Minialuxe (France) pair of empty boxes only for a Jaguar D-type and a Gordini Racing Cars - colourfully illustrated boxes are generally Good. (2) £30-£40
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Victory Industries empty box only for a 1/18th scale MGA Sports Car - complete with all end flaps and inner cardboard packaging, the box is stamped "Ivory" to one end and is generally Good Plus. £30-£40
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Kovap "Czechoslovakia" large scale tinplate clockwork Tractor and Trailer - both are colourfully tinprinted with green plastic wheels, with gears, working clockwork motor and brake - Near Mint in a Good illustrated box, also included is a COC (Japan) "Microscope" Educational Toy - Good Plus with an illustrated box and instructions. (2) £30-£40
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Horikawa large tinplate friction drive "Open Freight Truck" No.156 - green, with white cab roof, black chassis, "Transport" to sides, light surface corrosion to front corner of cab otherwise Good Plus, 11"/28cm long and comes in a Good card box with illustrated lid. £60-£70
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Horikawa (Japan) or similar large scale "Intercity Express Service" tinplate friction drive Truck - yellow with tinprinted interior, features working wind-up tail lift to rear - Excellent, 12"/30cm long. £60-£70
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ACME (Hong Kong) large scale plastic friction drive ERF Dumper Truck - red cab, with black chassis and yellow tipping body, in working order - Near Mint ex shop-stock example in a Good Plus illustrated box, 8"/20cm long. £30-£40
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Jimson large Articulated Hong Kong plastic "Tank Trailer" Shell Tanker - red, with yellow upper tank body, ex shop-stock example includes funnel for filling the tank with water and plastic delivery hose - Near Mint in a Good Plus illustrated box, 12"/30cm. £30-£50
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All Metal Products Company (Wyandotte USA) tinplate Articulated "Produce Van" - yellow, with red roof, solid rubber wheels, 8.5"/22cm long - Excellent in an illustrated box which lacks an end flap but is otherwise Fair. £40-£60
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Schuco Studio II Auto Union Racing Car Kit - box contains a made-up tinplate clockwork model in silver, with racing number 1, with motor in working order. Also in the box is a made-up body only in silver with racing number 2, with defective clockwork motor. It is believed the model defective motor was replaced shortly after purchase with the made-up model. The kit contains a number of tools, leaflets and other components (unchecked for completeness) but the contents are generally Near Mint to Mint including an illustrated card box with illustrated lid and outer sleeve. (2) £40-£50
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Sutcliffe Models tinplate clockwork "Grenville" Model Destroyer - Battle Ship grey with black lower hull, includes key and working clockwork motor, driving rear propeller, fitted with rudder, some surface corrosion started to come through but otherwise a Good Plus example, 12.5"/32cm long and comes in a Fair card box with illustration. £100-£150
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Bilbax and Harold Flory British aluminium Toys - to include a Bilbax "Silver King Sports Car" with rubber band drive, bare metal aluminium construction with Bakelite brown wheels. Also included is a Harold Flory S4 Submarine - Fair to Good, the car is 6"/16cm long. £30-£40
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Chad Valley and other model Cars - to include a Chad Valley "Remote Control Car" - 1950's aluminium clockwork model, untested but with steerable wheels - red - Good in a Fair box, together with a similar sized Tomy plastic Triumph 2000 Police Car - Fair. (2) £20-£30
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Victory Industries 1/18th scale plastic model of an Austin Somerset - grey, lacks the interior seating and motor but still a Fair example for display, still retains the flying A badge. £30-£40
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Astra (UK) tinplate Revolving Searchlight - green, untested. Also included is a large scale Triang or similar Yacht with solid wooden hull, masts and sails, requires assembly but generally Fair. (2) £30-£40
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Mettoy Military Prime Mover Towing Search Light Trailer. Comprising 4-Wheeled Articulated Lorry Tractor Unit with clockwork motor in working order, cab and search light chassis are 3-colour camouflage, includes 2 x tinprinted soldier figures to rear, untested and some age-related wear but overall a Good scarce example for display. Together measuring 11"/28cm long. £50-£70
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Linemar S & E Toys (Japan) Large Tinplate "Repair Service Car" Open Backed Lorry. Impressive model measuring some 15.5"/39cm long, has friction drive, red with white cab and tinprinted rear body, comes with a selection of 3 x plastic tools, crow bar, screwdriver and hammer, friction drive in working order. Excellent Plus to Near Mint and comes in a Fair to Good illustrated card box with some inner straw packing, circa 1958. £60-£80
