As an appendix to a past blog article written in 2006, which has received recent revived interest; https://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2019/06/greenwood-ball-connoisseur-military.html I’m undertaking this project in an attempt to recover and reconstruct a more complete history of the Firm of Greenwood and Ball, and a complete list of their products.
Original workers at Spring Village, Horsehay, about 1949-50. Left to right:-
Mr. Greenwood (seated), Eleanor Clay (standing behind), Brenda Yarnald, Mrs.
Ball (Kathleen's mother), Kathleen Ball, Cynthia Booth (standing) and seated,
an American gentleman called Herbert Jackson with Mr. Greenwood's Red Setter
dog called Flare.
Among other listings/catalogues, in 1973 a GREENWOOD AND BALL Catalogue was
issued which listed the following series and individual figures. What is not
known, for each unit, corps, regiment, etc. how many different uniforms and
poses were offered, and were the figures individually numbered? At that time
prices started at $40.00 USD. Currently a single cursory page listing (#11) is
being offered on e-Bay for GBP 19.99 ($26.40 USD). Apologies, this is the best
available image.
The following is an initial, and will be a continuing attempt to research and identify a comprehensive list of figures produced. Although John Greenwood worked in other scales, this list is of 32nd scale (i.e. 54mm or 2 1/4 in.). From 1938 to1966 He, Ms. Kathleen Ball, and their staff, produced 500 different figures in that scale. The total quantity of figures produced is unknown to the author. Additional figures which have been added below are from those found from other sources, or which the author has physically seen. Reader additions and corrections are both solicited and sincerely appreciated.
ALL BRITISH ARMY – 1914
Cavalry Regiments
The Life Guards
The Horse Guards
1st Royal Dragoons
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), Officer, Review order
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), Officer, Patrol Blues
6th Inniskilling Dragoons
7th Dragoon Guards Officer, Review Order
Yorkshire Dragoons
Royal Horse Artillery, Officer, Review Order
Royal Engineers, Officer, Review Order
Hussar Regiments
11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), Officer, Review Order
13th Hussars, Officer, Review Order
14th (King's) Hussars
Active Service 1914 British Cavalry Officer
Lancer Regiments
9th Queen’s Own Royal Lancers
16th/5th Lancers
17th Lancers, (Duke of Cambridge’s Own), Officer, Review Order
17th/21st Lancers
21st Lancers (Empress of India's), Officer, Review Order
Royal Tank Regiment, Officer, Review Order
Infantry Regiments
Grenadier Guards
Welsh Guards (1915)
Coldstream Guards
Irish Guards
Scots Guards
Royal Scots
1st Regiment of Foot (The Royal Scots) Officer, circa 1956
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Cameronians
Highland Light Infantry
Blackwatch (2 known different figures)
Cameron Highlanders (5 known different figures)
Seaforth Highlanders
Gordon Highlanders
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (3 known different figures)
24th South Wales Borderers, Officer, Review Order
Northhamptonshire, Officer
City of London (Rough Rider)
Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs), Officer, Review Order
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Officer, Review Order
The Parachute Regiment, Officer, Service Dress
Royal Irish Rifles, Officer, Review Order
Line Infantry Officer, Review Order
Active Service 1914 British Infantry Officer
The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own Officer, Review
Order)
H.H. Sir Partap Singh Bahadur, Review Order
3rd Indian Cavalry
5th Indian Cavalry
11th King Edward's Own Lancers (Probyn's
Horse)
5th Cavalry
16th Cavalry
17th Cavalry
1st Hyderabad Lancers, Officer, Review Order
18th King George's Own Lancers
27th Madras Light Cavalry, Officer, Review Order
29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), Risaldar, Review Order
30th Lancers (Gordon’s Horse), Officer, Review Order
37th Lancers (Baluch Horse), Risaldar
1st Duke of York’s Own Cavalry (Skinners Horse)
6th Punjabs, Riseldar
21st Punjabs, Riseldar
27th Punjabi Infantry, Risaldar
51st Sikhs, Risaldar, Review Order
130th Baluch Regiment, Risaldar, Review Order
59th Scinde Rifles, Officer
33rd Punjab Rifles, Officer, Review Order
43rd Erinpurra Irregular Force Indian Army, Risaldar
Governors Body Guards
Governor General's Bodyguard Madras, Officer, Review Order
Mysore Transport Corps, Officer, Review Order
Army (Wehrmacht)
Officer, Parade Dress (2 known different
figures)
Officer, Lt General, Parade Dress
Officer, Panzer Corps, Battledress
Air Force (Luftwaffe)
German Fallschirmjäger (Paratrooper), Reading Map
Navy (Kriegsmarine)
Waffen-SS
The following image is an assortment of German Army figures 1910 - 1945
This second image, while severely lacking clarity shows a fuller inventory of WWII German figures.
