Mettoy (UK) Rolls Royce Saloon. Tinplate clockwork model in blue and cream with silver detailing and plated radiator. Tinplate printed wheels, red seats with seated tinplate chauffeur figure. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 14"/36cm. Spirit of Ecstasy Mascot missing. Some general playwear. Fair to Good. £60-£80
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Wells (UK) Large Scale Tinplate Saloon Car. Light brown tinprinted body with red and blue detailing, cream wings and running boards, plated radiator, tinplate wheels, opening sun roof. Interior with tinprinted seats and chauffeur figure. Wired for electric headlights but lacks bulbs and some fittings. "ALW 117" rear number plate. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 14"/36cm. Extensive play wear and surface rust spots, although sides of body display well. Fair. £40-£60
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Crawfords (UK) General Omnibus Tinplate Biscuit Tin. A scarce example modelled on an NS Series No.48 General Omnibus Open Top Double Decker Bus. Golders Green destination boards. "XN 3854" to front of radiator grille. Red and cream body with a hinged flat lid printed with a top view of the upper deck seating. Crawfords Cream Crackers and "Bonnie Marry" Shortbread adverts to the sides. Silvered windows with tinprinted passengers. Revolving tinplate wheels. Length 10.75"/27.5cm. Lacks rear staircase. Some general age-wear but Good for display. A scarce example and the first to be offered by Vectis. £400-£600
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Ranlite (UK) Vintage Bakelite and Tinplate Saloon. Black Bakelite body with sliding sunroof. Tinplate mudguards and running boards. Interior seats. Includes 2 x detached Bakelite wheels with tyres and spanner and screwdriver. Fixed key clockwork mechanism untested (key handle broken but present). Length 10"/25cm. 3 x wheels detached (one missing) chips and light surface rust spots to mudguards and radiator surround. Lacks steering wheel. Overall, Fair but with Good Bakelite body. An interesting basis for restoration. £150-£200
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Ranlite (UK) Austin Saloon Clockwork Bakelite and Tinplate Car. Dark red Bakelite body with opening sun roof, interior seats and steering wheel, black tinplate mudguards and running boards, plated radiator surround. Bakelite wheels with rubber tyres, spare wheel and folding rack to rear. Includes spanner and screwdriver. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 10"/25.5cm. Some paint chips to mudguards and running boards, tarnishing to radiator surround and lacks cap. 2 x tyres age flattened. Otherwise Good Plus. £600-£800
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Ranlite (UK) Austin Saloon Clockwork Bakelite and Tinplate Car. Dark green and black body with opening sun roof, interior seats and steering wheel. Black tinplate mudguards and running boards. Plated radiator surround. Bakelite wheels with rubber tyres. Spare wheel and folding radiator rear. Includes screwdriver. Fixed key clockwork motor not tested (key handle detached but present). Length 10"/25.5cm. Light paint chipping to mudguards and running boards and light tarnishing to radiator surround, lacks cap. Diecast front axle fractured. Generally Good Plus for display in Fair to Good lift off lid red box (some staining, one lid corner split and wear to edges). £600-£800
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Citroen (France) Pressed Steel Clockwork Truck. Large scale model with blue body, black cab roof, chassis and mudguards/running boards. Plated radiator surround and electric headlights. Cab with opening doors, seat and steering wheel operating front steering. Black steel wheels with rubber tyres. Tipping mechanism and opening tailgate. Clockwork motor working when tested. "Automobile Mecanique Andre Citroen Made in France" printed on base. Length 16"/41cm. Some play wear and wiring to headlights needs attention. Generally Good. £200-£300
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Cameron Precision Engineering (USA) Tether Car. Blue alloy body with pressed steel wheels and rubber tyres. Plated radiator. Fitted with internal combustion engine and fuel tank. Untested. Length 8"/20cm. Would benefit from a clean but generally Good for display. £50-£80
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Lehmann (Germany) "Autobus" No.590. Red and yellow tinplate clockwork open top double decker bus. Tinplate upper deck and interior seating and uniformed driver. Steerable front wheels. Fixed key piano spring clockwork motor working when tested. Length 8"/20cm. Some general age wear, top deck rails a little bent and one interior bench seat needs re-fixing but generally a Good example. £400-£500
