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Miller was a dimestore fixture of the 40s and 50s, producing "chalkware" ie plaster decoratives and painted figures.  some great toy soldiers of the Korean era come from Miller...but these are delightfully frightful hallowe'en goodies.

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Mounting cavalry on rolling platforms was a toy soldier innovation that appears in the early 19th century in response to the fame of Napoleon's dashing cavalry under such leaders as Marat, Lesseps, and especially Davout...  It's a distinctive trait of the Mainland European cavalry figure that never really  caught on in England or, by extension, with American manufacturers...possibly because the extra parts for the platform and wheels added cost.  It was seen in America frequently enough, however,  by way of the large late 19th Century Christmas Toy importing phenomena where large shipments

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with this Barzo Fort, similar to Ticonderoga and suitable for anything from Pirates to the war of 1812...or even the Civil War in some places...

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I've done some revising to my Custom tinplate style printable papertoy depot for the Hidebehind Creek and Muskturtle Bend Railroad... 

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