Some Mokarex 2nd Empire figures (1 Viewer)

[Scott]

 

[arditi]

Nice! Where did you get these Scott? I've never heard of this make.
Russ

 

[Obee]

Nice work Scott ...

I've got a couple too....

Grenadier a Pied - 2nd Empire c 1850

French Infantry Drummer c 1914

Poilu De La Marne & Officer Chasseur D’Afrique C.1914, Tirailleur Marocain C.1917 & Legionnaire C.1917-1918

And here is a great website with loads of figures and the history of this famous French maker
http://www.mokastore.com/index.html

John

 

[Obee]

4 more MOKAREX but this time JESTERS which were part of a chess set.

All the figures I have shown have been painted by me, as the come in grey, gold or silver coloured hard plastic.

JOhn

 

[arditi]

Interesting. Thanks for the website John.

 

[Scott]

Nice! Where did you get these Scott? I've never heard of this make.
Russ

I got them from eBay.

 

[theBaron]

...I've never heard of this make...

Mokarex was (still is?) a French coffee company, that commissioned figures from French history, which it packaged in its coffee as premiums, much like cereal companies here packed toys in boxes of cereal. They covered all of French history, including the Roman era, if I'm not mistaken. You can find the figures on the secondary market, like on eBay or at shows.

Prost!
Brad