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Kōrero: Children’s play

Boy and teddy bear listen to a crystal set, 1928

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Boy and teddy bear listen to a crystal set, 1928

Robert Emirali and his teddy bear listen to a crystal set radio in 1928. Teddy bears became one of the most common toys for the very young from the early 20th century. Children were always keen to play with new technology, including the crystal set, an early radio receiver.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: 1043-9712

by Samuel G. Firth

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Clayworth, Children’s play – Toys – from homemade to mass market, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/40863/boy-and-teddy-bear-listen-to-a-crystal-set-1928 (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Peter Clayworth, i tāngia i te 13 February 2013.