video: Summer Art Fair wooden toy maker talks about how he got started

Posted on Sat, Jul 24, 2010 : 9:16 a.m.

I'll admit that I have a soft spot for well-crafted, wooden toys, so Russell Fullone's booth on State Street — part of the Summer Art Fair — made me stop and stare a couple of times.

Fullone makes old model fire engines, trucks (sometimes carrying small barrels or crayons), cars, golf carts, and more — and those more obviously appealing to an adult audience have a small clock built-in.

Here's Fullone, who hails from Hamburg, New York, talking briefly about how he began making his toys, and why he's focuses on older model vehicles:

Jenn McKee is the entertainment digital journalist for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at jennmckee@annarbor.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.

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