We are pleased to present new reproduction Georg Heyde & Co. play sets from a select group of German and American Premier Toy Soldier makers.  You will see historically accurate reproductions and newly inspired G. Heyde sets, depicting various civilian and military events throughout world history.  Each Ancient Barbarian warrior and every modern day Artic explorer is handmade in the same style and manner as G. Heyde's original figures.  These skilled Toy Soldier makers are dedicated to producing the highest quality figures, which have earned the right to share the Heyde name.  We dare say, Mr. Heyde would be proud of and amazed at how his wonderful Nineteenth Century figures continue to inspire new generations of Toy Soldier makers and collectors.

click here for list	Miniatur Models & Figures
	M.M. Heyde Figures
	Miniatur Models & Figures of Germany reproduces a very large selection of historically accurate Heyde sets in the popular Size 2 scale.  The figures are handmade in the traditional Heyde style and come in the famous red box with a replica G. Heyde label.  Available Historical Periods: Ancient History, Middle Ages, German Forces, Foreign Armies, Seven Years War, Colonialism, Civilians, Napoleonic Era and the American Wild West.  Custom made pieces available.
click here for list	Alte Deutsche Spielfiguren
	A.D.S. Heyde Figures
	Mr. Bohline reproduces antique German toy soldiers, know as Alte Deutsche Spielfiguren (Old German Play Figures).  He makes various scale figures, from 48mm to 120mm.  He is well recognized for his museum quality reproductions and his imaginative 'one of a kind' play sets. Sadly, Reverend Daniel Lee Bohline has died (10/2003). He will be missed very much by everyone.
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Georg Heyde & Company was the largest and most well known of the German metal Toy Soldier makers.  Georg Heyde began making figures as early as the 1830's, while most experts recognize 1872 (oldest catalog date available) as the first official year of business for the company.  At first Heyde figures competed against Mignot solid metal toy soldiers made in France, and then after World War I, Heyde's toy soldiers would face a new challenge from William Britain's hollow cast figures.  While W. Britain and Mignot toy soldier sets featured their own national forces, G. Heyde recognized that every army needs an enemy to fight against and that people would buy more of his figures, in order to reenact whole battles.  By the early 1900's G. Heyde & Co. had become the world's largest toy soldier maker. G. Heyde was able to dominate the world toy soldier market, in part because of the diverse nationality and the various scale sizes of his figures, which allowed Heyde play sets to cover every price range.  Heyde was able to create so many different nationalities in various poses, because he soldered plug head figures and then painted them in various uniforms in order to create play sets for every imaginable event in world history. You will find Heyde sets covering every major conflict, from Ancient Punic Wars to more modern World Wars.  In fact the horrors of World War II would bring about the destruction of the Heyde company.  While the Georg Heyde & Company may not have survived the War, there are still fine examples of his wonderful toy soldiers waiting to be admired and played with by collectors.