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Lehmann (Germany) "Also" No.700 Tinplate Clockwork Car. Green with white and black tinprinted detail. Brown uniformed driver. Tinplate red spoked wheels with white rims. Fixed key piano wire clockwork motor working when tested but requires slight adjustment. Length 4"/10cm. Some age wear and rusting to right hand rear corner of body but generally Good. £150-£260
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Lehmann (Germany) "Motor Car" Tinplate Clockwork horseless carriage in red and black with seated driver/coachman figure in blue jacket. Adjustable steering to front wheels. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 5"/13cm. General age wear and some paint loss to driver's arm. Fair. £100-£150
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Richard and Carl Adam (Germany) Clockwork Tinplate Crawling Beetle. Walking and wing flapping action. Almost identical to the Lehmann beetle, this example has the Adams Ballerina trade mark on top of the body and precedes the Lehmann toy. Fixed key clockwork mechanism working when tested. Length 4"/10cm. Lower part of one leg missing. Generally Fair. £50-£80
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Lehmann "Luxus" Limousine No.EPL785. The largest of the Lehmann tinplate clockwork cars. Cream with red roof, wings and running boards. Electric lights to front and rear (front right hand headlight missing). Opening doors, interior seats and lithographed chauffeur figure. Steerable front wheels, fixed key piano wire clockwork motor needs attention. Length 13"/33cm. General age wear, surface rust spots to roof. Surface corrosion to base in area of battery holder. Shallow dent to rear. Fair. Nevertheless, a rare toy and only the second to be offered for sale by Vectis. £300-£500
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Mettoy (UK) large scale tinplate clockwork car. Green with cream detailing. Red tinplate seats. Tinprinted "balloon" wheels. Fixed key clockwork motor in working order when tested. General age wear and some dents to rear. Generally Fair to Good. £40-£60
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Tinplate Brougham. Maker unknown. Yellow and black tinplate body with metal spoked wheels. Opening doors with interior seat. Nicely constructed but rather heavily overpainted. Length 11.5"/29cm. Door handles missing. Fair to Good for display. £20-£30
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Huntley, Bourne, Stevens (UK) Noah's Ark Biscuit Tin. Simply lithographed in green with orange roof and blue hull to simulate a wooden toy. Opening lid to one side of roof. Length 13.5"/34cm. Play wear. Fair to Good. £40-£60
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Marklin (Germany) reproduction of the former No.8847 Marklin Carousel. Manual crank mechanism to turn the superstructure and to activate the built in musical movement. 4 x gondolas, 4 x horses, figures of children. Box height 25"/63.5cm. One canopy stay loose, otherwise Near Mint in Good Plus original illustrated card box with inner packing. £140-£180
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FROG (UK) Model Aircraft and Boat Kits. A number of partly constructed balsa and tissue kits including a Frog "Radius" control line monoplane in blue, red and silver, a Frog "Vanda" 40" wing span sailplane, a Frog "Whippet" hydroplane and a 22"/56cm cabin cruiser. Also included are original card boxes for the Frog "Radius", "Stratosphere" and "Whippet". NB these models will need further work and engines to complete. (quantity) £5-£15
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Brimtoy (UK) O Gauge Clockwork Train Set. Red tinplate locomotive with tender (No.133), "Teak" effect tinprinted carriage, blue tinprinted station with wood effect platform. 2 x green seats and 2 x gas lamps, signal box with signal and 4 x curved sections of track. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Good Plus in a Poor box with illustrated label (taped, one side of base and two sides of lid missing). £30-£50
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Arnold (Germany) A4 "Silver Link" Tinplate Clockwork Locomotive. In the more unusual silver with black trim and detailed tin printing. Running number 2509 to cab sides and "LNER" to tender. Marked "foreign" to rear of tender. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 5"/13cm. Chimney loose, some light surface wear but generally Good Plus. £20-£30
