Antique Toy Truck & Toy Museum, Stanton, MO (Smith Miller, Tonka Toys, Wyandotte, etc.).
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Sorry for the shaky video
Sorry for the shaky video here. My video camera was on its "last legs" and this is the only recording I have of this Missouri U.S. 66 tourist stop.
The is video, recorded on June 18, 2007, of what use to be the Antique Toy Museum at exit 230 along Interstate 44 at Stanton, Missouri (also the same exit for the historic Meramec Caverns). It was owned and operated by Bruce Barnes (passed away on February 23, 2018, age 81) who himself was a major collector of toy trucks and toy construction equipment. Consequently, much of the museum consisted of these types of antique toys though there were still a fair number of other toys such as motorcycles, trains, kids' games, farm toys and dolls (museum claimed to have an over 1,000-piece doll collection). Interesting note, the museum building itself appears to have been a Stuckey's Pecan and Gift "Shoppe" at one time.
Many of these toy trucks, construction equipment toys and other play vehicles were manufactured by long gone toy manufacturers such as Smith Miller, Buddy "L", Structo, Nylant and Steelcraft. A large amount of Tonka toy trucks, bulldozers, graders, etc., also made up a good portion of the collection.
This museum even had a few real vintage Mack trucks on display mostly from the 1950's (in fact, part of the museum was located in an old semi-trailer).
The museum closed sometime, I believe, around 2009. Some of the items seen in this video were sold off to fellow toy collectors. During my last visit, by permission of Mr. Barnes in 2011, the museum was for sale with much of the collection still intact. As of April 2022, the building still remains closed and unused.
And yes, I did have that semi-trailer Tonka Tanker as a kid (in fact I still have it in somewhat rough, played condition). Got it as a Christmas gift in December 1962 from my grandmother and grandfather.
The is video, recorded on June 18, 2007, of what use to be the Antique Toy Museum at exit 230 along Interstate 44 at Stanton, Missouri (also the same exit for the historic Meramec Caverns). It was owned and operated by Bruce Barnes (passed away on February 23, 2018, age 81) who himself was a major collector of toy trucks and toy construction equipment. Consequently, much of the museum consisted of these types of antique toys though there were still a fair number of other toys such as motorcycles, trains, kids' games, farm toys and dolls (museum claimed to have an over 1,000-piece doll collection). Interesting note, the museum building itself appears to have been a Stuckey's Pecan and Gift "Shoppe" at one time.
Many of these toy trucks, construction equipment toys and other play vehicles were manufactured by long gone toy manufacturers such as Smith Miller, Buddy "L", Structo, Nylant and Steelcraft. A large amount of Tonka toy trucks, bulldozers, graders, etc., also made up a good portion of the collection.
This museum even had a few real vintage Mack trucks on display mostly from the 1950's (in fact, part of the museum was located in an old semi-trailer).
The museum closed sometime, I believe, around 2009. Some of the items seen in this video were sold off to fellow toy collectors. During my last visit, by permission of Mr. Barnes in 2011, the museum was for sale with much of the collection still intact. As of April 2022, the building still remains closed and unused.
And yes, I did have that semi-trailer Tonka Tanker as a kid (in fact I still have it in somewhat rough, played condition). Got it as a Christmas gift in December 1962 from my grandmother and grandfather.
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