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.

Some visitors to the Fawcett's Toy Museum have added their photos on Flickr. Click here to see their recent photographs of the displays.

The Boston Globe Sunday [9/7/08] did a story on the museum. Here is the link to the web site.

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.

John Fawcett recently added some new treasures to his collection.

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The museum needs your help. During World War II, the Disney studios designed over 1200 military unit insignias. Hank Porter drew many of the Disney wartime insignias. We have acquired an image of Donald Duck riding a flying torpedo. The Disney Studio Archives has no record of the image and is unable to identify the insignia and the unit it was drawn to represent. Can any of you seeing this picture help with the identification of this symbolic WW2 image? If so, please contact me by email fawcetoy@gwi.net.

If you are interested in learning more about the WW2 Disney Studio’s wartime involvement, I highly recommend David Lesjak’s web site: http://toonsatwar.blogspot.com/

While visiting the Museum don't miss the wonderful antique toys such as this incredible, and exceptionally rare, 1937 Snow White aluminum coffee set.

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: November 2009

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