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Arnold (Germany) A4 "Silver Flyer" tinplate clockwork locomotive. This is the scarce large version with "whistling" sound when in motion. Silver with black trim and detailed tin printing. "1938" to tender sides and "foreign" to rear of tender. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. With non-original key. Length 8"/20cm. Some light surface wear but generally Good Plus. £30-£50
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Einfalt (Germany) Albula Tinplate Clockwork Track Toy. Early (pre 1935) track toy based on the Albula Railway in Switzerland. Green track with red supports, orange and red rail car with cream roof and tinprinted detail, including passengers. Clockwork motor needs attention. Length of track 43"/109cm. Some playwear. Generally Good for display in a Fair box with illustrated label (grubby with splits to corners of lid and one end of lid missing). £30-£50
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Juneero (UK) No.1 Multi-Purpose Tool and Accessories, including screw cutting die, screwdriver, spanner, gauge bar, metal strips, nuts, bolts et. With wartime printed illustrated instruction sheet. Box length 10"/25cm. Contents unchecked for completeness but condition is generally Good in a Poor box base. £5-£15
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Schuco (Germany) Garage No.1500. Cream Tinplate walls and doors with grey corrugated roof. Telephone with automatic door opening action. With red Kommando Anno 2000 Car with Schuco key. Clockwork motor needs attention. Length of garage 6"/15cm. Car is missing one side of lift-up bonnet. Some light play wear to garage. Good for display. £30-£50
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Mettoy (UK) Biplane. Gold tinplate clockwork model with red propeller and nascelle. Folding wings. No makers mark but "made in England" printed on wing and registration "K5083" on upper wings is known to have been used by Mettoy. Fixed key clockwork motor drives plane forward and spins propeller, working when tested. Wing span 17"/43cm. Some and slight creasing to upper wing but overall Good to Good Plus in a Fair box base. £50-£80
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Carousel/Chair-O-Plane. Maker unconfirmed - possibly German. Tinplate Clockwork Toy with decorated canopy, light green base and cream support. Fixed key clockwork motor rotates canopy and rings bell, spinning 4 tinplate aeroplanes with celluloid propellers. Working when tested. Height 9"/23cm. One celluloid propeller blade broken. Would benefit from a light clean, otherwise Good Plus. An attractive toy. £50-£70
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Gescha (Germany) Express Luggage Porter. Tinplate Clockwork brown trunk with blue uniformed composition and tinplate porter. The porter "pushes" the trunk on a circular course and jumps on and off at intervals. With key. Mechanism working when tested. Length 3.5"/9cm. Some light playwear and porter's face a little grubby. Generally, a Good example. £20-£30
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) A.R.P Lorry. Tinplate clockwork lorry tinprinted in grey with cream and black detailing. Tinplate balloon wheels and tinplate uniformed driver in cab. Grey wood fire extinguisher (?) slotted into rear of vehicle. Plated radiator. "A.R.P" to cab doors and rear. Wartime toy featured in 1941 British Toys Trade Directory advert. Fixed key piano wire clockwork motor working when tested, though would benefit from some adjustment. Length 7"/18cm. Some playwear, tarnishing to radiator. Lacks two seated figures to rear of cab and one wooden fire extinguisher. Otherwise Good. A rare and attractive toy. £50-£80
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Triang Minic (UK) No.76M Barrage Balloon Wagon and Trailer. Very scarce 6-wheel army lorry with hand operated winch to back, together with 4-wheel trailer carrying 12 x wooden gas cylinders held down by springs. Camouflage colours. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length overall 9"/23cm. Light crease to top of cab and some paint loss to door pillars and windscreen surround. Four tyres on rear of wagon are age distorted. Winch cable replaced. Otherwise a Good Plus scarce example. £700-£900
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Marx (USA) Tumbling Monkey and Trapeze. Clockwork tinplate monkey that tumbles or performs acrobatic tricks on wire frame with green and yellow base. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. Height of frame 5.75"/15cm. Some light surface wear to base and arms of monkey. Overall Condition is Good. £30-£50
