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Like us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on instagram watch us on youtube welcome to hobby bunker your onestop shop for toy soldiers. This is the first fullcolour history of the worldfamous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from victorian table toy to 21st century collectable. Nov 10, 2017 every year, we field calls and emails from customers eager to know the best value gift for toy soldiers. The plastic soldier company ltd for ww2 gamers and collectors. Toy soldiers by stephen thompson goodreads share book. Actually, the above page seems to cover this subject pretty well. This is the work of elliott, who founded the nowdefunct new helen of toy company. The barclay manufacturing company of new jersey was the largest manufacturer of three inch toy soldiers and figures. In toy soldiers it jumps back and forth between the perspectives of several people throughout the story. The term applies to depictions of uniformed military personnel from all eras, and includes knights, cowboys, american indians, pirates, samurai, and other subjects that involve combatrelated themes. Children around the world delighted in getting premiumsprizes as a bonus in their cereal boxes and with many other types of food and. Barclays soldiers were produced of antimonial lead and in the days prior to world war ii, most were sold for a nickel apiece.
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