Britains and Other Interesting Toy Soldiers

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Review Author(s)
Book Author(s)
John Franklin
ISBN
ISBN 1399075374
E-Book ISBN
ISBN-13 978-1399075374
Other Publication Information
288 B/W & Color Photos
MSRP
$52.95
Company: Pen & Sword - Website: Visit Site
Provided by: Casemate Publishers - Website: Visit Site

This new book by Pen and Sword explores a lifelong passion for collecting traditional toy soldiers, offering insights and anecdotes, with over four hundred color photographs that showcase a sixty-year journey of dedication and expertise in the hobby of toy soldier collecting, most specifically the famous Britain's range of hollow-cast lead figures dating from the1870s to the 1960s.

In this book, author John Franklin shares some of the in-depth knowledge gained through experience and countless hours of careful research, but most of all, the passion and enthusiasm for his hobby. He explains how he was inspired to collect soldiers, like so many, in early boyhood during the1930s and how a hobby grew into an obsession. The various chapters then examine themes he followed in his collection, such as Britain's Special Painting Orders and Indian Army Pipe Bands for example, or address questions regarding the manufacture or identity of specific sets that he has researched or, in some cases, is still seeking the answer to. It is packed with anecdotes, useful technical information and helpful advice for the collector, but it is above all a proud tour of inspection of a sixty-year labor of love.

The subtitle for this book is ‘Themes and Highlights from Sixty Years of Collecting,’ which will give you a better idea of what this volume is about. It offers some interesting thoughts on collecting that will be applicable to our hobbies.

As well as the hardcover print version, this book is available as a digital download for $32.99. While not a modeling book per se, it is nonetheless an interesting book, and I’d like to thank the kind folks at Casemate Publishing for the review sample.

Britain's and Other Interesting Toy Soldiers

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