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Matrushka: A Toy Store With Timeless Values

For 18 years, the Matrushka toy store was the best kept secret in Great Barrington.  Started by parents from the progressive Rudolf Steiner School and located on the second floor of Yellow House Books, it was a not-for-profit shop that carried wholesome toys like all-wood play kitchens, hand puppets, and Chinese checkers. Two years ago, when the shop’s manager, Ruth Blair, decided to retire, the shop was sold to Brooke Redpath (left), a Steiner alumna whose three children (ages 5, 7 & 9) attend the school. “We had to go to the attorney general to change the not-for-profit status,” says Redpath. “It took a long time.”

Once she finally became the owner, Redpath decided that she needed a street-level location.