Hausser/Elastolin Bäckereiwagen 🍞🍞🍞🥖🥖🥖🥨🥨🥨

This Hausser/Elastolin camouflaged tinplate field bakery (776/2 Bäckereiwagen)was produced for 7cm figures in 1937/38. This particular Hausser field bakery is drawn by Lineol horses.

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Kienel and Lineol soldiers with Weimar Republic Flag 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

These marching Kienel and Lineol composition soldiers with the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)flags were produced in 30s.

Hausser/Elastolin Spielzeug (Toys) Catalog 1931

Hausser/Elastolin Spielzeug Toy Soldier Catalog 1931 depicts Elastolin 6.5 cm composition soldiers of all nations, and tinplate machine guns, cannons, tractors, and tanks.

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⚓️⚓️⚓️🌊🌊🌊🐬🐬🐬Elastolin and Lineol Kriegsmarine composition soldiers- Wir lagen vor Madagaskar !

In 30s, Elastolin and Lineol produced Kriegsmarine soldiers in blue and white uniforms in two series of 65 mm and 70 mm scale. These toy soldiers are in-demand collectables. The video was created with Hailuo AI.

 

World War I Indian Army 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🪷🪷🪷

The Indian Army, also called the British Indian Army, was involved in World War I as part of the British Empire. More than one million Indian troops served overseas, of whom more than 60,000 died during the war. In World War I the Indian Army fought against the German Empire on the Western Front. At the First Battle of Ypres, Khudadad Khan became the first Indian to be awarded a Victoria Cross. 7.5 cm Composition Indian WW1 soldiers produced by Manz(Germany) in 1914 - 1918.

WW1 German pilot from Mars-Hindenburg ✈️✈️✈️

Mars-Hindenburg company,specialized in the manufacture of paint boxes,was established in Nuremberg in 1900 by Weghorn and Recht. At the beginning of WW1 in 1914, the company devoted itself to 10 cm composition military figurines,which were marketed under Mars and Hindenburg brands, but some of the Mars-Hindenburg were unmarked. This manufacture stopped in 1918. A German Luftstreitkräfte pilot figure produced by Mars-Hindenburg during the war.

Das Lineol Bilderbuch 1938/39 🔖🔖🔖

Lineol Spielzeug Toy Soldier Catalog 1938/39 shows a  great assortment of Lineol composition masterpieces, including tinplate vehicles, trenches and artillery. It was the year when 4cm soldiers were presented for the first time. Enjoy ! Lineol is Lineol ! 

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Hausser/Elastolin Spielzeug (Toys) Catalog 1937/38 📖 📓🧑‍🏫

Hausser/Elastolin Spielzeug Toy Soldier Catalog 1937/38 contains composition soldiers, vehicles and cannons of German Wehrmacht represting Heer, Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe.

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Toy Soldier Day : 4th of March 🪖🪖🪖

Toy Soldier Day is observed on March 4th. Toy Soldier Day honors the classic figurines that have inspired generations of children and collectors. 

Celebrate this day by:

 - **Displaying Your Collection:** Set up a diorama or action scene with your toy soldiers. 

 - **Painting & Crafting:** Customize unpainted soldiers for a creative, hands-on activity. 

 - **Storytelling & Play:** Build forts and battlefields to bring imaginative scenarios to life. 

 - **Watching Films:** Enjoy war-themed movies or animated classics featuring toy soldiers (e.g., films like “Toy Soldiers” or animations like “Toy Story”).

 - **Joining a Community:** Connect with collectors, trade figurines, and share stories. 

 - **Educational Fun:** Teach children about history, strategy, and teamwork through play. 

 Relive the joy of these miniature heroes and create new memories on Toy Soldier Day! (In the photo : Märklin clockwork tinplate tank, NB (Belgium) Red Army soldiers and Mongolian soldiers probably from an unknown German maker)

Lineol FAD soldiers ⛏️⛏️⛏️

In the course of the Great Depression, the German government of the Weimar Republic under Chancellor Heinrich Brüning by emergency decree established the Freiwilliger Arbeitsdienst ('Voluntary Labour Service', FAD), on 5 June 1931, two years before the Nazi Party (NSDAP) ascended to national power. In 1934 Lineol introduced marching FAD labor service figures with shovels (6/37D).Starting from 1935, when RAD(Reichsarbeitsdienst) replaced FAD, Lineol started production of labour service figures in the new RAD uniform, but the FAD figures remained in Lineol catalogues and were offered within the Arbeitdienst (labour service) line.