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Toy Soldiers pictures
A year ago I was on vacation in Northern Montana and stopped in a small antique shop. This shop was off the beaten path, and the owner said he and his wife run the shop on the summer and spend the winters in Nevada--he had some great stuff. What really caught my eye was this little glass-top box of hand-made toy soldiers(Revolutionary War). The owner told me that a local author made them and sold them to him and that there were more pieces which he ahd already sold(cannon, etc.) He was selling them by the piece but I made him an offer of 20.00 for the box which he accepted. The soldiers are all very samll ahnd=carved, hand apinted,a nd the detail on the wagon is unreal. Small powder kegs, cannonballs made of BBs, etc. It even came with several cut-out "blank" soldiers and bases. I just thought they were pretty neat.
 Scale--the coin is a nickle  Standard bearers on my workbench--all hand painted flags--notice the Gadsen  wagon/cassion 
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Very cool. Great find!
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How just cut out a set of 25mm Indians and British and some "Age of Reason" rules and you'er are gaming.
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I've never seen anything like them. Great find.
They certainly are unique.
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Those are very nice! They'd look good in a display coffee table in a den....
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Very neat!
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Very cool! Those could become a hand-me-down heirloom!
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09-28-2011, 01:04 PM
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Very cool, unique find that will make a great focal point in a den or "man cave"!!
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Decided to take a few more pics last night:
infantry  cavalry  artillery   wagon/powder kegs, cannon barrels and an officer  drummers  box of blanks/stands 
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