So, Why do you collect Dinky Toys?

 

“My grandad had a small collection of Dinky Toys on a shelf when I was little and when he died, I had them. I continued to expand the collection, and started collecting toys that I could remember from my childhood.”

 

 What was the first Dinky Toy you brought, why did you buy it?

 

“The first item I collected was the Dinky army vehicles,  as vintage toys go they are and have been less expensive to collect. They were also what I played with most as a boy. Most boys toys from 1920 to 1970 were soldiers and tanks, they were a very popular toy.”

 

Can you describe a fond memory you have with your collection?

 

“A fond memory I have is that they have the power of evoking childhood memories. A time of innocences, there is also a certain amount of satisfaction relating to the size of my collection”

 

How do you think this collection could help to inspire others, visually or factually?

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“My collection could be very interesting if the collection is displayed in a timeline to see how and what influenced toy manufacturers to produce the ranges they did and to see the stereotyping of toys and how production techniques change over the decades. A Lot of the toys then wouldn't pass modern safety standards, toys of the past required a certain amount of imagination and creativity to play with them, (ie early lego was just random blocks and components none of these themed boxes )”.