Vermont Toy Museum

Do you ever feel a bit like a lunchbox from the 1970s? You know- the kind of lunchbox with a bit of rust, wear and tear? Honestly, I think I feel like one of those lunchboxes sometimes. Actually, a lot of the time now.
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My recent travels over Thanksgiving took me to the beautiful, great white north of Quechee, Vermont and I'm happy to report a visit to an exciting little treasure buried in the heart of Quechee called the Vermont Toy Museum. The museum is a tribute to by-gone toys from a by-gone era. Let's face it, do they make toys or lunchboxes as cool as they did in the 1970s? I don't really think they do. Understandably, I do make my statement with some degree of bias and age.

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Nevertheless, the museum is a wonderful homage to a forgotten time. I saw more than a few folks, like myself, absolutely in heaven within this small little museum. Two ladies, in particular, were giddy with excitment over what they saw. To be honest, I was pretty psyched too. The One To Be Pitied immediately knew I was over the moon inside myself. It was like being a kid again. The place was just wall to wall, overrun with goodies and my other half knew I had found nirvana in Vermont.

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Sure, I love the maple syrup and cheese, glassblowing and pottery, antiques and just about anything Vermont is nirvana enough, but visiting this little toy stop was like a step back in time too. It was a real treasure trove of fun. About the only thing missing were some old friends, one finger mittens and a snowball fight with the school yard bullies.

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I spoke with the son of the proprietor of the museum who indicated his father was in his 60s and built his little vision traversing the landscape in search of goodies at yard sales and pit stops along the way. He told me, not once did his father ever purchase from ebay, but rather scoured the vast collectable riches that exist in our very own backyards through yard sales. I thought that was pretty nifty. I have a cousin who lives in Vermont and lending a bit of truth to that story, she indicated that that man once visited her yard sale and purchased toys from her for the toy museum.

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Well, I thought I would share some of those vintage classics with you. Images were provided compliments of my phone. If you ever have the opportunity be sure to visit the Vermont Toy Museum in Quechee, Vermont. It's not my Fan Cave, but it's certainly like exploring one and that's always fun. About the only thing missing were lunchboxes for Bionic Woman and Land Of The Lost. Three cheers to the Vermont Toy Museum. Who knew there would be toys tucked in next to all that delicious maple syrup and cheese?