I came across this series of photos of the Britains factory circa late 1940's when most of their products went for export to pay for World War Two . They are from a Pathe News film which were shown in cinemas as news articles before the big picture These two ladies seem to be cleaning up castings .
Here we see a young lady painting up cavalry figures - OMG just look at that pile of figures !.
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Serried ranks of metal goodness.
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Another view of the painting process .
Here we see the figures being picked ready for packing into their boxes.
Just look at all those boxes of toy soldiers !!!
They are held in place in the boxes with thread .
'Changing the Guard' a magnificent set of figures in their presentation box , worth a small fortune nowadays.
The finished product in the familiar red box. I find these photographs fascinating a glimpse of a bygone era .
Very interesting to think that toy soldier production was part of the war effort; no doubt metal was a controlled resource given the need to produce war materiel.
ReplyDeleteI think the factories halted producing figures during the war , but after the peace all they produced were exported to pay for the war.
DeleteTotally fascinating, a great look at times past.
ReplyDeleteI love these old photos.
DeleteAmazing pictures Tony! The "Changing of the Guard" set is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThink that box would be worth it's weight in gold nowadays !
DeleteSeems like another World...
ReplyDeleteVery!
DeleteOutstanding! Really fascinating stuff here.
ReplyDeleteImagine being let loose in that factory!!!!
DeleteBygone days, another world when people had so much skill. Fascinating photos. Thank you Quinn
ReplyDeleteLove these old photos and SO many toys!
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