tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post1443306279389174220..comments2024-03-28T20:11:21.032+00:00Comments on The Duchy of Tradgardland: Patent illustrationtradgardmastarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-68477462078570646132022-08-21T07:15:40.431+01:002022-08-21T07:15:40.431+01:00Fascinating stuff, Thanks Mark.Fascinating stuff, Thanks Mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-12668506699311093682022-08-21T06:31:35.783+01:002022-08-21T06:31:35.783+01:00The patent looks duller than the shooting game cli...The patent looks duller than the shooting game clips - a rough translation of the German suggests it is a patent for shipping storage and display of tin figures by locking them into place using the round base lugs. This would of course function as a crude movement tray. Mark Man Of TINhttps://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-25411983138922564252022-08-20T08:14:43.252+01:002022-08-20T08:14:43.252+01:00Interesting (if true and not apocryphal) the point...Interesting (if true and not apocryphal) the point about round versus square bases https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/britains-beiser-soldiers-circa-1903-1857676059Mark Man Of TINhttps://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-83614271937523362232022-08-20T08:05:38.640+01:002022-08-20T08:05:38.640+01:00Rather than being an early movement tray, Beiser i...Rather than being an early movement tray, Beiser in the USA worked with Britain’s Ltd to produce a shooting game for figures with adapted bases with clever adapted base clips on a board that would allow a figure to flip over when struck. The whole thing could be reset easily. <br /><br />https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/75770767_britains-beiser-knock-down-game-with-gun<br /><br />I like early Beiser figures and their colour schemes - I have picked up a few battered figures over the years. Mark Man Of TINhttps://manoftinblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4798056059089761235.post-14476768774290434192022-08-20T05:42:07.161+01:002022-08-20T05:42:07.161+01:00Interesting ! , early unit basing ?Interesting ! , early unit basing ?The Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.com