Britains - Paris Office - French Infantry Officer, comprising: Marching Officer [Empty Handed], Depicted in Horizon Blue Uniform & Kepi, Brown Belts & Black Boots. Minor paint chips otherwise generally Excellent overall. £80-£120
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Britains - Paris Office - Infanterie de Marine [French Marines, Circa, 1916], comprising: Marine Marching at the Slope & 2 x Marines Marching at the Trail. All Depicted in Dark Blue Uniforms, Grey "Adrian" Helmets, Black Boots & Full Marching Equipment. Some minor paint chips otherwise generally Excellent overall. [3] £90-£150
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Britains - Paris Office - German Infantry [1915 issues], comprising: Mounted Officer with Drawn Sword, 9 x Infantryman Marching at the Slope. All are Depicted in Field Dress with Covered Picklehaubes, Field Packs Rolled Greatcoats & Jackboots. Some minor age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall. [10] £500-£700
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Britains - Paris Office - French Infantry Colour Bearer, comprising: French Infantry Colour Bearer with movable arm depicted in Horizon Blue Jacket & Red Trousers/Kepi Carrying Tricolour Flag. Some minor paint chips otherwise Excellent overall. Rare, the first example to be sold by Vectis. £90-£150
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Britains - Paris Office - Italian Infantry Colour Bearer, comprising: Italian Infantry Colour Bearer with movable arm depicted in Dark Blue Jacket / Kepi & Pale Blue/Grey Trousers Carrying Tricolour Flag. Some minor paint chips otherwise Excellent overall. Rare, the first example to be sold by Vectis. £90-£150
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Britains - Paris Office - Mounted French Infantry Officer, comprising: Senior Officer, Fixed Arm & Empty Handed. Depicted in Dark Blue Tunic & Gold Buttons, Red Trousers with Blue Stripe, Red Kepi with Gold Piping. Mounted on Brown Standing "Swayback" Horse with Dark Blue Shabraque with Red Trim. Some minor age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall. Rare, the first example to be sold by Vectis £150-£200
Composition & Tinplate Figures, Vehicles & Accessories #2 |
Unconfirmed Maker[s] - 7cm Scale Inuit [Eskimo] Diorama, comprising: 2 x Textured Icecap Interlocking Base Boards [Each 44 x 48cm] 12 x "Ice" Floes, Igloo, 8 x Polar Bears, 4 x Reindeer, Penguin, Wolf, Eagle, 3 x Inuit Hunters & 9 x Accessories. Some age wear, cracking/repairs [mainly to "ice"] otherwise generally Very Good overall [Qty] £90-£150
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Hausser - Model Nr 731 [1950's Version] - "Kleiner Gelandeganggig Mannschaftskraftwagen" [Wheeled Munitions Truck - based on the Krupp Protze], comprising: 6 x Wheeled Truck with "Munitionswagen" Configured Rear Compartment [Ammunition Lockers & Spare Gun Wheel etc], 2 x Spare wheels, Black Treaded Rubber Tyres marked "HAUSSER", U.S. Driver & 5 x Seated Other Ranks, Battery Compartment for Workable Head Lights [bulbs missing] & Electric Drive [untested]. Model dimensions - [O/A L 25 x W 10 x H 11.5cm / 9.75 x 4 x 4.4 inches]. Finished in Post-War Olive Green. Some minor age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall. [7 pieces including crew] £150-£200
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Lineol - Model Nr 1238 [Circa 1940/1] - FLAK 36 - Flugzeugabwehr Kanone [Anti-Aircraft Cannon] based on the 88mm Flak 36 used extensively in WW11 as an anti-tank gun, comprising: Folding Cruciform Firing Mounting with Hinged Outriggers, [The Two Wheel Detachable Travelling Bogies are missing], Full traverse & Elevation [elevating mechanism inoperable] & Firing Mechanism damaged. Model dimensions - [O/A L 40 x W 28 (outriggers extended) x H 12 cm - Barrel Length now x 26cm]. Finished in dark green/grey wartime camouflage pattern. Some age wear otherwise Fair to Good overall. The largest of the 88' models. Together with 4 x Elastolin Gun Crew Figures [1 a resin copy]. Some minor damages otherwise generally Fair to Good overall. [5 pieces] £80-£120
