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 Western New York (WNY) is the westernmost region of the U.S. state of New York. The eastern boundary of the region is not consistently defined by state agencies or those who call themselves "Western New Yorkers". Almost all sources agree WNY i ...

to help celebrate the toy making heritage in the area. There have been over 100 toy companies throughout

over the past 100 years and the museum's exhibitions attempt to educate and entertain visitors. , 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 the toy company 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 The Allan Herschell Company specialized in the creation of amusement rides, particularly carousels and roller coasters. The company manufactured portable machines that could be used by traveling carnival operators. It was started in 1915 in the ...

carousel. Carousel Horses - Two beautifully restored carousel horses from the early 1900s.

The Brownies ''The Brownies'' is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at chi ...

- A collection of small elf-like little creatures created by

Palmer Cox Palmer Cox (April 28, 1840 – July 24, 1924) 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 we ...

in the late 1800s based on a Scottish folktale. The Jane Kelsey Doll House - A fully furnished 12 room doll house.

Erector Set Erector Set (trademark styled as "ERECTOR") was a brand of metal toy construction sets which were originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, the Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut in 1913. In ...

Display - A working display of one of 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 (, ; stylised as PEZ) is the brand name of an Austrian candy and associated manual candy dispensers. The candy is a pressed, dry, straight-edged, curved-corner block 15 mm ( inch) long, 8 mm ( inch) wide and 5 mm ...

dispensers. Our Junior Collector Case - A testament that anyone one can be a collector and highlighting our young collectors of today.

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Special exhibitions (Permanent)

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