Collectors Gazette - May 2016

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THE UK’S BEST EVENT GUIDE
DOZENS OF TOY FAIRS AND AUCTIONS LISTED INSIDE
COLLECTORS
GAZETTE
May 2016 • Issue No 386 • www.ccofgb.co.uk • £3.25
IS YOUR
MODEL RARE?
SPECIAL
FEATURE
How and why vintage collectables become sought after
PRICE
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auction
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■ METTOY
Britain’s best toy maker?
Exploring the history
of Lone Star locos
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Remembering a French icon
SPACE TOYS
Tinplate collection
sells for thousands
Display until 20/05/2016
LONE STAR
■ LE DANDY
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!
Glorious Trains 14 April
Express Toys 5 May
Express Trains 26 May
Dolls and Teddy Bears 9 June
Toys for the Collector 28 July
We are now probably the largest auctioneers in the UK holding regular
sales of toy and model trains, with two Glorious Trains sales added to
cope with high demand. We hold at least ten sales a year of toys, trains
and figures. Our next fine sale on 28 July already includes this rare
boxed set as well as two large collections of Matchbox vehicles. We are
always taking in consignments for all our sales and are very happy to visit
as we travel around the country picking up collections of all types.
For further information on our auctions, to consign or to get a valuation, please contact
Hugo Marsh or Bob Leggett on + 44 (0)1635 580595 or [email protected]
81 Greenham Business Park, Newbury RG19 6HW
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NEWS
CONTENTS
IN THIS ISSUE...
03
NEWS
The latest news from
the world of collecting.
05
NEWS IN BRIEF
A round-up of stories
from auctions, toy fairs and more!
15
EASY AS ABC...
After a slight mix up
last issue, Alwyn Brice is back
on track in his latest column.
16
LE DANDY
Eric Bryan considers
the various models inspired
by this exotic French car.
18
LONE STAR
LOCOS
In the first of a two-part
feature, Mark Nolan takes
you through these diddy but
delightful OOO trains.
20
RARE FARE
Alwyn Brice ponders
about whether the adjective
'rare' has come overused.
22
BEST OF BRITISH
Brian Howes looks at
one of Britain's most prolific
toy makers: Mettoy.
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›› Editor
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›› Head of Design
Lynn Wright
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27
AUCTION PRICE
GUIDE
Find out if your toys could be
worth hundreds, if not thousands,
in our auction round-up.
32
EBUYS
Our guide to
what's been selling well
on eBay this month.
34
AS GOOD AS
NEWTON
David Boxall hunts down
the diecast at the Newton
Abbot Train & Toy Fair.
36
HORSING
AROUND
38
A DAY AT
THE RACES
No long faces here, as Ann
Evans visits Richard Atkins'
Kidlington swapmeet.
Rob Burman takes a
look round Barry Potter's
popular Doncaster fair.
40
EVENT GUIDE
Plan your diary for
the month ahead with our
toy fair and auction listings.
44
OBSOLETE OZ
What has Oz
uncovered this month?
46
SALES &
EXCHANGE
Buy/sell collectables and
place your wanted adverts.
›› Editorial Design Cathy Herron
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IN-DEPTH
PRICE
GUIDE
03
YOUR
HOBBY
■ AUCTION REPORT
BOX IT UP
Empty Hornby Modelled Miniatures box surprises the
collectors at Special Auction Services.
HERE at the Collectors
Gazette we often comment
on the importance of
packaging. For Star Wars
action figures, the type of
card and condition of said
card can massively affect
the price. Likewise for
diecast models, if you’ve
got the product in a mint,
original box then you
can bet it’ll sell for more.
But what about a box
on its own, is that worth
anything?
Well,
judging
by
one of the results at
Special Auction Services
recently, the answer is
most definitely yes. Our
focus here is a pre-War
Hornby Series Modelled
Miniatures 22 Sports Coupe
Trade Box, code A969 in
This empty box
was worth a mint.
fair but grubby condition and
with no dividers. Although,
more importantly, it had
no contents either! That’s
right, the original cars were
missing yet the trade box
still managed to achieve a
very respectable £550.
