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…
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McLoughlin Brothers, a major American producer of paper lithographed toys and games, wasfounded in 1857 by John McLoughlin but developed by his sons (aka “brothers”)…
Beau Geste Beau Geste was a 1939 American adventure movie, starring Garry Cooper, based on a 1924 novel by P.C.Wren. It was set in a…
An historically very important set of lead soldiers came up for auction in Paris earlier this year. Reputedly made for Napoleon’s son, the King of…
The advertisement for Toydell, in my article In OTS Volume 36, #2, in 2012, states that there were 40figures in the range. I have continued…
After the demise of the 5 and 10 cents stores the toys that were sold there became almost collectors’ items. Toy Soldiers, Figures and Vehicles,…
Background When researching my article on Renwal’s series of models of post WWII US military equipment (OTS Magazine, Vol 42, 4, pp 39-44) I came…
A few years ago, my good friend Verne Johnson was kind enough to send me some photos of a visit he had made to Miniature…
Introduction In October 1935, Italian Armies invaded Abyssinia (Ethiopia) from their existing colonies of Eritrea andItalian Somaliland, beginning an eightmonth war and a six-year occupation.…
Barely two years after the cessation of Britains hollow cast production, what is considered to be the first public Toy Soldier and Model Figure Auction…