Old Toy Soldier Magazine, Summer 2025--Volume 49, Number 2
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In This Issue

• A Tribute to Ray Haradin

  By Rob Wilson |
  RAY HARADIN 11.4.64 – 6.24.25 Ray was born on November 4,1964. He had the good fortune to belong to a family that took old toysvery...
• With the Flag to Pretoria: Britains in the Boer War

  By Bill Anderson |
  Historical Context First Anglo-Boer war, 1880-1881This was a struggle between the Boer republics and the British who were attempting to annex their territory and bring...
• Old Toy Soldier Auctions, beloved for decades by collectors of miniature figures, will march forward as part of Morphy’s Toys & General Collectibles auctions

  By Old Toy Soldier Auctions USA |
  Old Toy Soldier Auctions’ consignors will now be served by Morphy’s team of specialists, starting with a Nov. 12-14 toy sale, per the wishes of...
• Britains 4.7 Inch Naval Gun

  By Norman Joplin |
  This article is a slightly revised version of Norman’s earlier article published in Volume 42, Number 2. It is reproduced here for the convenience of...
• Early American Toy Soldiers of the Whitney Reed Chair Company

  By Will Beierwaltes |
  The Whitney Reed Chair Company was founded in 1893, and primarily manufactured furniture, though it diversified to also produce wooden toys (as apparently was not...
• AHI and Swedish African Engineers (SAE):a Story of “Involuntary Sharing”

  By Lou Sandbote |
  AHI box of 30mm horses and cattle with mysterious cardboard bases Toy company Azrak-Hamway International, Inc (AHI), doing business as REMCO Toys, took its name...
• “Les petits soldats de plomb” A fascinating Pathé Film

  By Nassim Medjaoui |
  During the course of the research for my book, I discovered this short film which contains some very interesting images of toy soldiers, including some...
• Anglo-French Sudanese Expeditions (Expédition du Soudan by Krause) – an intriguing find

  By Gisbert Freber |
  Introduction Thanks to the kind mediation of a collector friend, a few years ago, I was able to purchase a very large box of lead...
• Britains Territorials for Coronations

  By John Franklin |
  A King George V Coronation 1911 This article has two parts: This first part is an intriguing enigma, the second a straight report. There have...