THE MAKERS TAYLOR & BARRETT
TAYLOR & SONS
AND
BARRETT & SONS
ENGLAND
Taylor and Barrett Zoo Scene

PART OF

"THE ZOOMAN"
COLLECTION

Richard Lewis

Taylor & Barrett started their Company in the 1920's.  After the war they split and re-started with their respective sons and named their companies F G Taylor & Sons and A Barrett & Sons. They also split the moulds the toys were made in. This makes some pieces difficult to identify. The following pictures show pieces I have in my collection, some of which I bought new back in the 1950's. Some are boxed sets and some are displays. I hope you will find them interesting.
 
 

THE RAREST PIECE 
IN THE SERIES IS 
THE TAYLOR & BARRETT SEAL POND

 

The Chimpanzees' Tea Party in Plastic with Keeper and original box
(Taylor & Sons)

The Chimps Tea Party in Lead with Keeper and original box
(Taylor & Barrett)

The Elephant Ride Set in Plastic with four passengers and Keeper and original box
(Taylor & Sons)

 


The Llama Cart Ride.The cart is Lead and the rest are Plastic including the Keeper 
(Barrett & Sons)


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