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Description: | The Crescent Toy Company made this model Garden Tea Party in 1950. Founded by Henry Eagles and Arthur Schneider in the 1920s, the company was based in Islington, north London. During World War II, production of cast metal toys was halted to help the war effort, but business resumed afterwards. By 1950, the Crescent Toy Company was producing a range of cast metal toys including soldiers, racing cars, historical figures, model aircraft, warships and farm equipment. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | work Leisure Power and Politics | Temporal: | 1950 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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