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Soldiers in Silloth
A new toy museum has opened its doors in Silloth.
The museum features a collection of thousands of model soldiers, collected over a 50 year period.
Former actor Tim Barker collected the soldiers on his travels.
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Curator Tim Barker explains the idea behind the new toy museum.
Toy museum opens
A toy museum featuring thousands of soldier figurines has opened in Silloth.
Curator Tim Barker hopes his collection will add to the tourism experience in the town.
The toy soldiers have been collected from around the world and are from nearly every period in history.