Distler (Germany) Electro Matic 7500 Porsche, light green with red seats and grey hood and dashboard, with remote cable (rubber parts perished). Overall light scratching and rubbing to body and light surface corrosion to bright metal parts - Good. Box base Good Plus but lid Poor (missing 2 sides), 10"/25.5cm long. £140-£160
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Codeg (Joustra France) Grab Crane, yellow plastic body, red tinplate base and jib with yellow tinplate bucket. Hand operated. Would benefit from a light clean. Some scratching to bucket but overall Good Plus. 18"/45cm to top of jib. Box Good, some staining to lid. £30-£50
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Russian tinplate Toboggan Run. Solidly constructed heavy gauge tinplate decorated with attractive snow scenes. Complete with key and 2 sledges. Good Plus for display, box Good with some wear to edges of lid. 19"/47.5cm long. £20-£40
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Tomy (Japan) battery operated Viscount Airliner with Ramp in white and blue Lufthansa livery. Tinplate and plastic fuselage with operating cockpit and passenger door, plastic wings, complete with very unusual tinplate passenger ramp and passenger. Plane is Excellent with clean battery compartment, ramp is Good (rubber steps perished). Box is Fair (small hole to base and one end detached from lid), 19"/48cm wingspan. £80-£120
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Louis Marx (Japan) battery operated BOAC VC-10 tinplate and plastic Airliner in white and blue BOAC livery. Some dents and scratches to left wing, crack to underside of fuselage and rear plastic cover missing from one engine. Battery compartment clean. Good. Box is Good with inner packing but some crushing to lid. Wingspan 13.5"/34cm. £40-£60
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Distler (Germany) Electromatic Filling Station with Car. Detailed tinprinted Kiosk with petrol pump and hose. Plastic Studebaker Car in red with plated parts, also includes 2 plastic mechanic figures. Battery compartment of kiosk is clean, some light scratching and edge wear to roof of kiosk and scratches to roof of car. Good Plus. Box lid missing. Base is Good Plus. Car 5.5"/14cm long. £60-£80
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Tinplate Aero Club Plane by Joustra (France), tinplate Tank (unknown maker) and plastic Easy-Show Projector by Chad Valley. The red friction drive plane has damage to one wing and cockpit cover is detached. The tank has some corrosion to the battery compartment. Projector has no films but includes instructions. Generally Fair. (3) £20-£30
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Large quantity of plastic Transport Toys. Included in this lot are: boxed battery operated non-stop Racer (Hong Kong); boxed Push and Go friction drive Tram (Great Britain); boxed Farm Lorry toy Le Galois (France); miniature Farm Set (Hong Kong); Yacht in original packaging (Hong Kong); remote controlled battery operated Bulldozer by Marx; a Land Rover by Jimson (Hong Kong). Together with a large quantity of other plastic vehicles including a number of small scale lorries and cars mainly made in Hong Kong. Condition varies from Good to Excellent. £20-£30
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Lehmann (Western Germany) Columbus Ocean Liner with twin black, white and green funnels. Part of the Lehmann Bath Tub Fleet. No key, otherwise Excellent. Box Good Plus, minor crushing and small tear to top. Length 7.5"/19cm. £10-£20
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Triang Minic and British tinplate group. Pre-war Breakdown Truck, blue and red, some corrosion to bright parts, tyres perished and crane jib slightly buckled. Pre-war Refuse Truck, red and green, some corrosion to bright parts. Minic Racing Car, green, tyres perished. Wells Pocketoy Removal Van, red, missing radiator grille and some denting to bodywork. S.E.L. Steam driven Hacksaw, missing drive pulley. Also small plastic and tin friction drive Tanker, lacking body. Two Minic and 1 Chad Valley Wee-Kin keys included (6). Condition varies from Fair to Good Plus. £40-£60
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Triang 2 x pressed steel KL44 Cranes, red with black base. A promotional label on undersides states "A model of the 4-ton Jones Mobile Crane made by K&L Steel Founders & Engineers Ltd of Letchworth, England, makers of the world's best mobile cranes which are distributed in Great Britain by George Cohen Sons & Co. Ltd". Good to Good Plus. Height to top of jib 17"/44.5cm. (2) £30-£50
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Triang 2 x pressed steel Trucks. (1) Breakdown Truck, red. Replacement cord and hook to crane. Length 22"/56cm, Good. (2) Tipper Truck, nicely repainted in red but lacks Triang transfer. Length 19.5"/49.5cm. Good Plus as repaint. (2) £20-£30
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Triang and Sutcliffe pressed steel Cranes. Triang Crane in red with replacement winding handle and cord. 15.5"/39.5cm high. Sutcliffe Crane in yellow and red with replacement cord and Meccano hook. Missing ratchet. 11.5"/29cm high. Fair to Good. £10-£20
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Modern tinplate clockwork Fire Engine. Maker unknown. Hand painted in red and white. Some rubbing and scratches to mudguards. Length 7"/18cm. In copy Corgi Toys box. £5-£10
