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Toy Soldier Collector Bella La Bottega Del Soldatino!

Bella La Bottega Del Soldatino!


Martin Ainscough looks at the figures by an Italian Manufacturer that has been involved in the toy soldier business for nearly a century

For generations the family name of Antonini has been associated in Italy, and worldwide, with the production and restoration of collectible toy soldiers.

In the shop, located in a suburb of Rome, you will find new modern day toy soldiers for the collector, old military figures, boxes of old toy soldiers, hats, helmets, uniforms and other interesting items of militaria. In fact it is a veritably Aladdin’s cave of delights for anybody with an interest in the military, or the collecting of toy soldiers old and new!

However, this idyllic scene of a bygone age could be under threat and could even disappear. This situation is due in part to the development of the commercial toy industry which has seen a vast increase in recent years in the appeal of electronic based games with a move away from more traditional hobbies. The outcome of this change is that the collecting of toy soldiers has now become the passion of a small but loyal number of collectors thus jeopardising the ongoing future of many small business such as that of the Antonini’s.
 

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