Britains Toy Soldiers, 1893-1932

A collectors' guide to Britain's toy soldiers with chapters on the principal categories - The British Army in Full Dress, The British Empire, Armies of the World, The First World War and The Americas. At the beginning are a brief company history, chapters on manufacturing techniques, company policy and catalogues, figure design and presentation, identification markings, heads and arms, painting, boxes and competitors. W. Britain was founded by William Britain, began the manufacture of hollow cast lead toy soldiers in 1893 and later also produced die cast metal artillery and vehicles.