Nationality: British
Britains, earlier known by the founder's name W. Britain, is a British toy brand and former manufacturing company known for its die-cast scale models of agricultural machinery, and figurines. The company was established in 1893 as a toy soldiers manufacturer.
With its factory set in London, Britains then diversified into other associated toys such as die-cast zamacmilitary trucks, commercial vehicles, and toy cars.
Today, the Britains brand is owned by Tomy since 2011, and the W. Britain brand by First Gear, Inc.
In 1921, the Britains "Model Home Farm" was launched, including 30 farm figures and animals as well as the first farm vehicle, a tumbrel cart. The first tractor model was the Fordson Major, introduced in 1948, three years after the real tractor. In 1968, the Massey Ferguson 135 became the first non-Fordtractor in the range. The Massey Ferguson 760 combine harvester was voted UK Toy of the Year in 1978. In the 1980s more than 120 new models were produced for the Britains Farm. 2007 saw the first vintage model, the Ford 5000 tractor. In 2021 Britains celebrated 100 years as Europe’s oldest specialist in farm toys with a limited edition of the Fordson Major tractor.
