Original box for toy
Britains Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card and paper
Measurements
Box - 378 mm (length); 90 mm (width); 28 mm (depth)
Place of origin
London
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664336
Summary
A box for toy soldiers (which themselves are not present). The red cardboard box has a lid bearing a green label which reads 'British Soldiers, The King's Royal Rifle Corps'. The box contains a card with fourteen holes in which the soldiers would stand. The box also contains a postcard with typed wording reading 'The King's Royal Rifle Corps'. Total number of items is 4.
Marks and inscriptions
Label on the lid: 'BRITISH SOLDIERS/ The KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS/ Crest of the Corps and battle honours.' Label at the end of the lid: 'KING'S ROYAL RIFLE CORPS No 98' Inside the lid: 'JESSE E. BAXTER,/ HIGH CLASS TOYS AND/ SOUVENIR CHINA,/ 100, HIGH STREET,/ RAMSGATE'
Makers and roles
Britains Ltd., maker