This was the set up for the Guess Who show, which aired on WAVE-TV. The young contestants would watch Fireman Bill draw a cartoon characte...

By the time Thornbury's Toys opened in 1954, Lionel trains had been around for 54 years, Tinker Toys for 40 years, Raggedy Ann for 3...

Here is the Queen of Toys!  She is one of many characters that appear on Thorny Bucks. Do you remember them? If you spent $1.00 at Thorn...

Trigger Tom is shown in this excerpt from "1964 Thorny Club Official Members Book containing Home-viewers Games on Guess Who! and To...

Above is a short --and rare-- video of Thorny. It was uploaded in 2009 to Youtube by "snackcake68" and titled " Thorny t...

Jerry Thornbury, son of Uncle Jim Thornbury proudly displays a new Schwinn Bicycle. According to the Schwinn Reporter, January 1958, ...

Jack Handel as the hobby expert back in the day.

Uncle Jim models the" Thornbury's Toys Tot Tested"  high fashion blazer. (early 60's)

T stands for Thornbury's and Thornbury's stands for toys Looks like that young man knows the secret sign.

Murray bicycles got Thornbury's started Surprises for everyone on their birthday at Thornbury's Birthday Chest but you had to...

Uncle Jim feeds Thorny the Monkey at  Thornbury's Toys. Captain Campbell is poised to help the contestants on the Guess Who show. ...

Thornbury's Toys original location 117 Breckinridge. (1954)  

Uncle Jim Thornbury and son Thom Thornbury writing things to do list on a busy Christmas shopping day.  (Early 60's)   

The Thornbury's Bicycle Shop opens.  Promoter Jim Thornbury gives balloons and toys to all the children.  Gran...

A newly renovated Thorny sitting atop Bill Brundage Jewelers  on Chenoweth Lane. (Click image to enlarge.)

Here's a photo of the main store in St. Matthews on Shelbyville Road from the University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collection/P...