The Maine Antique
Toy & Art Museum is located in Waldoboro Maine, between Bath and Camden
on Route 1. We are just three miles north of Moody's Diner, located in
a nineteenth century country road house with ample parking.
Inside is an extensive collection of antique toys and original comic art
that is among the finest on public display anywhere in the world. You
will see Mickey Mouse and all his friends as they were originally crafted
in the 1930s. We have one of the finest collections of Lone Ranger art,
toys and memorabilia in the world. A visit to our museum has always been
enjoyed by curious, intelligent adults. Those who are excited to see the
design of antique toys and original animation and cartoon art. Please
be sure to bring your parents and grandparents. They will enjoy a return
to “those thrilling days of yesteryear.” Sorry, but we are
not an interactive museum for children. We do welcome all well-behaved
children under the supervision of an adult.
Fawcett's
Antique Shop displays and sells a general line of antiques. Many new
items arrive weekly. We never know what we will find in Maine. We do sell
old toys, books, records, sports, soldiers, cards, Staffordshire, Hummels,
steins, Coronation porcelain, toy soldiers, and antique collectibles of
all kinds. We are a regular Ebay seller, you can check our Ebay auctions
by searching for seller, mainetoymuseum. There is no charge to visit the
antique shop.
Amy Sinclair of New England Cable News interviews John and tours the Toy Musuem. Click here for a link to the short video that ran in December 2007.
Michael Barrier, author of HOLLYWOOD CARTOONS, is a scholarly researcher on the history and art of early animation. He recently visited Fawcett's Antique Toy Museum and posted this observation. Here is a link to his web site.
Read the story of the Fawcett Collection and how it became a museum from a recent article. Here is a link to the page.
Fawcett's Antique Toy Museum was featured in the December 1998 issue of Down East Magazine. To read what they wrote, click here.
Special page that tells the story how John Fawcett acquired both Lone Ranger' pistols. To read it, click here.
Editors’ Choice in the 2007 Special Travel Issue of Yankee Magazine
Fawcett's Antique Toy Museum,
Famous Fine Art & Antique Shop
Box 1156, 3506 Route 1
Waldoboro, ME 04572 USA
Email: fawcetoy@gwi.net
Phone: 207 832-7398 from 7 am to 8:30 pm Eastern Time.
Open: Memorial Day to Columbus Day, 10-4 [closed Tuesdays
& Wednesdays] Columbus Day until Christmas, Saturdays & Sundays,
12 noon to 4 pm. On days we are closed, we will open for a $50 fee. This
fee includes a guided tour of the museum for no more than 6 people. This
special tour on a closed day is by appointment only. The date of the appointment
tour must be convenient for us.
When visiting the museum, please arrive before 3 pm. We do close the Museum
promptly at 4 PM.
Due to family obligations, on rare occasions, our OPEN HOURS MAY CHANGE.
If you need to be sure we will be open CALL 207 832-7398 between 7 am
and 8:30 pm Eastern time only. Thank you.
A modest admission fee is charged only for the Museum, disabled patrons
are free. There is no charge to visit the art gallery and antique shop.
Web site last changed: February 2008
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