SSS International (Japan) Power Shovel. Red Tinplate Lorry with rear-mounted blue and red power shovel. Push-along toy with lever-operated shovel. Length 15"/38cm. Rear wheels require re-attachment and shovel operating mechanism needs attention otherwise Good in a Poor illustrated card box. Together with a Motor Sailor (Hong Kong) Plastic Yacht with red and yellow hull, blue and red deck and red sails. Battery operated in board motor with clean battery compartment. Length 13"/33cm. Good in a Good illustrated card box with internal packing and Good (slightly crushed) illustrated card box for a Mak's (Hong Kong) Morris 1100. Length of box 6"/15cm. (N.B. box only). (3) £15-£30
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Tipp & Co (Germany) Reichsautobahn Track and One Car Tinplate Roadway Track impressed D.R.P. 612802 to underside. Comprising 2 x straights, 11 x curves and 2 x bridge sections. The bridge sections have parapets with tinprinted "Esso" adverts to sides. This is very similar to the Marx Speedway Track apart from the joining pins, and appears to be a pre-war forerunner. Includes red tinplate clockwork Citroen Car. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 4"/10cm. Would benefit from a clean but generally Good to Good Plus with a Poor Selfridges card box dated April 13 1940. An interesting lot. £20-£40
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Triang (UK) Lines Bros. Carter Paterson Wooden Morris Van, C 1920's. Scarce large-scale wooden model in original condition. Green body with black roof. Black pressed steel chassis, mudguards and running boards. Red steel wheels with black tyres. "Carter Paterson Carriers" to sides with yellow side panels: "Special Luggage Service to the Seaside and Country". "C P & Co" to roof and rear opening doors. "501" to cab sides. "XC 8025" number plate to rear. Morris type metal radiator. Rusted metal Triang Toys plate to roof. Length 19"/48cm. Surface rusting to steel parts, wear to exposed edges of van body and some paint wear but overall this is a remarkable survivor in original condition. Good. £400-£500
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GeGe (France) Citroen DS.19. Large scale battery operated model with green and cream plastic body and green metal base with "GeGe DS19" Logo. Plated plastic detailing and headlights fitted with electric bulbs. Detailed interior with typical "DS" steering wheel. White wheels with black tyres and plated hubs. Length 10.5"/27cm. Some wear to bright plating and slight age distortion to rear corners of bonnet. Generally Good Plus for display. £40-£50
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DBS (Germany) Baron 540 4-door Limousine. Tinplate clockwork model of recent limited edition production. Cream and blue body with red detailing. Blue and white balloon tyre tinprinted wheels. 4 opening doors with tinprinted chauffeur and lady passenger figures. Piano wire clockwork motor working when tested. Steerable front wheels. Similar to the Lehmann "Gala". Length 13.5"/34cm. Near Mint in Excellent card box with illustrated label and inner packing. £60-£80
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Citroen DS Sedan. Early Chinese friction drive tinplate model of a DS Estate Car. Sage green body with white top and plated roof rack. Plated metal details, white plastic wheels with black tyres and plated hubs. Detailed tinprinted interior. Black craquelure base. Length 8.5"/22cm. Small paint chips to front of roof, otherwise Excellent in Good lift off lid illustrated card box. £50-£70
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Paya (Spain) 2-Door Sedan. Tinplate clockwork model of recent production. Blue body with red and yellow detailing and plated parts. Black mudguards, red tinplate wheels with black rims, opening doors and trunk. Includes key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7.5"/19cm. Near Mint in Excellent card box with illustrated label. £5-£15
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GeGe (France) Simca. Battery operated model with grey plastic body with plated fittings, steerable front wheels with white tyres and plated hubs. Fitted for working headlights. Tinplate base. Length 9"/23cm. Some corrosion to metal base and battery compartment. Wear to plated parts and some age distortion to plastic rear windows. Good for display. £40-£60