At the other end of the
spectrum was a model
without a box this time.
Lot 35 in the March Toys
for the Collector sale was
a pre-War Dinky Toys
28m ‘Wakefield’s Castrol’
Delivery Van Type One.
Featuring
‘Meccano
Dinky Toys’ cast to the
underside of the cab roof,
a green two-piece lead
body, tinplate radiator and
purple wash wheels, the
van was in remarkably
good condition, despite
the fact it was originally
made
around
1934.
Estimated at £1,000 to
£1,500, the vintage van
realised £1,200. ■
Dinky Toys 28m
'Wakefield's Castrol' Delivery Van.
■ Did you know the Queen will be celebrating
her 90th birthday this year? Well, someone
at Corgi clearly did because the company is
planning a couple of limited edition releases to
celebrate the occasion. A little like the diecast
firm did with the birth of Prince George, Corgi
is branding up a couple of British icons with
suitably patriotic liveries. Along with a Classic
Mini (ref: CC82107), Corgi is also planning a
Routemaster Bus (ref: CC82326) and both are
finished in regal purple, with a recommended
retail price of £9.99 each. They're due for
release on 11th May. What's more, if you
can't get enough of royalty-themed models,
then Corgi is currently accepting orders for a
specially branded Austin Mini celebrating the
birth of HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge...
although considering she was born last May, we
can't help but feel Corgi has somewhat missed
the boat on that one.
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May 2016 ›› www.ccofgb.co.uk
■ AUCTION REPORT
■ AUCTION PREVIEW
HITTING EXTERMINATE
THE SPOT ESTIMATES!
Selection of Spot-On models nets four
figures at Reeman Dansie.
THIS MONTH
NEW RELEASES
A neat collection of SpotOn models realised a cool
£4,000
during
Reeman
Dansie’s Special Collectors
Sale last month – proving
that, once again, you really
can’t underestimate Triang’s top notch replicas.
The top spot(-on) went to
a No. 116 Caterpillar D.9.
Bulldozer in very good
condition with a very good
box. In the latest Ramsay’s
Guide the Bulldozer is
pegged at £1,000 to £1,200
so Reeman Dansie’s presale estimate of £100 to
£150 must have certainly
caught the eye of canny
collectors. Although this
example didn’t quite reach
the dizzy heights of the
Ramsay’s valuation, it still
sold for £960… well over
that original estimate.
Following suit was a No.
Spot-On No. 156 Mulliner
Coach in very good
condition.
156 Mulliner Coach, also
in very good condition
and with a very good box.
Finished in pale blue with a
red flash and ‘Tri-ang Tours’
on the rear, the coach was
estimated at £80 to £120 but
the bidders clearly took the
scenic route, as the bidding
closed on £500… bang on the
Ramsay’s valuation, in case
you’re keeping score.
Another high achiever
was
a
No.
106A/OC
Austin Prime Mover with
Articulated Flat Float and
MGA in crate (BMC livery).
Again the model was in very
good order but the box had
been repaired with tape
and was slightly damaged.
Despite this it sold for
£140 over the £200 to £300
estimate. ■
Large collection of Doctor Who memorabilia to be offered by
Halls Auctioneers.
VISITORS
to
the
Shrewsbury headquarters
of Halls Auctioneers could
be forgiven a feeling of
being transported to the
scary world of Doctor Who.
That’s because standing
guard in the company’s
reception is a full-sized
Dalek, one of the most
feared foes of the Doctor in
the popular, long-running
BBC television series.
Visitors are in no risk
of being exterminated,
however, as this Dalek is
part of a huge collection
of interesting Doctor Who
memorabilia
that
has
been consigned to Halls’
next toys and collectable
auction on 1st June.
In addition to the Dalek
the collection includes
a
DVD
merchandise
stand in the form of the
Doctor’s Tardis and a
large number of Dalek
models. They belong to a
collector from Llandudno
who is fascinated by the
television series and has
been collecting for more
than 20 years.
Halls’ toys specialists
Stewart
Orr
is
now
beginning to catalogue
the collection and hopes
it might attract entries
Stewart Orr braves possible extermination by posing with a
lifesize Dalek. Even the Doctor wouldn't attempt this.
from other Doctor Who fans.
