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Sunday, September 22, 2019

T is for Two - Britains Archive

Although it's actually three images, but from two sources a decade or two apart.

Britains Farm; Britains Herald; Britains Hollow Cast; Britains Hollow-Cast; Britains Plough; Britains Poultry; Cows; Draft Animals; Farm and Zoo; Farm Animals; Farm Chicks; Farm Toys; Farm Worker Toy; Farming Figures & Animals; Goats; Hollow Cast; Hollow Cast Toy; Hollow-Cast; Horse Team; Horses; Pigs; Sheep Toys; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com;
This is from a 1930's Hobbies Annual (1938 I think, but it's not where I left it to check?!!) and is a standard advert found in Meccano magazines and similar hobby and craft publications of the time; in this case cross-referenced in the text of the Hobbies' fretwork section where farm plans are on sale.

Britains Farm; Britains Herald; Britains Hollow Cast; Britains Hollow-Cast; Britains Plough; Britains Poultry; Cows; Draft Animals; Farm and Zoo; Farm Animals; Farm Chicks; Farm Toys; Farm Worker Toy; Farming Figures & Animals; Goats; Hollow Cast; Hollow Cast Toy; Hollow-Cast; Horse Team; Horses; Pigs; Sheep Toys; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com;

Britains Farm; Britains Herald; Britains Hollow Cast; Britains Hollow-Cast; Britains Plough; Britains Poultry; Cows; Draft Animals; Farm and Zoo; Farm Animals; Farm Chicks; Farm Toys; Farm Worker Toy; Farming Figures & Animals; Goats; Hollow Cast; Hollow Cast Toy; Hollow-Cast; Horse Team; Horses; Pigs; Sheep Toys; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com;
I honestly can't remember where these come from, I know it's 1950's America, but which catalogue I can't recall? I think it might be a Bussler's though; as both Polk's and Bob Bard/ Military Miniatures' are more basic listings, I also have a fair bit of House of Miniatures stuff so it may be one of them?, When the originals turn-up I'll add a note - if I remember! Anyway, I think I'm right in saying $2.50¢ (or even $1.65¢) was quite a substantial amount for the day - imported lead, steam-ship fuel, tax!

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