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Francis Facciolo toy store catalog and price list collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 496 large

Scope and Contents

The Francis Facciolo toy store catalog and price list collection consists of catalogs and price lists from suppliers and vendors from across the world, primarily specializing in military toys and race cars.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1988 - 2000
  • Creation: 1929 - 2000

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

CWW Toys, Inc. operated a retail store in New York City from 1988 to 2000. The store, Classic Toys, was first located in Soho and then moved to Greenwich Village in New York and specialized in collectible toys, in particular toy soldiers and toy and model vehicles. Classic Toys sold both new and antique toys.

Extent

12 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

German

Italian

Japanese

Portuguese

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The majority of the collection was acquired in 2001, with ongoing accruals.

Processing Information

Lydia Tang processed this collection in 2019-2020, adapting an initial inventory and descriptions by Randy Scott.

Title
Finding Aid for the Francis Facciolo toy store catalog and price list collection
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
Lydia Tang and Randy Scott
Date
2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing MI 48823 USA