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One of the nicest examples of the Britain Company’s work is a mountain battery set depicting gun-carrying donkeys with British soldiers fighting in the wars of India.
At the bottom of the display case is an old World War I vintage set made by the Elastin Company of Germany. All of the soldiers in the collection are grouped according to various battles or wars. One French made set shows soldiers fighting in the Napoleanic Wars.
Some of the battles depict more than human characters; in the Arabian set there is a realistic palm tree and camel.
A South African company, SAE, made a set depicting our Civil War — the uniforms are extremely authentic. Many battle scenes are recreated including the American Revolution, the French Revolution.
Although some civilian characters have been made by various manufacturers, they are difficult to find because they were not popular during the heyday of toy soldier collecting.
Over the years two types of soldiers have been produced — the three-dimensional figures and a type called “flats.” The later are one dimensional, flat-sided, figures painted in a way that often gives a three-dimensional illusion.
“I look for detail when I collect,” says Tom. Other criteria include the actual condition of the figures at the time of purchase. Tom looks for unbroken soldiers with paint in good or reasonably good condition. The soldiers are also more valuable if they can be obtained in their original boxes; the old boxes are usually labeled in the language of the country in which they were manufactured.
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