Author: Richard Forrester and Norman Joplin
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JOHILLCO IN THE IMMEDIATE POST-WAR PERIOD
Introduction An eighteen-page John Hill & Co (Metal Toys) Ltd. catalogue dated January 1950 has recently beendiscovered in Australia. Listing toy soldiers, cowboys and Indians, farm, zoo and civilian figures, it appears to be issued specifically for the export market. It shows some figures which were only in production for a brief period, including some… Read more
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NAVAL LANDING PARTY GUN TEAM:WAS IT MADE BY REKA OR NOT?
According to our latest research, an early British naval landing party set with gun, initially identified by L.W. Richards1 as having been manufactured by the REKA Company, may not now be a REKA set. The figures in this set are rarely seen in the market, and most examples have paint obscuring any markings on the… Read more