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Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes, the great literary detective, has been well represented by toy figure manufacturers over the years, and I will be doing a longer posting on this soon. For now, here are a pair of figures from one of my favourite makers, Charles Hall, from Scotland.

Holmes and Watson, kilted, by Charles Hall

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Cub Scouts

In 1914 Baden Powell announced a junior section for scouting, although it was not until 1916, exactly one hundred years ago, that he published his own outlines for such a scheme, to be called Wolf Cubbing.

Baden Powell asked his friend Rudyard Kipling for the use of his Jungle Book history and universe as a motivational frame in cub scouting. Baden Powell wrote a new book, The Wolf Cub’s Handbook, for junior members. In 1917 junior members became Wolf Cubs.

Book written by Baden Powell

There are few models made of cub scouts, although Britains made quite a few of the (older) scouts. The company specialising in Scout figures is Tony Burley, based in the UK, and he has an extensive range.

Limited Edition set from Tony Burley, with 1920 Scout and 1995 Scout

Irish Scouts Pipe Band, by Tony Burley