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WWII German Wehrmacht, Officer, Lt General, Parade Dress |
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WWI German Hussar Regiment Parade Dress |
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WWII German Wehrmacht, Officer and General, Stalhelms, Service and Parade Dress |
SCOTTISH CLANSMEN – HISTORICAL
The following images are excellent examples of this series. Total number of figures in series is to be determined.
MEN AT ARMS 14th -15th CENTURY
ENGLISH
English Royal Household
Black Prince's Household
Welsh troops serving with The Black Prince
Men of Sussex
De Bohum's Household
Sir Roger Mortimer
Glamorgan Welsh
Lisle of Rougemont's Household
Montacute Archers
Ufford's Archers
FRENCH
Paris a Amiens Militia
Count of Armagnac
Guillaume Martel (Sieur de Bacqueville)
Sieur de Creguy
Comte de Blarmont
Duke de Bar
The Dauphin
Comte de Soissons
SPECIAL FIGURES
H.M. Queen Elizabeth Il in Coronation Robes
H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Naval uniform (Honorary
Admiral)
Lord Horacio Nelson
Light Infantry 1955
Staff Services
Queen Anne 1704
Prince George of Denmark 1704
Admiral Royal Navy
Officer of U.S. Marines
Officer, Royal Navy
Officer, Royal Marines
Royal Marine Commando Officer, Service Dress
Officer U.S. Army in khaki
Officer, Jungle uniform
Officer. Desert uniform
Officer, Queens Westminsters
Officer, 11th Hussars. khaki
Officer. 5th Inniskillings
Officer. R.A.F Full dress
French Garde du Corps
French Cuirassiers
French Bodyguard Hussars
Prussian Hussars
Brunswick Hussars
Hussar wearing pelisse
Saxon Hussars
Russian Don Cossack, Officer (Extremely rare and reputed to be an early piece from Ball's Private Collection)
Shown are additional images of Greenwood and Ball figures.
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Left to right are; Royal Engineers, Officer, Review Order, Line Infantry, Officer, Review Order, Royal Irish Rifles, Officer, Review Order. |
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| Royal Tank Regiment, Officer, Review Order. |
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Gordon Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel, front), Mounted Duties. |
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Gordon Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel, rear), Mounted Duties. |
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Seaforth Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel), Review Order, and Cameron Highlander, Officer (Senior Colonel), Review Order. |
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| Royal Navy, Officer, Admiral, Full Dress |
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London Scottish, Officer, Review Order, Seaforth Highlanders, Officers, Review Order. |
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Scots Guards, Drum Major, Officer, Review Order, and Officer, Patrol Dress |
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Royal Scots Fusiliers, Highland Light Infantry, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Officers, Review Order |
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Hon Maj. Gen. HH. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur |
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King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, Officer, Review Order |
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Royal Horse Guards, Officer, Review Order |
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Scots Guards, Officer, Review Order |
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Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Officer, Review Order |
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| Officer, Jungle Dress |
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| 14th (King's) Hussars, Officer, Review Order |
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1st Duke of York's Own (Skinner's Horse), Officer, Review Order |
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| 3rd Indian Cavalry, Officer, Review Order |
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| WWII German Wehrmacht Lt. General in Parade Dress |
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| 13th Lancers, Duke of Connaught's Own British Indian Army Officer, Review Order |
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| 79th Regiment of Foot, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Colonel, Review Order |
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| WWII German Wehrmacht Officer in Parade Dress |
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| The First Regiment of Foot, Royal Scots Officer, Review Order |
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| British 14th Army Infantryman, Jungle Dress |
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| 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) Officer, Review Order |
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| 16th/5th Lancers Officer, Review Order |
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| 42nd Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch) Colonel, Mounted (Trews) Order |