Address / locations
(Locations and Directions)
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1188 Highland Ave Bldg BCheshire, CT 06410
Cheshire, CT
Business Hours
(Please Call to Confirm)
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monday
closed
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tuesday
11:00am-5:00pm
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wednesday
11:00am-5:00pm
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thrusday
11:00am-5:00pm
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friday
11:00am-5:00pm
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saturday
11:00am-5:00pm
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sunday
closed
About Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum
Specialties: The Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum in Cheshire, Connecticut is a unique institution, as it is one of the most complete expressions of an American childhood through the ages. The Museum houses the personal collection of Gloria and Herbert Barker, an assembling of almost 80,000 items that took over forty years to create. The Barkers were in a select group of people, back ...
Specialties: The Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum in Cheshire, Connecticut is a unique institution, as it is one of the most complete expressions of an American childhood through the ages. The Museum houses the personal collection of Gloria and Herbert Barker, an assembling of almost 80,000 items that took over forty years to create. The Barkers were in a select group of people, back in the 1960s, who felt that the everyday items of childhood had a value for future generations, bringing back memories, or expressing a child's life through the ordinary toys, lunchboxes, games and tools of common usage.
Since the museum opened to the public in September of 1997, the Barker family has reached out to the community in many ways. They have welcomed everyone who visited the museum, from local families to tourists from around the world, and almost everywhere in-between. The collection, which spans the years from 1873 to present day, stimulates discussions among the generations in a way that few museums can. Every generation will find favorite toys on display, and historians can enjoy an unusual glimpse into styles and trends of the past. Established in 1993. In 1948, shortly after they were married, Herb and Gloria started a business based on their idea of imprinting company names on promotional objects, and Barker Specialty Company was born. Working long hours side-by-side, Herb and Gloria grew their small business into a multi-million dollar company. They had four children who learned all aspects of the business as they accompanied their parents to trade shows and conventions. Today, Gloria and Herb are proud that Gerry, Steven, Adrienne and Amy all participate in the family business, and have taken over the operation of Barker Specialty entirely. With 85 associates, the company is considered one of the 'Top 30 Promotional Products Dealer' in the USA. The Barker Family Companies were awarded 'Family Business of the Year' in 2002 by UCONN.
Herb Barker is a United States Army Veteran having served with the Signal Corps during the Korean War and received an honorable discharge in 1951.
In 1990, Herb was nominated 'Boss of the Year' for
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