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JEAN HOFLER TOY SOLDIERS IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

Some animals like the wild cat were used in western sets, but Jean also made a zoo set.

Jean used the same horses for their knights, Napoleonic and western figures.

Like American companies Jean wholesaled figures to be used as premiums or giveaways in a wide variety of products.

Nigrin (shoe polish) Premiums, note NIGRIN name replaces W.Germany marking under the base.

Medieval Figures and Items

The knights use the same horses as the western figures.

NAPOLEONIC ERA FIGURES

Jean did a series of eight foot figures from the Napoleonic period. The originals were made in a silver plastic (and then painted silver, and has the type of army assignment each figure represents marked under the base. The later REISSUES done in white have these designations removed.

Drummer (Hess-Kessel Tambour).

With Rifle, Shako hat (Oldenbg-Hanseat-Brigade).

With Lance (Preuss Garde Ulan).

With Rifle, helmet ( Bayr.Konigsregiment).

Bugler (Holst-Artillerie).

With sword overhard(Sachs Infantrie-Garde).

With rifle and mitre hat (Preuss Garde-Grenadier.

Officer in bicorn hat, saluting, (Sachs Garde-Division).

AMERICAN WILD WEST FIGURES AND ITEMS

Jean Hofler Wild West Swoppets

Playsets were sold under the BIG brand name.

COWBOYS

Each mounted figure will come with a horse. It seems likely that the figure with the whip JHMCB7 was designed to be the wagon driver, although any mounted figure will attach to a wagon.

INDIANS

Jean Indian woman walking. -

CAVALRY