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Collection of Toy Soldiers in Royal Ontario Museum

KEEBLE K. COREY

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The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman Collection comprises nearly 5,000 lead-alloy toy soldiers manufactured by the
English firm of Britains Ltd. between 1893 and 1966 as well as miscellaneous figures from other makers. Includes British
Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Air Force, Commonwealth figures, armies of the world, tanks, cannons,
wagons, trucks, motorcycles, and the royal coronation coach of Elizabeth II. K. Corey Keeble discusses the collection in the
context of the history of the Britains firm, casting techniques, model changes, decoration (painting), size and scale, base
shapes and markings, set numbers, and boxes/labels. Illustrated with more than 2,000 full-colour photographs.
K. Corey Keeble is a curator in the Royal Ontario Museum's Department of World Cultures. He was educated at United
College (now the University of Winnipeg) and the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

ISBN: 9780888544384
Author: KEEBLE K. COREY
Format: Hardcover
Publication date: 01/02/2007
RRP: $69.99
Pages: 304
Dimension: 305mm X 329mm
Imprint: Royal Ontario Museum

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