Model Soldier Set
ca. 1950s (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
This set of six soldiers were manufactured by the French company C.B.G. Mignot in the 1950s. The set includes four soldiers marching with rifles, as well as an officer and colour (flag) bearer. They are made from tin, which has been solid cast and then hand-painted. They were manufactured as an accurate representation of soldiers in the, at the time of manufacture, newly-formed Israeli Army. The set reflects the trend amongst toy soldier manufacturers to mirror the real world in terms of new armies, regiments, and changes in uniform and equipment. They would have been played with by children, but would also have been bought by toy-soldier collectors.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin, solid cast, soldered and hand-painted |
| Brief description | Toy soldiers, set of six, painted solid cast tin, from the Israeli Army, including colour bearer, France, ca. 1950s. |
| Physical description | Set of six Israeli Army soldiers marching at the slope, including officer and colour bearer. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | This set of six soldiers was produced in, probably, the 1950s by the French company C.B.G. Mignot, in France. |
| Historical context | These soldiers would have been played with by children, but also collected by serious toy-soldier enthusiasts. They reflect the trend amongst toy soldier manufacturers to mirror the real world in terms of new armies, regiments, changes in uniform and equipment, and are manufactured to be an accurate representation of the, at the time of production, relatively newly-formed Israeli Army. |
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| Summary | This set of six soldiers were manufactured by the French company C.B.G. Mignot in the 1950s. The set includes four soldiers marching with rifles, as well as an officer and colour (flag) bearer. They are made from tin, which has been solid cast and then hand-painted. They were manufactured as an accurate representation of soldiers in the, at the time of manufacture, newly-formed Israeli Army. The set reflects the trend amongst toy soldier manufacturers to mirror the real world in terms of new armies, regiments, and changes in uniform and equipment. They would have been played with by children, but would also have been bought by toy-soldier collectors. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.704:1 to 6-2010 |
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| Record created | March 29, 2011 |
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