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. [...]
Two toy soldier shows are scheduled for the first weekend in March, when on Saturday, March 6, John Stengle, The Marxman presents the New Yorker Toy Soldier Show at the Hotel Adria Conference Center, 221-17 Northern Blvd., Bayside, Queens, NY. Show runs from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Admission $5.00, kids under 12 Free with [...]
With the realization that our show is more than strictly a “toy soldier show”, it’s our mission to attract a vast and varied group of exhibitors to our show.
While this year’s show theme is “History Comes Alive with Toy Soldiers.” Nothing adds more to the historical military atmosphere of our show than reenactors.
Exhibiting for the [...]
Many American Dimestore companies produced toy versions of tanks, but none compared to the variety produced by Barclay. Barclay manufactured six versions of tanks. All of their designs generally resemble real-life tanks, but only their pre-WWII version of the Renault F.T.-17 tank comes close to being an accurate model of a real tank.
The Renault F.T.-17 [...]
Far from their country and everything they love, soldiers long for food from home. Honoring those wishes, the ShopRite of Cherry Hill, N.J. developed a unique program that encouraged customers to buy gift packages that stores would send to the soldiers.
The program–called “Support Our Troops”–worked with Operation Military Pridea volunteer group that aims to boost [...]
In December of 1944, William McClarren of New Holland was a 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier serving his country in World War II. Drafted at 19 as a mechanic in the 565th ambulance company, McClarren had already survived landing with the first fleet at Normandy earlier that year.
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Collectors indulging their passions run certain risks. Especially when the passion to collect becomes an obsession. I once had a friend who collected only Mint In The Box Lionel Trains. And although his wife shared his interests, his uncompromising obsession for only the best eventually led to a divorce.
Such is the recent case of a [...]
Michigan Kettering University student Will Foster builds a half-scale German Panzer tank powered by a three-cylinder diesel engine. Foster’s tank features a camouflaged wooden shell, working treads, and an air cannon mounted on a 360-degree rotating turret that fires paint balls, golf balls and empty Red Bull cans. read more…
