Hausser (Germany) Staff Car. Dark grey tinplate clockwork model with opening boot and folding cloth hood. Metal wheels with rubber tyres. Battery powered headlights. Operating hand brake. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 9"/23cm. No figures. Some light wear to exposed edges but generally Excellent. £200-£300
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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 minor paint loss. Four tyres on rear of wagon are age distorted. Winch cable replaced. Generally a Good Plus scarce example. £400-£600
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Unconfirmed German Maker. Clockwork tinplate WW1 Tank. Finished in Camouflage colours. White rubber tracks (may be replacements). "Germany" embossed to one side. Clockwork motor with stop/start lever working when tested. Length 7"/18cm. Condition is generally Excellent. £40-£60
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Hauser/Elastolin or similar Machine Gun. Tinplate gun in camouflage colours. Spring loaded "pea shooting" action activated by turning handle at side. Length 3.75"/9.5cm. Some play wear but generally Good. Together with a smaller tinplate spring loaded cap firing machine gun finished dark green and grey. Some small area of paint loss but generally Good. (2) £20-£40
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Unconfirmed Makers (Hauser/Elastolin or similar) Tinplate Anti-Aircraft and Field Guns. Comprising: 1) Anti-aircraft gun in blue and brown on square base. Rotating and elevating action. Length 4"/10cm. 2) Anti-aircraft gun in dark green on round base. Rotating and elevating action. Length 4.5"/11.5cm. 3) Field Gun in camouflage colours with spring loaded action. Length 5.25"/13cm. 4) Cannon with black base and bronze finished barrel with "pea shooter" action. Length 5"/13cm. Condition varies from Good Plus to Fair. (4) £30-£50
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Unconfirmed Maker (Possibly Geisha, Germany). Miniature WW1 Style Tinplate Clockwork Tank 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. Tin printed in camouflage colours with grey sides. White rubber tracks (possibly replacements) Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 3.25"/8cm. Scratches to base but generally Good Plus for display. £25-£40
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Kellerman or similar (Germany) Truck. Clockwork tinplate truck in yellow and black with detailed tinprinting. Tinplate wheels. "57-58" registration plate at rear. Fixed key clockwork motor needs attention. Length 8"/20cm. Some playwear but generally Good. £40-£60
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Assorted Tinplate Toys comprising: 1) IRCO (Japan) US Army M-53 Guided Missile Launcher. Battery operated tinplate toy. Width 8"/20cm. Lacks missiles, remote control cable and box damaged. 2) 2x Arnold (Germany) Articulated Cab Units: one red and grey, the other in US Army livery. Length 4.5"/11.5cm. 3) Daiya (Japan) Clockwork Jousting Knight. Fixed key motor working when tested. Length 6.5"/16.5cm. 4) Walking Boy with Suitcase (China). Clockwork motor working when tested. Height 6"/15cm. 5) Push-along Racing Car (Japan) Length 6.75"/17cm. 6) Man on Cannon with lever wind mechanism (possibly Indian). Length 6.5"/16.5cm. Condition varies from Good to Fair. (7) £20-£40
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KT (Japan) tinplate Military Motorcycle with Machine Gun. Tin printed in camouflage colours with grey engine. Light brown uniformed figure. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 6"/15cm. Some play wear. Lacks side wheels, helmet and machine gun flint. Generally Fair to Good for display. £30-£50
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German tinplate Tractor Unit and Field Gun (possibly Tipp & Co.). Clockwork tractor unit in camouflage colours with British and French flags to front bumper. Tinplate balloon wheels. Opening locker to rear. Clockwork motor working when tested. Field gun with elevating and spring loaded cap firing action. Combined length 13.5"/34cm. Some playwear, towing attachment damaged but generally Good. £50-£80
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Tipp & Co. Searchlight. Tinplate searchlight in camouflage colours on a rectangular base. Glass lens with bulb. Appears to have been removed from the back of a searchlight truck. Length of base 3.25"/8cm. some minor scratches but generally Good Plus. £20-£40
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Gebruder Bing (Germany) Howitzer. Modelled on the German Howitzers of WW1. Black barrelled heavy calibre cannon on two wheeled olive/brown and black field carriage with single trail. Elevating barrel and sprung breech action. Carriage bears 1900 - 1919 GBN Bavaria logo. Length 9"/23cm. Some minor age wear & paint loss otherwise Good Plus overall. Scarce. £80-£120
