No ! - not a picture of Mrs K busy painting my figures ! but a photo from Facebook , annoyingly I can't remember where I stole it from , so can't tell you anymore info . Think she is painting Cowboys and the Cavalry look like Lifeguards , probably the Britains factory from the 1930s-50s ? going by the hairstyle and dress.etc, hate to think of the lead toxicity of the paint being used !
"Female employee Vera Curtis paints a table full of model diecast lead toy soldiers at Britains, Ltd toy company factory in London in 1946. (Photo by Waugh/Popperfoto via Getty Images)" https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/female-employee-vera-curtis-paints-a-table-full-of-model-news-photo/1292411741?adppopup=true
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information!
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful find Tony! Very nice tribute to artistry and craftsmanship! Something quite hard to find these days!
ReplyDeleteA lost craft I'm afraid.
DeleteThe "Radium Girls" who painted watches and clocks with glow in the dark tritium come to mind, although in contrast I suspect that the Ladies of Britains Ltd were probably not exposed to more toxic materials in the workplace than others of that era.
ReplyDeleteYes we had some very dodgy paintwork in our house at one point from that period
DeleteI often feel a bit like that when I'm preparing to run a new convention game.
ReplyDeleteYes in the distant passed I've lined figures up like that to paint , not anymore though !
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