The Toy Shop, Historical toy exhibition building in Shelburne, United States
The Toy Shop, located within Shelburne Museum, houses an extensive collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century toys, dolls, and mechanical playthings.
Built in the 1950s as an extension to Variety Unit from 1835, The Toy Shop represents the continuous architecture practice common in New England farmhouses.
The building displays European and American toys from different periods, including handmade dolls, cast-iron banks, miniature vehicles, and mechanical automata.
Visitors can experience operating displays such as the American Flyer toy train and examine detailed dollhouses spread across interconnected rooms on the second floor.
The collection features thirty mechanical automata, including works by Gustave Vichy, showing characters like a drunken chef and acrobatic clown in motion.
Location: Shelburne
GPS coordinates: 44.37780,-73.22930
Latest update: March 8, 2025 02:21
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