Wathen's Cavalry Figures

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Wathen's Cavalry Figures
'Troop Box' containing thirty-two cavalry in Light Dragoon uniforms, the horses mounted on rocking bases integral wih the legs, bases have a hook protruding from the front, solid cast figures with small hole in each head for pegs, two wooden strips, figure spacer and peg board with sixteen lettered rank pegs, in original mahogany box with paper 'Wathen's Cavalry Figures. - Troop Box.' label, 1832 (F-G, one cavalryman missing, one head missing, one head broken, box G, one end of lid damaged, one rank strip end unglued, some rank pegs possibly missing)

Literature

See Garratt page 183.

Lot Essay

In 1832 Captain Augustus Wathen produced sets of 30mm. scale cavalry, with which it was intended that the novice cavalry office could learn the rudiments of cavalry drill.

The hooks on the horses means a complete rank of sixteen can be moved at once with the aid of the wooden strips included in the box.

This set constitutes one of the earliest sets of 'toy' soldiers in solid cast form to be commercially sold, the label specifying two stockist in Piccadilly, London.

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