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Marx Toys (USA) "Electrically Powered Emergency Truck". Silver, with tinprinted detail, elevating and extending 3-sectional plastic ladder to rear, clean battery compartment to underside and operating switch to right hand side, light storage wear particularly to roof otherwise Excellent Plus to Near Mint in a Fair to Good illustrated box with some tape repairs to interior but comes with inner packing piece. 15"/38cm long. £50-£70
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Schuco No.1229 tinplate Mercedes Simplex 1902 from the larger scale All Timers Series - cream with burgundy trim, clockwork motor in working order on test, the model ran forward, but the mechanism may need some adjustment - Good Plus to Excellent for display, 8"/20cm long and comes with a key (worn) and a Good illustrated box. £20-£30
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Meccano Model of a Dreadnaught or similar Battleship, built from early unpainted Meccano parts including gearing and twin funnels, masts, guns and some rigging, the model is 33"/85cm long. Interestingly the model is accompanied with a large wooden framed early photograph depicting the same model and its young builder, dating from the early part of the 20th century, there is some puncture damage to the picture but it comes in a Good substantial wooden frame. (2) £40-£50
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Large scale manufacturers "Wind Tunnel Model" of a Duple Integral 425 Coach, believed to have been used by Duple, the Lancashire Coach builders and repainted by the vendor in Wallace Arnold cream/orange livery - a heavy model, substantially made from wood with metal fittings, turned wooden wheels, comes with an explanatory brochure showing the full size vehicle, some light storage wear here and there and would benefit from further cleaning otherwise a Good impressive example, being some 67"/170cm long. £80-£100
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Mamod Live Steam Traction Engine - green, early model still has the methylated spirit burner and removable back panel, some surface rust to fire box and would benefit from cleaning otherwise Fair to Good. £40-£50
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Rico (Spain) large scale battery operated remote controlled Pegaso Articulated Lorry and Trailer - red chassis with white cab, blue semi trailer, with remote control cable attached, untested but a Near Mint impressive example for display being 34"/87cm long and comes in a Fair illustrated box with instruction sheet. £40-£60
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Laurie Toys (Hong Kong) plastic Horse Transporter with horses - friction drive example with American style cab and Corgi style horse box trailer, with 6 x horses to interior - red cab with yellow interior and blue and yellow trailer, 12"/30cm long - Mint ex shop stock example in a Good illustrated box (depicting Bedford TK cab). £40-£60
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Laurie Toys (Hong Kong) plastic Horse Transporter with horses - articulated friction drive horse box with red American style tractor unit and yellow interior, blue/yellow horse box trailer with 6 x horses to interior - Near Mint ex shop stock example in a Good (slightly crushed) illustrated box showing the Bedford TK version (similar to Corgi), 12"/30cm long. £40-£60
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Laurie Toys (Hong Kong) plastic friction drive Articulated Horse Transporter with horses - with American style Mack or similar cab which is red, with blue interior, blue/yellow trailer with 6 x horses, 30cm/12" long - Near Mint ex shop stock in a Good (slightly crushed) illustrated box showing the Bedford TK Corgi type model. £40-£60
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Laurie Toys (Hong Kong) plastic Horse Transporter with 6 horses - friction drive model with red cab and blue interior, 30cm/12" long - Near Mint in a Fair illustrated box depicting the Corgi type Bedford TK Tractor Unit (box has some water staining to the ends). £40-£50
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Japanese and German tinplate novelty items - to include Lorenz Bolz (Germany) novelty Birds Nest Bank - colourfully tinprinted, working order with winding handle to side, on operation the bird comes out and takes the coin back inside with its beak, lacks the part of the coin holder. Also included are 2 x Yone (Japan) No.2224 "Clockwork Walking Guardsman" Soldier figure, 5"/12cm tall - tinplate with plastic feet and rifle - Good Plus to Near Mint in Fair to Good Plus boxes. (3) £20-£30
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Mettoy a pair of British and Chinese tinplate Cars (1) Chad Valley aluminium bodied remote controlled car - with tinprinted interior and steerable front wheels, some small scratches to the blue paint work and would benefit from further polishing, 7.5"/19cm long and (2) Chinese tinplate "friction convertible" - friction drive, driver waves his arms as he travels along, loose clear plastic windscreen but otherwise a Good Plus pair in Fair to Good card boxes. (2) £30-£40
