@Don McErlean posted:Well, I thought I would post a small item I acquired during my longish vacation on the east coast over the holidays. I found a couple of antique stores in Savannah, Ga that advertised antique toys. In one I found some neat Corgi cars and in another I found this lead figure, I am assuming it is Barclay as it is a perfect match to my RR (and Christmas) figures. This one is a bit unusual and out of character but it was in near perfect condition and it has a strong bond with our family. It is a Nurse. My wife retired in 2007 after 40 years of nursing as a career. So this is going on the layout somewhere to symbolize her being a strong part of the RR.
Here she is. I date the figure from about the 1950's likely due to the length of the skirt on her uniform. In addition my wife told me that in the 1970's the nurses changed their work attire to "scrubs" like most of the doctors and nurses you see on TV today and thus they abandoned the cap that had been part of the uniform for decades. So I would have to say that the figure was made sometime between 1950 and 1970. She is going to reside on the station platform, patiently waiting for the local train to transport her downtown to the main hospital.
Happy weekend
Don
Hello Don , Nice find regarding the nurse . Yes it is a Barclay piece B83a Nurse, hand on hip . The nurse first appeared in a Barclays catalog in 1936 or 1937 , I'm not sure how long she was in production , maybe into the early 50's . Barclay went out of business in 1971. I got this info from a few toy soldier books that I have .
