machine production. Early folk toys were made
of natural materials {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}wood, cloth,
metal, earth, and {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}found materials.
Wood was often used {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}it was available,
easily worked, and required no painting. Toys were considered unimportant, so
{{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}was written about them. A parent made
toys for a child, or children themselves made toys. The toys often were
{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}made and used action movements.
Traditionally, fathers and boys have been most interested in {{U}} {{U}}
8 {{/U}} {{/U}}toys, while mothers and girls have {{U}} {{U}}
9 {{/U}} {{/U}}dolls and needlework. Folk toys include
action toys, models, games, puzzles, and dolls. This basic {{U}} {{U}}
10 {{/U}} {{/U}}can be enlarged to include skill toys, balance toys,
flying toys, shooting toys, {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}}
{{/U}}incorporating music or noise, and animated toys. The {{U}} {{U}}
12 {{/U}} {{/U}}name is lost in history, and the descriptive names given
to the toys {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Typical names include
Bullroarer, Jacob's Ladder, and Limber Jack. Early settlers of
the Appalachian region mostly came from Germany, England, Scotland, and Ireland,
{{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}knowledge of folk toys from their
home countries. The designs often were {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}}
{{/U}}in the process of handing them {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}},
so now there are many variations. The making of homemade toys
decreased in {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}of prosperity, when
people could {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}manufactured toys.
Recently there is a new {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}for the
mountain folk toy heritage, {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}And
handcrafted toys are sometimes bought in preference to manufactured toys.