these figures are almost certainly 1890s to 1914, produced for the American market and probably sold by a New York broker.  a good chance they were painted in America, though molded in England.  a lovely colonial era collection.https://www.ebay.com/itm/165396854342?hash=item26826bb646:g:seMAAOSw6WRiDTf4

Jeff Imel took over from the  late Bill McMasters running BMC toys.  He's clearly very busy as a small entrepeneur, however he does keep a blog with updates on BMC projects; https://bmctoys.com/blogs/news/bmc-toys-plastic-army-women-project-update-11

in the 30s the Marine Corps wanted a tank of their own, one easily put on and off of ships; Marmon Herrington, an automaker, dusted off the old Ford 6 ton, and upgraded it into a turretless light tank.

The battle for Moscow.  As a historical film, it's a good one; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceRHLKJCWTM

did you know Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector?  to save James Garfield who was shot this day in 1881...https://www.historynet.com/alexander-graham-bell-james-garfield/?f