The craze for collecting toy soldiers began with the French in the 18th century. In this scene, British foot soldiers attack a French officer. Derek Workman Tucked away on a shelf in a salon of a 17th ...
GURNEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Some of the greatest battles in history will be fought all over again - this time with miniature armies - at the Westin Hotel in Lombard. The three-day convention starts April 29 ...
In the 1980s, Loveland businessman and Marine veteran Frank Ward began collecting figurines and dioramas depicting real-life scenes of World War II and other military conflicts in imaginative and ...
FORTY FORT – Florence Howanitz began collecting dolls about 30 years ago because she loves history. One need only see her collections to understand; they consist of dolls depicting figures from many ...