Richards Toy Soldiers (1 Viewer)

[Clincal123]

Does anyone have any info on Richards Toy soldiers? I bought numerous sets off ebay years ago and love them. Were any calvary sets ever released? Thank you

 

[theBaron]

Richards Toy Soldiers? Doesn't ring a bell. Could you post pictures of the ones you do have?

A quick web search on "richards toy soldiers" returned this eBay auction, for a Revolutionary War Hessian artillery set:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276421765339

The seller's notes provide some info:

Beautiful Richards Soldiers (made in New York) 4 pc Revolutionary War Hessian Artillery set. Scarce toy soldiers, seldom seen uniforms, group includes gun and three-man crew. Richards soldiers were the creations of Richard Herring, also the maker of Herrings toy soldiers, in the suburbs north of NYC. Detailed paintwork on fine castings. This set will make a great addition to your collection. I will combine shipping costs for multiple purchases. Wait to receive invoice before paying, and please check out my other listings.

I've never heard of Richard Herring, or his brands, Herring's Toy Soldiers, or Richard's Toy Soldiers. I can't recall seeing him at a show, like the East Coast Toy Soldier Show (Hackensack, NJ), or the Long Island figure show or MFCA, which are all typical places for the makers from around NYC to show.

My search also returned your post, so it looks like there are no other posts on this subject here in the forum.

And my search also returned this page, for a set for sale at TrainsAndToysoldiers.com:

https://trainsandtoysoldiers.com/he...-set-h1-41st-middlesex-rifle-volunteers-1860/

Finally, my search turned up a lot in an auction at Ray Haradin's Old Toy Soldier auctions. From there, I searched on "herrings" and got this list of lots for auction:

https://oldtoysoldierauctions.com/AuctionDetails.aspx?auctionid=46&criteria=herrings

It looks like Herrings worked in a traditional toy soldier style.

Hopefully others will know more about him. Hope that helps!

Prost!
Brad

 

[theBaron]

A followup...

This eBay auction for Herring's Romanian Infantry 1916:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1955848212...uid=JKK3Te-ET9a&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

shows the legend on the box label, "Copyright Models Manufactured by Herrings Soldiers Greenwich, Connecticut U.S.A".

So perhaps the NYC provenance isn't quite precise. Or maybe he was in Greenwich at one time, and in New York at another.

Prost!
Brad