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Author : James Opie
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Military miniatures
ISBN : 0060156155
Author : James Opie
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781473885158
This is the first full-colour history of the world-famous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from Victorian table toy to 21st Century collectable. Prior to 1893 the family toy business of the Britain family was struggling as the toy industry was dominated by German manufacturers and importers. Then came the fateful decision first to import, then to design and manufacture, toy soldiers, an area the German firms were particularly strong in. Britains Toy Soldiers were born and soon their boxes stamped with the slogan 'Best Quality English Make' were being eagerly opened by little boys across Britain and then around the world. The rest, as they say is history and it is all captured here by James Opie, the world's leading expert on the subject, as he lovingly traces the varying fortunes of arguably the most famous British toy company. Illustrated with lavish colour photographs, many of them featuring items from the author's own collection, the book includes feature sections such as collectors' favourites and prices, high-value and famous sets, artistic highlights, quirks and mysteries. It is without doubt the most authoritative book on the subject and will be welcomed by the thousands of devoted collectors world wide as well as many more with fond memories of childhood battles with these beautiful toys.
Author : James Opie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : ART
ISBN : 1473885140
Author : James Opie,Mark Hastings
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-02
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781783408801
A completely updated edition of the classic guide, by a leading authority in the field: “For the toy soldier collector, an absolute must have.”—Miniature Wargames James Opie’s highly popular Collecting Toy Soldiers was an inspiration for anyone involved in the hobby. Decades later, this is a completely new companion updating the experience for the twenty-first century collector. James now gives the reader the benefit of his long experience as one of the world’s leading authorities on toy soldiers, figures, and models, and a lifetime as a passionate collector himself. Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century contains comprehensive advice on all aspects of collecting, fully illustrated with new pictures. Guidance for every budget includes price trends and pitfalls to avoid when buying or selling at auction, at shows, online, or privately. Sharing informative and often-amusing anecdotes, James illustrates just how satisfying it can be to explore this blend of history, tradition, nostalgia, and play, whether on the grandest scale or with the most limited of funds.
Author : Luigi Toiati
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 1145 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781473897311
“Amazing . . . A must-have must-read bible for lovers of toy history and in particular toy soldiers. Absolutely glorious!” —Books Monthly Humans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness into creativity. In The History of Toy Soldiers, Luigi Toiati, himself an avid collector and manufacturer of toy soldiers, conveys and shares the pleasure of collecting and playing with them. Far from a dry encyclopedia, it leads the reader through the fascinating evolution of the toy soldier from ancient times to the early twenty-first century. The author, as a sociologist with an interest in semiotics (the study of signs), offers truly original insights into why different types of toy soldiers were born in a given period and country, or why in a given size and material. The author’s writing is packed with factual detail about the different types of toy (and model) soldiers and their manufacturers, but also with anecdotes, nostalgia, wit and his enduring passion for the subject. Six hundred beautiful color photographs, many depicting the author’s own collection, complete this delightful book. “Toiati creatively delivers exhaustive details, captivating anecdotes and a sense of nostalgia that exudes the fundamental childhood joy of playing with toy soldiers combined with adult collectors’ wonderment at their charms.” —Toy Soldier & Model Figure “A book that will enter the annals of Toy Soldier collections as one of the best and most complete books on this topic.” —IPMS/USA “A great journey of exploration.” —Miniature Wargaming
Author : Norman Joplin,John T. Waterworth
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Military miniatures
ISBN : 0764330624
In 1973 Britains introduced their New Toy Soldier line of gloss-painted metal figures. It has been highly successful and continues to the present day. This new book focuses on the traditional 54mm figures, illustrating nearly the complete range in nearly 1,100 photographs. Over 3,200 figures are shown with a strong emphasis on military items: British Ceremonial troops, American Civil War, Indian Army and Delhi Durbar, World War I, Knights, Zulu War, Rorkes Drift, Limited Editions, W Britains Collectors Club Membership products, Britains Centenary and Millennium issues. The book also features non-military sections on Home Farm and Circus. Special issues by the Britains Company and figures exclusive to Harrods' and Hamleys' department stores all are included. Each toy is identified in the text and captions, with a comprehensive index of all gloss-painted figures produced during the period covered. The book contains a valuation guide to each set or individual item. This reference book is the definitive work on the new Britains line.
Author : Kenneth D. Brown
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1852851368
At its height British toymaking was a significant industry, with famous names such as Britains and Meccano known throughout the world. While in essence a specialised form of small-scale engineering, its products and market have always been unique, reflecting the current priorities of both parents and children. Yet, while individual toys and marques have been catalogued extensively, no previous history of toymaking as a whole exists. The British Toy Business provides a fascinating example of the development of a specific industry. Many early early toys were home-made. From the eighteenth century, with its growing recognition of children as something other than small adults, date the beginnings of specialised toys, usually produced by small workshops and sold by street-sellers. The nineteenth century, with its industrial growth and middle-class prosperity, saw an expansion of toymaking. The 1960s and 1970s were the most successful years of British toymaking, with companies like Lesney making record profits. Yet British toy makers failed to solve a number of fundamental problems. Following an unexpected sudden downturn in sales at a time of high interest rates, the major names in British toy making, Lesney, Airfix, Mettoy and Dunbee Combex Marx, all collapsed between 1979 and 1985, leaving the business to be dominated largely by importers.
Author : James Opie
Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Limited
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1872727328
Produced to celebrate the centenary of Britains, the company which launched the first hollow-cast toy soldier sets in 1893. This book discusses production of the soldiers, and also includes extensive appendices, listing all Britains' non-military figures and giving a rarity rating.
Author : Graham Dawson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135089443
Soldier Heroes explores the imagining of masculinities within adventure stories. Drawing on literary theory, cultural materialism and Kleinian psychoanalysis, it analyses modern British adventure heroes as historical forms of masculinity originating in the era of nineteenth-century popular imperialism, traces their subsequent transformations and examines the way these identities are internalized and lived by men and boys.
Author : Gary Day
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1990-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349207008
This is the first book since Roland Barthes' Mythologies to take a comprehensive look at popular culture. The twenty-six essays in this volume, all written by specialists, cover a range of topics from t-shirts to computers. While each essay reflects some aspect of contemporary cultural theory, a number also develop original approaches to questions of whether popular culture is a condition or a representation of experience and how it manages to both resist and reproduce consumer capitalism. Together, these essays present an exciting reinterpretation of popular culture which will appeal to anyone interested in this important subject.
Author : James Opie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Military miniatures
ISBN : 0853689598
Author : James Roy King
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0252065735
In Remaking the World, James Roy King weaves together strands of thought creating a tapestry that mirrors John Dewey's pragmatism of sufficiencies. King uses the concept of activity sets - relatively stable combinations of activities that characterize every large-scale human enterprise - to explain how modeling can help people make sense of the world around them.
Author : David Pullen
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781845842758
Loved by both children and collectors, Britain toys and models are known for their play value and realism. Releasing its first toy soldiers in 1893 using a new hollow casting process Britain has since produced many exciting military and civil models including the popular Home Farm series.
Author : Norman Joplin
Publisher : P E I International
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : CHI:42471863
Presents thousands of hollow-cast figures, military and non-military, covering the period from 1893-1967. The book features a history of the figures, an A-Z of manufacturers, product inventories and a guide to rarity. British aluminium and composition products are also included.
Author : Joe Wallis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Military miniatures
ISBN : 0983837813