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Penguin (UK) a pair of 1950's plastic clockwork Boats (1) "Tug Boat Annie" - black hull with white deck and brown superstructure, the funnel is loose but present, (2) "Solent" Cabin Cruiser - blue/cream, includes a key - both have their propellers and rudders and are in working order although would benefit from further cleaning and come in Fair illustrated boxes (the cabin cruiser lacks an end flap). (2) £30-£40
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Mettoy and Kleeware a pair of British boxed toys from the 1950's (1) Mettoy plastic Garage with Sliding Doors "Joy Town Service Garage" to roof sign above 2 x blue sliding doors, comes with a Tomte (Norway) rubber Fire Truck which is Mint, the garage is Excellent, together with a Poor to Fair illustrated box (lacks end flaps at one end); (2) Kleeware plastic "Fire Patrol Boat" with water monitor - red/grey, would benefit from further cleaning - otherwise Good Plus in a Fair illustrated box, 10"/25cm long. (3) £30-£40
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A set of 12 x Japanese made pre-war Milk Glass Christmas Decorations - believed to have been produced in the 30's, to include Santa, Snowman, House, Japanese Lantern, various Budgerigars and other figural shapes - a set of 12 which appear Good (although are untested) and come in a Fair plain card box with inner card divisions. Also included are a small number of other blown glass Christmas Tree Decorations - Fair. (qty) £40-£50
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Triang and other unboxed British tinplate toys - to include a pre-war Triang Army Tank, lacks tracks but in working order with brake, produced by Lines Brothers. Also included are Triang Minic Army Jeep with key and a Steam Roller, a Wells Brimtoy Pocketoy Fire Tender and a Wells clockwork Motorcycle together with a Schuco Studio Mercedes Racing Car - Fair to Good. (6) £30-£40
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Bing (Germany) or similar German Toy Printing Press "Blitz" - early pre-war example with rotary press, various levers, box containing spare rubber lettering blocks, pressed steel side frames and wooden base - Fair. Also included in this lot is Meccano clockwork motor, a Mettoy Searchlight, various Meccano or similar components and a Yonezawa Pirate Ship hull. (qty) £40-£50
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A large wooden model of a single funnelled Passenger Boat - white, with varnished decks, metal handrails, the superstructure is removable to give access to the motor driven propeller with speed control and rudder (unchecked) - a Good project for completion, 110cm/44" long. £40-£60
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Large wooden handbuilt Pond Yacht - with planked hull, varnished hull and deck, mast without riggers, sails and rigging, has had sometime been fitted for electrically powered rear rudder but is unchecked for operation - a Good impressive display item which comes with a wooden stand, 72"/183cm tall. £100-£150
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Large substantial handbuilt wooden Motor Yacht with twin masts - blue painted hull with varnished wooden deck, includes masts, rigging and sails, removable superstructure panels give access to the hull interior where there are various controls and a power driven rear rudder (unchecked) but appears to be a well made vessel and is Good for display, coming with a homemade wooden stand, the model is 57"/145cm long. £100-£150
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Large Live Steam Naval Cruiser - battleship grey with black lower hull and red plimsoll line, removable deck panel reveals an early live steam boiler with rear cylinder driving screw propeller to rear and burner, includes many brass and copper components, together with deck mounted guns, single funnel and other fittings. Has suffered impact damage to bow but is still a worthy candidate for restoration, 34"/87cm long. £30-£50
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"Laura Dee" a large wooden handbuilt model of a Pleasure Cruiser - white, with red trim, single funnel, twin decks, removable superstructure giving access to hull interior, has previously been motorised but is unchecked, comes with a number of deck mounted figures, a few loose items and would benefit from tidying but generally a Good impressive model for display or re-commissioning, 48"/122cm long. £80-£120
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A large wooden model of a Brave Class Fast Patrol Boat which were a class of 2 motor Torpedo Boats in use by The Royal Navy Coastal Forces Division - wooden hull, with wooden/plastic superstructure, detailed deck and bridge area with figures, rotating machine gun to deck, 4 x torpedo's with brass brackets, the interior contains 2 x electric motors powering twin rear propellers and rudders but unchecked for operation or completeness but overall a Good impressive display model which would benefit from re-commissioning, 51"/130cm long and is mounted on a varnished wooden stand. £100-£130
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"Blue Lady" motorised Cabin Cruiser - of wooden construction with pale blue hull, varnished wooden deck, motorised single propeller, removable deck panels give access to hull, has previously been motorised but is unchecked for operation - a Good display model or would benefit from re-commissioning, 25"/63cm long. £30-£50
