I’m Cumbrian but some of my collection of
soldiers will be on display in London next week. Helping to promote IKEA! Their
PR people approached me about my “fascinating” collection to ask if I would
lend some figures to show off IKEA display cases at an exhibition in a gallery
in Dalston, North London. I suspect they actually spotted me in the “Dull
Men of Great Britain” book!
Anyway I’m bringing about a thousand
figures to put in their cabinets – some classic metal but also Herald, Eyes
Right, Elastolin, Starlux, Reamsa, Athena etc. and some oddities such as the
semi-flat plastics produced in the Soviet Union in the seventies. The plastics of the 1950/60s are my personal
favourites so Lone Star, Cherilea and co are represented.
They’re at The Proud Archivist, 2-10 Hertford Rd, London N1 5ET. January 21st-23rd,
8am to 10.30pm. Visit
www.theproudarchivist.co.uk/exhibitions/the-collection
Any PW readers in the London area are
welcome to come along so if you have time to publish this I would be grateful.
Warm wishes to all
Tim
Barker, www.soldiersinsilloth.co.uk