“Although some of the items
date back to the 1960s, a lot of
them are fairly modern,” said
Mr Orr. “Nevertheless, there
seems to be an enthusiastic
market for Doctor Who
memorabilia.
The
fullsized Dalek in reception
has created a lot of interest
already and we expect it
to sell for between £500
and £800.” Considering
that Halls recently sold
a number of Doctor Who
items - including a nice
Codeg tinplate Dalek hopefully the auctioneer
will have similar success
with this collection. ■
EXCLUSIVE FIRST EDITIONS
AEC RML ROUTEMASTER – ARRIVA LONDON
Release: Out now Price: £34.50
It’s amazing to think that despite the dozens of buses
released by Exclusive First Editions over the years
that there are still more to add to the catalogue…
particularly when it comes to the famous Routemaster.
Still, this is another quality release.
›› www.exclusivefirsteditions.com
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visit our
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CMC FERRARI 250 GTO 1962
Well, CMC’s models certainly don’t come cheap but for
the price you really get a heck of a model! In fact, if you
saw a picture in isolation, you might even think this was
the real thing. This is a joy to behold.
›› www.cmc-modelcars.de
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A FORMULA
FOR SUCCESS?
More than 300 Formula One models to
be sold by Sheffield Auction Gallery.
You'll never guess what unusual
item sold for more than $5,000 at
Morphy Auctions last month.
■ AUCTION PREVIEW
$5k
NEWS
81
This model is
signed by Stirling Moss.
HOT WHEELS BACK TO THE
FUTURE TIME MACHINE WITH MR. FUSION
Although Hot Wheels has already released a cracking
version of the Time Machine as part of the Elite range, it’s
just launched a lower priced edition. As you might expect,
the lower price means the detail has suffered but if you’re
on a budget, this might be an option.
›› www.hotwheels-elite.com
Vectis recently sold a collection of robots
and spaceships for £46,000.
90
Corgi is celebrating the
Queen's 90th birthday
with two limited edition
diecast models.
There are 127 diecast models listed
in the new digital edition of the Toy
Collectors Price Guide.
Schuco, among others.
Models include Auto Union,
Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Alfa
Romeo,
Lotus,
Brabham,
McLaren,
Williams
and
Renault, featuring drivers
such as Ayrton Senna, Nigel
Mansell, Michael Schumacher,
David
Coulthard,
Alain
Prost and Nelson Piquet. A
Mercedes-Benz 300SLR has
even been signed by racing
legend Stirling Moss. ■
›› Entries for this and all
forthcoming auctions are invited,
for further information please
contact the auctioneers on 0114
2816161 or email jmorgan@
sheffieldauctiongallery.com.
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HERE’S an event for Formula
One fans to mark in their
calendars – Sheffield Auction
Gallery is selling more than
300 Formula One-themed
models as part of its Specialist
Collectable Toys Auction on
12th May. Will auctioneer and
expert John Morgan reach
speeds of more than 200mph
on the rostrum?
The selection of 1/12 and 1/18
scale models is the lifetime
collection of a Sheffield man
whose passion was Grand
Prix, Formula One and sports
car replicas. They represent
the history of the sport from
the 1930s until the modern
day, from manufacturers such
as CMC, Minichamps, Autoart,
Revell, Quartzo, Hot
Wheels, Polistal,
Carousel
One,
Maisto
and
You'll find 81 fairs and
auctions in this month's
events diary on page 40.
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YOUR
HOBBY
›› MAIDENHEAD STATIC MODEL CLUB
The club has reached its 47th year and had just held the annual
AGM. It has been a successful year with many interesting club
night events. The three Windsor Toy and Train Collectors Fairs
continued as the club's main activity and the Christmas model
of the Spot-On replica of the Bristol 406 was appreciated by the
members. The AGM was well attended with lively discussions on
various aspects of the club and the need to attract new members
and collectors. The chairman presented the club's trophies. The
Harry Gunner Trophy for 'chop' competitions went to Paul Rowley,
the John Parker Trophy to Geoff Holden, the winner on points
for the monthly competitions, the Dave Robinson Trophy for
club participation went to Roger Coles for the most competitions
entered in the year and the Tony Gleave Trophy for involvement
and promoting the club was awarded to Adrian Levano. You too
could join the club, for further details check www.windsortoyfair.
co.uk.
