Soldier
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1900 - circa 1950
Materials
Lead
Measurements
65 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660619
Summary
Nine hollow-cast lead model soldiers with painted facial features. Most of them have been repainted. Eight of them are identical with black and green kilts, red jackets with white cross bands, black bearskins and white socks with red tops. Each stands on a rectangular green metal bases and holds a brown rifle. The ninth soldier has lost a lot of his paint. He wears a green kilt, red jacket, black bearskin and stands on what was once a green rectangular metal base. He also holds a rifle. Total number of items is 9.