At a recent toy soldier show, I overheard two collectors chatting about Zulu war figures. One fellow said, “Frankly, I’m bored looking at little metal soldiers in red jackets fighting in Zulu wars.”
The other fellow looked astonished and replied with, “I can’t get enough of ‘em.” Well, I’m like the guy who can’t get enough [...]
Visitors to the recent New Jersey Toy Soldier Show in Secaucus, NJ this past March 7th were treated to a special visit by King & Country’s Andy Neilson.
From its beginning, some 25 years ago, under Andy Neilson’s direction, King & Country has evolved into one of the world’s premier toy soldier manufacturers.
Here’s a shot of [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
A hearty ‘Thank You!’ to the 1,100 + adult collectors and their children who attended our 27th Annual East Coast Toy Soldier Show & Sale, on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Our Thanks also goes out to all the terrific exhibitors who participated in the show.
The date for our 2010 show is [...]
Here’s a snapshot taken at one of our recent past shows. Although it shows a very small portion of the show, we hope it will help coax those who’ve never attended the East Coast Toy Soldier Show to visit the show this coming November 1st.
Every spring and fall, Jim Hillestad’s Toy Soldier Museum hosts an Open House with good food, entertainment, and great sales on toy soldiers. You’re invited!
Next Open House & Cellar Sale, Saturday, October 31. The day before the East Coast Toy Soldier Show & Sale — make a weekend of it! Special guests for the fall [...]
Daniel Morgan’s Rifle Company and John Lamb’s Artillery Company are modern reincarnations of units which fought as members of the Continental Army during the American War for Independence.
The two companies are member units of the Brigade of the American Revolution and of the Continental Line and the artillery company is a member of the British [...]
Edward Ryan, a retired CIA station chief who amassed one of the largest collections of paper toy soldiers in the United States, died August 29, 2009, of natural causes, at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, he was 90.
A prolific writer on the subject of Paper Soldiers, Mr. Ryan wrote many articles on paper soldiers. [...]
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 [...]