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Tootsietoy (USA) Aircraft. Comprising a Bi-Plane with cast metal fuselage and tinplate wings and a similar Monoplane. Both painted in red. Radial engines with twin bladed silver propellers. "UX 214" to fuselage sides. Wing spans 3.75"/9.5cm. Play wear. Monoplane lacks tail fin, otherwise generally Good. Together with a British tinplate Sopwith Camel Bi-Plane (maker unconfirmed, possibly scratch built). Heavy gauge soldered tinplate painted brown and black. Radial engine. Twin bladed wooden propeller. Wing span 5.5"/14cm. Some play wear but generally Good. (3) £30-£50
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Tinplate Sentry Boxes x2 (Makers unconfirmed) comprising: 1) A Red and white striped sentry box with a red roof and yellow base: probably German. Height 4"/10cm. Some wear to finish. Generally Good to Fair. 2) A grey sentry box with a black roof. Height 4"/10cm. Good (2) £5-£10
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Mettabuild (UK) Construction Set by Mettamake Ltd. Of Birkenhead. Metal construction kit in a two layered box, comprising cross pieces and slide together bars, walls, roofs, etc to make a variety of models. Circa 1930's. Includes handbook and also an unrelated "Mammoth Book of Working Models". Contents unchecked for completeness. Box size 11.5"/29cm x 7.25"/18.5cm. Generally Good in a Poor card box with illustrated lid. An interesting contemporary of Meccano. £15-£30
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Marx (UK) Cannon Truck. Large scale impressive battery operated pressed steel Military Truck in dark green. Grey plastic Missile Launcher with black metal barrel and 4 x yellow plastic missiles with black rubber heads. Rotating grey radar scanner. Rubber Caterpillar tracks to rear axles. Controls for elevation, rotation and firing of launcher (untested). Length 23"/59cm. Battery compartment has some corrosion and will need attention. Some small areas of paint loss and surface rusting to front bumper, otherwise Excellent for display in a Good Plus to Excellent card box with instruction sheet. £60-£80
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Mettoy (UK) Two Storey County Fire Station No. 6258 with Hong Kong made plastic accessories. Impressive tinplate Fire Station with attractive bright detailed tinprinting. The two storey structure with 3 x spring loaded appliance room doors is supplied in rare flat packed form and appears never to have been assembled. Complete with a range of plastic fittings including work-bench, tables and chairs, staircase, TV aerial and fireman figures. The set contains 3 x individually boxed Hong Kong made plastic vehicles by NFIC to include Commer Fire Engine (copy of the Dinky model), Fire Chief's Car and a Karrier Ambulance. The vehicles are generally Mint including illustrated individual boxes. Width of Station 18"/46cm. Lacks printed card to make drill tower. The Station and contents are generally Mint, all in a Good (3 puncture holes to slightly grubby lid) cardboard box with assembly instruction sheet, internal packing and protective paper sheets. £100-£150
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Dimestore Dreams (China) Plastic Vehicles. A group of attractively boxed reproductions of toys of the 40's and 50's distributed by the Binary Arts Corporation, USA. Comprising: 1/43rd scale Sedan Delivery Van, Police Car, Convertible, US Army Signal Corps Van, Tow Truck, Station Wagon, Taxi x2, US Army Ambulance, Fire Chief's Car, Convertible with Speedboat and Trailer, Station Wagon with Speedboat and Trailer, Sedan, Pickup Truck, US Army Military Police Car, US Army Wrecker, 1/24th scale Service Cycle and Rider and 1/24 Scale Motorcycle Sidecar and Rider. All appear unused and are Mint in their original Excellent card boxes with internal paper wrappers. (18) £40-£60
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Osul (Portugal) BMW Isetta Bubble Car. Blue and yellow plastic model with opening front door. Interior detail including bench seat and yellow steering wheel. "LC-19-61" number plate to rear. Four black plastic wheels. Length 6"/15cm. Would benefit from a light clean but generally Excellent. £15-£30
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Wrenn (UK) Formula 152 Slot Car Racing Sets x2. Not checked for completeness but comprising in total: 4x racing cars, 4x controllers, transformer, assortment of straight and curved track, bridge supports, crash barriers, manuals and circuit diagrams. Box sizes 17"/43cm x 10.5"/27cm. Condition is generally Good to Fair in Fair to Poor boxes. (2) £40-£60
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Triang (UK) Minic Motorways Set M.1501 D. Contains ivory Jaguar, sage green Rolls Royce and grey plastic motorway segments. Box size 18.5"/47cm x 13.75"/35cm. Also included are a power unit and two hand controllers. Some staining to track. Track is Good, cars are Excellent in a Fair illustrated box with inner packing and blue card inset holding Owner's Handbook (Splits to corners of base and lid, taped across lid). £30-£60
