BRITAINS

William Britain, a gifted toymaker, founded his company in the late 1840,s in North East London. Eldest son William Britain Jnr invented the hollow casting process for lead soldiers in the 1890's. Britains toy soldiers were manufactured to the scale of toy trains, resulting in the 54mm standard size by which soldiers are still produced today. WW1 saw the factory convert from toy production to wartime materials, but the export of toys continued. The home farm range was introduced following the war. Britains diversed the toy lines to include motor vehicles, zoo, circus, and garden themes. After offering its largest toy line ever in 1940, the factory was once again plunged into wartime production. By 1953, Britains had returned to normal production and faced considerable competition from plastic toys. Britains bought leading plastic toy manufacturer Herald in 1959 and had a well established foothold on the market place. Hollow-casting ceased in 1966. The company thrived over the next four decades. Diecast metal soldiers were re-introduced in the 1990,s . The company was sold to Ertl in 1997 and remains under Ertl today.

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	BRITAINS PETER RABBIT RUNNING #40388 Figure condition = 10/10 Box condition = 9/10 Britains Peter Rabbit Running #40388. This item has been beautifully hand painted and is from the Beatrix Potter series. Mint figure, only taken out of box ... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More
	BRITAINS THE POPPY FAIRY #40372 Figure condition = 10/10 Box condition = 9/10 The Poppy Fairy which is in mint condition, only taken out of box for photos. Box is in excellent condition. Hand sculpted and cast in fine metal. The item ... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More
	BRITAINS HELIOTROPE FAIRY #40373 Figure condition = 10/10 Box condition = 9/10 Britains Heliotrope Fairy has only been taken out of box for photos, it is in mint condition. Box is in excellent condition. Made in 2002. This item is ... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More
	BRITAINS APPLE-BLOSSOM FAIRIES #40374 Figure condition = 10/10 Box condition = 9/10 Britains The Apple-Blossom Fairies #40374 made in 2002. Only ever taken out of box for photos, mint condition. Box is in excellent condition. Figure is app... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More
	BRITAINS "PETER RABBIT EATING" #40389 Figure condition = 10/10 Box condition = 9/10 Britains "Peter Rabbit Eating". Is in mint condition, only taken out of box for photos. Box is in excellent condition. Is 5.5 cm tall. This item has be... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More
	BRITAINS "THE LAVENDER FAIRY" #40370 Figure condition = 10/10 Box condition = 9/10 Britains "The Lavender Fairy" which is in mint condition, only taken from box for photos. Box is in excellent condition. Made in 2002. This item is based on... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More
	BRITAINS "SWEET PEA FAIRIES" #40375 Figure condition = 10/10 Box condition = 9/10 Britains "Sweet Pea Fairies are in mint condition. Only taken from box for photos. Box is in excellent condition. Made in China in 2002. This item is based ... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More
	GERMAN OFFICER WITH WHIP Figure condition = 10/10 54mm figure manufactured by Britains in 1985, figure is die-cast. Unique figure which was owned and painted by multi award winning artist Mr G. Hanger who is widely recognised as bein... Our Price: £12.00 Add to Cart Read More

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