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The Chicago Toy Soldier Show is a
toy soldier A toy soldier is a miniature figurine that represents a soldier. The term applies to depictions of uniformed military personnel from all eras, and includes knights, cowboys, Native Americans in the United States, American Indians, pirates, samu ...
and
model figure A model figure is a scale model representing a human, monster or other creature. Human figures may be either a generic figure of a type (such as "World War II Luftwaffe aviator, pilot"), a historical personage (such as "Henry VIII of England, King ...
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. It is held annually in the
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suburb of
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. The weekend event features 350 tables of toy soldiers and related
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s. In 2005, the show attracted a crowd of 1,800 from all over the United States as well as other countries. It is one of the oldest and largest toy soldier shows in North America.


History

The show was organized by OTSN, Inc., publisher of ''Old Toy Soldier News''. It became known as the Old Toy Soldier Show or simply, the OTSN Show. In 2016, one of the original founders of OTSN purchased the show from the other partners. CTSS, Inc. began organizing the show. The show was held at the
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Regency Hotel near
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, in the
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suburb of
Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg ( ) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, Cook and DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 78,723, making Schaumburg the most populou ...
. Due to complications during contract negotiations, the relationship with Hyatt was terminated in January 2023. In 2023, Matthew Murphy of Hobby Bunker took over organization of the show. The name changed to Chicagoland Toy Soldier Show.


Event dates

* September 28, 2008Chicago Toy Soldier Show Homepage
Retrieved September 30, 2008. * September 27, 2009 * September 26, 2010 * September 25, 2011


See also

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Toy soldier A toy soldier is a miniature figurine that represents a soldier. The term applies to depictions of uniformed military personnel from all eras, and includes knights, cowboys, Native Americans in the United States, American Indians, pirates, samu ...
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Tin soldier Tin soldiers are miniature toy soldiers that are very popular in the world of collecting. They can be bought finished or in a raw state to be hand-painted. They are generally made of pewter, tin, lead, other metals or plastic. Often very e ...
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Model figure A model figure is a scale model representing a human, monster or other creature. Human figures may be either a generic figure of a type (such as "World War II Luftwaffe aviator, pilot"), a historical personage (such as "Henry VIII of England, King ...
*
Army men Army men, or plastic soldiers, are toy soldiers that are about tall and most commonly molded from low-density polyethylene plastic, which makes them durable and flexible. Unlike the more expensive toy soldiers available in hobby shops, army men ...
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Dimestore soldiers Dimestore soldier is a name first given by collector and author Don Pielin to American-made toy soldiers sold individually in five and dime stores from the 1930s to the 1950s before being replaced by plastic toy soldiers called army men. Though m ...


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External links


Chicago Toy Soldier Show Homepage
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