Crescent

Crescent was a British maker of hollowcast lead and later plastic from 1922 to 1981. It was founded by Henry Eagles and Arthur Schneider. The company was called Crescent because the business was started at home in Henry Eagles' garage, which was in a crescent in London. Following Henry Eagles' death in 1942, the company was run by his brother Arthur. In 1949, the factory moved to Cwmbran in Wales and was run by Henry's son Harry from 1950 onwards. Harry Eagles continued to run the firm with the help of his brothers Frank (designer and artist) and Ernie (technical and production manager) and his sister Doris (company secretary) until his retirement in 1975. Crescent produced toy soldiers and knights, toy guns, toy cars, farm vehicles, train sets and also some wild and farm animals.