Nineteenth Century’s Tickle-Me-Elmo?

Did throngs of desperate shoppers once rush through cobblestoned streets in search of Clay’s “Creeping Baby Doll”?  Or did Victorian-era bargain hunters squabble over Hart & Tileston’s clockwork duck?  While the holiday shopping season is largely a modern phenomenon, maybe one of these clever toys graced a few privileged wish lists.

What are you in search of this Black Friday (or are you observing Buy-Nothing Day)?  Was there an elusive toy that you recall your parents braving hordes of holiday shoppers to find?

Source: research.archives.gov

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  8. hiqus answered: never go shopping on Black Friday
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  17. reformparty answered: No, I was an easy child to please