Hilary Page Toys

The press cuttings section (under publications) has been updated with many more gems, courtesy of my collaborator on this site, Susan Mayes.  Pick a year - perhaps the one of your birth and see how Kiddicraft were featured in the press.

New sections under 'Products',  'Crown Caps' - A summary of identifying caps on beers and mixers.  'Tiger Toys' Petersfield, their products and relationship with Kiddicraft.              

After Kiddicraft launched their Miniatures range in 1957, it quickly became apparent that although the groceries with sweets in appealed to children, there was a market with adult collectors for the replica alcohol and tobacco products.   Gold Seal Miniatures Limited was set up to market these through other outlets than toy shops.  Although the product range was essentially the same as had been launched under the Kiddicraft brand, Gold Seal Miniatures were packed in gold window boxes (bottles) and matchbooks (tobacco).  There were a total of 103 bottles and 7 tobacco products all of which you can see on www.hilarypagetoys.com

We have updated the Tin, Bottle, Carton and Specials sections with new photography of the best examples we have in the archive.  There are still a few missing, so if you have items to sell then please get in touch through the 'contact us' link at the bottom of the page.