Johillco (John Hill and Company) fox running with goose

Just when you thought your model farm yard geese (or ducks - some lists state this is a duck the fox is running off with) are safe this wily fox has helped themselves to your prized goose!

John Hill and company trading under the name Johillco were in their heyday a major competitor to Britains. They had a vast range of figures which included many farm and zoo animals. In this model they created one which is full of movement, not often the case with hollow-cast figures moulded in lead.

It is a highly sought after model that was made both pre and post WWII.

Model number is 788 post war and 397 pre-war.

Information from:

'The Great Book of Hollow-cast Figures' by Norman Joplin 1993.

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Johillco fox running with goose 1 by Chris*4, on Flickr

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Johillco fox running with goose 2 by Chris*4, on Flickr

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Johillco fox running with goose 4 by Chris*4, on Flickr

And now for a couple of close-up images:

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Johillco fox running with goose 3 by Chris*4, on Flickr

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Johillco fox running with goose 5 by Chris*4, on Flickr

BTW the fox measures 68mm from the tip of it's nose to the tip of it's tail.

Enjoy

Chris

Such a beautiful and rare fox! I love it! Big congratulations!

Excellent model I need one now

Such a unique and rare pose! I love it

Wildheart wrote:

Such a beautiful and rare fox! I love it! Big congratulations!

Kikimalou wrote:

Excellent model I need one now

animalluvr6 wrote:

Such a unique and rare pose! I love it

Thanks Mihnea, Christophe and Kelsey for your nice comments. I first saw this model when I bought the soft back version of Norman Joplin's book which was published in 1999. Never thought I would see one in the metal let alone find a model I could afford. So Christophe good luck in your quest to own one.

Chris

that's a fantastic figure. I love the goose in its mouth.

That is a fantastic model
The fox really RUNS ! IT MOVES
- and that is perhaps the highest praise I can give to a model

We don´t see many as good as that nowadays.
Are the manufacturers afraid of offending or shocking ?
When they are really wild, the bear or otter has a fish

Thankyou also for all the valuable indformation, Chris

Phantastic oldie!! Congratulations!!

It's a really fantastic fox, the best in lead I think

Chris, thanks for another very interesting topic about an unknown fox for me! That's a very interesting figure and I beleive these kind of hunting figures will return to the market. It looks only fishes are accepted in our days as we see with the pelicans or Safari brown bear! That's also the revenge of the fox, see here this magnificent Reisler figure in Susanne's website! :)
Click here!

I certainly agree that this is a fantastic model and I am lucky to have it in my collection.

Thanks Roger, Tim, Andreas, Susanne and Scott for your nice comments.

Hopefully, Roger the model animal manufacturers are looking in here and have a few ideas on what they need to produce in the near future.

Chris

I've seen one of these on eBay but the seller had it listed as a Britains model.
I'd never heard of Johillco before, interesting, thanks for sharing Chris - he's a very nice little fox! Poor goose

HKHollinstone wrote:

I've seen one of these on eBay but the seller had it listed as a Britains model.
I'd never heard of Johillco before, interesting, thanks for sharing Chris - he's a very nice little fox! Poor goose

Hi Harriet

Apologies for the late reply. I appreciate your comments and I am glad to share this model with follow forum members. I agree poor goose but foxes, even those made in lead, have to eat.

Chris

Thanks for sharing this Chris!
Fantastic model, specially for the time it was made in...

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Thanks for sharing this Chris!
Fantastic model, specially for the time it was made in...

You are welcome Willy.

Thanks for your comments and I agree this is a fabulous model.

Chris