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Elastolin Hausser - Model No' 750 - Krankenwagen mit 2 x Pfereden [Ambulance Car with 2 x Horse Team], circa 1935, comprising: 2 x Horse Team [Wheeled Bases], 4 x Wheeled Ambulance Wagon [3 x Colour Sand/Green/Brown Scheme] with Metal Tilt & Canvas Side/Rear Curtain, Casualty on Stretcher, Seated Orderlies in German Uniform & Canvas Medical Ten with Red Cross Flag. Some moderate age wear [mainly to horses] otherwise generally Good overall. [4 pieces] £90-£150
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Lineol -WWI/II Artillery - 6.5cm Lineol British Artillery Limber Team, comprising: 2 x Horse Team - Composite Wheeled Bases - marked "LINEOL Germany", 1 x Driver, 2 x Wheel Limber & 2 x Seated Gunners. Limber finished in Grey/Green early War Camouflage & Driver / Gunners in Khaki with British style Steel Helmets. Some age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall. [4 pieces] £60-£90
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Elastolin, Lineol & similar - WWII Cavalry - 7cm German Cavalry, comprising: 1 x Officer with drawn Sabre [unconfirmed maker] & 5 x German Cavalrymen - Empty Handed with Slung Carbine. Composite Bases Marked - "LINEOL Germany". Some minor damages& paint losses otherwise generally Fair to Good overall. [11 pieces] £30-£50
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Elastolin WW2 Series, comprising: Portrait Figure Circa, 1934, Depicted in Khaki Brown Uniform, NSDAP Hakkenkreuz Armband & Jackboots. This Hitler Figure is Bareheaded & has a Fixed Saluting Arm. Base Marked "ELASTOLIN", Together with 2 x Recast Goring Figures - Feldmarschall & Party Leader. Some age wear otherwise generally Good overall. Scarce early AH figure. [3] £60-£90
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Elastolin & Similar Makers - Wild West ["Indianer Und Trapper" Range, Pre/Early Post War Issues] - 7cm Cowboys, comprising: 34 x Cowboys on Foot. Depicted in Various Action Poses. Bases marked "ELASTOLIN Germany" / "LINEOL Germany" / "TIPPLE TOPPLE AUSTRIA". Some minor age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall. A Very Nice Selection. [34] £200-£300
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Elastolin & Similar Makers - Wild West ["Indianer Und Trapper" Range, Pre/Early Post War Issues] - 7cm Cowboys, comprising: 9 x Mounted Cowboys. Depicted in Various Action Poses. Bases where marked: "ELASTOLIN Germany". Some minor age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall. A Very Nice Selection. [18 pieces] £90-£150
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Elastolin - Wild West [Indianer Range, Pre /Early Post War Issues] - 7cm Indians, comprising: 5 x Mounted Indians, Cowboy Fighting Indian Vignette & 10 x Indians on Foot. All Depicted in Various Action / Domestic Poses. Bases where marked "ELASTOLIN Germany". [21 pieces including horses] £150-£200
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Elastolin, Lineol & similar - Wild West [Indianer Range] - 7cm Indians, Pre /Early Post War Issues, comprising: Indian Village: Figures & Accessories - 2 x Seated Squaw with Papoose, Seated Brave with Large Pot, 2 x Seated Chief's with Peace Pipes, Seated Chief Empty Handed, Seated Brave with Peace Pipe, 2 x Seated Drummers, 2 x Wigwams [Composite], Figural Totem Pole, Large Camp Fire, Small Bridge & Palisade Section with Gate. All Bases where applicable marked - "ELASTOLIN" or "ELASTOLIN Germany". Some minor age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall. Very Nice Examples. [15 pieces] £150-£200
Civilian Issues #2 |
Charbens - Palace Series - Wild West Range, 1950's Issue, comprising: 4 x Indians on Foot Depicted in Various Action Poses. Near Mint, contained [originally strung] to a generally Very Good [minor age wear] Illustrated Sales Card. Rare, the first example to be sold by Vectis. £30-£50
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Cherilea Wild West Series, comprising: Mounted Cowboy & 2 x Cowboys on Foot Depicted on in Various Action Poses. Near Mint overall, contained [originally strung] to a generally Very Good [minor age wear] Illustrated Sales Card. Rare, the first example to be sold by Vectis. £30-£50
