ELASTOLIN No: 13512 ½
HISTORY
Made by O & M Hausser, Ludwigsberg, Germany, 1928/29.
CHARTERHOUSE large castle
HISTORY
This toy fort was marketed by the firm of Mr C E Turnbull trading as C.E.T. & Co, of London, England, using the trade names CETANDCO and, more commonly, Charterhouse. He was operating from about 1910 to 1930 - not so much as a manufacturer as a producer of elaborate play sets assembled using the products of many independent manufacturers.
It is not known whether he manufactured the toy forts marketed under the Charterhouse brand or not, but it is most likely that another made them to his order. It appears to have been loosely modelled on the Tower of London, but it is unknown if it was marketed as such.
TRI-ANG Castle Series No.5: Harlech
HISTORY
Made by Lines Bros Ltd., Merton, London, UK, 1959.
This is one of their series of large toy forts based on real castles. There were four in the series, numbered strangely 3 to 6 - Harlech Castle was no:5 - and another (Rochester), an enlarged version of No:4 Dover, was added later (1963). It was an amazingly accurate model of the actual fort. It remained in Tri-ang's catalogue until 1965. This particular model was the subject of an article in Old Toy Soldier, Vol 23, No 2, pp 27-29.
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