Britains pigs from 1971

In 1968 Britains started to change to PVC plastic and PVC paints for their figures. Also from 1969 they decided to reduce their Farm animal range and start introducing new mouldings.

 

In 1971 Britains introduced ten new Farm animal mouldings. Four of these were pigs. These are the first four from the left:

 

Piglet standing, sow, Saddleback boar and piglet feeding.

 

Both the sow and boar were available in pink and Saddleback versions. They were all withdrawn in 1992. The piglets from 1971 to 1992 may have been available in black as well as pink.

 

The piglets were re-introduced in 1995 to replace their replacements! From 1995 they were definitely available in black as well as pink. The two pink piglets on the right are made in a translucent type plastic.

 

The Old Spot sow was introduced in 1992 and originally made in China.

 

The piglets above have: "Britains Eng" on their bellies. The pink sow has: "Britains Ltd England 1971 (C)" on her belly. The Saddleback boar has: "Britains Ltd 1971 (C) England" on his belly.

 

All the 1971 mouldings are currently available.

 

Chris

 

 

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