The Tudor Mint
From Lost Minis Wiki
(Redirected from Category:The Tudor Mint)
| Status | Out of Business |
|---|---|
| Active | 1989 - 2013 |
| Website | www.tudormint.info (archived) |
| Address | Solihull, England, UK |
The Tudor Mint was a trading name of The Watson Group, a jewelry company founded in 1915 (the WAPW on the bases of many figures stands for Walter Archibald Parker Watson the original jeweller) [1]. The new name was adopted at the end of the 1970s. In 1989 they introduced The Myth & Magic Collection - a range of fantasy figurines in metal adorned with crystals. In 1991 the brand had become a limited company in its own right. In 2007 the company was sold to the Xystos Group who stopped making most of the ranges. Xystos went into administration in September 2013.
The Tudor Mint
- Miscellaneous
- Catalogs
- Range List
- Arthurian
- Arthurian Legend
- King Arthur Chess Set
- The Knights of the Round Table
- Collectors Club
- Coins
- Design A Model
- Extravaganza
- Members Only Studies
- Membership Studies
- One Year Only Studies
- Loyalty Studies
- Crystal Mementos
- Dreams of Fantasy
- Flora & Fauna
- Bearing Crystal
- Myth & Magic
- Eggs & Inners
- Larger Size Studies
- Miniature Size Studies
- Standard Size Studies
- Single Cast Studies
- Zodiac Collection
[edit]
Company History
- 1914 Walter Archibald Parker Watson sells jewellery business to Augustus Harry Power and Clarence Oswald Flint.
- 1915 Power and Flint incorporate W.A.P. Watson keeping the original founders name.
- 1989 (Feb) Myth & Magic Range introduced. [5]
- 1991 Tudor Mint becomes a limited company.
- Late 1990’s Spellbound (resin)
- 2004 Crystal Mementos range released.
- 2007 Company sold to Xystos
- 2008 Xystos cease production of Enchantica range (purchased by Xystos in 2005 from Royal Doulton). [4]
- 2013 Xystos ceases trading.
[edit]
Addresses
- 36 Northampton Street, Birmingham, England (in 1929)
- 9-10 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, England (in 1947)
- Vulcan Road, Solihull, England (moved in 1954)
- The Watson Group Ltd, Tudor House, Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4ND, England
[edit]
References
- [1], World Collectors Net, "Myth & Magic Collectables"
- [2], Academic, "The Tudor Mint Ltd."
- [3], Grace’s Guide, "W.A.P. Watson"
- [4] The Sorcerers Library, "About Enchantica - Xystos"
- [5], LMW, '"Commemorative Studies - 10th Anniversary Piece"
