Vintage BRITAINS US Civil War Confederate officer

Description: Vintage BRITAINS US Civil War Confederate officer—standing circa 1950’s Country: Made in England-Britains-Copyright-Proprietors- embedded on bottom of figurine.Date: 1950’s production Vintage BRITAINS US Civil War Confederate officer—standing circa 1950’sDescription: Vintage BRITAINS US Civil War Metal Lead Toy Confederate Cavalry/Officer/Soldier; standing figurine/officer shooting pistol (“wounded” missing moveable right arm and sword); standard size 54mm.This item is part of Britain's half set #2141 and features the yellow sash, collar and cuffs! The more common infantry officer had a red sash. Scale: 54mm {approximately 2.25” hgt.} Condition: well preserved; solid foundation / free standing; right moveable arm holding sword is missing; minor visible wear consistent with age and use; exquisite paint details; very good to excellent; Material: Lead These will display very well and look great in a collection. These items are for collectors and not meant for children as they contain lead. About The Britains Wm. Britain LTD.—Company HistoryWhether you have ever collected toy soldiers or not I'm sure all of you reading this, at one time or another, have come across the name William Britain. William Britain, Britains, W.Britain and Petite are just four of the names the oldest and most well-known UK toy company has been known as over the years. The exact moment when William Britain Senior turned his hand from 'Brass Clock Maker,' his original trade, to toy maker is unknown. However what is catalogued is the start of toy soldier production, the business which made W. Britain a household name during the 20th Century. It all began in 1893, prior to this W. Britain had produced a number of mechanical toys with varied success, but in 1893 William Britain Senior cracked the hollowcast toy soldier process and the rest, as they say, is history. Until 1893 the German toy makers had dominated the toy soldier world and then as if from nowhere W. Britain launched its first few hollowcast figures. Hollowcasting was the process where molten lead was poured into a figure mould and before the entire figure could set some of the molten metal was poured back out again. What this process achieved was the lead would form a skin on the inside of the mould, but by pouring the molten lead back out again it would leave the figure hollow in the centre. There have been German figures discovered, predating 1893, which appear to be hollow, however it's W. Britain who really pushed this process into the mainstream and used it to their full advantage. With each figure containing less metal, the most expensive component in the figures at the time, W. Britain were able to achieve a lower retail price and thus compete with the more expensive German made figures from this period. From 1893 onwards, W. Britain continued to grow and evolve as the hollowcast toy soldier gained in popularity with production only slowing/stopping during the First and Second World Wars. Little changed with the style of the figures (apart from the introduction of the farm series in 1921) until the late 1950s when the introduction of plastic figures from companies such as Herald made Britains sit up and take notice (Britains eventually bought out Herald in 1959). Plastic figures now became the mainstay of Britains business with the metal hollowcast figures finally ceasing production in 1966. Source: www.britains.com/company-history Please check our Ebay site frequently as we are adding a variety of vintage collectibles daily. We respond to all offers. https://www.ebay.com/usr/rjohns269

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