James Opie - Toy Soldiers

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<p> <strong>Toy soldiers</strong> </p> <p> Toy soldiers. Since the 1970s old toy soldiers have appreciated more consistently and steadily in the salerooms than any other item. For almost half a century William Britain was the principal manufacturer of hollow-cast lead figures and, when the use of lead was abandoned, these figures became collectors'items almost over night. Old penny toy soldiers, cast off by the children who once played with them, now lying forgotten in attics, can fetch as much as the family silver. . . </p>