A little-known Pixie Town display has emerged on the Taieri, restored by a retired Woodside resident fascinated by the historic children's attraction.
Ray and Eve Beardsmore bought their Pixie Town at an auction in 1999, and Mr Beardsmore said it had taken three months' work ''daylight to dusk'' to repair.
The couple contacted the Otago Daily Times to draw attention to a version of Pixie Town they said was unique.
And with a nudist colony and a school caning scene, it certainly is.
Mr Beardsmore said the display had been in Arthur Barnett's in Dunedin.
It is now set up at the couple's historic Woodside Manor property.
His plan was to conserve it, keep it operational, and continue the small-scale visits by appointment the couple had been running for the last few years.
Mr Beardsmore said visitors usually found out about the display by word of mouth.
The Pixie Town runs from its original electric motor, which was 1930s vintage, and sports wooden pulleys that animate the pixies.
Apart from the Pixietown Nudist Colony complete with its own Peeping Tom, the display includes Pegleg's Dental Practice with a hand-operated drill, and a school run by Will. E. Cainhard.
''It's probably one of those 'to death do us part' things,'' Mr Beardsmore said of the display.
