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Toboggan Collection

"The Tabby Toboggan Club: A Whimsical Journey Through History and Fun" Step into the world of tobogganing with The Tabby Toboggan Club, where adventure awaits

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Toboggan Collection: The Tabby Toboggan Club / Louis Wain
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Toboggan Collection: TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1887. Devils Toboggan Slide. Temperance broadsheet published, 1887
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Toboggan Collection: Father Christmas in a sledge with children
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Toboggan Collection: Christmas children sledging
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Toboggan Collection: Bon Ton Skiwear
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Toboggan Collection: A Running Carro, Madeira hand coloured photo
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Toboggan Collection: Madeira sledge ride bullock cart
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Toboggan Collection: Tobogganing, St. Moritz, Switzerland, Victorian period
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Toboggan Collection: Family tobogganing in St. Moritz, Victorian period
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Toboggan Collection: Toboggan slide, Montreal, early 1900s
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Toboggan Collection: The Toboggan Slide - Montreal, Canada
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Toboggan Collection: Music cover, The Dancing Mistress Valse
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Toboggan Collection: Photograph of woman climbing snowy hill, pulling toboggan behind her, at St Beatenberg, Lake Thun
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Toboggan Collection: At Chamonix, plate II from Gazette du Bon Ton No. 2, 1912 (litho)
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Toboggan Collection: A heron's beak acts as a slide for frogs diving into the pond. ' The Tobogan', 1936 (illustration)
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Toboggan Collection: Luchon Superbagneres, 1922 (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Barbarossas Escape over the Alps (engraving)
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Toboggan Collection: Pyramidal winter sports (litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Chums: Tobogganing (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Come Out (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: English tourists dry tobogganing in Madeira, late 19th century (engraving)
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Toboggan Collection: Winter picture from Nordnes, Bergen, 1884
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Toboggan Collection: Le grand huit (les montagnes russes) sur la Neva a Saint Petersbourg
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Toboggan Collection: Children tobogganing (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Briskeby Boy with Sledge, 1885 (oil on canvas)
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Toboggan Collection: Etiquette of the drive, A fashionable sleighing scene (engraving)
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Toboggan Collection: Tobogganing (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Tobogganing at Ottawa (litho)
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Toboggan Collection: The Puddings Tobogganning Competition (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: A Glimpse at Canada (engraving)
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Toboggan Collection: Fun in Canada (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Tete de mort (litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Winter amusements (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Children on a toboggan (colour photo)
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Toboggan Collection: Three Tobogganers on a Snowy Hill, 1873 (albumen print)
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Toboggan Collection: The Luge at Chamonix, from Femina (litho) (b / w photo)
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Toboggan Collection: Girls on overturned sledge, Holmencollen, 1905 (colour litho)
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Toboggan Collection: Magic City, Paris, postcard sent on 19th July 1913 (b / w photo)
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Toboggan Collection: The Cresta Run - a repair party at work
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Toboggan Collection: The Cresta Run
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Toboggan Collection: Skating Scene, 1832 (print)
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Toboggan Collection: The original rollercoaster or Russian Mountain
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Toboggan Collection: Descente En Traineaux (colour photo)
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Toboggan Collection: Xmas. Sleighing downhill
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Toboggan Collection: Xmas. Tobogganing
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Toboggan Collection: A Sledge Express (engraving)
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Toboggan Collection: Central Park, Winter, c. 1905 (oil on canvas)


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"The Tabby Toboggan Club: A Whimsical Journey Through History and Fun" Step into the world of tobogganing with The Tabby Toboggan Club, where adventure awaits. Join us as we explore the fascinating history and thrilling experiences associated with this beloved winter activity. In the late 19th century, a remarkable artist named Louis Wain captured the essence of tobogganing in his vibrant illustrations. His artwork showcased the joyous spirit of Christmas children sledging down snowy hills, their laughter echoing through the crisp winter air. During this time, a significant movement known as the Temperance Movement took hold. In 1887, a temperance broadsheet was published in Kalamazoo, Michigan featuring an intriguing piece called "Devils Toboggan Slide. " This striking image served as a reminder to stay away from vices while enjoying outdoor pursuits. As tobogganing gained popularity worldwide, fashionable skiwear became essential for enthusiasts. Bon Ton Skiwear emerged as a leading brand that combined style and functionality to keep adventurers warm on exhilarating rides down snow-covered slopes. The allure of tobogganing extended beyond Europe's borders. Allestree Park Derby witnessed its own version of this exciting sport in 2013 when an oil painting immortalized families gliding effortlessly on wooden sleds amidst picturesque surroundings. Traveling further south to Madeira Island reveals another unique twist on traditional tobogganing. A hand-colored photo captures locals enjoying sledge rides pulled by bullock carts along winding island roads—a delightful blend of tradition and thrill. Venturing back to Europe during Victorian times brings us to St. Moritz in Switzerland—an iconic destination for winter sports enthusiasts since ancient times. Vintage photographs depict elegant men and women gracefully descending icy slopes on sleek wooden toboggans—truly capturing the essence of timeless elegance. Across continents, Montreal embraced this exhilarating pastime early in the 1900s with its own toboggan slides.