Hackney was once a group of quiet villages - an ideal place for wealthy landowners to have their country homes. However London was growing fast, and by the 1800s Hackney had become a suburb of the city.
On display: 01 City limits
![Educational geometrical shapes (boxed) Educational geometrical shapes (boxed)](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/4/07/44704/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Educational geometrical shapes (boxed)
1710-1725
![Toy range Toy range](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/8/04/30408/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy range
1850-1890
![Toy jug Toy jug](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/4/14/30414/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy jug
1850-1890
![Toy mould Toy mould](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/2/34/30432/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy mould
1850-1890
![Toy saucepan Toy saucepan](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/6/14/30416/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy saucepan
1850-1890
![Toy bucket Toy bucket](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/2/14/30412/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy bucket
1850-1890
![Toy colander Toy colander](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/1/24/30421/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy colander
1850-1890
![Toy pan Toy pan](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/2/24/30422/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy pan
1850-1890
![Model house Model house](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/0/15/30510/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Model house
1850-1899
![Toy theatre stage Toy theatre stage](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/7/74/30477/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy theatre stage
1850 = 1900
![Toy theatre stage front Toy theatre stage front](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/8/74/30478/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Toy theatre stage front
1850-1900
![CollectionsOnline content image does not exist. CollectionsOnline Placeholder image](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/static/img/col_hackney2/missing/webgridfit.png)
Diabolo spinning top
1920-1960
![CollectionsOnline content image does not exist. CollectionsOnline Placeholder image](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/static/img/col_hackney2/missing/webgridfit.png)
Diabolo sticks
1950-1970
![Spinning top Spinning top](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/2/85/30582/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Spinning top
1920-1960
![Spinning top Spinning top](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/1/85/30581/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Spinning top
1920-1960
![Spinning top Spinning top](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/3/85/30583/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Spinning top
1920-1960
![CollectionsOnline content image does not exist. CollectionsOnline Placeholder image](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/static/img/col_hackney2/missing/webgridfit.png)
Tip cat
1950-1970
![CollectionsOnline content image does not exist. CollectionsOnline Placeholder image](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/static/img/col_hackney2/missing/webgridfit.png)
Boundary plate: St John at Hackney
1880
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Boundary plate: Hackney
1855
![Magic lantern Magic lantern](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/1/76/30671/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Magic lantern
1850-1900
![Rocking horse Rocking horse](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/3/37/32733/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Rocking horse
1900-1910
![Over mantle Over mantle](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/2/75/8572/v0_webgrid.jpg)
Over mantle
1888 = 1918
![A Lady with a Parasol, walking along a shady path A Lady with a Parasol, walking along a shady path](https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/assets/object_images/1/62/13261/v0_webgrid.jpg)
A Lady with a Parasol, walking along a shady path
1882