›› TOY FAIR CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
The Walsall Wood Toy and Train Collectors Fair held on Sunday 6th
March was once again very well attended by traders and general
public and was opened by the Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Angela
Underhill, celebrating 25 years at the venue. Originally starting
in the smaller hall back in 1991 and moving to the large hall in
1997 the event has continued to grow over the years and on most
occasions over the past few years has been fully booked weeks in
advance. A number of traders have been with the fair from the
very beginning and organiser Geoff Price alongside the Mayor of
Walsall, Councillor Angela Underhill paid tribute to the support
of the loyal traders and also the support of the general public for
keeping the event going when many other toy and train fairs in
the Midlands have faded away over the years. The Mayor was
presented with a model of a Walsall Trolleybus as a memento of
her attendance at the event. It is fitting that the next event on
15th May 2016 will be the last one in this venue as a brand new
leisure centre is being built alongside and is nearing completion,
so it is anticipated that from the 11th September the fair will be in
the new location a few hundred yards away.
›› TOY AUCTION AT SWORDERS
Matchbox, Dinky and Corgi die-cast toys provide a special focus
for the new-look Antiques and Collectables sales at Sworders,
launching on 23rd March. The toy section is the first in a series
of feature sections attached to the Stansted Mountfitchet auction
house’s regular programme of antiques and collectables sales.
Highlights for 23rd March include a Dinky Supertoys TractorTrailer McLean and box at £80 to £120, a Matchbox K-5 RacingCar Transporter, complete with racing car and box, which carries
hopes of £60 to £80, and a boxed pair of Corgi Chipperfield Circus
Crane Truck and Animal Cage guided at £70 to £90.
›› TOY COLLECTORS PRICE GUIDE DIGITAL
For those who have embraced the digital age, you'll be interested
to hear that the quarterly digital edition of the Toy Collectors Price
Guide is now available to download for your tablet or smartphone.
Just like the annual Guide, the digital version features hundreds of
auction results from around the world and covers key categories
including diecast, model railways, tinplate, toy figures, TV and film
memorabilia plus lots more. There are also some features from
the pages of the Collectors Gazette, just in case you missed them
when they originally appeared. The digital edition can be found
by searching for 'Toy Collectors Price Guide' in the App Store or
on Google Play.
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IN-DEPTH
PRICE
GUIDE
YOUR
HOBBY
■ AUCTION REPORT
GLORY
GLORY
POPY
HALLELUJAH
APPEAL
■ AUCTION REPORT
Rare Popy robot shows it pays to do your
collectables homework.
THIS MONTH
NEW RELEASES
IF proof was
ever needed
that it pays
to do your
homework,
then look no
further than
the Toys and
Collectors
sale at Duke’s
A v e n u e
Auctions in Popy's take on the Japanese cartoon robot
Dorset. One Tetsujin 28.
seemingly
unassuming lot was listed
this one. Unlike many toy
quite simply as Popy Super
robots, this is diecast rather
Robot 28, in original box in
than tinplate and comes
unused condition, alongside
with a selection of extra
a pre-sale estimate of £80 to
armour that can be popped
£120. So far, so what?
onto the body in order to
However, the description
‘beef up’ the ‘bot. Released
hid the real value of the
in Europe as Super Robot
piece, which is actually
28, it is among the most
inspired by the Japanese
sought after toy robots out
comic
series
Tetsujin
there and even though the
28. To put the robot into
sale price of £850 was well
perspective the website
past the estimate, we can’t
Robot Japan says: “Tetsujin
help but feel the buyer
28 SG-01 is similar to the
could still squeeze a profit
legendary
great
white
out of it.
sharks. It’s a giant among
Elsewhere in the sale,
titans,
relatively
rare,
another interesting piece
mythical, admired, has
was a Chad Valley Fordson
sharp surfaces, and is not
Major Tractor in dark blue,
that well studied”.
complete with its original
The
Japanese
toy
box. With an estimate of
manufacturer Popy really
£300 to £350, the hammer
pushed the boat out with
fell on £440. ■
Exceptionally rare Star Wars Glory Book featuring black and white
pictures from the film attracts attention at Cottees.