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Large tinplate "Esso" Service Station. Forecourt is 19.5" x 14" (50cm x 36cm). Colourful lithographed service station building and showroom. Forecourt with three period petrol pumps, hydraulic service ramp and controls. Made in England but no maker's mark. This is a fascinating piece as the roof lifts off to reveal a wired hydraulic pump and reservoir linked by tubing to the ramp and one petrol pump. Also appears to be wired for lighting the pump tops. Some minor paint loss to forecourt, fading to pump fronts and corrosion spots to roof sign. Otherwise Good Plus. £40-£60
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TN (Japan) tinplate Magic Action Bulldozer. Battery operated with bump and go action and detachable tinplate driver, red with yellow seat and silver blade and track guards. Battery compartment generally clean with very slight sign of corrosion to inside of cover. Otherwise Excellent. Box Very Good with piece missing to one side of lid. Length 9"/23cm. £30-£50
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Modern Toys (Japan) Tom and Jerry Comic Car. Battery operated red tinplate car with plastic Tom and Jerry figures. Back and forth spinning action with Jerry clinging to a swivelling stick of dynamite. Battery compartment clean and condition generally Excellent. Box Good with some wear to edge of lid and tears to one corner. Length 11"/27cm. £40-£60
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Wallwork (UK) cast iron Single Decker Bus. A very scarce example, some of which were produced as promotional models for the Leyland Motors Offices, representing a 1920's Leyland Lion Single Decker. Paint work in green and cream with silver detailing and black chassis appears to be original. Some chipping to mudguards, minor chip to rear nearside corner. Front nearside tyre is split. Otherwise Excellent Plus. 12"/30cm long. £240-£280
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Lincoln International plastic Lotus Indianapolis Racing Car (Hong Kong). Remote controlled British Racing green Lotus with driver. Real engine noise with power steered remote control. The interior of the battery box is very clean. Excellent Plus to Near Mint. Box Good Plus, some slight wear to corners. Length 12"/30cm. £20-£30
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Marx (Hong Kong) Power-Brute Dump Truck. Battery powered bright orange and black plastic with forward and reverse drive, power operated dumping action, manual steering and simulated engine. Excellent in Excellent box. Length 12"/30cm. £20-£30
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Billing Boats (Denmark) fittings pack, together with plastic Yacht. Blue box containing various brass and plastic fittings for a Spanish Galleon. Also includes a paper sheet of printed flags. Contents unchecked but appear complete. Contents Near Mint. Box Good Plus (some minor creasing and rubbing). Box 16"/41cm x 9.5"/24cm. Blue and white plastic yacht with red and white sails and heavily weighted keel. No makers mark. Would benefit from a clean but otherwise Excellent. Height to top of mast 24.5"/62cm. (2) £15-£25
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Davies Charlton Bipe (Isle of Man) control line Biplane Kit. Balsa kit with original contents strung to backing card, together with a number of additional items including fuel tanks and control line handles. Typed instruction sheet in Dutch. Contents unchecked but appear complete. Contents Good Plus. Box 20"/51cm x 12"/30cm. Also included are two Danish boxed kits for "Boy" balsa gliders of 70cm wingspan. Contents unchecked but appear complete. Contents Excellent. Boxes Fair to Good. (3) £10-£20
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Geisha (US Zone Germany) Signal Station track toy set. Early 1950's track toy with bright and attractive detailed lithography. The black clockwork locomotive "Condor" shuttles back and forth, operating the signals on its way. Complete and in full working order when tested. With original key and internal packing in original box. Length of track assembled 29"/74cm. Near Mint to Mint. Original box Excellent, some slight creasing. £70-£100
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Triang Minic BP Tanker with original box. Red long bonnet cab and red tank unit with BP transfers. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. Small scratch and chip to tank and slight rubbing to one transfer. Excellent Plus. Box Good Plus, one end flap missing. £60-£80
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Wells O' London Ambulance and Fire Engine, circa 1927. Ambulance is cream with black chassis, solid tinplate wheels. Some age related wear, clockwork mechanism incomplete and missing driver. Red Fire Engine with solid wheels also has age related wear and missing clockwork mechanism. No driver but shown without driver in catalogue. Overall Fair to Good for display. (2) £110-£130
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Wells Brimtoy Bedford Lorry Mounted T720 Gyro Rocket Launcher. Khaki tinplate and plastic friction drive lorry with red and grey mounted rocket launcher. Complete with 2 rockets and gunner still sealed inside cellophane bag and original brown tissue wrapping. Believed to be old shop stock and scarce item, especially in this condition. Mint. Box Excellent, some scuffing to one end flap. Length 7"/17cm. £70-£90
