The toys of the late1800s and early 1900s served as tools to teach young children about their roles in later life. The doll buggy was no exception. Young girls were able to imitate the work of their mother by pushing dolls in these miniature versions of baby carriages. The buggies were made of mostly wood and metal. Surprisingly, dolls were not originally manufactured to be replicas of infants. The first dolls were made to look like adults, but that changed in the 1850s when France introduced the “Bebe” doll. Although this doll was still not a baby, but a young girl, it ushered in the beginning of a new trend. The Dacotah Prairie Museum has many examples of buggies used during this era.