Action Toys

Playful Squirrel Bogorodsk Toy

Playful Squirrel (Затейница). Cute squirrel resourcefully uses a hammer to crack open an acorn. Push button action, marked on the bottom, circa 1986. Zagorsk Toy Factory. 3½" x 4".  1 only. 

"Fish Boil" Bogorodsk Carving

Misha the Bear Prepares Fish for Dinner (Подготовка рыбы к ужину). Chef Misha the Bear stages a fish boil out in the woods. He has lifted the cover off of the pot and proceeds to drop the fish into it. Little bits of triangular orange-red cloth...

"Ice Hockey" Bogorodsk Carving

Misha the Bear Plays Ice Hockey (Миша играет в хоккей). All-pro Misha the Bear finds a bit of ice between two pine trees and works on his flip shot. Ball activated toy with an ingenious mechanism. Finely carved and signed by the artists. Late 1990's. 5"...

At the Banya Bears Bogorodsk

Bears at the Banya (Медведи в бане). Bogorodsk toy with the bears atop two levers which are pulled back and forth. This creates the movement that allows one to smack the other with a venik  (веник)., or special bath broom These are bundles of oak or...

"Paddling Down the River" Bogorodsk Carving

On The Raft (На Плоту). Misha the Bear paddles furiously on a raft made out of logs. Ball-activated toy. Excellent detail. In Russian, the piece is signed ("исп. Градова В.") and titled "На Плоту" (On a Raft), Богородск( Bogorodsk) and 1992. 5" x 4"...

"Good Morning!" Bogorodsk Carving

Good Morning! (С Добрым Утром). A bear stands under a water tank and the action of the swinging ball causes his arms to strike the water release plug (no actual water necessary, though). A nice vintage toy with delicate carving. Bogorodsk paper label...