Lead
We stock a wide selection of lead figures from around the World. This section is for metal figures that were originally sold as toys when they were new.
Toy lead figures have been made for hundreds of years. During the mid 19th Century, German companies such as Johann Haffner, Georg Heyde, Krause, Noris, Spenkuch & Wollner commenced commercial volume production of solid lead, or vollplastische figures. At the same time in France, Lucotte and CBG (late CBG Mignot), were producing similar, ronde – bosse figures.
It wasn’t until 1893 that the English company, W Britains invented the hollow cast method of manufacture. This eventually came to dominate the lead figure market and led to the Britains 1/32 scale, where an average man’s height is depicted as 54 mm, becoming the de facto Worldwide standard for hollow lead figures.
Britains had many English competitors, and we stock products from all of them:
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GEORGES FOUILLÉ France – French Napoleonic mounted figure – Eugene de Beauharnais, Bonaparte’s stepson
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Gebrüder Heinrich Boxed Set of 58mm scale Roman soldiers. 11 figures.
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John Hill – uncommon hollow lead Cottage – 43mm high to top of chimney
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GEORGES FOUILLÉ France – French Napoleonic figure – Officier des grenadier a cheval de la Garde imperiale en pied.
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SOLD John Hill and Company – Women’s League of Health and Beauty – Fake / Forgery / Copy
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SOLD John Hill and Company – Women’s League of Health and Beauty (with replaced clubs)
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SOLD John Hill and Company – Women’s League of Health and Beauty – Swimmer in rare unfinished paint
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John Hill and Company – Women’s League of Health and Beauty – Swimmer (Yellow Costume) – Fake / Forgery / Copy
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SOLD John Hill and Company – Women’s League of Health and Beauty – Swimmer (Green costume)
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John Hill and Company – Women’s League of Health and Beauty – Swimmer (Blonde Hair) Fake / Forgery / Copy
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Richard Courtenay – Standing Crusader – Richard 1 (Richard au Coeur de Leon) as Knight Templar
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SOLD – Britains Garden Ornaments – No.565B – Bull Finch Feeding
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SOLD – Timpo lead Circus – Rare Male and Female Trapeze Artists
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SOLD – Pixyland – pre WW2 lead figure – Dr. Beetle
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SOLD – Charbens Musical Trio
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SOLD – Britains Types of the British Army Set No.40 – Sets 17 and 31 Combined
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Johillco – Boxed 1937 large Coronation Chair
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Cherilea – Boxed Set No. S/303 – Medieval Series
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PHILLIP SEGAL uncommon Wild / Zoo Animal Range – Polar Bear
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SOLD – Heyde, Germany – 9cm high Roller Skating Girl
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SOLD Heyde, Germany 52mm high Nodding Monkey Bandsman playing a trumpet
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SOLD Heyde, Germany 52mm high Nodding Monkey Bandsman playing a French horn
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SOLD – Britains – Boxed No.1321 – Armoured Car with swiveling gun VGC
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SOLD – Britains Types of the British Army ‘double size’ Set No.59 – The Scots Greys
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