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 [...]
Boy Scout Signallers, Post war 1954 - 1959, set number 163, contained five Boy Scout figures with rotating arms holding semaphore signal flags that could rotate in a full circle to form any semaphore signal.
The Scouts in Post war sets wear olive-drab shirts and shorts, with brown belts, black knee socks, olive-drab Boy Scout [...]
A New Birth For Britains Set #73
By Art and Addie Ward
At an auction of Britains and other toy soldiers some years back we saw something we had never seen before: a [...]
Standing on each castle wall, Beaten battered, Britains all, Faces chipped but standing tall, Wait to hear their ancient call, “Come again with us to play. Together we will win the day.” A proud confession by Art Ward, Venerable Britains’ collector since 1935!