The Star Wars Glory Book was used to promote the first film ahead of its release in 1977. George
Lucas gave copies to those people who worked on the original movie.
COTTEES’ Collectable Toy
and Model Railway Auction
in March provided collectors
with a wealth of items that
covered a range of genres –
from vintage dolls to model
locomotives and lots more in
between.
One of the most anticipated
items ahead of the auction
was a Star Wars Glory
Book from 1976. Made as a
promotional item for the first
film, it featured 25 black and
white
photographs
taken
during filming and was gifted
to colleagues and close
friends of Star Wars
creator George Lucas.
The seller of the
book had worked on the
original Star Wars film, so its
provenance was exceptional
and it was considered to be in
very good condition, despite
some minor scuffing and light
creasing. Star Wars collectors
are known for their passion,
so it should probably come as
no surprise to hear the book
flew past its pre-sale estimate
of £600 to £800 faster than an
X-wing flying at light speed
and sold for £1,700.
Back on terra firma now
with a Meccano No. 2 Motor
Car Constructor Outfit,
MATRIX MODELS
ROVER P5B SALOON 1972
An absolute cracker from Matrix Models
here based on the classic Rover P5B.
There’s a rich, bright blue paint job that’s
complimented perfectly by the chrome
details and the Rostyle wheels. Lovely stuff.
›› www.matrixscalemodels.com
which had been made up
as a Boat Tail Racer in red
with cream running boards.
Measuring 33cm and in overall
good condition, complete with
some instructions, the car
sold bang on its low estimate
at £380. ■
Meccano No. 2 Motor Car
Constructor Outfit.
HELJAN D0280 FALCON
OXFORD RAIL BR EARLY ADAMS RADIAL
NO. 30584
Oxford Rail continues to offer up some
competitively priced locomotives and this is the
company’s second Adams ‘Radial’ tank depicting
another of the trio of locos that survived into
the BR days. Compared to the first release,
Oxford has modified the front bogie.
›› www.oxfordrail.co.uk
Release: Out now Price: £699
After releasing the Falcon in OO gauge a
few years ago, Heljan is returning to the
loco in O gauge, complete with an ‘as new’
lime green and brown finish. The Danish
firm has made 750 Falcons, in a range of
different finishes. An interesting choice
for model railway enthusiasts.
›› www.heljan.dk
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Diecast model specialist,
buying and selling obsolete cars
and trains for over 25 years
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have also published ‘The Enthusiasts Guide to Airfix
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Including AMT, Airfix, Aurora, Monogram,
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For Carkits/TV/Slot lists send a cheque for £5.75
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uniforms and many other sets.
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• European Diecast
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Large collections - small collections - surplus stock
Will collect anywhere in the UK or Ireland at your convenience.
Rest of Europe considered.
Please telephone Andrew or send lists via post or email to:
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Email: [email protected]
Phone anytime: 01271 864061 or 07515 743152
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Corgi
Matchbox
Spot - on
Tin Plate Toys
Britains
Trains
White Metal
Minichamps
Polistil/Burago
Quality 1/18 Scale
Plastic Kits (Airfix etc)
Modern Collectables
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OUT OF THIS
WORLD TOYS
Vectis Auctions nets £46,000 for an impressive collection of tinplate robots, rockets and racers.
ALMOST 1,000 pieces of
tinplate, metal and plastic
went under the hammer
at Vectis Auctions in
March. Items included
robots, space vehicles,
flying saucers and rockets
collected from around the
world by one North East
couple. The collection,
which had been lovingly
built up over 40 years, was
one of the biggest of its
kind and, in total, raised
an impressive £46,000,
inclusive
of
buyer’s
premiums.
Interest in the collection
was evident right from the
start with many buyers
turning up in the auction
room, or booking telephone
bids, but it was the internet
that saw the most action.
