For people adoring playing and collecting toy soldiers (Elastolin, Lineol, Durso, Britains, Marx, Timpo, Starlux and many others). I am presenting images of vintage toy soldiers as a historical curiosity without endorsement of any political ideology and propaganda of war.
Friday, April 18, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Lineol artillery crew with Goso cannon 💣💣💣
Lineol field artillery gun crew operates a Göso tinplate cannon. Old German toys from 30s.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
German WW1 Cavalry from Manz 🏇🏇🏇
These 5.4 cm German cavalrymen were produced from a composition material by Manz(Germany) from 1914 to 1918.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Mercedes-Benz 770 from Tipp & Co 🚨🚨🚨
Adolf Hitler’s Mercedes-Benz 770 – Tipp & Co Model (1937, Germany)
Tippco’s tinplate military vehicles rank among the finest clockwork tin toys of the pre-war era, standing alongside top-quality makers like Lineol and Hausser/Elastolin in craftsmanship and design.
This tinplate toy limousine n934, produced by Tipp & Co in Nuremberg in 1937,represents the Mercedes-Benz 770 "Großer Mercedes" convertible. Originally introduced in 1930 as a state vehicle for high-ranking officials, the full-sized version was famously used by Adolf Hitler throughout the 1930s. The toy features the same license plate, 11A-19357, as Hitler’s actual car, reflecting both its historical accuracy and propaganda significance.Tipp & Co also produced the n934/7 version of this toy model with electric lights.
The Adolf Hitler's and Waffen SS figures are produced by Lineol, Tippco and Elastolin (Germany) in 30s/40s.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
WW2 German LMG Machine Gunner from different makers 🔫🔫🔫
It was very interesting to compare these three composition figures depicting a marching German soldier with his MG 08/15. These figures from 30s were produced by (from left to right): Kienel, Elastolin (664/15) and Lineol(5/153). In my opinion, Elastolin managed to create the most interesting and detailed version.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
China during World War I 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
From 1917 to 1918, China took part in World War I as an ally of the Entente Powers. While it did not deploy combat troops abroad, approximately 140,000 Chinese laborers, enlisted in the British Army's Chinese Labour Corps, supported both British and French forces before the war concluded.
7.5 cm Composition Chinese WW1 soldier produced by Manz(Germany) in 1914 - 1918 and the Special Gunpowder Tea.🍵🫖
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