Alex, Edwina and Colin
We always love to see what people do with the things they buy here – especially if they restore an item back to its former glory.
Over a year ago Colin and Edwina Brown bought a tatty old toy theatre from the Arcade. It cost them about £7.50 and was in truly terrible condition. The backdrops were torn, there were pieces missing and lighting had been added which was badly wired.
Unfortunately there are no pictures of it before the restoration but it was easy to recognise that once upon a time it was a wonderful toy, even if it had been slightly mistreated. When they bought it, it was on its last legs and didn’t look like it would survive for much longer at all.
They paid and left and we didn’t really think anything of it, until a week ago when Edwina and Colin came back in for a browse around the shop and showed us a picture on their phone of the theatre. They had done an amazing job of restoring it, using lots of replacement pieces which they managed to somehow source. They also wired the lights up properly and fixed any torn bits and pieces and the overall effect is fantastic.
The theatre with the stage lights on
