Collector's Journal

Hand-painted Thomas Loback 54th Massachusetts toy soldiers in 54mm, four Black infantrymen and a white officer

Thomas N. Loback and the 54th Massachusetts

A signed-and-numbered Thomas Loback hand-painted set: the 54th Massachusetts (1863), sculpted after Augustus Saint-Gaudens's memorial on Boston Common.

Thomas N. Loback and the 54th Massachusetts

A signed-and-numbered Thomas Loback hand-painted set: the 54th Massachusetts (1863), sculpted after Augustus Saint-Gaudens's memorial on Boston Common.

Prince August American Civil War chess set with Chris Tubb-designed pewter pieces, full board in wooden case with storage drawer

A Chris Tubb Civil War Chess Set, Hand-Painted ...

A Civil War chess set hand-painted in pewter by Prince August in Ireland — Lincoln and Davis as kings, Chris Tubb design. Why I chose to carry it at Breagans.

A Chris Tubb Civil War Chess Set, Hand-Painted ...

A Civil War chess set hand-painted in pewter by Prince August in Ireland — Lincoln and Davis as kings, Chris Tubb design. Why I chose to carry it at Breagans.

Britains British Regiments Set 7226 — Life Guards, Yeoman of the Guards, and Scots Guards toy soldiers from 1983

My First Set of "Detailed Army Men"

On a family trip to London in 1983, my father picked out a Britains set for me. The story of my first toy soldier set and a 40-year collecting habit.

My First Set of "Detailed Army Men"

On a family trip to London in 1983, my father picked out a Britains set for me. The story of my first toy soldier set and a 40-year collecting habit.