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Toy Soldiers

1973-18-1-26

26 lead soldiers, hand painted. The soldiers depict various branches of the British army from the French and Indian wars to the War of 1812. Painted with great skill they show exactly what the soldiers wore and used. A - Red coat, grey pants, knap sack, rifle in firing position B - British Artillary officer ca. 1750 with pike C - Schoenberger - red coat officer on pedestal, missing hand D - Brown coat and trousers, rigle at top right, tricorn hat and knap sack E - Rogers Ranger F - 4th Kings own Regiment - 1740 G - Sealed companion to D H - British gunner 1750 with cannon swab I a,b - Cannon and long tampon I c - British gunner, 1750 with water bucket J - British black watch private 1750 K - British Pikeman, 17th century with long pike L - British musketeer, 1700 M - Standing companion to D & G with pipe N - See A - with rifle at vertical, chewing cartridge O - See D,G & M P - Red coat white high legging, tricorn hat, at march Q - See D,G,M & O R - See - D,G,M, O & Q with high hat S - T - See - D,G,M,O,Q U - British 22nd Regiment 1750 V - British light infantry 1812 W - Grenadier, sergent 1750 X - See A,N with gun on 3/4 ready Y - British light infantry, 1812, see V Z - peak hat, blue coat, fawn pants, bayonet rifle

Purchased by donor while in England doing research for his doctoral dissertation through Columbia University, New York City, NY

• Stadden, Charles C., 1919-2002

ca. 1950-1960

average height 3" with 1" square base

• lead
• paint