BRITAIN Toy Soldiers #17469 : The Alamo 1836 GENERAL SANTA ANNA (New)

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RC2 Miniatures

Hand-painted Figure

 The Alamo 1836  General of the Army

Santa Anna

Made in China

Model #17469

 Quality Model Sculpture

2 1/2+" Height 

Alloy

History of Britain's Toy Soldiers

The W. Britain brand of toy and collectable soldiers is derived from a company founded by William Britain Jr., a British toy  manufacturer, who in 1893 invented the process of hollow casting in lead, and revolutionized the production of toy soldiers The company quickly became the industry leader, and was imitated by many other companies, such as Hanks Bros. and John Hill and Col.

The style and scale of Britain's figures became the industry standard for toy soldiers for many years.

In 1997 Britains Petite, Ltd was bought by Ertl Company of Iowa, a maker of die-cast toys. Ertl was subsequently bought by Round 2 LLC, another American die-cast miniature and plastic kit maker. At this time, production of toy soldiers was moved to China.

In 2005, the W. Britains brand was acquired by First Gear, an American maker of die-cast collectibles. This firm produces and sells mostly contemporary matte-style figures to the collectors market under the W. Britain brand. Kenneth A. Osen was the master sculptor for W. Britain until June, 2013 when he was appointed General Manager & Creative Director. Sculpting continues to be done by Ken Osen, Alan Ball and Graham Scollick.

All figures are sculpted by hand, to scale, before duplication. On January 30, 2012 Bachmann Europe Plc became the sole distributor of all W. Britain figures in the U.K and Continental Europe.

Never Displayed

This Miniature

are in

Impeccable Condition

Box has slight edgewear see photos

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