National Farm Toy Museum

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National Farm Toy Museum
Map
Established1986
Location1110 16th Ave Ct SE
Dyersville, Iowa, USA
TypeToy museum
Websitenationalfarmtoymuseum.com
Thousands of farm toys are displayed inside the museum
The history of farming is demonstrated by the various farm toys

The National Farm Toy Museum is a museum located in Dyersville, Iowa, that specializes in preserving and displaying scale models, replicas, and toys based on farm equipment. The initial idea of the museum came from the founders of the Ertl Company, Dave Bell and Claire Scheibe.

History

The National Farm Museum was founded in 1986; the founding of the museum arose from a discussion between Dave Bell and Claire Scheibe about needing a bigger space for the coming National Farm Toy Shows.[1]

Present

The museum has over 30,000 guests each year and about 30,000 farm toys; it is also the center of the National Farm Toy Show. The National Farm Toy Museum includes one of the largest collections of cast iron farm toys.[1] The museum is a part of yearly toy shows in June [2] and November. The first floor of the museum has a 10-minute short film for guests to watch, about toy production in Dyersville and farm toy aficionados talking about their collections. The floor also includes a play area, dioramas of farm homesteads, and small exhibits that detail how toys are produced. The second floor has many farm toys stored in cases, truck toys in cases, and a collection of cowboy and Native American dolls.[1][3] The museum also houses a gift shop.[4] Ertl CEO Fred Ertl Jr.'s personal farm toy collection was auctioned off at the National Farm Toy Museum after he retired.[5] Thanks in part to the museum, but also to the fact that three farm toy companies are located in Dyersville, the city is known as the Farm Toy Capital of the World.[6]

Toy shows

First started in 1978,[7] the National Farm Show includes a tractor parade, garage sales, antique tractors, antique farm machinery, and a farm toy show that is both inside and outside.[8] The first show had 35 vendors and over 1,500 people shopping.[7] The museum also hosts the Midwest Toy Truck Show, which is smaller than the national show.[9]

Reception

The author Ernest W. Baker went to the farm where the film Field of Dreams was filmed, but his main purpose was to visit the farm toy museum[10] and Lonely Planet describes the museum as "quirky".[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c O'Brien, Karen (2006). Warman's Farm Toys Field Guide: Values and Identification. Krause Publications. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-87349-997-2.
  2. ^ "National Farm Toy Museum - Special Events". www.nationalfarmtoymuseum.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16.
  3. ^ Des Garennes, Christine (2002). Great Little Museums of the Midwest. Big Earth Publishing. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-1-931599-08-5.
  4. ^ Gadomski, Nina (2005). Great Midwest country escapes. Big Earth Publishing. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-931599-52-8.
  5. ^ Everly, John (August 31, 2002). "Interest piques for toy antiques". Telegraph Herald.
  6. ^ Erickson, Lori; Stuhr, Tracy (2007). Iowa Off the Beaten Path, 8. Globe Pequot. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7627-4415-2.
  7. ^ a b McCann, Dennis (1999). Dennis McCann Takes You for a Ride. The Guest Cottage, Inc. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-942495-67-6.
  8. ^ Chase Editors (2009). Chase's calendar of events 2009. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-07-159956-6. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Play Ball". the Vindicator. March 6, 2005.
  10. ^ W. Baker, Ernest (1999). A 50-year adventure in the advertising business. Wayne State University Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780814329108.
  11. ^ Zimmerman, Karla (2009). The USA Book. Lonely Planet. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-74104-732-5.
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