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Playcraft (UK) Champion Motor Racing Slot Car Set B. Comprising green BRM and red Ferrari racing cars, track sections, barriers, controllers etc. Cars made by Joef (France) exclusively for Playcraft. Contents not checked for completeness. Box size 25"/63.5cm x 16"/40.5cm. One front wheel of Ferrari detached, track would benefit from a clean. Generally Good in a Poor illustrated box with instruction manual etc. Together with various boxed accessories comprising Hump Bridge, crash barriers, track sections, silver BRM Formula 1 car, red Ferrari Formula 1 car and an Airfix power unit. Condition is generally Good in Good boxes (a lot). £30-£60
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Lego (Denmark) Town Set 810. large 1960's Set. Comprising assorted bricks, wheels, windows, baseplates, trees , road signs, petrol pumps and other accessories, together with a number of HO scale vehicles including Breakdown Lorry, "Lego Transport" Pantechnicon, Fire Engine, Esso Tanker, motorcycle and sidecar and 3 x Volkswagen Beetles. Box size 20.5"/52cm x 16.5"/42cm. The set has been used and is unchecked for completeness but the contents are generally Good Plus, in a Good to Fair illustrated substantial presentation box (lid corners split and tape across top) which still has the fold-out printed cardboard roadway layout plan. Also included is a grey Lego System 799 16"/409.5cm square Base Plate still in its card sleeve with assorted items of Lego ephemera. Good Plus. (2) £80-£120
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Lego (Denmark) No. 100 Motor Set. Comprising 4.5 volt geared motor unit with various accessories including flanged and tyred wheels, base plate and instruction booklet. Box size 8"/20cm square. Untested but contents are Excellent to Near Mint in a Good illustrated sleeve box. Also included is a Lego No. 101 Battery Case. (2). £5-£15
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Marx (Hong Kong) M1 Police Car. White battery operated plastic model of a Ford Zephyr Estate Car. Tinplate base with green interior. "LM 6045" number plates. Metal wheels with white wall tyres. Contacts of remote control unit clean. Length 9"/23cm. Would benefit from a clean. Tape repair to remote unit. Generally Good to Fair in a Poor box with illustrated lid. £15-£30
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Japanese Double Decker Bus. Maker unconfirmed. Brightly tinprinted clockwork model in red with detailed tinprinting. Internal seating and staircase. "Double Decker Bus" to sides and advertisement panels for "Dunlop Makes Things Better for Everyone" and "Drink Mineral Sweet Sparkling". Plated wheels with rubber tyres and friction drive mechanism. Length 7.5"/19cm. Excellent. A scarce example. £30-£60
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Playmakers (GDR/Germany) Barkus Work Truck. Plastic friction drive model of an East German truck with red cab, grey chassis and green open back. Yellow detailed interior to cab. Metal plated radiator with Barkus logo. Grey wheels with black tyres. Length 7"/18cm. Near Mint in a Good illustrated box (small surface price sticker tear to one plain side). £15-£30
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Lego (Denmark) No 103 Motor Set. Comprising a 4.5 volt geared motor unit, battery case and assorted wheels, rubber tracks, instruction sheet etc. Box size 10"/25.5cm x 8"/20cm. Not checked for completeness but generally Good Plus in a Good illustrated card box with styrofoam packing. Together with: 1) A card fold-out Lego System roadway plan measuring 31"/79cm x 19.75"/50cm unfolded. Christmas 1963 inscription and sticker to front. Good. 2) An associated HO scale Lego Petrol Tanker. Good. 3) A made-up Lego Fire Engine. Length 4"/.10cm. Good. (4) £20-£30
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Schuco (Germany) Elektro - Radio 5710 Car. Large scale battery operated tinplate tourer with clockwork music box movement. Red and cream body and caramel and gold plastic fins to rear. Grey base. Red seats and detailed tin printed dashboard. Plated trim, radiator and bumpers. Wheels with metal hubs and white wall tyres. Plastic radio aerial. Motor and musical movement operated by knobs on dashboard. Battery compartment clean and motor working when tested. Musical movement also working when tested, although a little temperamental in operation. Length 10.5"/27cm. Some light wear, including rubs to gold finish on fins and scratch behind seat but otherwise Good Plus to Excellent. £320-£400
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Schuco (Germany) Rollyvox No. 1080 Open top Sports Car. Red tinplate body with beige plastic interior and detailed tin printed dashboard. Plated trim and wheels with white wall tyres. Clockwork horn operated from steering wheel in working order when tested. Friction drive motor to the rear wheels. With non-original key and instruction sheet. Length 8.5"/22cm. Some age distortion and slight impact damage to top of the clear plastic windscreen, otherwise an Excellent Plus bright example in a Good illustrated box. £150-£200
