A genuine Britains Limited stock certificate, issued 1935. This rarity would make a great conversation piece in any Britains collection. Its display possibilities are limited only to ones imagination. Yet, an original Britains stock certificate is much more than a striking conversation piece. It’s an historical document issued long ago
by the premier toy [...]
Tootsietoy’s diecast miniature toy version of the Renault tank first appeared in Tootsietoy’s 1931 catalog and was numbered #4647. It was described as being a: “Reproduction in miniature of the latest Caterpillar Tank from specifications furnished by the U.S.
Govt. War Dept.”
The Renault T-17 tank was developed during the later years of the first World War. [...]
It’s rare, in our electronic age, when a feature article about traditional old toy soldiers appears in print or online, so when we read the recent article, “Toy Soldiers Can Capture Big Rewards,” by Toby Waine, as it appears in The Daily Mail’s, Mail Online we wanted to share it with our readers. [...]
PITTSBURGH – Bidders called up the heavy artillery during Old Toy Soldier Auctions’ May 16 absentee and Internet auction, spending a total of $169,900 and claiming 99.9 percent of the lots offered. All prices quoted include an 18 percent buyer’s premium.
“Like a lot of auction houses, we were nervous in the current economic climate, but [...]
Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA will kick off their 3rd U.S. auction on Saturday, May 16th, 2009, with the auction of The John Graham & Geoffrey Duin Collections.
The auction consists of hundreds of lots of toy soldiers from over 50 different manufacturers. With plenty of hiqh quality Pre and Post War Britains sharing the spotlight.
This [...]
In a recent Mail Online article, Max Hastings goes on to say, “They (toy soldiers) reflected an age of innocence, when knowledge of neither sex nor violence played any part in childhood, when patriotism was bred in the bone and children played with toys rather than sat hypnotized before screens. The notion of warrior romance [...]
Back in 1987, when Andy Neilson, founder of King and Country, was asked by Bill The Bandman, “How did all this get started?” Andy responded, “My brother, Gordon, sent me a boxed set of six all metal hand- painted Royal Marine Toy Soldiers for my birthday in 1977.” He smiled at the memory, “I Was [...]
When ever I’m interviewed by the media one standard question they never fail to ask is: “Why do adult men collect toy soldiers?”, and my standard reply is: “Because they (toy soldiers) act like a bridge
to our past; a bridge to our childhood.”
I guess that’s a pretty accurate answer because so many men share a [...]
A very limited number of autographed copies of Norman Joplin’s new book, Britains New Toy Soldiers 1973-Present will be available at the 26th Annual East Coast Toy Soldier Show, Sunday, November 2nd.
BRITAINS NEW TOY SOLDIERS 1973-PRESENT, by Norman Joplin is the first comprehensive book to document the history and products of Britains New Toy [...]
The Penninsula Museum of Art in Belmont, California started their new fall exhibition on September 27th. The “Obsessions”, fall exhibition, illustrates the history of museums (and especially art museums) in honor of the Centennial of the Manor House, home of the Peninsula Museum of Art. A highlight of this new exhibit are British toy lead [...]
