toy store playset
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87859
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV017.18.1
- Description
- toy store playset; wood base with three walls and one open side to access interior; walls painted pale yellow with red trim; base has colourful floor covering, unpainted wood baseboard moulding, and metal trim at open edge; two side walls have square cut-outs for acrylic windows; windows each have lace valences; back wall has a built-in wood shelving unit; shelving unit has open storage and eight (8) pull-out drawers
- Object History
- Helmut Wagner made the toy store for his daughter, Marlies, as a Christmas present in 1956. The toy store was presented to Marlies on Christmas morning, stocked with miniature accessories made by her father or purchased by her parents. It became part of a Christmas tradition, and was given to Marlies every Christmas stocked with toys and treats. She played with it until January of February each year, when it was put away. She remembers playing with it frequently as a child. The Wagner family moved to Burnaby in 1960. Helmut was very handy and made other items for his family, including toys for Marlies' brothers. Marlies thinks the photograph was taken in 1956.
- Measurements
- L: 71.2 cm H: 28.0 cm W: 34.5 cm