Tudor Mint
The Tudor Mint is a collectables designer and maker based in Shirley, Solihull and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Watson Group Ltd., their range consists mainly of dark, antique styled collectables including the best selling Dragon range called Myth and Magic. more...
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The products are all hand painted and are usually finished usually with gold or silver plating which produces either a dark gothic effect (Myth and Magic) or brighter effect (Crystal Mementos).
History
The Tudor Mint Ltd. was formed in 1989 and began making the first studies in the Myth and Magic collection in the same year, the range started with twelve designs and more have been made over the years.
The company also produces figures from The Lord of the Rings and several chess sets. Previous ranges that the Tudor Mint have produced have included The Hobbit Collection, The Arthurian Legend, (based on the Tales of King Arthur and including a set of all the Knights of the round table), Dark Secrets (a much darker range of skeletons and demons), and 'pewter effect' eggs that range from whimsical figures to Myth and Magic based eggs and a range of Zodiac eggs. In addition they have produced 'Spellbound'; "hand painted figurines with a combination of pewter, the finest full-lead crystal and cold-cast materials" as the brochure described them.
The Collectors Club
The Tudor Mint have run a collectors club since May 1989. Members of this club receive an exclusive yearly study that is not released on general sale. In addition they are able to purchase two 'members only' studies each year. Again, these do not go onto general sale. Members also receive two editions of the club magazine 'The Methtindour Times' (Methtintdour being an anagram of The Tudor Mint, created by the original magazine editor Allan Frost). There is also a yearly 'Extravaganza' show organised by the company where up to 1200 collectors attend to view new designs, purchase the one yearly off 'Extravanaganza study' as well as enter competitions to win rare and prototype versions of the studies. In addition, traders of the ranges are able to display and sell their products.
Products
Myth and Magic
Myth and Magic products are "studies" of medieval figures and characters from English folklore, made from metal, (commonly mistaken for 'Pewter'), and detailed in antique, silver plate metal embellished with genuine crystals. The "studies" generally consist of Dragons and Wizards, the Dragons are generally shown defending the crystal whilst the wizards are sometimes shown fighting each other or the dragons. Other mythical creatures that have been incorporated into the collection are include Unicorns and birds.
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