Sunday 7 August 2022 12:22 AM Morpeth antique centre owner warns visitors he sells golliwogs and Nazi ... trends now The owner of an antiques market which trades in golliwogs and Nazi memorabilia has taken on outraged visitors who say such historical relics should not be offered for sale. A sign has been placed outside Morpeth Antique Centre in the New South Wales Hunter Valley describing the dealership as a 'purveyor of history' and warning customers about some of the controversial items they might confront inside. The sign says the emporium's stallholders stock golliwogs and other 'black Americana', World War II German militaria, 'child and slave labour objects' and Barbie dolls. The centre also sells stuffed animals, fur, whale bone, ivory, religious icons, 'colonial and empire jewellery' and indigenous artefacts from around the world. 'Entry is free,' the sign states. 'At your discretion.' The owner of an antiques market which trades in golliwogs and Nazi memorabilia has taken on outraged visitors who believe such historical relics should not be offered for sale. Trevor Richards is pictured left at his Morpeth Antique Centre in the New South Wales Hunter Valley A sign outside Morpeth Antique Centre says says the emporium's stallholders stock golliwogs and other 'black Americana', World War II German militaria, 'child and slave labour objects' and Barbie dolls. Pictured is a cabinet full of Nazi memorabilia on the centre's ground floor The antique centre, which operates from the 180-year-old Campbell's Store on Morpeth's main street, is one of the two-pub town's biggest weekend tourist attractions. In recent years it has also become a target of 'politically correct' antagonists who object to some of the wares on offer, particularly Nazi war relics emblazoned with swastikas. The sign, which went up about three weeks ago, is the work of centre owner Trevor Richards and his daughter Kylie, who refined the wording over several months of considering how to get their message across. The pair was sick of having to deal with outraged visitors, some of whom were abusive to their staff. 'We put it up just to try and minimise people being offended by some of the products we sell,' Mr Richards said. 'And explain to them what the expectation is when they enter Campbell's Store. The centre also sells taxidermy, fur, whale bone, ivory, religious icons, 'colonial and empire jewellery' and indigenous artefacts from around the world. Pictured is a basket full of golliwogs on the centre's first floor In recent years Morpeth Antique Centre has also become a target of 'politically correct' antagonists who object to some of the wares on offer, particularly Nazi war relics emblazoned with swastikas. Stallholder Matt Robinson says the memorabilia does not glorify Nazism 'As the sign indicates at the top, we are purveyors of history and history includes things like gollies, which were very fashionable in the 1900s.' Golliwogs - black dolls with frizzy hair and minstrel faces that first appeared in children's books in the late 19th century - were popular toys in Australia into the 1970s. There is a large display of them on the centre's first floor. The most contentious material for sale is World War II memorabilia from Nazi Germany's Third Reich. The centre has Jewish relics from the Holocaust era as well. Stallholder Matt Robinson, who sells German World War II uniforms, weapons, medals and books including Hitler's Mein Kampf, previously told Daily Mail Australia that Nazism appalled him. 'It's history,' Mr Robinson said. 'I don't sell it to glorify it.