Bids were coming thick
and fast from across
Europe and the USA, with
many bids coming from
right here in the UK.
The condition of these
robots was no doubt a
factor in the bidding
because many were in
the original boxes and in
superb condition. One of
the robots achieving the
Yonezawa/Cragstan Talking Robot
in its original box.
Robot
Lilliput,
made in
1939.
Flash Gordon
prepares to blast
off in his rocket.
highest bids was a Robot
Lilliput. This Japanese model
was an original 1939 tinplate
wind-up issue, however it
was only graded as fair to
good by the auctioneer, as
it did not have its original
hands and had suffered
some age related wear.
Then
again,
considering
it is over 70-years-old, it
is not surprising, and this
extremely rare and hard
to find issue achieved an
astronomic £2,280.
Other lots that realised
exceptional prices included
a Taiyo (Japan) Wheel-A-
Gear Robot. The tinplate
and plastic battery operated
issue was estimated to
achieve £130 to £170 and
this beautiful example will
stay in the North East (for
now) because it was bought
by a local buyer for £900.
Meanwhile
a
Yonezawa/
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BACHMANN ‘POWERHAUL’ CLASS 66
The Class 66 is no doubt a popular choice
on many layouts, seeing as it played such a
crucial part in Britain’s freight fleet for around
15 years. The latest version of the work horse
is an ex-DRS 66416 in Freightliner ‘Powerhaul’
livery and it’s a welcome addition to the range.
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WILLIAM BRITAINS
‘KEEP YOUR HANDS UP KID’
Cragstan (Japan) Talking
Robot chatted its way to
£840; the tinplate battery
operated issue stands at
approximately 11-inches
high and was estimated at
£90 to £110.
A sci-fi and space sale
wouldn’t
be
complete
without rockets and ships,
of course, and there were
plenty of those too. A
tinplate clockwork Louis
Marx & Co (USA) Flash
Gordon Rocket Fighter
made in 1939 was estimated
at £300 to £400 but this
rare issue achieved £600.
Elsewhere a TN (Japan)
Interplanetary
Space
Fighter realised £1,140
based on a £100 to £120
estimate.
Other items in the
sale included a Tri-ang
(England) tinplate and
wooden spinning top that
achieved £360 and a TN
(Japan)
Space
Patrol
Car that realised £792. A
Phillimpex (Empire Made)
Space Capsule, estimated
at £30 to £40, sold for an
impressive £552 and a
Nomura (Japan) Batman
achieved £792. ■
FUNKO WILLY WONKA
Funko’s seemingly endless range of vinyl
figures inspired by icons of popular culture has
become somewhat of a phenomenon. In fact,
there are entire shops dedicated to the curious
collectables. Is this the modern equivalent of
Beanie Babies and will the bubble ever pop?
›› www.funko.com
Another interesting and dramatic piece to add
to Britains’ superb World War II collection.
Here you can see a US infantryman wearing an
overcoat and with an M-1 Garand holding up a
young German prisoner. The snowy bases are a
nice touch.
›› www.britain.bachmann.co.uk
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Toy and collectors Models
May 21st, 2016
This sale will include the Barrow
collection of Britain’s, which comprises
of 180+ lots of various Britain’s lead
and Hollow cast Figures, categories will
include civilian, Railway,Various Vehicles,
Farm, Zoo, Garden and Many More
If you feel you have anything for this
sale, please contact oliver leggett
at [email protected] or
01284 748 623
01284 748600
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Introducing the latest Bachmann exclusive from EFE
E25711 – Daimler DMS – London Transport Selkent Bus &
Coach Council
In the early Eighties, a new government tried to introduce greater
competition amongst bus operators in an effort to help waning
passenger numbers. The Bus and Coach Council (now CTP) rolled out
a nationwide advertising campaign to prevent these new proposals. They
feared that deregulation would damage the industry as services would be
lost and traffic congestion would increase. To gain public support, many
bus operators repainted their buses in the ‘We’d all miss the bus’ livery.
London Transport, although not badly affected by this government policy,
supported the Bus and Coach Council’s campaign. Though unlike other
operators they adopted a red body colour as opposed to the standard
cream and beige.