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Triang Minic Vauxhall Town Coupe. Early pre-war model in beige with maroon mudguards and running boards, white tyres. Some minor scuffs to paintwork and small area of paint loss to front nearside mudguard. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. Overall Good Plus. £60-£80
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Pre-war Japanese Pennytoys "Greeter" lapel toy, doffs top hat when string pulled (height 2.5"/6.5cm). "Mickey" type cellist clicker with moving head and arm when clicked (height 2.25"/6cm). Together with 2 tinplate whistles in the forms of an Aeroplane and a Peacock (1.5"/4cm long). Aeroplane Fair. Others Good Plus. (4) £30-£50
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Kellerman (Germany) clockwork Tank circa 1930. Camouflage colours with sparking flint mechanism in gun turret. Clockwork mechanism working when tested but a little "sticky". Length 3.25"/8cm). Good Plus to Excellent. £20-£40
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Gunthermann (Germany) Kaye Don's Silver Bullet Landspeed Record Car. Circa 1929, this is the scarce deluxe chrome version. Lithographed driver, metal "Stars and Stripes" and "Union Jack" flags (one flag missing from nearside rear fin). Tinplate balloon type wheels. With key. Clockwork motor working when tested. General surface pitting to chrome and rubbing to red "SILVER BULLET" names on bonnet. Otherwise Good Plus. An impressive rare toy. Length 22"/56cm. £500-£800
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Wells Brimtoy Military Series 624 - Rotary Radar Scanner. Khaki tinplate and plastic friction drive Bedford Lorry mounted with a red and clear plastic radar scanner. Complete with original operator in torn cellophane packet. This vehicle from the Military Series range is believed to be old shop stock. A scarce item, especially in this condition. Mint. Box Excellent Plus. Length 7"/17cm. £70-£90
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Gama (US Zone Germany) Monkey Acrobat Motorcycle No.125. Red and silver tinplate motorcycle with yellow, blue and red clothed monkey rider. When wound the monkey performs acrobatic stunts as the bike moves along. No key but in full working order when tested. Some slight tarnishing to metal wheels and edges of running boards but generally Excellent. Colourful illustrated original box is Good (one end flap missing and 2 tape tears). Length 7"/18cm. £320-£360
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Alps (Japan) Truck Set with part of original box. Tinplate dark blue and orange cab unit with friction drive "Exclusive Dairies" logo to doors. Three trailer units, "Exchange Haulage Co", cream and blue trailer (missing rear gate), cream and blue "Exclusive Dairies" tanker and orange "Exclusive Transport Corp" covered trailer with opening end door. Some age wear but generally Good. Box Poor (only lid base and most of front remaining but useful for display). Length of cab and trailer 7.25"/18.25cm. £25-£35
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Wells Brimtoy Pocketoy Double Decker Bus. Red tinplate Transport Bus with clockwork stop/go and bell ringing mechanism. No key but mechanism fully functional when tested. Some minor rubbing to lithography but generally Good Plus. length 4.5"/11cm. £30-£40
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Hofler (Germany) Fairground Ride No.116, 1950's. Colourfully and attractively lithographed tinplate clockwork track toy complete with both original cars. No key but in full working order when tested. Excellent to Near Mint. Box Good (some rubbing and some small tears to corners of lid). Length 10"/25.5cm. £60-£80
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Distler (US Zone Germany) Mercedes. Turquoise tinplate clockwork open top car with grey hood and red seats. Complete with original key. The clockwork gear change mechanism with brake and manual steering fully functional when tested. Some very minor rubbing to paint on edge of bonnet and wheel arches but generally Excellent. Box Good Plus. Length 10"/25.5cm. £260-£320
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Lehmann (Germany) 790 Nina the Cat. Realistic tinplate black and white cat with green eyes and collar. Clockwork mechanism propels it on an erratic course to chase a mouse (missing, though attachment rod is present). Head and tail swing freely as cat moves around. Dates from 1920's or 30's. Fixed key. Mechanism in working order when tested. Some minor age related wear but Good Plus for age. Length 8"/20.5cm. £280-£340
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CK (Kuramochi) celluloid and tinplate Walking Traveller and waddling "Mrs Duck". Celluloid traveller has clockwork mechanism in the tinplate suitcase that creates a simulated walking action. Complete with key. Mechanism working when tested. Stringing to arms is loose as is common with these toys. Remains of what would appear to have been a celluloid stick in left hand. Otherwise Good Plus to Excellent. Height 4.25"/11cm. The celluloid duck has a tinplate base and frame covered by a cloth skirt. The mechanism with fixed key was working when tested and moves the toy forward with a waddling action. Stringing of arms loose and cloth skirt stained. Otherwise Excellent. Height 4.25/11cm. £50-£70
