Collection of Britain's Soldiers (1 Viewer)

[georgina]

Hi, I have a collection of Britain's toy soldiers handed to me from my grandfather. He was a big collector, and he has in his collection the Queen's coronation. I need help! I would like to put them on display at a museum. Does anyone know who I should contact? I am in Southern California. Thanks in advance.

 

[DMNamiot]

Hi Georgina,

You should contact the folks at Britains, they may be able to help you. I would talk to Mr Richard Walker he is a member here so you could send him a PM via the Forum. Or you can contact them at:

www.wbritain.com

They may be of some assistance.

All the best

Dave

 

[georgina]

Thank you, Dave. I appreciate it. I couldn't find Richard Walker in the member list. Do you have his user name? Thanks.

 

[Wraith]

Georgina,
Its WBritain.

Simon

 

[jazzeum]

Georgina,

He goes by WBritain in this forum.

You might also want to contact Craig McClain at Old Toy Soldier Home. His phone number is 760 758 5481, his email is oldtoysoldierhome@earthlink.net and his address is 977 South Santa Fe Ave., Suite 11, Vista, CA 92083.


Also contact ucla1967 on this forum. He lives in Southern California.

 

[desk11desk12]

Georgina,

He goes by WBritain in this forum.

You might also want to contact Craig McClain at Old Toy Soldier Home. His phone number is 760 758 5481, his email is oldtoysoldierhome@earthlink.net and his address is 977 South Santa Fe Ave., Suite 11, Vista, CA 92083.


Also contact ucla1967 on this forum. He lives in Southern California.

Brad is absolutely correct; Craig McClain is the guy that can definitely help you.

Carlos

 

[Dickbuttons]

You mention that the collections includes the coronation set -- do you mean set no. 2081? If it is, as a collector of old Britains, i was wondering if you have any thoughts about possibly selling the set?

 

[georgina]

I will not be selling any of my soldiers. Thanks for your inquiry.

 

[WBritain]

Hi Georgina:

Craig Maclain of the Old Toy Soldier Home is an awfully good guy with a wonderful shop in Vista, he might have some ideas about local venues. As for museums, it depends on what the collection consists of. A local library, historical society or military museum (Camp Pendleton?) might be intrested - it would depend heavily on the curator (warning - sadly many in this field do not really appreciate our "toy" soldiers).

If I can be of any further assistance please let me know.

Best Regards,

Richard Walker
W. Britain General Manager

 

[georgina]

You have all been extremely helpful. I will contact Craig to see if he has any ideas. Thank you.

 

[jazzeum]

Georgina,

Good luck. Let us know if we can be of any more help. If you have a chance, we'd love to see photos of your grandfather's collection.

 

[georgina]

Yes! This is definitely something that I need to do. It is a pretty exciting collection.

 

[kilted vampire]

Good luck and please let us know if anything developes