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BOAC (UK) Junior Jet Club Kit. Interesting souvenir of flying in the 1960's comprising a hard backed Junior Jet Club log book for recording flight details and the captain's signature, with an introduction by Captain N V Bristow and photographs of BOAC VC-10 and 707 airliners; a Junior Jet Club cast metal badge on its original backing sheet; a postcard of a Boeing 707 and an enrolment card. All in their original printed paper envelope. Some inscription on the rear of the envelope but the contents appear unused and are Near Mint. A rare find in this condition for an air transport enthusiast. £5-£15
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Charles Rossignol (France) or similar Tinplate Tram. Very early spirit painted large-scale carpet toy tram. Embossed sides and soldered construction. Tinplate disc wheels. Length 10.5"/27cm. Typical general age wear to the gold finish but otherwise it has survived remarkably well. A Fair example of a rare early toy. £80-£120
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) Cinderella and Prince Charming Waltzing Couple. Clockwork plastic waltzing toy. Working when tested. Height 5"/13cm. Light wear but generally Good Plus. Together with: 1) Blomer and Schuler (US Zone Germany) Clockwork Walking Turkey. Colourfully tin printed toy with clockwork walking action and fanning tail. Clockwork motor and walking action working when tested but tail does not open out. . Length 5.5"/14cm. Tabbed seams in need of repair (taped at present). Fair for display. 2) Clockwork tinplate Scottie Dog. Embossed "Made in England" to base (maker unconfirmed). Very like Schuco dog with similar leg paddling action. Light brown flock finish with black front legs, ears and tail. Working when tested. Length 4.5"/11.5cm. May have originally had a black fur covering which has been removed. Good. (3) £20-£30
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Yone (Japan) Vacationland Express. Small tinplate clockwork track toy with twin trains on a circular track running through a tunnel and a station building while an aeroplane circles above. Colourfully tin printed base. Fixed key motor with bell ringing action working when tested. Base is 5.5"/14cm square. Dusty but generally Good Plus in a Poor illustrated box (crushed and splits to lid corners). Together with Yone (Japan) Happy Grand'pa. Tinplate clockwork novelty toy featuring rocking figure and rotating sunshade with ringing bell seated on a log outside a cottage housing clockwork mechanism (working when tested). Generally Good Plus in a Good illustrated box (light crushing to base). (2) £20-£30
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Lehmann (Germany) Gnom Tinplate Garage No.806. Double garage with opening doors. White tin printed walls with red embossed tiled roof. Length 4.5"/11.5cm. Some play wear. Generally Good. Together with a Lehmann Gnom No.813 Tinplate Truck. Red cab with green and grey open back. Length 4.25"/11cm. Lacks radiator, generally Fair. (2) £20-£30
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Marx (UK) Big Top Circus. Large and impressive tinplate Big Top with colourful detailed tinprinting to exterior and interior. Includes circus ring with card base and plastic side pieces and 29 assorted plastic circus figures of clowns, acrobats, animals etc. Not checked for completeness. Width of Big Top 23"/589cm. Some signs of light play wear and scratches to inside of roof of big top. Generally Good Plus for display. £40-£60
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Johnsons of Hendon (UK) Walt Disney Film Strip Projector. Tinplate battery operated still projector circa 1950's with 8 coloured film strips, of which 6 are boxed, some with printed story sheets. Length of projector 7"/18cm. Some playwear but generally Good in a Poor box with attractive Disney illustrations. £15-£30
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Auto-Magic (USA). Picture Guns. Novelty Film Strip Projectors. 2x cast metal battery operated film strip projectors (one black, the other grey) in the form of pistols, together with 3x boxed film strips. Circa 1937. Length of each pistol 5.75"/15cm. Some chips to finish but generally Good in a Fair box (no lid but complete with insert and inner flap which lifts to use as theatre projection screen). £15-£20
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Parker Brothers (USA) "The London Game". Board Game copyrighted 1898. Attractive raised playing surface featuring a colour printed 3D plan of late Victorian London on a wood and card plinth. Drawer to side containing dice, shakers and playing cards in form of postcards. Instructions printed to inside of lid. Dimensions 25"/63.5cm x 16.25"/41cm. Sides of box lid replaced and taped, otherwise the condition of this early and rare game is generally Good. A very attractive item for display. £20-£40
