Knights of Avalon

 

Cherilea .Wild West 

Cherilea Products Ltd, Marton, Blackpool. Produced started 1947.

Production transferred to plastic initially from the hollow-cast moulds after 1957/58

Produced lead farm, zoo, wild west and knight figures from 1947 to about 1961. 

The hard to find figures are the Journey into space series and the Baronial series knights, both worth the search. 

As with most lead producers Cherilea's first plastic figures  were from their lead moulds. The knight from the Baronial being one of the rarest. 

The original plastic designs had a range of swoppet knights and cowboys, as well as a nice varied range of soldiers and ancients including a Roman chariot plus Boudicca. 

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Davy Crockett with rifle

Davy Crockett with revolver

Cowboy with revolver 

Cowboy kneeling with revolver

Indian kneeling with tomahawk.

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Charbens. Wild West 
Founded by Ben and Charles Reid in the mid 1920's at Charbens & Co Ltd at Andover Yard, Hornsey Road London

Figures were produced from the early 1920 till the mid 60's . the Cowboy and Indian's are my favorite, such as the mounted Buffalo Bill and the Canadian mounted Police. They also produced a good range of horse drawn vehicles . Milk carts and bread vans and other home delivered perishables of the early to mid 1900's. 

Plastic production figures were 54mm and 60mm scale and covered a wide range.

If you come across a boxed Sir Francis Drake set from the late 50's, you have one of the rarest Charbens.

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Indian running with rifle Detachable Indian chief with rifle on galloping horse Standing Indian with shield and tomahawk Kneeling cowboy firing pistol, plus a second drawn Cowgirl on detachable horse 
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Standing Cowboy with lasso Cowboy firing pistol on detachable horse Royal Canadian Mounted Police on detachable horse Cowboy with arm and hat held up on detachable horse Cowboy with arm raised on detachable horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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