Wednesday, April 30, 2014

PART 1---MILLION TOY MUSEUM IN AYUTTHAYA IS THE 'TOYLAND OF THAILAND'!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM
The name of this toy museum is the grandoise Million Toy Museum.

While I did not bother to count the number of toys, this Million Toy Museum certainly has tons of them, from familiar ones we played with as a child to exotic numbers I never seen before.

The museum is founded and owned by Professor Krirk Yoonpun who was inspired to build his own toy museum after visiting two in Japan. That was in 1982 and since then he has been buying as many toys as he can lay hands on. 

Luckily his museum does not resemble a toy shop as he also collects what are strictly non-toys like amulets, old photos, paintings, pottery, glassware, stemware, enamel work, lacquerware, sculptures, currency, machinery, porcelain, currency notes, coins, ivory marquetry, glassware and silver.

Even Professor Krirk Yoonpun admits he does not know the exact number of toys and artefacts!

"I gave up counting once they passed 100,000 and that was decades ago! Also there are various ways of counting. I have toys that come  in different colours so does that mean I have just 1 or several? If I have 12 dolls with identical bodies and bodies and size but wearing different dresses. does that count as 1 or 12? Some toys were actually made for adults since they were meant as collectibles and not playthings so do they count as toys which are supposed to be played by children? What about children's tea set that come in a box containing plastic teapot, plates, spoons and vases? Does that mean I have 1 toy or several? Some toys are very cheap and basic while others are expensive. I buy toys in good or perfect condition but sometimes the old or rare ones may be damaged, faded or having missing parts.

"I am not interested to prove I have a million toys and objects since not everything on display are for children to play with. I buy what I like and which interest me. I have life-sized figures of Superman and Ultra Man and also cups to celebrate royal weddings of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William. Some are genuine antiques. I just want children and their parents to enjoy visiting my Million Toy Museum."

And that Krirk Yoonpun has succeeded tremendously!

Kee Hua Chee receiving a commemorative gift set from TAT Ayutthaya
Precious momentoes from TAT Ayutthaya
Cafe and restaurant in Million Toy Museum with Spidey!
This is the name of the owner
Cute small toys
Cute
Babes!
Beautiful babies
Life-sized 'toy'
Apple with Captain America
Modern camera shooting old ones
These are costly antique cameras
Tricky dicky
Big bulge
Small toys are inside cupboards
The inlaid bowls and tusk are surely not children's toys
Long rows of cabinets
Plastic monsters
rabid rabbits?
Kee Hua Chee is as young and cute as these babies
Congkak boat
White darlings
Trains, boats and planes
This area sells toys
Charming
Old dentist's chair
His Majesty the King  of Thailand
HM the King of Thailand
Wealth goddesses
Toyhouse
Cute pig
Have muscles will travel
Kee Hua Chee and Astro Boy
Ultra Men
Ultra Men!
Ultra Men !
Kee Hua Chee fights evil monsters
Ultra Men
2 Supermen
2 Super Men!
Big bulges and muscles
The museum has 2 floors
2 soreys
2 storeys
2 storeys
Thai memorabilia
Statuettes
Statuettes
Discarded glass bottles?
Typical toys
Pretty things
Antiques
Not for kids to play
Expensive stuff
Jatukarm
Jatukarm amulets
Jatukarm and amulets
I also have these
Jatukarm talismen
Welcome
Supermen and toys
Face Off
Thai figures
Children's toys
Trains
Toys
antipotteryque 
Fake fruits
Women stuff
Miss Chinatown?
English royalty
Wall mural painted by museum owner Krirk Yoonpun






So cute and whimsical
White and clean
Downstairs
Stuff galore
Elegant
Stately
Nice
Lovely
Well presented
Looks like our Nyonya wares!
Hmmm bit erotic for children
These are now very rare and expensive!
I love them
Queen Elizabeth  II
Love them
Sweet
Useful
From yesteryear
Functional
Bencharong ware
1970s clocks
Heroes
Toys
Busts
Big toys
Cute
Elaborate
Robot toys
Robot toys
Basic
Robots
Red robots
Robots
Gold robots
Hello Kitty
Souvenirs and not toys

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