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Britains - from Set 2079 - Royal Company of Archers, now comprising: Standing Officer, 4 x Shooting Archers, 2 x Standing Archers with Bows at the Horizontal and 4 x Standing Archers with Bows at the Vertical. Depicted in Full Ceremonial Uniform. Some minor paint chips otherwise generally Excellent overall. [11] £50-£80
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Britains - Farm Series - Trees, comprising: 4 x Large Trees [damage to 2]. Some minor paint loss otherwise generally Good overall. [4] £10-£15
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Britains - Model No' 809 - Cricketer, 1938/41 Issue, comprising: Cricketer in Whites & Red Cap. Some age wear & paint loss otherwise generally Very Good overall. £30-£50
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Britains - from Set 152 - Mounted North American Indians [Pre War version], comprising: Mounted Chief carrying Tomahawk, Mounted Chief Carrying Rifle, from Set 179 - Mounted Cowboy Carrying Rifle, from Set 164 - Arabs of the Desert - Mounted Arab with Jezzail [damaged] & from Set 187 - Bedouin Arabs - 2 x Arabs Marching at the Slope. Some minor paint loss otherwise generally Very Good to Excellent overall. [6] £20-£30
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Timpo - Wild West Series, 1950's Issues, comprising: Model No' 200? - Mounted Cowboy with Hands Above Head, Model No' 2005 - now containing - Mounted Cowboy Wiping Brow & Model No' 2011 - now containing Mounted Cowboy Firing Rifle & Model No' 2009 - now containing Mounted Indian with Bow. Near Mint to Mint overall, contained in generally Fair to Good [some storage wear & missing flaps] Timpo illustrated set boxes. [4] £70-£100
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Britains, Timpo & Similar Makers - Wild West Ranges, comprising: A Quantity [31 pieces] of Various Wild West Types, Includes, Mounted Cowboys, Mounted Indian, Cowboys on Foot, Indians on Foot, Etc. Some paint losses & minor damages otherwise generally Fair to Good overall. [Qty] £40-£60
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Britains - Motorcycles Range [1970 - 82], comprising: Set 9699 - BMW Racing Combination with Riders. Near Mint overall, contained in a generally Excellent [some minor age wear] Window box with pictorial insert. £30-£50
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John Hill - Pirates Series, comprising: Captain Hook, 2 x Pirates with Hooks [2 different colour variants], 2 x Pirates with Rum Bottles [2 different colour variants], Pirate Sitting on a Barrel Playing Accordion, Pirate with Pistol & Cutlass & 3 x Native Pirates with Daggers. Some minor paint chips otherwise generally Excellent overall. [10] £90-£150
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Britains, Timpo, Wend-Al & Similar Makers - Civilian Series, comprising: A Quantity [59 pieces], of Figures, Animals & Accessories, Includes: Railway Types, Circus Types, Farm Types, Dog Kennel, Etc. Conditions range from Poor to Very Good overall. [Qty] £30-£50
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Britains, Timpo & Similar Makers - Wild West & Other Ranges, comprising: A Small Quantity [27 pieces] of Various Types, Includes, Indians, Knights, Khaki Types, Cowboys, Etc. Some paint losses & minor damages otherwise generally Poor to Fair. Together with - HP Gibson Ltd, London - L'Attaque [The Attack] Board Game. Contents unchecked but believed complete. Some play Wear & tape repairs to lid otherwise generally Good overall. [Qty] £10-£15
Plastic Issues #2 |
Britains - Floral Miniature Garden Set 4531 [1968/70] - Green House [complete with accessories]. Generally Excellent Mint overall, contained in a generally Very Good [minor age wear] illustrated window box. Scarce Early Issue £30-£50
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Britains - Tree Models, First Editions, 1965 Issues, comprising: Model No' 1820 - Poplar, Model No'1801 Apple Tree & 12 x Floral Garden Accessory Packs [contents unchecked]. Includes: Garden Walls, Crazy Paving, Rock Pool, Fencing, Various Flowers, Etc. Some minor age wear otherwise generally Excellent overall, contained in generally Good [some age wear & missing Cellophane] first issue window boxes. [14 pieces] £60-£90