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Chinese "New Style Travelling Car". Red Tinplate friction drive mini-bus of earlier production. Plated detailing and wheels with black rubber tyres. Tinprinted interior seats with plastic driver. Black craquelure base, length 8.5"/22cm. Near Mint in Fair (faded) illustrated card box. Together with N.F. (China) Tinplate Motorcycle and Sidecar. Multi-coloured attractive detailed tin printing to combination and rider. With Key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 4.5"/11.5cm. Mint in Excellent card box with illustrated label £15-£25
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ATC (Japan) Ford Dump Truck. Tinplate friction drive model. White cab with green roof, red tipping body and black base. Plated front and wheels, rubber tyres. Opening tailgate. Truck body tips automatically when metal loop in front bumper is pressed. Length 8"/20cm. Excellent in Good Plus illustrated lid box. £20-£30
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Triang (UK) Mini-Hi-way Rally Cars. 2 cast metal cars with tinplate bases, plastic plated wheels with plastic drivers in white overalls and green helmets. Red car with racing number 15 and "Alpine" to sides and a yellow car with racing number 11 and "Tulip" to sides. Length of each car; 6.25"/16cm. Some wear to green paint on top of helmets otherwise Excellent in Good illustrated card boxes. £5-£15
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Lemez (Hungary) E Type Jaguar. Large-scale tinplate friction drive model with green body, silver base and black interior with tinprinted dashboard detail and plastic steering wheel. Cast metal "spoked" wheels and black tyres. Length 10"/25cm. A hard to find model of this car. Near Mint in a Good illustrated card box. £20-£30
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Alps (Japan) Jocko The Band Leader Monkey. Brown fur covered clockwork figure with orange face and red felt hat. Carton body with wire limbs. Plays gilt tinplate cymbals, nods head and rocks up and down. With key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Height 7"/18cm. Some light tarnishing to cymbals otherwise Near Mint in Good illustrated card box. £20-£30
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Technofix (Germany) Friction Drive Tinplate Scooter. Brightly tinprinted green and yellow scooter with black and white detailing. Tinprinted rider and pillion passenger with brown case to back. Length 6.5"/17cm. Some light scratches and light rubs but generally Good Plus. £40-£60
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Bing (Germany) Limousine. Large-scale impressive tinplate clockwork model circa 1925. excellently restored. Dark yellow body with black roof and mudguards. White running board. Steel "Balloon Tyre" wheels. Plated radiator, opening rear doors, interior seats and tinplate chauffeur (right hand drive). Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 15"/38cm. One headlight loose but present and with intact tabs. Generally Excellent as a repaint. £480-£600
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Stephenson's Rocket. Nicely constructed unpowered 2½ "gauge model of the Rocket in copper, brass, steel and wood. Possibly scratch built. Moving wheels and motion, opening firebox door and pivoted safety valve arm with detachable weight. Complete with wooden plinth, track and etched name plate. Length of plinth 18"/46cm. Near Mint. £15-£30
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Group of Chinese Tinplate Toys of recent manufacture. Comprising; 1) Pecking Bird, length 4.5"/11cm; 2) Jumping frog, length 3"/8cm, boxed; 3) 2 x Penguins height 3.5"/9cm, boxed (clockwork motor of one needs attention); 4) Hopping Rabbit, length 3"/8cm, boxed; 5) Roll-over Cat, length 3.5"/9cm; 6) Drumming Panda, height 4"/10cm; 7) Pecking Chicken, length 2"/5cm, boxed; 8) Jumping Frog, length 3"/8cm, boxed; 9) Prancing Knight, length 5.5"/14cm boxed. Together with a Marks and Spencer Confectionary Tin in the form of a red Racing Car (length 11"/28cm) and another confectionary tin in the form of a double decker bus (length 5"/13cm). All clockwork toys in working condition when tested unless otherwise stated. Condition generally Excellent to Near Mint. (12) £30-£40
