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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SOLD – Richard Courtenay pre WW2 figure – Sir John Dymoke (Copy)
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Frederick Ping – King Richard III
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SOLD – Richard Courtenay pre WW2 figure – Sir John Dymoke
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Bertrand & Vertunni Serbian WW1 Infantry 7pcs
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SOLD – Richard Courtenay pre WW2 figure – John Duke of Brittany K.G.
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SOLD – John Hill Black Magic by Dore – Blacksmith and Anvil
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SOLD – Britains boxed set 1513 – Volunteer Corps Motor Ambulance (post WW2 version)
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SOLD – Britains set 1513 – Volunteer Corps Motor Ambulance (pre WW2 version)
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SOLD – Britains – Royal Navy officers and men in unusual paint variation.
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Hollow cast lead Giraffe by unknown maker – possibly French ?
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SOLD – Leopard by Georg Heyde. 82mm long, 38mm high to tip of ears.
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SOLD – Richard Courtenay pre WW2 figure – Sir Miles Stapleton K.C.
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Richard Courtenay – Guy Sieur de Rochefort in original Morrell’s box.
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SOLD – Richard Courtenay pre WW2 figure – Sir Thomas Holland, complete in original Morrell’s box, and helmet in envelope. Superb original condition.
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SOLD – Richard Courtenay pre WW2 mounted heraldic knight – Sir Bernard Brocas
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Richard Courtenay pre WW2 knight figure – King Edward III
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SOLD – Georg Heyde size 2 mounted Generals and Staff Officers of the British Army
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SOLD – Georg Heyde size 2 N A Indians – 18pcs
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Britains loose set 97 Royal Marine Light Infantry – 1912 version
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Britains Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders from set 15. 1893 (very 1st) version
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Greenwood and Ball – Officer of the 13th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers
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SOLD – Moultoy Wales Circus Clown Set
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Britains Log Seat with Export tag
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Heyde Germany, lead Father Christmas on his sleigh. 12cm long
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Britains seated Aged Villager with Export Tag
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Britains – 2nd grade – kneeling soldier firing with Export Tag
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Pixyland Kew pre WW2 only lead Animals – Penguin, Lizard and Seal Lot 1 of 3
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SOLD – Britains loose set 80 Whitejackets of the Royal Navy – circa 1910 version.
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Pixyland Kew pre WW2 only lead Baby Elephant
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Pixyland Kew pre WW2 only lead Pelican
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REKA – English Lead – 1908-32- Mounted Field Marshal
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Britains – Types of the British Army 23C Buffs Review Order – original Trade Box
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Haffner or Noris ? German Lead – mounted British Boer War era Officer. 85mm overall height.
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