Other Makers #2 |
Colemans Cheshire Volunteer, comprising: RAF Aircrew, 1942 [5 figure set], Mint in a Near Mint set box. Also, Unconfirmed Maker - 39 x 40mm Scale Semi Solids Various Types Including; Khaki Types, Austrian Jagers, British Infantry, Etc & 50 x 20mm WW2 German Infantry Types. Painted / part painted to a rudimentary standard. Poor to Fair overall. [Qty] £20-£30
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Crescent Military Equipment/Army Ranges, comprising: 3 x Model No. 1249 - 18 PDR Field Guns, Model No. 1251 - 5.5" Howitzer Gun, Model No.1250 25-pounder Light Artillery Gun [unboxed] & Model No. 1263 - Saladin Armoured Car [unboxed]. Conditions range from Fair to Near Mint overall, contained in generally Poor to Very Good C/A set boxes. [6 pieces] £40-£60
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Lone Star "Modern Army Series" comprising: Model No. MFU.2 - Searchlight Trailer & Jeep. Near Mint overall, contained in a Near Mint [minor age wear] illustrated set box. Rare to find in this condition £60-£90
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Lone Star "Modern Army Series" comprising: Model No. MFU.4 - Rocket Battery Trailer & Jeep. Near Mint overall, contained in a Near Mint [minor age wear] illustrated set box. Rare to find in this condition £60-£90
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Lone Star "Modern Army Series" comprising: Model No. MFU.4 - Rocket Battery Trailer & Jeep. Near Mint overall, contained in a Near Mint [minor age wear] illustrated set box. Rare to find in this condition £60-£90
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Lone Star "Modern Army Series" comprising: Model No. MFU.1 - Twin Pom Pom Trailer & Jeep. Near Mint overall, contained in a Near Mint [minor age wear] illustrated set box. Rare to find in this condition £60-£90
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Lone Star "Modern Army Series" comprising: Model No. MFU.3 - Radar Trailer & Jeep. Near Mint overall, contained in a Near Mint [minor age wear] illustrated set box. Rare to find in this condition £60-£90
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Lone Star "Modern Army Series" comprising: Model No. MFU - DUKW with Rocket Gun & Model No. MFU - Bren Gun Carrier with 2 x Crew. Some play wear otherwise generally Very Good overall. Unboxed. [6 pieces] £40-£60
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Dimestore Figures, comprising: 4 x WW2 Types, includes: Machine Gunner, Spotter, Artilleryman & Infantryman & Boy with Snowballs. Some paint losses otherwise generally Good overall. [5] £10-£15
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John Hill - Scenic Play Pack Series, comprising: Set PP 21 - Wild West Indian Village - 7 x Indians on Foot in Various Actions Poses, Totem Pole, Camp Fire & Card Tepee. Near Mint overall, contained in a generally Excellent [minor age wear] fold-out Scenic Base box. Extremely Rare, the first example to be sold by Vectis. £90-£150
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Cherilea - British Soldiers Series, Set Ref: S/210, comprising: 7 x Line Infantry Marching at the Slope with Feather Plumes, 7 x Pipers & 7 x Highlanders Marching at the Slope. Near Mint overall, contained [strung] in a generally Fair to Good [moderate age wear 1 lid edge missing] illustrated lid set box. Rare, the first example to be sold by Vectis £30-£50
Catalogues, Ephemera & Toy Soldier Books |
Britains - Catalogue 1905 [The Britains Official Limited Facsimile Edition of 1972], comprising: Folio size monochrome reprint of the 19 page Catalogue of 1905, Individually signed by the Late Dennis Britain & individually numbered. Minor age wear otherwise Very Good overall. This copy numbered - 0043. This is the Personal Copy of a former Britains Director Signed in his Presence by Dennis Britain & is complete with Full Written Provenance Relating to the Lot & its Background. This original reprint edition is now becoming Scarce. With the Provenance, Unique £60-£90
