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A zoo display based on the lead figures produced by William Britain, and supplemented with pieces from a number of other manufacturers.
139 of 140 Identified at this point
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Individual pieces Britains
- 547 Man with Barrow
- Green barrow, Blue shirt, Yellow scarf
- As shown by the vastly different catalogue number this piece actually comes from the Britain's Farm set unlike the Circus and Zoo collections which comprise the rest of the display.
- 902 Kangaroo
- Two Present
- Red/Grey fur
- 903 Penguin
- Three Present
- Black feathers
- 904 Climbing Monkey
- Four Present
- 2X Black, 1X Brown, 1X Gold
- 905 Hippopotamus
- 906 Gorilla
- 907 Zebra
- Two Present
- 908 Indian Rhinoceros
- 909 Pelican Beak Closed
- Two Present
- 910 Lion
- 911 Lioness
- Two Present
- 912 Adult Giraffe
- Two Present
- 913 Pelican Open Beak
- 914 Polar Bear Seated
- 915 Chimpanzee
- Two Present
- 916 King Penguin
- Six Present
- 4X Brown, 1X Black, 1X Grey
- 917 Nile Crocodile
- 921 Guenon Monkey
- Seven Present
- 2X Black, 2X Gold, 3X Brown
- 922 Ostrich
- Five Present
- 923 Llama
- Two Present
- 931 Zookeeper
- Eight Present
- Grey uniform (this code covers both tall and short versions but we only have the tall model)
- 933 Eland Bull
- Two Present
- 934 Brown Bear
- Two Present
- Despite the slightly misleading name this catalogue number covers bears with both black and brown fur. The universal points are the pose and the red eyes.
- 935 American Bison/Buffalo
- Black fur.
- 936 Bear Cub
- Three Present
- Brown fur walking, Black fur walking, Black fur sitting
- 937 Giant Tortoise
- 940 Baby Hippopotamus
- Two Present
- 941 Tiger
- 942 Wild Boar
- Two Present
- Brown/Grey pelt
- 943 Baby Camel
- 944 Baby Elephant
- 945 Sable Antelope
- Two Present
- 946 Stork
- 947 Flamingo
- Eight Present
- 948 Wart-Hog
- Two Present
- 950 Baby Kangaroo or Wallaby
- Three Present
- 951 Baby Rhinoceros
- 953 Camel and Boy Rider in Sailor Suit
- Black and White sailor suit
- 954 Gorilla with Pole
- Black fur
- 955 Wolf
- Six Present
- 956 Walrus
- 957 Red Deer
- Three Present
- 958 Young Crocodile
- 960 Young Rhinoceros
- Two Present
- 961 Young Giraffe
- Two Present
- 962 Lion Cub
- Four Present
- 963 Gazelle
- Two Present
- 965 Himalayan bear
- Two Present
- 966 Polar Bear Walking
- 967 Polar Bear Standing
- 968 Indian or Water Buffalo
- Two Present
- 969 Giant panda
- 970 Baby Pandas
- Two Present
- One sitting, one standing
- 978 Baby Chimpanzee
- Two Present
- 986 Panther
- 988 Springbuck
- Two Present
- 989 Bushbuck
- Two Present
- 990 Vulture
- 991 King Cobra
- Two Present
- 992 Seated Tiger
- Two Present
Individual Pieces Other
- Turtle
- Three Present
- Light Green shell and dark Green skin
- Llama Ride (Catalogue Number 105)
- Post-War design, Cream Cart, girl in Yellow, boy in Red
- Elephant Ride
- Post War design, Zookeeper in Blue uniform and girls in Yellow and Blue Dresses
- Seals
- Two Present
- Black fur
Officially Unidentified
- Girl on Swing
- Lack of cohesive records in a lot of WW1/2 toy companies means it can be nearly impossible to find proof of who manufactured a figure if the appropriate catalogue was destroyed or lost. The Great Book of Hollow-Cast Figures lists this figure as likely to be either a Charbens or a Johillco.
Reference
Norman Joplin, The Great Book of Hollow-Cast Figures. (New Cavendish Books, 1993) pages 41-45,169, 226-229, 282 ISBN 1872727263 http://www.thetoybox.4t.com/zac.htm
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