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A few weeks before Christmas, the gift race is on. Old toys are also popular, and not just for collectors. It is also an opportunity to make purchases at a lower cost, as in a toy market in Alsace.
Tons of old toys are on display in a village hall in Soultzmatt (Haut-Rhin), under the guilty eyes of amateurs and regulars. Some come from afar to find their happiness in small toys. A Swissman looking for a rare piece thus made more than 1h30 of road. According to a customer, old toys have mostly “a certain charm“.
Legos, fire trucks, or pots and dolls… Everything is brought together with, originally, a common interest in these small objects. “First of all, it’s a passion. I wanted to share this passion with friends of the miniature”entrusts Yves Ridon, president of the Alsace Retro Locomotion association. This sharing between colleagues became the International Miniature and Old Toy Exchange in 2017. For its fifth edition, 101 tables were set up and 41 collectors were invited.