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Britains - Ephemera - 1880 - 1920's, comprising: High Quality Copies Made from the Originals in the Early 1980's by a Former Director of Britains. "The 1880 Descriptive Price List - W. Britains & Sons' Celebrated Automatic and Scientific Clockwork Models, Toys &c." A Single Sheet with Illustrations, "Santa Claus Tells a Story" An Article Included in "Merry Moments Annual" [8 Pages with Illustrations] & Britains Ltd. Share Certificate [W. Britain Esq', 1907]. From the Personal Collection of a former Britains Director, complete with Written Provenance for each item, the originals from which they were copied are now lost. Near Mint overall. [3] £30-£50
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Britains Ltd - Share Register 1907 - 1984, comprising: The Original Company Share Register this documents A Record of all Shares Held & by Whom, Transfers & Records of Directors & Company Secretaries. 9" x 14" Solid Cover Ledger, rescued by the then Company Secretary when Britains was sold to Dobson Park Industries PLC in 1984. Sold with Full Letter of Provenance from the Last Company Secretary. Generally Excellent overall. A Fascinating & Unique Piece of Britains History. £90-£150
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Britains Ltd - Copy Shares, comprising: Copies of the First 100 Share Certificates Issued From No'1 - William Britain [19th December 1907] to No'100 - William Edwin Britain [26th April 1939] . A fascinating Record of the People who Financed Britains for a Period of over 30 Years. Together with 2 Original Blank Share Certificates, Copies of the Agreements 19th December 1907 & 29th April 1959 [Guardian Plastics & Mayer Zang - Herald Miniatures] & 2 x Copies of the Certificates Documenting the Shares Bought by Britains in Herald Miniatures In April, 1955 & September, 1956 Prior to the Merger of the Two Companies. Sold with Full Letter of Provenance from the Last Company Secretary. Generally Excellent overall. Unique.[Qty] £90-£150
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The London Evening News - Friday December 22nd, 1905, comprising: An Original 1905 Edition News Paper with on Page 3 - An Article relating to Britains Entitled: "ENGLISH TOYS, A Line in which England Beats Germany, PERFECT SOLDIERS, Which have Ousted the German Makes from the Market". From the Personal Collection of a former Britains Director, complete with Written Provenance. Extremely fragile & some very old tape repairs otherwise generally Good & Complete overall, Again Quite possibly UNIQUE £60-£90
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Britains - 1953 Catalogue Pack, comprising: Original 1953 Catalogues & Associated Brochures Pack, Includes: 108th Edition [1953 issue] Catalogue. Catalogue contains 73 pages including 4 in Colour [cover missing], 1953, New Lines Brochure, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Brochure depicting Plan of Procession and Britains Range of Applicable Figures, 1953, Trade Price List, Crown Range Fold-Out, 1953 edition, Clockwork Series Brochure, 1953 & Britains / Horton - Lilliput World Catalogue, 1953. Rare Original Ensemble. [6 pieces] £90-£150
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Elastolin/Hausser - Qualitatsspielwaren [Quality Toys Catalogue], 1966 Edition, comprising: 51 page Duochrome catalogue [25 x 16.5 cm] detailing amongst other lines the full Elastolin/Hausser [plastic Figures / Castles / Animals ] Ranges, Hausser 1964 New Lines Brochure, 6 x Hansa Modelle Catalogues [2 x 1964/2 x 65/71/75] & Revell 1962/63 Catalogue - Full Colour 16 Pages. Some age wear otherwise generally Very Good overall. [9] £30-£50
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Toy Soldier Magazines, comprising: Toy Soldier & Model Figure Magazine - From Issue 1 [Aug/Sept' 1995] to Issue 222 [Feb/Mar, 2017] a Complete Run, Includes: 10 Bound volumes & a number of unbound copies. Near Mint overall. The first complete run to be sold by Vectis. [Qty] £90-£150
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