Some of my earliest memories are connected to my family’s business, Mott’s Miniatures, in Buena Park, California.
It was a museum that depicted the history of America in miniature. We even had displays that were featured in the Guinness Book of World Records.
As a young boy, not even 10, I remember getting a rag and bottle of cleaner to clean the glass showcases. To this day, the smell of Windex will take me back to those days.
I was raised to take over the family business
From as far back as I can remember, the family had been raising me to take over their legacy.
I remember conventions in San Francisco, Louisville, and Miami. There was even one trip we took to Orlando when my mom and aunt were invited to attend the grand opening of the Toy Soldier store at Disney World. And it was kind of fun. In the 1970s, not a lot of elementary school …