Beginner’s luckCharles Sinel’s serious toy soldier collecting began with a slice of luck. He spotted an advert in a local auction for a wild west…
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Norman Joplin was intrigued by Will Beierwaltes’ article on Feix in the Fall 2023 issue. He wrote in to the magazine, pointing out that on…
Along with my treasured Marx Fort Apacheand Mineral City western playsets, I hadtwo marvelous accessory pieces thatcomplemented all the cowboys andIndians that filled my imagination…
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…
The passing of John Ruddle was reported in the previous issue. In December 2023, C & T Auctions in Broadstairs, Kent were proud to auction…
Regimental Historical Background Founded in 1795, the West India Regiment were infantry units of the British Army, recruited from and stationed in the related British…
The toy soldier company named after its founder “William Feix” was one of the very first metal toy soldier manufacturers in the United States. Before…
‘Italian space figures are some of the most imaginative of the 1950s … most desirable and highly sought after for collectors’ – S. Mark Young,…
I recently acquired the item pictured below because I knew that it was an unusual, seldom seen Dimestore figure, about which very little was known.…
It was at the OTS Show in Chicago in 2008 when Don Pielin approached me about some very old slate moulds from Germany that he…