The Avon Historical Society announces the new exhibit in the History Corner of the Avon Free Public Library entitled “Vintage Toys and Valentines from Avon.” The free exhibit of early to mid-20th-century items on the library’s first floor will be available for viewing through February.

Avon Town Historian Nora Howard and Avon Historical Society president Terri Wilson curated the exhibit. They both lent items to the exhibit along with Roger Howard, Robyn Miller, Wendy Iscove, Jeannie Parker, and Barbara Ruppert.

There is sure to be something to please every visitor: a German doll c. 1900 found in an Avon attic; a Topsy Turvey doll (double-ended with opposing figures) from the late 1920s; a doll with roller skates from the late 1930s; a bear and a doll from the 1940s; trains from the 1950s; Legos and Steiff animals from the 1960s; school valentines from 1965-1970; German block puzzles from the 1980s, and so much more.

The exhibit is open during regular library hours.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF NORA HOWARD