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Joseph Wagner (Germany) Circus Elephant. Brightly tinprinted clockwork toy. Three plastic balls ascend a wire spiral to be "caught" by the elephant and rolled back to the base. With key. Clockwork working when tested. Height 9.5"/24cm. Excellent. Together with a Joseph Wagner Chair-o-plane ride. Tinprinted with scenes of children holding balloons. Four cars, each with two passengers revolve by means of a lever-wind clockwork motor (working when tested, Height to top of flag 8.5"/22cm. Excellent. (2) £20-£30
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NFIC (Hong Kong) Cross Country Bus. Friction drive plastic tour bus in grey with red flashes to sides. Plated wheel hubs with black tyres. Interior detail including white seats. Opening rear luggage compartment. Length 12"/30.5cm. Excellent to Near Mint in Good window box (some water staining to base and back). £30-£40
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Fairylite (Hong Kong) Racing Car Transporter with 2 Racing Cars. Green plastic friction drive transporter with double row of red seats inside cab, clear plastic roof, red wheels with black tyres. Chromed radiator. Drop down silver plastic door/ramp to reveal tiered accommodation for one red and one blue racing cars with white helmeted drivers. Length 8"/20cm. "Shell" and "Racing" stickers to sides. Missing other stickers, though one "Transporter" sticker present but detached. Otherwise Near Mint in Good illustrated box. £50-£60
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Tonka (Canada) Pressed Steel Digger/Excavator. Yellow with black detailing and black rubber tracks. Bucket and excavator are lever operated. Length 17"/43cm. Some small paint chips and general play wear. Good. Together with a Mighty Tonka Wrecker Truck in red and white pressed steel. Twin jibs. Length 16.5"/42cm. Cords and hooks missing from jibs. General playwear and some surface rusting. Fair to Good. (2) £5-£15
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FROG (UK) Mark V Single Seat Fighter. Silver and aluminium fuselage with large RAF roundels to wings. Black plastic wheels, red twin bladed propeller. Length of fuselage 8.5"/22cm. Some dents to the fuselage but generally Good in Good box (some storage wear) incorporating winder mechanism, handle and oil bottle. £20-£30
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Mamod (UK) Steam Roller and Log Cart. Live Steam with burner, drive belt, steering rods and funnel. Cart includes 3 "logs". Length of steam roller 10"/26cm. Has been fired on a number of occasions and would benefit from a clean. Steam Roller is generally Good in Fair to Good box. Log cart is Good Plus (unboxed). £40-£60
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Wilesco (Germany) Circular Saw and Operator. Tinplate Steam accessory, brightly tinprinted on a grey base. Wilesco label to base. Operator is holding a wooden log which rotates on circular saw blade. Height 4.25"/11cm. Excellent. £5-£15
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Bandai (Japan) Isetta Bubble Car. Large Scale Friction drive tinplate model. Deep red repainted lower body, white upper body with opening door with steering wheel attached. Tinprinted interior. Plated parts. Length 6.5"/16.5cm. Some age wear, tarnishing to plated parts and some scuffing to base. Good to Fair as repaint. £30-£40
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SH (Horikawa (Japan) "New Space Explorer". Tinplate and plastic battery operated robot. Height 11"/28cm. Battery compartment lid loose. Generally Good for display. £40-£60
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Triang Minic (UK) Pre-war Double Decker Bus. Overpainted in dark blue and cream "Mitcham" on rear destination board. Plated wheels with white tyres. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7"/18cm. Light surface rusting to upper part of radiator. Good as a repaint. £20-£40
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) Large Double Decker bus. Red tinplate clockwork bus with detailed tinprinting. Balloon type tinprinted wheels. Registration plates "AWW130". Adverts for Cinderella Sweeper Sets and Miniature Kitchen stoves to sides and Brimtoy Train Sets to rear "Stirling Road Walthamstow" destination boards. Fixed key piano wire clockwork motor working when tested. Length 8"/20cm. Some light surface wear but generally Good Plus. £60-£80
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Micro Models (Denmark) Single Deck Bus. Rare cast lead model bus in yellow with brown roof and lower sides. Silver painted windows. White tyres. Length 5.25"/13.5cm. Some paint loss and scratches to sides. Roof is Good Plus, Sides are Fair. This is only the second example to be sold by Vectis. £340-£400