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Model of a motorised Cabin Cruiser "Excelsior" - pale blue, with removable roof, driver figure. Deck mounted panel opens to reveals access to interior were the model has been previously motorised, fitted with twin propellers and rudder (unchecked), mounted on a wooden stand - Good for display, 29"/73cm long. Also comes with a folders containing various plans, leaflets, spare electric motors, various boxed and unboxed radio control units, battery chargers etc (all unchecked) - ideal for the model boat operator, (model boat plus a quantity of spare parts in 3 large plastic containers). £40-£60
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Gama (Germany) 1920's tinplate clockwork Fireman with wheeled Escape Ladder - scarce 1920's toy comprising a yellow extendable 2 sectional ladder with wheeled escape carriage, rotary extension control and clips to hold the elevated ladder. The clockwork motor is in working order giving the fireman's legs a climbing action, the ladder carriage is 12"/30cm long. £300-£500
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De Luxe Toy Company (UK) "The Fire Chief" large scale plastic Fire Department Set - comprising 2 x Fire Engines, one is an Aerial Ladder, the other is a Pumper, some fittings are loose and the lot comes with a separate box containing 12 x Firemen figures in various poses, helmets, whistle and other accessories together with a "Junior Fire Chief" badge and an engine company No.17 Child's Fire Helmet. All is contained within the original outer cardboard plain mailing box. The set is unchecked for completeness but overall Good including box. (qty in 2 large cardboard boxes) £40-£50
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Modern Toys (Japan) "Moon Explorer" Tinplate Battery Operated Space Vehicle. Red, with tinprinted detail, clear plastic cockpit canopy with astronaut pilot to interior, mystery action to underside, clean battery compartment, some small nicks and scratches and has been retro fitted with a replacement push button on/off switch to the right hand side otherwise a Good Plus example. 13.5"/34cm long. £40-£50
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Triang Minic Series II large scale tinplate clockwork Aveling Barford Road Roller - scarce colour variation is orange, clockwork operation in working order with correct key, brake and lever for forward, reverse and neutral. The small towing (at the rear is broken) - but otherwise a Good Plus to Excellent bright example in a Good colourfully illustrated card box, 7"/18cm long. £40-£50
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Triang large plastic clockwork "Cargo Ship" - grey hull with white superstructure, lacks some of the plastic deck mounted fittings but includes rear rudder and propeller, clockwork motor in working order, some bowing as is usual to plastic from the 1950's but otherwise Good including card box with colourfully illustrated label, 20"/52cm long. £30-£40
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Marx Toys (UK) "Giant Bulldozer" impressive large scale plastic battery operated bulldozer is orange, with black fittings, includes driver figure, 18"/46cm long, untested but appears Excellent, with both rubber tracks and comes in a Good colourfully illustrated box. £40-£60
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Lincoln (Hong Kong) battery operated remote control plastic "Euclid Dump Truck" - yellow/black, with remote control cable and part of battery box attached - otherwise Good in a Fair box. Also included is a "Firefly" battery operated electric Speed Boat with brass rudder, 12"/31cm long - Fair. (2) £20-£30
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An early toy tinplate Man on a Tricycle Novelty - comprising man with tinplate body, articulated legs attached to the pedals on the front wheel of a tricycle causing a pedal action when propelled forward. The cycle has heavy lead spoked wheels. Also included is a circular tinplate 3-rail track, with clockwork motor, designed to rotate with the cycle inside. However the clockwork motor requires attention and the securing bracket to the centre of the wheel requires repair but otherwise a Fair to Good early example, dating from the turn of 20th century, 11"/29cm in height overall. £100-£150
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Bassett-Lowke Live Steam Wooden Model of a D36 V Class Destroyer of the British Royal Navy - believed to have been based on HMS Vivacious which was launched in 1916 - the wooden hull is battleship grey with a maroon lower hull, fitted with a live steam driven marine engine and boiler, driving a single rear propeller with rudder (untested). The deck is equipped with various metal fittings including guns, 2 x masts and metal bridge and superstructure. Access to the marine engine is via two removable deck mounted panels - the odd fitting may be loose and some of the rigging may need re-attaching, some wear to the paintwork on the starboard (right) side of the hull but otherwise a Good example which still retains it "A Bassett-Lowke Model made in Northampton transfer to the stern, 40"/100cm long and is mounted on a substantial metal base. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £600-£800
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