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 [...]
Toy soldiers go to war in this King & Country, Toy Soldier TV, video.
Well known Toy Soldier Dealer and Collector, Steve Balkin of Burlington Antique Toys was recently mentioned in a NY Times, Weekend in New York feature. While not a big spread, the article has a picture of Steve in his Madison Avenue, shop.
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This is a segment about Sierra Toy Soldiers Company from the Best of the Bay Television show on KRON4 in San Francisco.
A portion of the Wall Street Journal article…
Many of the toys express Victorians’ belief in self-improvement. “Dolls and dolls’ houses taught girls how to look after children and homes, and toy soldiers taught boys about patriotism and history,”
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