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Assorted games comprising: 1) Parker Brothers (USA) Hendrick Van Loon's Wide World Game. Copyright 1933. Travel game with cards and unusual cast metal playing pieces in the form of a ship and 4x Bleriot type monoplanes on stands. Not checked for completeness. Generally Good in a Fair illustrated box. 2) 5x novelty glass fronted dexterity puzzles. Generally Fair to Good. 3) 4x French Novelty "Goody Boxes" dating from the 1930's and featuring comical caricatures, including Hitler. Some contents, including small items of wrapped confectionary, are included. Generally Good. (10) £30-£50
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Gantoy (UK) Novelty Clockwork Bakelite Television Cigarette Dispenser, 1950's. When drawer is opened beneath television screen musical box begins to play and black and white picture of girl strumming guitar within television face appears to move (working when tested). Unusual novelty period item made to resemble an early TV set Handles to drawer (one missing) resemble volume controls. Height 4.25"/11cm. Condition is generally Good. £15-£30
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Japanese Village Set. Boxed set of composition figures, animals and structures, including bridges, arch and pagodas, to make up a village scene, probably for use with bonsai or similar planted displays. Circa 1930's. Box dimensions 6.5"/16.5cm x 4"/10cm. Damage to some pieces but overall Good for display in a Good box with illustrated label. £15-£30
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Mettoy (UK) Mr. Pastry Target. Cardboard target from shooting game. Mr. Pastry's hat would have flown off when his moustache was hit. Height 13.5"/34cm. Lacks stand pieces and spring but nevertheless an attractive 1950's item and Good for display. Together with Dog Jack-in-a-Box. Maker unconfirmed. Unusual composition painted dog's head with paper ruff in a two piece telescopic sprung blue and pink card box with hinged lid and metal clasp. Label to base stamped "Sample Only". Height 6.5"/16.5cm. Condition is generally Good. (2) £15-£30
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Tobler (Switzerland) Novelty Chocolate Box. Highly unusual and rare drawer box with Alpine illustration and card ski lift which slides back and forth across the front when the drawer is opened and closed. The box still contains 9 wrappers from a variety of Tobler chocolate bars. £5-£15
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Group of Penny Toy Type Tinplate Toys. Various German, UK and Japanese makers. Comprising: A gold and yellow monoplane by Georg Levy (Germany). Length 3.5"/9cm. 2 locomotives and 11 items of rolling stock. Condition varies from Good to Poor. (14). £30-£50
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Fisherman Souvenir Doll. Possibly French. Bisque shoulder head doll with painted features including black hair and blue eyes. Dressed in light brown cloth jacket and trousers with moulded black sea boots. Crudely carved cloth covered pierced wooden hands. Carrying a fishing net and a coiled rope over shoulders. Height 8.5"/21.5cm. Head would benefit from a clean and some chips to finish of boots but generally Good Plus in a Fair box (damage to sides of lid). £30-£50
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Schuco (Germany) Examico 4001 tinplate clockwork car from recent limited edition Original Replica series. Red, with steerable front wheels and numbered tag and literature. Includes key (working when tested). Near Mint to Mint in an Excellent presentation box with hinged lid and clear plastic wrapper. £40-£60
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Mamod (UK) Steam Roadster SA1. White and red live steam powered open roadster with black seat cushion, red wheels and black tyres. Complete with burner, funnel, fuel tablets, remote steering rod and leaflet. Length 15.5"/39.5cm. Never steamed. Near Mint to Mint in an Excellent box with internal packing pieces. £80-£100
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Sutcliffe (UK) Sea Wolf Atomic Submarine. Yellow clockwork submarine with red plastic conning tower and missile. Black rubber bung with periscope. With key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 10"/25.5cm. Would benefit from a light clean but generally Excellent in a Good illustrated green box with inner packing piece. £60-£80
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Wen Mac (USA) "Texaco North Dakota". Scarce large scale nicely detailed plastic battery operated promotional model of a 1,900 ton Oil Tanker. Red and black hull with white and grey superstructure. Rudder and motorised propeller for use on water and small wheels for using on land. Highly detailed deck with fittings and masts. Includes "Have Fun with your Texaco Toy Tanker" illustrated booklet with instructions and information on the Texaco fleet (appears to be 1961 printing code). Battery compartment clean. Length 27"/69cm. Excellent in a Good "Dealer Offer" card box. £70-£100
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