ORAL History Project

The history and stories of our toys

Many of the toys that come in to Leith Toy Hospital have wonderful stories connected to them, and all of them have special significance to the people they belong to. We’re collecting stories of beloved toys so that they can be preserved and shared. We share the stories on our website and social media, and hope to have an exhibition in the future. We would love to have any toy hospital patients and their families participate, but it’s completely optional.

We have a simple form with some questions about your toy’s history – you can answer as many or as few questions as you like. If you’d like to tell us your toy’s story, you can fill out the form below, or you can pop in and fill one out in person in our Edinburgh workshop.

Oral History Form

Name

First

Last

Toy's name

Please upload a photo of your toy. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Toy's age (if known)

When did you get your toy?

What age were you when you got your toy?

Where did they come from?

What is your first memory of your toy?

Why did your toy come in to the toy hospital?

What repairs has your toy had so far? Has it been in any scrapes or accidents?

Has your toy ever travelled with you? If so where have they been?

Did you toy help you get through difficult times?

Do you have future plans for your toy?

Did you have any other favourite toys that you don't have any more?

Share some memories connected with your toy.

Anything else you want to share about your toy?

Would you like to share any pictures of you and your toy?

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

Photo upload

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

If you'd like to record a story of your toy (by video or audio) you can upload it here.

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

I give my permission for Leith Toy Hospital to use the information I have given here for blog posts/social media posts/art installations. It will not be used for any other purpose. I can rescind this permission at any point. No identifying information will be shared with 3rd parties. *

I agree

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