Help Identifying 1950s French Made US ACW Artillery sets (1 Viewer)

[PolarBear]

A friend sent me this question about these sets (see pix). I am sure that one of our members will have an answer.

Thank you for any help with this.

Randy

Do you recognize the manufacturer of the toy soldiers in the two attached images?

This is all the information I have about them:

"Back about 1950 I was visiting New York with my mother and she left me in a store on north Lexington Ave called "Military Miniatures." They had glass display counters and down inside were handmade soldiers by the hundreds. When my mother returned I persuaded her to endorse my order, which was for the custom casting of a set of US Civil War canoneers, Union and Confederacy, five or six of each, to be supplied by Mme Meteier (sp?) in France.”

My guess is that they are Mignot because they come from France and because of the mustaches, but would appreciate your thoughts.

 

[PolarBear]

Here is an article on the Toy Soldiers of Mme Metayer of France that the question refers to.
Perhaps Arnhem Jim will recognize these figures.

http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-toy-soldiers-of-mme-fernande-metayer.html

 

[Mirof]

Mme Metayer " Les Petits Soldats de France " moulds sold circa 1980 to Jabouley, still later to somebody else ( Huard ), the name stayed " Les Petis ... "
Actual owner is Mme Venat
http://le.jije.gn.free.fr/lpsf/englishf/autrespages/interfaceh.html
to my knowledge, they were no ACW in the range

 

[theBaron]

Very interesting sets! Can your friend say whether there are any markings of any kind, too?

Prost!
Brad

 

[PolarBear]

Mme Metayer " Les Petits Soldats de France " moulds sold circa 1980 to Jabouley, still later to somebody else ( Huard ), the name stayed " Les Petis ... "
Actual owner is Mme Venat
http://le.jije.gn.free.fr/lpsf/englishf/autrespages/interfaceh.html
to my knowledge, they were no ACW in the range

I agree with you on not being Metayer.
Randy

 

[PolarBear]

Very interesting sets! Can your friend say whether there are any markings of any kind, too?

Prost!
Brad

Brad

My friend does not have the figures. They belong to an older collector who is very ill and wants them to go to a good home but is interested in their value. My friend will see if he can get any info on the base markings if any

Randy

 

[PolarBear]

Here are 3 Mignot ACW sets currently on E-Bay

 

[Mirof]

About Mme Metayer
for those who have some knowledge in french
an interview made by ORTF ( French radio television ) in 1970
http://www.ina.fr/video/CPF10004924/coules-dans-le-bronze-video.html