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William Britain was a British toy manufacturer who in 1893 invented the process of hollow casting in lead, and revolutionized the production of toy soldiers. The W. Britain company quickly became the industry leader, and was imitated by many other companies, such as Hanks Bros. and John Hill and Co.[1] The style and scale of W. Britain's figures became the industry standard for toy soldiers for many years. Hollow casting is a casting process in which molten liquid metal is poured into a two part mold, and then poured out again to leave a hollow shell. ...
54mm Toy Soldiers by Imperial Productions of New Zealand A toy soldier is a miniature figurine that represents a soldier. ...
From 1907 it was a limited company: "Britains" It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Limited liability company. ...
In 1966 safety regulations in the United Kingdom halted the production of lead toy soldiers. After a seven-year hiatus, however, Britain's returned in 1973 with their "new metal" models, which are cast in a durable alloy. These new sets, as well as their lines of Deetail plastic figures and accessories, and their older sets, now number well over 900 and have become highly collectible. Britain's produces figures in the traditional gloss finish, but also uses the contemporary matte-style paint for many of their new sets.
Britains Ltd was bought by Ertl of Iowa in 2000 and used as part of their toy tractor range. [2] Ertl may refer to: the Ertl Company, an American toy maker Harald Ertl, an Austrian motorsport journalist and driver This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Largest metro area Des Moines metropolitan area Area Ranked 26th - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²) - Width 310 miles (500 km) - Length 199 miles (320 km) - % water 0. ...
Ownership of W. Britain Co. has changed hands several times over the years. In 2005, the W. Britain line was acquired by First Gear, an American company based in Peosta, Iowa. Peosta is a city located in Dubuque County, Iowa. ...
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Hollow casting is a casting process in which molten liquid metal is poured into a two part mold, and then poured out again to leave a hollow shell. ...
54mm Toy Soldiers by Imperial Productions of New Zealand A toy soldier is a miniature figurine that represents a soldier. ...
References - ^ Joplin, N. (1996). Toy soldiers. London: Quintet Publishing, Ltd.
- ^ http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/toys/manufacturers/britain/britains/index.html V&A museum
External links - Britains (information about Britains from the V&A Museum of Childhood)
- Article at Toy Soldier and Model Figure
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