Tales from the Toybox, The Pollock's Toy Museum Trust Blog

Tales from the Toybox

Pollock's Toy Museum Trust News

A history of A Barton's toy factory in New Addington, Croydon

The toy company A. Barton & Co. was founded in London by Alan Barton and two colleagues in 1945, and employed ex-servicemen who made...

Influence of the Toy Theatre

Welcome to the first in a series by David Powell on toy theatre, puppetry, and toys in general.

Pollock's Toy Theatre arrives in Bristol

You can see Pollock’s represented in a new exhibition at The Stradling Collection in Bristol, with a ‘Neptune’ toy theatre displaying the...

Toy Theatre and Puppetry

If Toy Theatre is a form of puppetry, what makes it special and different? From its origins in 1811 to the end of the nineteenth century,...

The History of Flying a Kite

Spring is arriving, with the promise of warmer days and the freedom of outdoor play. Drier gardens, parks and playgrounds encourage all...