Last year, the red barn at the Southampton Historical Museum was cleared of its clutter and cobwebs and a few hundred dolls moved in for a short summer stay in the Hamptons. It was shorter for some than for others as the dolls were snapped up by toy mavens, doll connoisseurs and collectors.
The occasion was an estate sale of collectible toys and dolls, a benefit for the Southampton Historical Museum and the Toy Museum of New York, which is hoping to raise enough money to launch a permanent branch in Southampton Village. The sale was, by all accounts, a resounding success, which prompted organizers to return for a summer-long repeat, this time with more toys—literally hundreds of teddy bears, more than a thousand dolls and enough dollhouse furniture to outfit... more
The occasion was an estate sale of collectible toys and dolls, a benefit for the Southampton Historical Museum and the Toy Museum of New York, which is hoping to raise enough money to launch a permanent branch in Southampton Village. The sale was, by all accounts, a resounding success, which prompted organizers to return for a summer-long repeat, this time with more toys—literally hundreds of teddy bears, more than a thousand dolls and enough dollhouse furniture to outfit... more