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Hay Cart with Horse and Driver. Unmarked but possibly German. The push-along light green tinplate cart has dark green tin spoked wheels and a driver in blue jacket and grey trousers. The tinplate horse is attractively lithographed in dapple grey with light blue saddle and harness. Some light surface corrosion, especially to underside of cart but Good Plus for display. Length 7"/18cm. £70-£90
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Triang Minic 72M. Mechanical Horse and Brewery Trailer. Green long bonnet cab with bright tin wheels. Minic Brewery Trailer with red plastic wheels, containing 8 wooden barrels. No key but mechanism working when tested. Some slight chipping to rear edge of cab roof and front tyres of cab replaced. Good Plus. Box Poor (both end flaps are two inner flaps missing). £40-£60
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Masudaya (occupied Japan) Car and Bridge track toy and Pick-Chick. The tinplate track toy has three red and yellow ramps and a clockwork "up and over" mechanism in the blue and yellow base unit. Complete with original red Jeep like vehicle. The fixed key mechanism worked when tested but would benefit from light oiling. Paint flaking from blue base and from bonnet of jeep. Otherwise generally Good Plus. Box with some internal packing is Excellent. Box 5.5"/14cm x 3"/7.5cm. Clockwork chick has fixed key and worked when tested. Some paint loss to underside of one foot, otherwise Excellent. Box Good Plus. Chick 2.5"/6.5cm. £40-£60
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Wells Brimtoy Pocketoy Trolleybus. Red tinplate Transport Trolleybus with bell ringing stop/go clockwork mechanism, including key. Mechanism fully operational when tested. Some scuffing to litho below winding hole, otherwise Good Plus. Length 4.5"/11.5cm. £20-£40
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Triang Minic Shell/BP Tanker. Scarcer version with red plastic wheel hubs. Green, forward control cab unit. No key but clockwork motor working when tested. "Shell BP Fuel Oil" red tanker body in gold and black lettering. Slight rubbing to ridges on edges of cab roof but generally Excellent. £50-£70
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Popular Products Fordson Covered Army 3 Ton Wagon. Probably from the 1950's/60's. Polythene khaki wagon with friction drive mechanism and cloth top. Believed to be old shop stock. Mint. Box is Excellent. Length 8.5"/21.5cm. £20-£40
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Betal large Q-type Bus. red and cream "General Transport" clockwork bus with silver roof. Very rare "Swan Vestas" and "Heinz Salad Cream Mayonnaise" to sides. With original driver. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Some age wear particularly to rear of silver roof and some tarnishing to wheel hubs but lithography is generally Good Plus and displays well. An extremely rare example of this vehicle. Length 10.5"/27cm. £260-£300
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Triang Minic Limousine. Early pre-war model in red with sand coloured mudguards and running boards. Bright metal hubs and white tyres. Some rubbing and chipping to mudguards but bright metal parts show little sign of wear. No key but clockwork working when tested. Good. £60-£80
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Wells Bluebird type Landspeed Record Car. Blue, red and silver, fixed key clockwork car with driver. Tin wheels with red hubs and cream tyres. Interesting lithography to give the impression speed! Union Jack and "Made in England" above radiator grille. Clockwork motor working when tested, some rubbing to litho and light surface corrosion to silver parts and tyres of rear wheels but attractive for display. Good. Length 11"/28cm. £80-£100
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CK (Kuramochi, Japan) Douglas Tri-Motor Aeroplane. Circa mid-late 1930's. A scarce red tinplate high-wing clockwork Monoplane in US markings, tin wheels with red hubs and silver balloon tyres. Marked "Douglas" in blue and white on centre of wings. Fixed key clockwork motor. Good Plus to Excellent. £120-£160
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Schuco (Western Germany) Racing Cars. Six original models from the 1960's comprising: light green Micro-Racer Mercedes No.1042. Some chips and scratches to green paint and extensive wear to paint on underside. Rubber radiator shows some signs of perishing. No key but clockwork motor working when tested. Good with Good original box. Blue Micro-Racer 1040. Some minor paint wear to underside and round keyhole. No key but clockwork motor worked when tested. Good Plus to Excellent with Poor original box (missing end flaps and piece missing from one side). Unboxed dark blue Micro-Racer 1041. Some paint rubbing to underside. No Key but clockwork motor working when tested. Good Plus. Together with Schuco Piccolo red Maserati No.706, red Ferrari No.707 and silver and red Mercedes No.704. Good Plus to Excellent. (6) £60-£80
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Schuco (Germany) Charlie Chaplin figure, 1930's. General age wear and would benefit from cleaning. Left hand missing. Clockwork mechanism needs attention. Nevertheless an example of a hard to find toy and interesting for display. Fair. Height 6.5"/16.5cm. £70-£90
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