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But the museum intends to regularly rotate the toys on display so your toys might be needed in the future.

If you have any toys from that decade you may still have the chance to see them as part of a museum display alongside other iconic and unusual artefacts of the decade.This could be anything from an Action Man to a Scalextric track, a rocking horse to Lego.

A 1960's child's paint set.

Sherri Steel is the curator of social history at the museum, she says: “The sixties had some great toys, many of which reflected the period in which they were made. Space rockets, cowboy rifles, toy tea sets - it would be great to see some examples of these."

As well as examples in good condition, the museum would also like to hear from anyone with toys that have a personal story to tell.

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Sherri says, “Maybe someone has a signed poster from The Beatles, a 1966 England football or a teddy they got on their first birthday.”

Although they have enough toys for now for the current display, the museum still wants to see interesting examples of sixties toys. So if you have any you think they might be interested in, simply drop into York Castle Museum or give them a call and speak to a curator there.