About this episode

The episode celebrates the holidays by exploring historical toys and department stores in Connecticut.

What better way to spend the holidays than curled up next to the fireplace with a mug of hot chocolate and your favorite Grating the Nutmeg episode! To celebrate, we're spreading history cheer for all to hear. G. Fox and Company Department Store and the Holidays Erector Sets, Trains and New Haven's Toymaker A.C. Gilbert Cabbage Patch Kids and West Hartford's Toymaker Coleco

Topics covered

• holidays
• history
• toys
• department stores
• local culture

Keywords

• holidays
• G. Fox
• A.C. Gilbert
• Cabbage Patch Kids
• toys
• New Haven
• West Hartford

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: G. Fox and Company Department Store, A.C. Gilbert, Coleco

Products: Erector Sets, Trains, Cabbage Patch Kids

Places: West Hartford, New Haven

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