Plastic animal collection museum exhibition

The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter UK, will display close to 1,000 plastic animals as part of a temporary exhibit.
They are on loan from the personal collection of the man who runs Paignton Zoo, he has been collecting for 50 years. The exhibit runs until September 25. 2016.

From the pictures I can see mainly Britains with some Jeol,Schleich and Papo looks interesting.  The article mentions some American and Japanese items also.  

If anyone here goes please share some pictures.
News article about the collection
Exhibit information

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Interesting :)

I surely wished a lot to go there! I have sent a message to Numaan that lives in London, Devon is not so far so maybe he has the chance of visiting it and hsaring some pictures with us. Thanks for sharing, that's really very interesting!

Thanks Roger, that would be interesting to see some pictures if Numaan can visit.  Over 50 years I'm sure there will be some interesting vintage pieces.

From what I've read it seems this exhibit is free admission too, maybe it is outside the regular collections in the lobby or something.

Thanks Andrew and interesting to hear that Simon specifically mentions: “…. the kangaroos with detachable joeys and the tiny platypus which I keep in a box because they are rare and easily lost are the gems of the collection.”

Both gems from Britains?

WOW !!! I also wished I could go there !

Great idea to write to Numaan, Roger.

Thankyou VERY much for this topic, EM

elephas_maximus wrote:

Thanks Roger, that would be interesting to see some pictures if Numaan can visit.  Over 50 years I'm sure there will be some interesting vintage pieces.

From what I've read it seems this exhibit is free admission too, maybe it is outside the regular collections in the lobby or something.

Almost surely, it seems also to be a suggested collection once museum is accepting to show private collections of several subjects. It seems fantastic to me that they accepted this particular collection, it was much more expectable to see composition or lead figures instead of plastic.

Susanne, you're welcome and Chris, Britains is brand of major interest to the generation of that collector, a little like Schleich is doing last years being the main focus of younger generations. :)

Roger wrote:

[........ It seems fantastic to me that they accepted this particular collection, it was much more expectable to see composition or lead figures instead of plastic......

I am sure it helps that the collector is executive director of a Wildlife Conservation Trust

Same here, I whish I could visit it! Collecting for 50 years... I can only hope that, one day, I will be able to claim the same about me!

SUSANNE wrote:

Roger wrote:

[........ It seems fantastic to me that they accepted this particular collection, it was much more expectable to see composition or lead figures instead of plastic......

I am sure it helps that the collector is executive director of a Wildlife Conservation Trust

Surely! Once I got surprised watching on public Portuguese television, a reportage about a collector of sugar packets. Not that I think that it is not interesting but I wasn't expecting to see a particular collection with such a mediatic impact. Well, the collector was the President of a local Administrative entity, it surely explains the choice in the same manner as you mentioned.
Susanne, you already know what you have to do to turn your superb collection in a Danish Museum of the Nature Themed Toy. I will nominate you the Executive President of the Monster Lakeland!

Roger wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

Roger wrote:

[........ It seems fantastic to me that they accepted this particular collection, it was much more expectable to see composition or lead figures instead of plastic......  

I am sure it helps that the collector is executive director of a Wildlife Conservation Trust

Surely! Once I got surprised watching on public Portuguese television, a reportage about a collector of sugar packets. Not that I think that it is not interesting but I wasn't expecting to see a particular collection with such a mediatic impact. Well, the collector was the President of a local Administrative entity, it surely explains the choice in the same manner as you mentioned.
Susanne, you already know what you have to do to turn your superb collection in a Danish Museum of the Nature Themed Toy. I will nominate you the Executive President of the Monster Lakeland!  

Thank you for the information and hoping Numaan will able to pay a visits.
Maybe Susanne should have an exhibition too!

HI guys

Just catching up - unfortunately Exeter is very very far from London and so not sure when exactly or if I will ever visit - maybe a good excuse to go. I will see. However, can someone find out whose collection it is from? I am sure the owner wouldnt mind sending us photos of this collection in the meantime. Well done to the person who found this! :-)

Numaan wrote:

HI guys

.......can someone find out whose collection it is from? I am sure the owner wouldnt mind sending us photos of this collection in the meantime.  Well done to the person who found this! :-)

What a great idea

Perhaps you can get his mail address here [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ?