VIDEO: Toys go retro at Mid-Antrim Museum

Set aside the stress of shopping for the latest must have gadgets and step back in time to enjoy a festive exhibition exploring the world of toys that entertained children generations past.
By Elinor Glynn
Published 17th Dec 2013, 12:45 BST
Rebecca Gordon, Mid Antrim Museum Assistant, joins Kevin Timoney in the Braid Arts Centre to launch his collection of "Tri-Ang and Mobo Toys" on display in the Braid Arts Centre's Christmas "No Batteries Required" exhibition. INBT 51-811HRebecca Gordon, Mid Antrim Museum Assistant, joins Kevin Timoney in the Braid Arts Centre to launch his collection of "Tri-Ang and Mobo Toys" on display in the Braid Arts Centre's Christmas "No Batteries Required" exhibition. INBT 51-811H
Rebecca Gordon, Mid Antrim Museum Assistant, joins Kevin Timoney in the Braid Arts Centre to launch his collection of "Tri-Ang and Mobo Toys" on display in the Braid Arts Centre's Christmas "No Batteries Required" exhibition. INBT 51-811H

Inspired by the festive season, Mid-Antrim Museum at The Braid has created an exhibition celebrating vintage toys from the 1950s on loan from a local collector.

‘No Batteries Required’ features toys which will attract and entice children as well as promote nostalgia amongst the older generation.

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Kevin Timoney is a Ballymena toy enthusiast who has been avidly collecting Tri-Ang and MOBO toys for over 20 years. The exhibition contains a classic Tri-Ang peddle car and tractors as well as charming MOBO Bronco horses.

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