Our model depicts one of London’s many Daimler DMS’s in use at the
time. GHV 63N, fleet numbered DM 1063 was shown running on route 70
to Victoria. This Selkent District vehicle displays the eye catching slogans:
‘Ease the rush, use the bus’ and ‘We carry more passengers per gallon’. Alongside
the bus sits the Bus and Coach Council logo and a row of passengers who
were commonly known as ‘performing seals’.
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■ AUCTION REPORT
Man from UNCLE set shoots for the top at Mullock’s Specialist Auctioneers, plus bidders dodge the Daleks.
IT’S been a while since
Mullock’s held one of its
specialist toy auctions –
five months, in fact – but
the Shropshire auctioneer
started 2016 with a bang…
almost literally, thanks to a
Man from UNCLE set.
Made in the 1960s, and
inspired by the classic
television series, the set
appeared to be complete
and included a 9mm
pistol,
silencer,
broom
handle extension, hand
grenade, comet camera,
walkie talkies, UNCLE
badge, telescopic sight,
pen,
holster,
passport/
documents,
money,
decoder,
wallet,
gang
buster pistol, holster and
confidential
booklet…
Man from
UNCLE set.
Doctor Who
Dodge the
Daleks game.
everything a young spy
could possibly need for their
own top secret missions.
Estimated at £180 to £220, the
set shot its way to £580.
On a similar TV and film-
related note was a Doctor
Who Dodge the Daleks board
game made by Codeg in 1965.
Contained in the original box
with board, shaker and four
playing figures, this was the
■ For whatever reason, we seem to
be seeing a lot of these papier mache
French Bulldogs appearing at auction
recently and all seem to be selling
very well. These striking toys have a
growling mechanism so that when the
lead is pulled, the head moves and the
dog makes a growling noise… perfect
for scaring cats in the park. This latest
example, measuring 44cm and in good
condition, was sold at Tennants as part
of its Toys, Models & Collectables sale
last month. Like many of the other
Bulldogs we’ve seen, this particular
piece netted a tidy £1,000, which
would certainly but a lot of dog biscuits
for Fido.
first ever Doctor Who game
published. Players had to
journey around the board
by rolling dice, avoiding the
Daleks, and the winner was
the first to reach the Secret
■ Here’s the top lot from
the Toy & Model Railway
Auction
at
Aston’s
Auctioneers and Valuers
last month: a Matchbox
G-6 Commercial Truck
Set.
Although
the
contents in the set
may vary, this example
contained the following
numbered models: six,
15, 16, 17, 26, 30, 58
and 62. All the diecast
was in good plus to very
good condition with
some small paint chips,
while the box was good with its original inner packaging, although
it was a little creased and grubby. Estimated at £300 to £400, the
Gift Set sold for a cool £1,100.
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KING & COUNTRY
BATTLE OF THE BULGE WINTER JEEP
A truly impressive piece from King & Country that just
oozes charm… if models inspired by war can ooze charm.
Anyway, this is a three man reconnaissance Jeep patrol
making their way down a snowy covered track in the
Ardennes, according to the description.
›› www.kingandcountry.co.uk
MOVIE MASTERS
BATMAN V SUPERMAN
City. With a colourful
board and an attractive
box, this would certainly
look stunning in a Doctor
Who collection. The game
sold for £220, wonder if the
buyer will play it?
Finally on the TV and
film front was a J Rosenthal
Toys Century 21 Lady
Penelope’s FAB1. This
was the remote control
version – Rosenthal also
made a friction powered
edition – that could travel
forwards and backwards,
along with guns that
would automatically eject
as Lady Penelope drove
along. Estimated at £80 to
£100, the bidders fancied
this fab piece and paid
£120 for it. ■
Of course with the new film
currently in cinemas we have to
have the obligatory collectable
toy line. Movie Masters has
done a fairly decent job of capturing the
‘feel’ of Affleck’s Batman and, judging by
the reviews of the film, it might be worth
buying this to create your own film!