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Wallwork (UK) Cast Iron Double Decker Bus. A very scarce example in green and cream. Hants & Dorset livery, produced as a promotional model. Silver detailing with black radiator, mudguards, rear passenger platform and base. Paintwork and hand lettering appear to be original. Black tyres are replacements. Open rear platform and stairs to top deck. Length 12.25"/31cm. Some chips to paintwork but generally Good Plus. The first example to be offered for sale by Vectis. £600-£800
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Webb (UK) Miniature Lawnmower. Green painted steel construction with red blades and wooden and metal rollers. Red rubber hand grips. Height of handles 20"/51cm. Some surface rusting to edges and inside of grass box. Would benefit from a clean. Fair. £15-£20
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Tonka (Canada) Pressed Steel Construction Vehicles. Comprising: (1) Trencher, length 16"/41cm; (2) Earth Scraper, length 13"/33cm; and (3) Ready Mixed Concrete Truck, length 8.5"/21cm. Condition varies from Fair to Good. (3) £5-£15
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Tonka (Canada) Pressed Steel Car Transporter. Blue cab with white trailer and 2 plastic cars. Length 18.5"/47cm. One loading ramp missing. Generally Good. Together with small fire engine, length 6"/15cm. Fair; and a small red car, length 3.25"/8cm; Good Plus. (3) £5-£15
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Tonka (Canada) Pressed Steel Tractor. Green with black plastic fittings and yellow plastic wheels. Length 10"/26cm. Excellent to Near Mint in Fair illustrated card box. £5-£15
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Triang (UK) Pressed Steel Hi-way Truck. Red cab with white top. Green truck body, plastic wheels with black tyres and plated metal hubs. Includes a part-load of wooden blocks length 13"/33cm. Some paint chipping, especially to cab roof. Fair. £5-£15
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TN (Japan) Police Patrol Auto-Tricycle. White tinplate battery operated trike and trailer, red tank sides, rubber tyres. Blue uniformed tinprinted policeman with plastic hat and whistle "Police Patrol" to top of trailer, "Police" to trailer sides and "Police Department No3" to rear, black mudguards, working headlamp, whistle and sound. 1960's example. Untested but battery compartment clean. Length 10"/25.5cm. Some light age wear but generally Good Plus. £80-£120
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Distler (Germany) 7000 Electro-Car. Red tinplate battery operated model with plated parts, rubber tyres and steerable front wheels. Battery compartment clean. Length 8.5"/21.5cm. Near Mint, ex-shop stock example in Excellent colourfully illustrated box with original internal wrapping tissue paper. £200-£240
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Palitoy (UK) 5 Non-Flam Plastic Aircraft. Comprising Sunderland Flying Boat, Lockheed Bomber, Wellington Bomber, Spitfire and Defiant Fighters. Wingspan of Sunderland Flying Boat 6.5"/16cm. Some age distortion to plastic but an interesting lot and Good for display. (5) £15-£30
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Triang (UK) Pressed Steel Jones KL44 Crane. Red with black base and black plastic wheels. Length 21"/53cm. Together with Triang Priestman automatic grab bucket in cast metal and orange tinplate. Intended as an accessory for the crane. Some minor chips to paint but both are generally Good to Good Plus. (2) £15-£30
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Gescha (Germany) Clockwork Tank. A rare pre-war tinplate tank bearing the early Gescha logo but also impressed P.W (Paul Weiss?) to the side of the tank body. Paul Weiss is thought to have worked with Gescha in the 1920's before moving to Bing. Detailed tinprinted camouflage body with grey steel wheels and rubber tracks. Gun barrel can be elevated by lever to rear of turret. Includes key. Clockwork motor working when tested, though rubber tracks have hardened with age and do not turn. Length 3.5"/9cm. Condition is Excellent. A rare and interesting toy. £50-£80
