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These collections of the MINT Museum, encourage and display the vast imaginations of humanity and show how it results in marvelous technological innovations as the creative imagination often resonates with technological modernity in real life. The collection includes special mentionable items like - ‘Robby Robot’, a spaceman of Yonezawa Toys; ‘Moonrocket XM-12’, a 1956 battery operated moon rocket toy; and ‘Buck Rogers,' a cult classic science fiction character.

One of the popular genres of toys housed at the MINT Museum Of Toys happens to be horror. The toys appeal to the kids as well as grown-ups as the toys of the fearsome monsters and creepy paranormal creatures are from popular animated cartoons that are known for their thrill and comedic elements. One of such popular toys happens to be a battery-operated tin and celluloid-made Frankenstein from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel ‘Frankenstein’ or ‘The Modern Prometheus’.

The popularity of cinematic animations in the 1920s, followed by the golden age of comic books in the 1930s paved the way for the rise of numerous pop culture icons. This trend was soon reflected in the toy-making industry. The collection of MINT Museum of Toys not only includes the mass-produced complementary merchandise but novelty items from collectors as well, which includes items like - ‘Popeye & Olive Oyl Tank’.

This invention of the late 1800s is a popular collectible item because of its intricate well-crafted design that was meant to prevent the breakage of the biscuits. These soon became works of art that were carefully molded to resemble cultural artworks or historical objects while serving their purpose. The MINT Museum Of Toys houses some of such Vintage Decorative Tins like the ‘Literature’, made by Huntley and Palmers, Huntley, and Boorne and Stevens.

Level 3 of MINT Museum Of Toys houses the childhood favorites. These toys are known to draw out a sense of familiarity in children, and happy innocent moments in the childhood memories for adults. One of the popular items in this collection is the Door of Hope Mission wooden doll- ‘Small Girl’.

Be it for evoking a sense of childhood nostalgia or a mere smart investment, collectible toys have been a thing for ages, and the MINT Museum Of Toys houses several of them. Collectible items are often items and toys that throw light on the culture and heritage of an era or a country. It includes items such as ‘Rickshaw With Sailor’ which reflects on the age of Industrialisation in China.

At the rooftop level of the museum, the MINT Museum Of Toys houses Enamel Signs which were also known as street jewelry in the mid-1800s. They were a form of advertisement with catchy phrases and bright colors for services such as food, household items, petrol, etc. One of such items includes the ‘Campbell Soup’ of the 1960s which also happens to be made in the USA.

With the increasing craze for technology and robots after the war of 1952 in Japan, the popular manga character Astro Boy soon acquired the position of a cult classic. This led to the production of multiple Astro Boy toys and merchandise, some of which are preserved at the MINT Museum Of Toys like the Astro Boy On Flying Saucer, which happens to be a rare wind-up tin toy with Astro Boy flying the four tin saucers.

The toy collection of Bedtime stories at the MINT Museum Of Toys, includes a series of toys from popular nighttime stories for children, fables, nursery rhymes, and classic novels for kids. It includes merchandise, toys, and soft toys, some of which are in mint condition, like the hand-made soft-toy of ‘Winnie The Pooh’ by Agnes Brush, making it a rare item as only a handful of them are left.

The MINT Museum Of Toys houses a prized collection of Beatles Memorabilia which includes novelty merchandise, vinyl records, limited edition toys, media highlights, print collaterals, etc., that traces the journey of the famous band and its legacy. One of the prized possessions of the collection happens to be the street name sign for ‘Penny Lane’ autographed by Paul McCartney, which happens to be valued up to $200,000.