The Toy Robot Museum in Adamstown, PA

Adamstown, PA is known as the Antiques Capital of USA and since 2002, I've been visiting the Toy Robot Museum in the Stoudtburg Village  at least two to three times per year.  

Curator and retired NYC police officer, Joe Knedlhans has managed to compile over 2,100 toy robots from the 1960s to modern day.   His collection began when his late wife, model and Hollywood actress Margo Moore , bought a toy robot for him on a lark.  In his days on the force, Joe worked on the team that employed robots to assess dangerous situations prior to sending in human officers.

This past weekend, my fiancee and I  went out there with my friend and publisher, Steven H. Wilson and his family and my friend Omar Caal who had celebrated a recent birthday.   For the Wilsons, it was a first time visit and everyone seemed to have a good time.  Omar donated a Robby the Robot ornament to the museum and I donated an autographed photo of actor Robert Dix from Forbidden Planet.  In the past, I've donated autograph photos from Leslie Neilsen, Kenny Baker (R2-D2), and Nancy Allen (RoboCop).

After the museum, it was off to lunch then a trip to just a few of the many antique shops, far too numerous to visit in one day.  Some of my favorites include The Mad Hatter, German Trading Post, Antiques Co-Op, Renninger's, and Adams Antique Mall.

We ended the night with a wonderful dinner at Johnny's Steakhouse with Joe.   All in all, a fun day was had by all and it was a pleasure to spend time with good friends!