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Chad Valley(UK) Tinplate Globe. Tinprinted globe on tin mahogany effect base and gilt holder. Height 8.5"/21.5cm. Some tarnishing to gilt. Generally Good Plus. This globe is identical to that issued by Crawfords as a novelty biscuit tin. Together with a red Duncans of Edinburgh Confectionary tin. Good. (2) £15-£20
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Group of Tinplate Money Boxes comprising; 2 x novelty pails (one blue, one red) with plated rims and handles and lockable opening bases with keys. Height to tops of handles 4"/10cm. 2 x plain red pillar boxes. Height 2.75"/7cm; and a tinprinted red pillar box with postman figure to back. Height 4"/10cm. Condition varies from Good Plus to Fair. Together with a CK (Japan) cream and red somersaulting Aeroplane. Clockwork motor working when tested but lacks wings. Length 3.5"/9cm. Fair. (6) £5-£15
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Stephens (USA) Auto-Magic Picture Gun. Grey cast metal battery operated film strip projector in the form of a pistol. Includes a film strip (damaged). Battery compartment clean. Length of gun 5.75"/17cm. Near Mint in Good Plus illustrated box with inner packing. Together with 1) An S.E.L. (UK) 4-volt electric motor. Appears to be unused in its card box with instruction sheet: and 2) A cast metal BP Petrol Pump. Yellow finish with electric bulb to top. Lacks globe and base. Height 5.75"/17cm. Poor to Fair. (3) £5-£15
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Geographics (UK) Touring Scotland Board Game. Board based on a map of Scotland. 4 x cast metal sports car playing pieces in yellow, red, blue and green. Wooden dice shaker with dice and a set of destination playing cards (unchecked for completeness). Box 16.5"/42cm x 7'/17.5cm. Contents Excellent in a Good Plus illustrated card box with instructions under lid. £5-£10
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Lehmann (Germany) Gustav The Miller No.230. Tinplate novelty toy comprising green pole with windmill to top. The bag of flour is attached to a hook in the windmill and Gustav climbs the pole, picks up the bag on his head which then acts as a counterweight, making him descend. Later version with red tinplate sails. Mechanism working when tested. Height 18.5"/47cm. A Good Plus example. £80-£100
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R (Czechoslovakia) Tinplate and Wood Violin with wooden bow. Length 12.5"/32cm. Lacks strings, otherwise Good Plus in Fair illustrated card box (lid corners split). £15-£20
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Pair of Yachts. 1) Maker unknown, probably British. Green and black tinplate hull with wooden mast and cloth sails. Length of hull 12"/30/5cm. 2) Star Yacht (UK). White wooden hull with wooden mast and cloth sails. Length 14"/35.5cm. Condition of both is Fair. (2) £5-£10
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HMS Victory. Large nicely detailed model in wood of this iconic man-of-war. With guns, deck detailing and crew, including Nelson figure. Fully rigged, with sails. Length of hull 32"/81cm. Good Plus. £50-£70
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Moulds for Casting Lead Figures (x2). 1) Brass Mould marked "S.Sachs" NY is for a WW1 surrendering German soldier figure. Height of figure 2.75"/7cm. 2) Metal Mould marked "Rapaport Bros Chicago" is for 3 x figures each 1.75"/4.5cm high. Condition is Good. (2) £5-£10
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Orobre Oro-Werke (Germany) Tinplate Dolls House Style Room Settings x 6. Rare and unusual rooms from the 1920's with tinplate furniture and fittings that can be slotted into position. Comprising: 1) Kitchen with range, dresser, table and 2 chairs. 2) Dining room with clock, table, 2 chairs, dresser and sideboard. 3) sitting room with clock, couch, 3 armchairs and 2 occasional tables. 4) Lounge with clock, cupboard, settee, table and 2 chairs. 5) Bedroom with bed, wardrobe, wash stand and 2 chairs. 6) Bathroom with bath, geyser, couch and 2 chairs. Each room has 2 windows and is tinprinted in detail. The rooms are designed to fit on top of each other to create a dolls house type diorama. Each room is 5"/13cm wide and 3"/8cm high. Some light age wear to the outsides. The interior of each room is Good Plus to Excellent (6) £300-£500
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Triang Minic (UK) Pushy Puffer Push and Go Train. Comprising red plastic friction drive locomotive, yellow tanker, red open truck and green van. Approximately OO Scale. Length of train 11.5"/29cm. Excellent Plus to Near Mint in a Good illustrated card box. (small surface tear and one end flap taped on). £25-£40
