vintage Britain England lead cast animal figures 1940s
A collection of vintage painted lead toy farm animals made and stamped England , Britain and Cherilea. From the 1950s or even earlier. These are highly collectable pieces. Britains lead farm animals were a spin-off from the toy soldiers produced by a company founded by William Britain Jr, a British toy manufacturer; who in 1893 invented the process of hollow casting in lead, and revolutionized the production of toy soldiers. Britains Model Home Farm first appeared in 1923, with the company's pu