Originally formed in the 1940s in Burnley, UK, Cherilea was a prolific producer of toy figures, first in lead than later, in plastic. The company was created by two gentlemen, Wilfred Cherington and James(?) Leaver, who combined their surnames to form Cherilea. Wilf Cherington was a former designer with both Crescent Toys and John Hill and Company (JoHillCo).
The range of products was substantial, with figures ranging from soldiers, cowboys and indians, animals, farms to sci-fi, Action Man and Dr Who, and the station signs illustrated below. The company continued until 1978, at which time the tooling was sold.
Cherilea boxed set of cast metal Station Name Signs |
Cherilea boxed set of cast metal Station Name Signs |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Bath and Chester |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Birmingham |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Bradford |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Bristol |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Crewe |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Edinburgh |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Exeter |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Glasgow |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Lancaster |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Leeds |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Liverpool |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Newport |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Plymouth |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Preston |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Signs, St. Asaph, Sheffield and York |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Sheffield |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Stirling |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Tonypandy |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, Whitby |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, York |
Cherilea cast metal Station Name Sign, reverse |
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