Timpo Toys started hollow-cast production in 1949 and this use of lead was halted in about 1956. to make way for plastic ranges, again Timpo gave us some great swoppet style figures in their knights, wild west and ancients. 

For me their lead ranges were never surpassed, their last and for me their finest were the Quentin Qurward series from the M G M film of the same name, designed my Norman Tooth.

This final M G M and Timpo Toys collaboration followed on from the Knights of the Round Table and Ivanhoe which resulted in two great sets of knights.

The horse and riders were sold in single plain or with great art work boxes. The standing figures were supplied in trade packs of one dozen.

There were also over 37 combination sets of figures depicting various wild west scenes, plenty to collect if you can find them, they are scarce, as are all the hollow-cast Timpo boxes. 

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Timpo

Mounted Cowboy (two gun)

Indian with large Tom-Tom

Mounted Cowboy  (gun on back)

Indian with small Tom-Tom

Mounted  Buffalo Bill

Indian walking

Mounted Sheriff

Indian with rifle

Mounted Cowboy (lasso)

Chief standing

Mounted Cowboy (hands bound)

 Chief Sitting

Mounted Cowboy (fatigued)

Sheriff Standing

Mounted Cowboy (lassoing)

Timpo Tim

Mounted Cowboy (surrendering)

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Slim

Mounted Cowboy (wounded)

Bandit

Mounted Indian (with shield)

Mounted Cowboy (firing rifle)

Indian Woman

Mounted Indian (with bow)

Cowboy tied to tree trunk

Mounted Indian (with spear)

Standing Indian (with bow)

Hopalong Cassidy standing

Kneeling Indian (bow)

Hopalong Cassidy fighting

Two sitting Cowboys with camp fire

Lucky Jenkins mounted

Indian crawling

Lucky Jenkins standing

Indian running

California Carlson mounted

Canadian Mounted Police

California Carlson standing