Toys that bring the old traditions back to life
It’s a radiance that has something to do with the touch of a human hand, says Daniel Ulrich, whose parents established the renowned Wooden Heart toy shop on Quay Street in Galway nearly four decades ago.
“The traditional hand-made toy has been in human hands all along. The mass-manufactured toy is entirely machine-made, so the first hand that touches it is that of the child. There’s a certain glow about wooden toys …I think you can see it and feel it.”
