Childhood Treasures of Shanti

I was cleaning our cabinets and ran into an older carton with older toys that I kept. So to speak my little treasures from childhood. Some of them are heavy worn but still very nice. They are from different brands, some Britains, some Elastolin or Preiser, other just some cheap made in Hong Kong. I have more to come if you are interested.  

Britains Charolais




Elastolin or Preiser?





Unknown Tiger




Longhorn cattle by Preiser?





Hong Kong Bull




Racoon?? It's tiny! Made by??

Oh, they are wonderful! I think the last one could be a red panda?

Thank you Ana!
Red Panda it is I think! Thanks for the hint!

Wow, wonderful old models! Those Charolais stopped me in my tracks. Stunning!

Wonderful childhood figures! The last one is the Hausser Elastolin raccoon, but yes, the way it is painted it looks more like a red panda. The tiger is from Hausser Elastolin and the longhorn cattle and brown cattle too. It looks like they are soft plastic, so from the 54 mm series (rather than 70 mm).

That must be the find of the century

They are all wonderful, and I agree with Paige that those sherolais cattle are adorable

The highland bull looks much like the Britains one, doesn't it ? A truely great model !

But perhaps most of all I am in love with the tiny raccoon

Thankyou for sharing ! These days I collect good news as were they made of choclate

Thank you so much my friends for all your kind words!   I am very happy you like these old figurines as I do!  

@rogerpgvg Thank you for all these informations!! I think the cattle is indeed the smaller variety, they are small compared to the Britains cattle (sadly, I wished I could use them in a Dio with some Breyer Stablemates).

SUSANNE wrote:

Thankyou for sharing ! These days I collect good news as were they made of choclate  

You made my Day @SUSANNE!!
The Highland Bull or maybe Aurochs? is marked with "Made in Hong Kong", no Britains Signatur.

I think I need one of these Lego parts for size comparison.

What an amazing find- it is always such a wonderful feeling to dig out old treasures!
So many beauties, especially the Charolais- I thought they were real! And your photos show them so well!

Thank you so much Bonnie! Those Charolais are truly a long gone Highlight by Britains. I will keep them in my collection. Maybe they will get an overhaul eventually.

Finding old childhood toys must be a very special experience! Mostly when they're so beautiful as these ones. Oh, I love so much the Charolais, That was a relatively common breed here. All other figures are also very beautiful, I am convinced the Hong Kong is a Highland, it has a style reminescent of Britains. If you have more, I surely want to see.

I was going through this entire content of this carton and it brought back a lot of childhood memories!

Here is another batch. Very small (1-2cm), very soft rubber style creatures. Some wouldn't stand well so they needed a companion.

The new batch looks very charming, but I can't help identifying them. The Highland steer is a Britains knock-off. Quite a good knock-off.

Are the Elastolin cows much smaller than the Charollais? The 54 mm Elastolins should only be slightly smaller; if they are much smaller, then they may be knock-offs too.

Shanti wrote:

Those Charolais are truly a long gone Highlight by Britains.

No, not long gone . They are still made and sold: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Britains-43240-Multicoloured/dp/B07MBZJQ91/ref=sr_1_31?dchild=1&keywords=britains+charollais&qid=1613832179&sr=8-31

The Elastolin cows are a bit smaller, but not much.



I know some Britains are still available but they don't look as good as in the old days. Cheaper I would say.

And there are more!!
Such wonderful, gorgeous, sweet little rubber animals, I love them!

These old figures are treasures

Thank you @Bonnie and @widukind!!

And another three funny creatures. I think the larger ones are Bullyland classic (WesternGermany on the right leg inside). Don't know what the little one is. Just funny.
Sorry they are a bit blurry, it was getting darker outside..

Some many wonderful and gorgeous oldies!

Those Schleich minis are very cute. I have the fox.

And some wonderful zebras too! You have discovered so many new treasures!

Shanti wrote:

The Elastolin cows are a bit smaller, but not much.



I know some Britains are still available but they don't look as good as in the old days. Cheaper I would say.

The size together of the red cow and the charolais bull look almost right
You are so right, those old Britains are much nicer than the newer ones, - which are ok, I think


Those little, rubbery models are Schleich minis

Thank you All!!

Another swap of my Collection

They are beautyful

Look at that bull

And wonderful photos as always from you

You kept your tiger in a very good state! Mine lost its stripes rather quickly!.. :)

Wonderful cows and a beautiful photo of them all grazing!