Toys

Toys

DO you remember your first train set? Or maybe you collected toy soldiers. What about your barbies or dolls? Toy lovers of all ages will want to visit West Vancouver Museum and Archives to see their collection of nostalgic toys and game. On Feb. 4 the museum hosted an opening day reception, inviting guests and local dignitaries. The display runs until July, so if you feel like a stroll down memory lane, drop by or call (604) 925-7295 for more information.

	Education coordinator Greg Robinson took a good look at some of the educational toys kids used to play with in days gone by.
	Dave Holt gave the museum a loan of this collection which included some guns, trains, cars and army toys.
	Sara Holt (left) joined her mom Bev in front of a collection of her special dolls.
	Wv Mayor Ron Wood (left) joined former councillor Rod Day who is also chair of the museum's advisory board.
	Education volunteer Eleanor Scarth and her husband Peter dropped by to see the displays.
	Assistant curator Ian Patton showed off a great collection of toy soldiers that were standing guard.
	Artist Barb Bartholomew posed in front of a photo of WV's Lesage's Drugstore's doll contest held in 1932.
	Curator Deborah Ruyttens was working on the railroad, so to speak, as she played with the trains and tracks.
	It's slinky, it's slinky, a really wonderful toy. Acting archivist Alex Richmond brought back memories of a classic favourite.

Larger copies of the above photos are available by request. Please email your requests, including title of event, date of event and the names of the people in photo along with THE NUMBER OF THE FILE (move your cursor over the file to see the number at the bottom of your screen), to cbarr@westvancouver.com (or click on the name below) and I will be happy to forward you the photo. Thanks.

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