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| The Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum |
Memories from childhood are some of the most precious we will ever possess, and even though we can't relive the past, at the BARKER CARTOON MUSEUM we can still see some of the things that made it so special.
Do  you remember your Roy Rogers Lunch Box? How about that Ronald McDonald Phone, Charlie McCarthy Puppet, Flintstones Band Toy, Lone Ranger Gun or Mickey & Minnie Hand-Car? They are all here to see along with thousands of other items of comic strip, cartoon, western, T.V. and advertising memorabilia personally amassed by Herb and Gloria Barker.
Each exhibit contains the current market value of the collectible, although NOTHING IS FOR SALE. Come to recapture some of your old memories or make new ones for your children. |
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 Be Sure To Get The New Book ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
20TH CENTURY COLLECTIBLESBy Workman Publishing, New YorkWe Are Very Proud! When the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW needed approximately 60 of the most unusual toys they came to the BARKER MUSEUM and found every toy needed. This is a wonderful book for any collector. Pick up a copy at your favorite book store. Credits for all of our pictures are listed on pages 554 and 555. We are so proud of our museum director Nancy Spitzer who was able to locate all these toys for the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW BOOK in our museum! |
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 The Barker Character Comic & Cartoon Museum is the only Official Celebriduck Museum in the world.  "Rub-a-dub-dub with stars in your tub" as Hollywood meets home decor with the world's first ever celebrity bath tub duck line of the greatest icons of entertainment, athletics, and history. Dear Friend,
Thank you for your interest in our line of original collectible celebrity "rubber" ducks. We have enjoyed the tremendous response of thousands of people who have been delighted by our whimsical creations. At Celebriducks, we are doing our part to enhance the whole bathing experience by once and for all putting an end to mediocre bathing. By adopting one of our Celebriducks, you provide a loving home to our little friends while your bathtub becomes an expression of both elegance and good taste. In fact, taking a bath alone would now seem almost uncivilized.
Our numbered limited edition collection will continually expand and change as new Celebriducks are introduced while others are quietly retired to the pond with graceful dignity. We invite you to become part of our rapidly growing family of collectors who adore one of the world's universally loved icons, the "rubber" duck. When good taste in fine bathing is desired, I hope you will think of our Celebriducks. And remember, don?t leave your tub without one.
Sincerely,
Craig Wolfe
President
Celebriducks
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 (click here to see pictures)The Museum will be open Saturdays only, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, until June 2009 while we work on an inventory of the collection. Admission is free. The Museum provides a nostalgic look at American childhood through the ages. The Barker Collection consists of about 80,000 everyday items that children used or played with, dating from 1873 to the present day. We invite families to stop in for a walk down Memory Lane, any Saturday this winter. No tour groups will be admitted on Saturdays due to the heavy volume of walk-in traffic. We  will also be renovating our building this winter, so watch our website to see when we're all set and ready to resume weekday hours. We will not be scheduling group tours until the work is complete. |
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Driving Directions:Click on  to get driving directions from your front door to ours.  From New Haven on I-91N:Take Exit 17 to Exit 68W on I-691. Get off at Exit 3. At end of the exit take a left on Rte. 10 and proceed 1.7 miles. Look for the Barker Animation sign on the left. From New Haven on the Merritt Parkway (Rte. 15):Proceed to the end of the Parkway North in Meriden. Take Exit 68W to I-691. Get off at Exit 3. At the end of the exit take a left onto Rte. 10 and proceed 1.7 miles. Look for the Barker Animation sign on the left. From Hartford on I-91S:Take Exit 18 to I-691. Get off at Exit 3. At end of the exit take a left on Rte. 10 and proceed 1.7 miles. Look for the Barker Animation sign on the left. From Hartford on I-84W:Take Exit 27 to I-691. Get off at Exit 3. At end of the exit take a right on Rte. 10 and proceed 1.7 miles. Look for the Barker Animation sign on the left. From Waterbury and Danbury on I-84E:Take Exit 27 and follow the above directions.
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In March 2007, Herb was inducted into the Connecticut Business Hall of Fame. He became a member of the "Class of 2006" during the First Annual Induction Ceremony held in Hartford, CT. The Connecticut Business Hall Of Fame showcases successful companies and business leaders through business networking and industry events that are held throughout the state. The organization partners with private and public organizations, associations and corporations to promote economic development and new ideas in the marketplace.
We are very proud of our museum's growing collection. We want to share some of our rarest collectibles with you.
Barker Animation Art Gallery / Barker Museum has a strong financial rating. We are rated 3Al in Dun & Bradstreet.
We are very proud to announce that the Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum has aquired all the California Raisins movie props, art and memorabilia. These items will be displayed in our new addition to our museum: the only California Raisin Museum in America!
We are proud of the full half page story about our museum in The New York Times. It appeared on page 2 of the Sunday September 21, 2003 edition. The headline reads "Something Funny is Going on at the Museum".
