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In This Issue

By Rob Wilson |

Summer 2025

RAY HARADIN 11.4.64 – 6.24.25 Ray was born on November 4,1964. He had the good fortune to belong to a family that took old toysvery...

With the Flag to Pretoria: Britains in the Boer War

By Bill Anderson |

Summer 2025

Historical Context First Anglo-Boer war, 1880-1881This was a struggle between the Boer republics and the British who were attempting to annex their territory and bring...

Old Toy Soldier Auctions, beloved for decades by collectors of miniature figures, will march forward as part of Morphy’s Toys & General Collectibles auctions

By Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA |

Summer 2025

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...

Britains 4.7 Inch Naval Gun

By Norman Joplin |

Summer 2025

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...

Early American Toy Soldiers of the Whitney Reed Chair Company

By Will Beierwaltes |

Summer 2025

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...

AHI and Swedish African Engineers (SAE):a Story of “Involuntary Sharing”

By Lou Sandbote |

Summer 2025

AHI box of 30mm horses and cattle with mysterious cardboard bases Toy company Azrak-Hamway International, Inc (AHI), doing business as REMCO Toys, took its name...

“Les petits soldats de plomb” A fascinating Pathé Film

By Nassim Medjaoui |

Summer 2025

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...

Anglo-French Sudanese Expeditions (Expédition du Soudan by Krause) – an intriguing find

By Gisbert Freber |

Summer 2025

Introduction Thanks to the kind mediation of a collector friend, a few years ago, I was able to purchase a very large box of lead...

Britains Territorials for Coronations

By John Franklin |

Summer 2025

A King George V Coronation 1911 This article has two parts: This first part is an intriguing enigma, the second a straight report. There have...