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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 – By Nassim Medjaoui In his book The use of the toy soldier, the military toy, in the context of the militarization of childhood in the Western world from 1870… Read more

BRITAINS & OTHER INTERESTING TOY SOLDIERSBy John Franklin John Franklin will be familiar to our readers as a frequent contributor to the magazine. Indeed, a number of the chapters in this excellent new book are based on articles John has written for us over the past few years. However, this is mostly new material that… Read more

TOY SOLDIER SHOWCASEFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2024 AT 10AM EST Read more

THE WALKER WAINWRIGHT COLLECTIONOCTOBER 25TH, 10 AM EST.Over 500 Sets of Boxed Britains Read more

Personality figures at C&TC&T Auctions, in Kent, UK presented another interesting auction in June 2024. As well as many Lucotte figures, and Britains Paris Office production, this included a number of Boer War and WW I personality figures by Heyde and other German makers. Lucotte 54mm scale WW I personalities, including King George V, King… Read more

Luigi Toiati responded to our request for help in identifying two large scale hollowcast figures in the last issue: These are Spanish uniforms of the turn of 19th-20th century, probably Dragoons. I guess the brand might be Alymer, but it could be one of the thousand cottage manufacturers of the period. Hoping this could be… Read more