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It was with a very sad heart that I wrote my last Editorial in July 2025. My unfortunate task then was to pass on the…
A New Beginning Following the untimely passing of Ray Haradin in June 2025 the Old Toy Soldier world faced an uncertain future. Ray had been the driving…
RAY HARADIN 11.4.64 – 6.24.25 Ray was the owner of the Old Toy Soldier Magazine from 2000- 2025. He was born on November 4,1964. He…
Historical Context First Anglo-Boer war, 1880-1881 This was a struggle between the Boer republics and the British who were attempting to annex their territory and…
Old Toy Soldier Auctions’ consignors will now be served by Morphy’s team of specialists, starting with a Nov. 12-14 toy sale, per the wishes of…
This article is a slightly revised version of Norman’s earlier article published in Volume 42, Number 2. It is reproduced here for the convenience of…
The Whitney Reed Chair Company was founded in 1893, and primarily manufactured furniture, though it diversified to also produce wooden toys (as apparently was not…
Toy company Azrak-Hamway International, Inc (AHI), doing business as REMCO Toys, took its name from Marvin Azrak and Ezra Hamway, partners in the New York…
During the course of the research for my book, I discovered this short film which contains some very interesting images of toy soldiers, including some…