The toy maker: this holiday season, millions of children will soon open presents containing the latest computer chip-operated gadgets and gizmos, but lucky children in the Finger Lakes region of New York will be thrilled to find timeless classics under the tree--wooden toys.

Saturday Evening Post › Vol. 280 Nbr. 6, November 2008

Author: Rivoli, Michele

Position:: Norman Riley

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Norman Riley

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The toy maker: this holiday season, millions of children will soon open presents containing the latest computer chip-operated gadgets and gizmos, but lucky children in the Finger Lakes region of New York will be thrilled to find timeless classics under the tree--wooden toys.

Woodworking has been a lifelong hobby for 81-year-old Norman Riley. But it wasn't until he had children that he really developed a passion for making wooden toys.

"It started about 58 years ago," said Margaret Riley, Norman's high-school sweetheart and wife of more than 61 years. "We were dairy farmers, and money wasn't too plentiful in tho...

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