Toy Town Museum
Encyclopedia
The Toy Town Museum is located on the Fisher-Price
campus in East Aurora, New York
. It was conceived by a group of local citizens in East Aurora and Western New York
to help celebrate the toy making heritage in the area. There have been over 100 toy companies throughout Western New York
over the past 100 years and the museum's exhibitions attempt to educate and entertain visitors.
As of May 2009, the museum is no longer open to the public or located on the Fisher-Price campus, but is seeking a new location.
Savings Bank Collection - A private collection of promotional savings banks.
Miniature Herschell Carousel - A handmade reproduction of an Allan Herschell Company carousel
.
Carousel Horses - Two beautifully restored carousel horses from the early 1900’s.
The Brownies
- A collection of small elf-like little creatures created by Palmer Cox
in the late 1800’s based on a Scottish
folktale.
The Jane Kelsey Doll House - A fully furnished 12 room doll house.
Erector Set
Display - A working display of one the most popular building toys of all time.
A Pez Collection - The popularity of the candy was surpassed by its packaging as shown through this collection of Pez
dispensers.
Our Junior Collector Case - A testament that anyone one can be a collector and highlighting our young collectors of today.
Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children, headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Fisher-Price has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel since 1993.-History:...
campus in East Aurora, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It was conceived by a group of local citizens in East Aurora and Western New York
Western New York
Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...
to help celebrate the toy making heritage in the area. There have been over 100 toy companies throughout Western New York
Western New York
Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...
over the past 100 years and the museum's exhibitions attempt to educate and entertain visitors.
As of May 2009, the museum is no longer open to the public or located on the Fisher-Price campus, but is seeking a new location.
Special exhibitions (Permanent)
The Fisher-Price Archive Collection - This collection chronicles the history of one of the world’s most loved toy companies from its beginning in 1931 to present.Savings Bank Collection - A private collection of promotional savings banks.
Miniature Herschell Carousel - A handmade reproduction of an Allan Herschell Company carousel
Carousel
A carousel , or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders...
.
Carousel Horses - Two beautifully restored carousel horses from the early 1900’s.
The Brownies
The Brownies
The Brownies is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from Celtic mythology and traditional highland Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children, The Brownies was published in magazines and...
- A collection of small elf-like little creatures created by Palmer Cox
Palmer Cox
Palmer Cox was a Canadian illustrator and author, best known for The Brownies, his series of humorous verse books and comic strips about the mischievous but kindhearted fairy-like sprites. The cartoons were published in several books, such as The Brownies, Their Book...
in the late 1800’s based on a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
folktale.
The Jane Kelsey Doll House - A fully furnished 12 room doll house.
Erector Set
Erector Set
Erector Set is the trade name of a toy construction set that is popular in the United States.It consists of collections of small metal beams with regular holes for nuts, bolts, screws, and mechanical parts such as pulleys, gears, and small electric motors.The brand name is currently used for...
Display - A working display of one the most popular building toys of all time.
A Pez Collection - The popularity of the candy was surpassed by its packaging as shown through this collection of Pez
PEZ
Pez is the brand name of an Austrian confectionery and the mechanical pocket dispensers for the same...
dispensers.
Our Junior Collector Case - A testament that anyone one can be a collector and highlighting our young collectors of today.