Founded in 1955 with the aim of promoting and encouraging excellence in Toymaking, the Guild is run BY toymakers FOR toymakers. The committee and management are all working craftspeople. The BTG is a non-profit making trade association and is funded primarily by members' subscriptions, publications and an annual fair held in London.The BTG represents over 200 makers of automata, dolls, hobby and rocking horses, miniatures, nursery and educational toys, paper toys, puppets, teddy bears, wooden and hand-crafted toys of all decsriptions and collectables. They also produce a guide to toy safety.