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I got this lot few days ago,I was sooo happy.I just love the fox and Britains tapir

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How old is he?
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If i see this, i remember me at my childhood.

I agree,that's why they are so special :)

I also have that tapir from my childhood

The little fox is also wonderful

Lovely collection - I also have the Tapirs I love them, Britains made fabulous animals

Thank you Unfortunatelly I have just a few Britains figures

Congrats!
The Britains tapir is made in the 1970's.
The so called fox is a Marx copy, and it is a wolf actually, maybe it is even a Marx, they are not marked as such.
The lionesses, gorilla, lightbrown horse, eating pig and polarbear cub are mostly smaller Britains copies, made in Hong Kong. of the vintage models.
Vintage is the name for the older Britains models, the newer ones are called deetail models.

Oh,it's a wolf? Thanks for info!

Hey !
I just noticed : The little orange horse in the first picture goes TÔLT

I show you the originals here BTW.
Here is my Marx wolf, from which i still doubt if this exact model was made by Marx, as there were copies on the market.

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1334 Britains vintage Polarbearcub

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1342 Britains vintage Lionesses lying

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Here with the later deetail lionesses

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Here the earlier lead version from the 1950's and early 1960's

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1372 Britains vintage and deetail Gorilla's standing.
The later deetail version has a different head and face.

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2104 Britains vintage Ridinghorse darkbrown

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Here the same horse in white

Thank you for this photos,Willy.The lionesses are realy beautifull.I allready have a bunch of those copies,in 3 sizes actually And cuople of this gorillas(they are really ugly,I never liked them)and horses in brown and whit.This bear cub I have 2 in brown but without base.I have to take some pictures

Ohhh, those horses are marvellous
How old are they ?
Funny with older gaited horses in a British brand, - or in any European brand.
It is perhaps only 30 - 40 years ago when the Dabish vets thought an Icey was lame if they saw it in pace or Tölt

But if we go app perhaps 300 years back gaited horses were very common in Europe. They called them ambulators, and the smooth gaits were considered espially suited for women - and men of the church

What does TOLT mean?

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It's specific way of moving

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skysthelimit wrote:

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It's specific way of moving

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Yes
It is a four beat gait
Robert shows you fine tölt in his links, - but here you can see the world champion

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Have patience see it all

Look how completely still the rider sits in the saddle in spite of the horse moving as fast as fast galop !

The best iceys can go five gaits : walk, trot, tölt, galop and flying pace.
The so called canter is considered ugly in Iceland, and for hundreds of years it has not been bred for.
Why have canter if you can tölt ?

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Have patience see it all

Pay attention after 1:35

No thanks BTW, there are loads of copies on the market indeed, mostly made by Hong Kong and Singapore companies in the 1970's, often in a smaller scale, so there are many sizes possible.
I think those Britains hunter horses are just walking slowly Susanne, and were not ment to make any special way of moving like tólt...
The bearcub was made in brown by Britains to, it is quit rare.
Here it is:

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Here with the polarbearcub.
There are lots of copies, i do have some to.

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

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I think those Britains hunter horses are just walking slowly Susanne, and were not ment to make any special way of moving like tólt...
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You are probably right, Willy, as Tölt, - or amble as similar gaits are called outside Iceland - was not recognised in England in the last century, where this model was made.
It could be a horse just starting off at a slow canter

Funny thing is that often the Irish cub (tinker, the gypy-horse) can actually go amble.
Some pure-bred Arab horses can also go amble.
It is typically a gait that was bred out of the horses used by the gentry and other wealthy persons in Europe.
It did not look "dignified" enough, especially in front of a carriage - and it is a fact that in lines where amble is strong, there will be the odd "piggy-pacer", a slow, stiff gait that totally lacks elegance, and which is extremely unpleasant to ride

So the last centuries amble has typically only been present in breeds owned by people who were more dependant on other properties than high speed and nice looking gaits like trot and canter ( Slow gallop).

Born This Way, I remember having a sow nursing piglets figure a long time ago. Not sure if it was from that line or if another line made a similar figure?

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Born This Way, I remember having a sow nursing piglets figure a long time ago. Not sure if it was from that line or if another line made a similar figure?

I really don't know,they are probably China copies so they came in many variatons,color and material,I have also this two,and I had one in light pink color but when I was younger I had a thing for wild animals and I foolishly gave away lot of farm animals So here is what is left of my pigs,this white tiny one is my favorite
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Willy,are there any marks on that bear cubs?I believe my are copies but just in case

The original bearcubs are marked with Britains, made in England, otherwise they will be marked with made in Hong Kong or so...

The sow nursing is a pig often to be found in the 1970's farmsets.
But Hausser Elastolin made a figurine like this to.

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Here are my bear cubs,unmarked,of course Brownones are missing a base
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And my sows
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I got this tiger as a gift from a friend from Croatian toy forum.He is rubber and very interesting,and unmarked
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Ohhh, your little tiger is sweet

Your bearcubs are all copies, Hong Kong or China, same for the sows.
The tiger must have made in China, maybe there is a brand under it?
Here are my copies:

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