ANTIQUE (1910-1920) SPRING ACTION MATCH SHOOTING WW1 HOWITZER LEAD CANNON DEPOSE FRANCE S.R. (SIMON & RIVOLLET) WITH HORSE DRAWN LIMBER WAGON FOR AMMUNITION (INCLUDING THE DRIVER! - RARE)

A RARE ANTIQUE LEAD CAST WW1 (SEE THE SPOKE WHEELS) HOWITZER CANNON WITH SPRING ACTION (REALLY CAN SHOOT MATCHES) WITH HORSE DRAWN LIMBER SUPLLY WAGON FOR AMMUNITION. THE DRIVER IS ALSO STILL PART OF THE PACKAGE WHICH IS A RARE FIND!
 
MADE BY THE FRENCE COMPANY SIMON & RIVOLLET (S.R.) WHICH MADE LEAD AND TIN CAST TOYS BETWEEN 1890 AND 1920.
 
RARE ITEM I FOUND ONE SOLD ON THE AUCTION SITE CHRISTIES AND A FEW OTHER INCOMPLETE ONES ON OTHER SITES AND THE PRICES WERE RATHER HIGH. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK.

SIMON & RIVOLLET (1890-1920):
The "SR" is the Simon & Rivollet company initials and was made in Paris France. The Simon et Rivollet Company was an old French toy manufacturer in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It had used lead casting in making older antique toys as the early toy making firms did.
From 1890, they produced trinkets for the Paris tourist trade, such as miniatures of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. Model cars and tanks were produced between 1910 and 1914.
By 1918 and the end of World War 1, the company had become known as Successor et Rivolet - the name change implies the death of Monsieur Simon, and the continuance of the company by his wife. THE TRAIL GETS COLD IN EUROPE AROUND 1920 BUT Some observers have noticed the similarity of craftsmanship and detail between these models and the early Tootsietoys from the USA, giving rise to speculation that the pattern maker may have left France for the United States.

SIZE: HORSE DRAWN CART: 12CM LONG 8CM HIGH WITH DRIVER 5,5CM WIDE
HOWITZER: 14CM LONG 6CM HIGH 5CM WIDE
 
CONDITION: SOME SCRATCHES AND SMUDGES. STRUCTURALLY IN GOOD CONDITION. HOWITZER SPRING ACTION STIL WORKS AND SHOOTS MATCHES LIKE CRAZY. HORSES AND DRIVER UNCLUDED!