Greenwood & Ball

Greenwood & Ball was started in 1938 by John Greenwood (sculptor) and Katherine Ball (painter). Katherine Ball left the company in 1961 to get married. The company was one of the first to start selling 25mm scale figures. John Greenwood sold the company to Bill Pearce (W.F. Pearce) in 1971 and the company name carried on as a brand. The majority of the 25mm figure ranges were most recently owned by Amazon Miniatures. Other sculptors to work for them included: Al Charles, John Braithwaite, Cliff Sanderson, and John Tassell. [1,2]

Addresses

• Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK.
• 61 Westbury St, Thornaby-on-Tees, Teesside [3]
• Unit 27, Bon Lee Trading Estate, Thornaby-on-Tees, Cleveland [4]
• Stockton-on-Tees

US Distribution

• Coulter-Bennett Ltd., 12158 Hamlin St., North Hollywood, California, 91606 (exclusive USA retailers in 1973)

Associated Companies

• Garrison
• Rose Miniatures
• Amazon Miniatures

References

• [1], George R R Martin, "Kits and Casting"
• [2], Web Archive, "Greenwood & Ball, Garrison and Rose Miniatures"
• [3], "Greenwood & Ball (Advert)", "White Dwarf 5" (Feb/Mar 1978), page 2
• [4], "Greenwood & Ball (Advert)", "White Dwarf 11" (Feb/Mar 1979), page 25
• [5], dawleyhistory.com, "Greenwood & Ball"