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Codeg (UK) "New" Sports Car. Impressive large scale model in red Bakelite. Clear plastic windscreen may have been re-attached. Black Bakelite wheels, clockwork drive with battery operated headlights and tail light. Steerable front wheels operated from steering wheel. Includes original alloy key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 13.5"/34cm. Wiring of lighting needs attention. Crack from rear of seat to rear of R.H. rear wheel arch. Otherwise Good for display in Poor original illustrated lift off lid box. Rare with box. £60-£80
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JNF (Germany) Mercedes Racing Car. Large scale friction drive model circa 1950's. Body appears to have been expertly repainted in red. Plated parts with steering wheel and tinprinted cockpit detail. 10.5"/27cm long. Steering mechanism needs attention lacks small plastic windscreen and one wheel hub appears to have been replaced. Generally Good for display. £30-£40
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Brevettato (Italy) Tourer. Chrome plated tinplate clockwork car. Musical movement operated by fixed key under base of car. Boot opens to reveal 2 x tinplate jerry-cans and key for motor. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 10"/25.5cm. Some small dents and pitting to chrome body. Boot lid has one broken hinge and loss of chrome plating to one side. Instrument detail missing from dashboard. Windscreen may be a replacement. Generally Good for display. A rare and unusual model. £80-£120
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Gunthermann (Germany) Golden Arrow Record car. Large impressive tinplate clockwork model of the car driven by Henry Seagrave when he broke the World Landspeed Record at Daytona Beach in 1929. Finished in metallic gold colour with tinplate balloon wheels, steerable front wheels. Union Jack flags to each side of tail. Includes Meccano Key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 21"/54cm. Lacks driver figure. Overall age wear to gold finish. Fair to Good. £200-£300
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Arcade (US) Cast Iron International Tractor. Finished in red with black radiator grille and silver wheels. Seated driver figure. Length 8"/20cm. Age wear to paint but generally Good. Together with Arcade (USA) McCormick Deering cast iron "muck spreader". Finished in red. Steerable front wheels, gear operated working spreading mechanism. Some age wear to finish and tow hook has been replaced with a nut and bolt. Generally Good. (2) £30-£50
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Arcade (USA) McCormick Deering Cast Iron Cereal Harvester. Finished in grey with red detailing and cream wheels. Length 12"/30.5cm. Age wear to finish and wire tow bar may have been replaced. Generally Good. An interesting and unusual model. £20-£40
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Marx (UK) Police Chief Car with siren and friction motor, No.523. Blue plastic body with silver painted trim. "Police Chief" crest to doors. Plated wheels with rubber tyres. Length 10"/25.5cm. Some light playwear to tinplate base. Good Plus in a Poor illustrated card box. £20-£30
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Japanese (maker unconfirmed) "Fifties" Large Scale Tinplate friction drive Thunderbird Convertible. Black with red plastic interior and plated trim. Length 10"/25.5cm. Tinplate hub caps missing and steering wheel rim broken. Good. Together with a similar "Fifties" Tinplate friction drive Buick in light blue with dark blue roof. Tinprinted interior detail. Plated trim. Length 11"/28cm. Wear to finish on roof and plated parts. Radiator mascot and hub caps missing. Fair. (2) £15-£30
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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 (missing) mouse. Produced from 1927 - 1941 and believed to be named after the Lehmann Family's Cat. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. Length 8"/20cm. Some general age wear and chipping to finish. Lacks mouse and rod attachment. Good. £150-£200
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Victory Industries (UK) Morris Minor. 1/20th scale battery operated red plastic model. Registration MM 5276. Battery compartment clean. Length 8"/20cm. Some age related distortion to plastic roof. Hub caps tarnished. One front wheel is loose and a replacement. Fair to Good for display. £20-£30
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