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Ark Plastics Co. (USA). Texaco Tanker large scale pressed steel model with white cab and red body. Black and chromed plastic detailing. Detailed cab interior with red seats. Applied "Texaco" stickers to sides and rear. This model has a sprung front axle and unusual steering mechanism activated by depressing cab. Length 23"/59cm. Some play wear and a shallow dent to top of tank. Generally Good. £20-£40
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Triang Minic (UK) No.2 Cars comprising orange plastic No.2 Clockwork Saloon (clockwork mechanism working when tested) and a red plastic No.2 Sports car with brake and 4-speed gear box (clockwork mechanism needs attention). Length of each car 6.75"/17cm. Both cars have age deterioration and cracks to plastic bodies. Generally, Poor. Together with Wells Brimtoy (UK) Tinplate Clockwork Drummer Boy on Horse. Clockwork working when tested. Height 6"/15cm. Lacks one arm, otherwise Fair and a Leningrad Metal Works (USSR) Clown Cart with Mule. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7.5"/19cm. Mule lacks one leg, otherwise Fair. (4) £5-£15
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Structo (USA) Touring Car. Large scale tinplate clockwork car with green body and black seats. "Structo" decals to front of radiator. Steerable front wheels. Rear wheels driven by prop shaft and bevel gears from fixed key clockwork motor under bonnet (working when tested). Length 12"/31cm. Lacks steering wheel and part of steering mechanism. Rear of body missing. Some surface rusting and general play wear. Fair to Poor but an interesting example of a rare and unusual toy. £40-£60
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Triang Minic (UK) 3 x Commercial Vehicles comprising: 1) Breakdown Truck. Red cab with green body and red jib. Clockwork driving motor needs attention though crane motor working when tested. Lacks cord and hook. 2) No.73M Articulated Cable Lorry. Red forward control cab with green trailer and 2 x plastic cable drums. Clockwork motor needs attention. 3) Watneys Beer Lorry. Dark green standard cab and wooden barrel trailer. Clockwork motor working when tested. Some play wear and paint chips. Condition is generally Fair to Good. (3) £30-£50
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Kaye Don Sunbeam Silver Bullet. Maker unconfirmed, possibly British. Silver tinplate clockwork model of the 1929 World record attempt car. Blue mudguards and windscreen surround. Blue balloon tinplate wheels. Tail fins with blue stripes and Union Jacks tin printed to sides. "Silver Bullet" to sides of body. Fixed key clockwork motor needs attention. Length 11.5"/29cm. Lacks driver. General surface wear. Fair to Good for display. £50-£80
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Distler (US Zone, Germany) Auto Union 1937 Bonneville Record Car. Red tinplate clockwork model circa 1950. Silver windscreen surround, base and tinplate wheels. Tin printed driver figure. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 9"/23cm. General play wear, light surface rusting to base and wheels. Small dent to left side of body. Generally Fair to Good. £40-£60
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Arnold (Germany) MGA. Friction drive with blue plastic body and black tinplate base. Red interior with white steering wheel. Silver detailing to bumpers, radiator and headlights. Plated hub caps with white wheels and black rubber tyres. Length 8.25"/21cm. Some age distortion to plastic on driver's side, otherwise Good Plus to Excellent. £190-£220
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Mak's (Hong Kong) Morris 1100. Red plastic friction drive model with white detailed interior. Silver detailing to radiator, bumpers etc. Bonnet lifts to reveal engine detailing. Chromed wheels with black tyres. Length 6"/15cm. Light box rubs to roof otherwise an Excellent Plus example in a Good Plus illustrated card box. £60-£80
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Mak's (Hong Kong) County Police Van. Metallic blue plastic friction drive Commer Van with chromed detailing. Red detailed cab interior. Chromed wheels with black tyres. "County Police" paper stickers to sides. Detachable "Blue Light" still taped to base. Length 6.5"/16.5cm. Paper labels showing adhesive stains. Mark to driver's side of windscreen possibly from solvent run during manufacture. Otherwise Good Plus to Excellent in Good illustrated card box. £30-£50
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