Denny Baldwin, (left) and Albert Schultz (right) with The Le Mars Toy Store Show Off Two Of The Thousands Of Farm Toys Featured At The Le Mars Toy Store.
(Le Mars) — Move over Brown’s Century Theater. Step aside Plymouth County Veteran’s Park. Plymouth County Historical Museum, you will need to go to the back of the line. When it comes to Le Mars tourism, you obviously think of the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor, but many may not look at The Le Mars Toy
Store as a tourist destination. However, the Le Mars Toy Store located in the basement of the building located on Plymouth Street and 1st Avenue Southwest recently held its annual open house attracting people from more than 16 different states and Canada.
That’s Albert Schultz, the owner of The Le Mars Toy Store. All total, the Le Mars Toy Store attracted more than 2000 people between Thursday through Saturday. Schultz says collectors of farm equipment model toys are always on the look out for some unique and unusual pieces. He says fortunately, the Le Mars Toy Store, has over the years, built up a good reputation within
toy collectors.
The Le Mars Toy Store caters to everyone’s favorite brand, model, color, and even size of farm equipment toys. Schultz says the common connection is that people know what they like, and they know what they are looking for. Schultz says he is nearly 70 years old, and he has been collecting and selling model farm toy equipment nearly all his life. Schultz says for many of his
customers, they have become loyal friends over the years. He says there has also been great interest in the pedal tractors. Schultz often donates pedal tractors and other collectible toy models to local fire departments, and charity organizations to be used as a raffle item fund raiser.
Schultz credits his team of employees for helping make the farm toy business a success, not just in monetary terms, but for building lasting loyal friends.
