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Historical Reproduction Artifacts, Props, and Advice

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Tods Stuff makes reproduction items to the highest standards of authenticity and accuracy, well respected throughout the world, but media and museums may have additional requirements.

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Tod Media recognises this and works with your organisation to blend the requirements of ‘historical accuracy’ with the requirements of your application. Working in the media and museum industries as well as artifact reproduction since 1993, means we understand your needs fully and how to deliver reliably.

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Tod Media batch produce larger runs of items if required, but specialises in handmade items. Handmade objects have a feel and look that is all their own; it cannot be replicated by a machine made piece that has been artworked to improve its realism. One is the real thing and the other is trying to be the real thing.

We are a specialist in making historical items and so will work faster, cheaper and more knowledgeably than prop houses or effects/models companies.
Personally, the making of historical objects is both my job and my absolute passion and this knowledge, combined with my years in the media industries, allows Tod Media to advise you depending on your production needs. Either from a historical point of view trying solely to be accurate to the period or from an Art Directors view, trying to provide a particular ‘feel’ that may be incorrect historically, but correct visually.

Tod Media can also provide in depth advice regarding social history, military and social weaponry, artifact usage and day to day life and has advised authors, film companies, TV production companies, theatres and museums.

Most recently Tod Media has supplied props for the new Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe epic "Robin Hood", and over 300 items for the massive representation of Dover Castle by English Heritage.

As well as a long list of smaller organizations Tod Media has supplied reproduction artifacts to the following:

THEATRE MUSEUMS / HOUSES FILM / TV
Royal Shakespeare Company English Heritage Alexander (Film)
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre The National Trust The Weapons that Made Britain (TV)
Les Miserables Mary Rose Trust (Museum) Colonial House (US TV)
Cyrano de Bergerac Middle Ages Centre (Norway) The Tudors (US/UK TV)
  Weald & Downland Museum The Other Boleyn Girl
  Plimoth Plantation
(Museum, US)
Centurion (film)
  Hampton Court Palace
Kitchens
Your Highness (film)
  The Tower of London Robin Hood (film)
  The Royal Ontario Museum Channel idents (BBC)
  Shakespeare Birthplace Trust T-Mobile - 'Archers' (TV Advert)
  The Victoria and Albert Museum Ironclad (film)
  The Royal Armouries (Leeds) VW car lift exhibit