Abstract
AbstractA recent exhibition at the Museum of Childhood (part of the Victoria and Albert Museum collections) entitled War Games displayed, amongst others, five sets of German toy soldiers. They derived from different manufacturers, with the most famous being Elastolin of the O. & M. Hausser company, and dated from the 1920s to the 1950s. All figures had their composite wood pulp material in common. This variety of manufacturers together with the wide range of dates transformed these collections into an ideal comparison case study. Little information was available about this type of object from a conservation perspective therefore a thorough examination was necessary. This article discusses the results from a literature review and technical observations. The information gained was complemented with analytical research carried out using X-radiography and Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy. In conclusion, the conservation intervention aimed towards the preservation of all inherent characteristics...
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