The Woolworths Museum

Toys and Games Gallery

A century of toys from Woolworths

 

Wonders from Woolies

 

Our great grandparents' toys

 

It's magic

 

Character brands

 

Just window dressing

 

The Lion and Albert

 

Wartime Toys

 

1950s Toys

 

Mum & dad's toys

 

The race for space

 

Cool for School

 

Woolies by Woolies at Woolies

 

80s and 90s Toys

 

Wooly and Worth

 

Kids and Celebrations

 

Century of Toys Video

 

 

Bonus Items - The History of Chad Valley

Now owned by Argos / J. Sainsbury plc, the renowned Chad Valley marque
was revived and developed by Woolworths over a 21 year period

 

Toys for Toffs, the early ranges

 

TV changes everything in the 1950s and 1960s

Chad Valley toys and their Royal Warrant from H.M. Queen Elizabeth (wife of King George VI) in 1937