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,…
Posts published in “Summer 2024”
ONTARIO MODEL SOLDIERS SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW,JUNE 15, 2024 – TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA Although my wife and I visit our daughters and family in Canada each…
Back to School? Schoolrooms – good or bad memories for all of us? Maybe that question is how or why “kids in school” ended up…
Another quarter slips by. Here’s hoping you like our latest offering. Remember electronic copies of all past issues are now available free on our website.…
Fans of the Netflix series The Crown may have spotted a few toy soldiers in the final episode of Season 6, ‘Sleep Dearie Sleep’. The…
THE USE OF THE TOY SOLDIER, THE MILITARY TOY, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MILITARIZATION OF CHILDHOOD IN THE WESTERN WORLD FROM 1870 TO 1940…
Heyde figures originated in Dresden, Germany and are among the most prized in the world. The company produced figures mainly in the 48- and 60-mm…
BRITAINS & OTHER INTERESTING TOY SOLDIERSBy John Franklin John Franklin will be familiar to our readers as a frequent contributor to the magazine. Indeed, a…
TOY SOLDIER SHOWCASEFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2024 AT 10AM EST
THE WALKER WAINWRIGHT COLLECTIONOCTOBER 25TH, 10 AM EST.Over 500 Sets of Boxed Britains