›› www.forbiddenplanet.com
BIZARRE MALCOLM CAMPBELL’S
BLUEBIRD 1935 DAYTONA BEACH
There have been numerous versions of
Malcolm Campbell’s famous Bluebird over
the years but this is certainly one of the more
impressive. Bizarre’s 1/43 rendition doesn’t
come cheap but for the price you do get a
replica that’s packed with detail.
›› www.sparkmodel.com
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BUCKET LIST
Pre-sale estimates pail in comparison as tinplate Disney buckets
made thousands at Morphy Auctions.
COLLECTING tastes are
different around the world
and although we have our
established tastes here in
the UK, across the Pond in
America they collect some
items that we wouldn’t
necessarily look twice at.
Take, for example, a recent
auction at Morphy Auctions
that featured a selection
of tinplate Disney-themed
buckets. Think buckets are
worthless? Well, you might
want to think again after
reading some of the following
intriguing results.
First up, how do you fancy
a ‘sand pail’ as they call them
in the States featuring vintage
artwork of Mickey and his
pals? Marked ‘1938 Walt
Disney Enterprises’ and ‘Ohio
Art’, this large size bucket
featured
Mickey,
Minnie,
Pluto and co., all having a
whale of a time on the beach.
In excellent condition the item
was estimated at $600 to $900
but you probably wouldn’t be
making sandcastles with this,
as it sold for $4,575!
Think that’s a fluke? Well,
think again because the
following lot was another
tinplate
‘pail’
featuring
artwork from Walt Disney’s
Alice in Wonderland film. This
time the characters included
Alice, the Mad Hatter, White
Rabbit, the Turtle and the
Queen of Hearts. Made by
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Ohio Art again, the bucket
was slightly misshapen and
the inside had been painted
white. Despite that it still sold
for $1,342, based on a pre-sale
estimate of $400 to $800.
However, even those two
results didn’t take the top spot,
which went to another Mickey
Mouse piece from 1938. This
medium sized pail included
some early Disney characters,
Horace
Horsecollar
(remember him?), Clara Bell
Cow and Mickey Mouse, all
running from the sea and onto
the beach. Estimated at $400 to
$800, some dedicated bidders
threw caution to the wind
and it sold for $5,185. So, next
time you’re down the beach,
make sure your grandkids or
children aren’t making castles
with a priceless pail. ■
■ AUCTION REPORT
CATCH THE BUS
Greenslade Taylor Hunt sells a host of
vintage diecast models and locomotives.
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some play wear, realised an
above-estimate £150, while a
hard-to-find Taylor & Barrett
No. 204 Trolley Bus fetched
£180. Finally, two unusual
battery-operated
plastic
model Fiats by Rivarossi
made £400.
In the locomotive section,
an unboxed Hornby Dublo
tank locomotive in soughtafter
Southern
Railway
livery, steamed to £260,
while a scratch-built spiritfired model of the ‘Flying
Dinky No. 29c
Double Decker Bus.
NEXT MONTH JUNE 2016
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Mark Nolan moves to the electric
age in part two of his feature.
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COLLECTORS
GREENSLADE
Taylor
Hunt’s recent specialist
Collector’s Sale on 4th
March, posted a series
of impressive results. A
strong selection of diecast
models included a good
pre-war Dinky No. 29c
Double Decker Bus, in
cream over blue, which
sold for £220, and a near
mint and boxed Dinky No.
925 Leyland Tipper truck
at £130. A Corgi No. 40
Avengers Gift Set, with
Scotsman’, in need of a
major mechanical overhaul
and a repaint, took £350.
Moving away from dry
land, the second instalment
of a fine collection of
waterline model ships, in
both resin and white metal,
included three lots at £650,
£600 and £500. Greenslade
Taylor Hunt is already
accepting entries for its
next sale, so if you are
considering selling your
toys or any other type of
collectable, e-mail peter.
[email protected] or ring 01823
332525. ■
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*Editorial contents may be
subject to change where
necessary
The conclusion to
our feature on
sought after
collectables.
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It’s asaseasy
ABC!
Eee by gum - after a slight hiccup last
issue, Alwyn Brice is back on track.
O
kay, I admit it.
I have a bit of a
thing for German
company Elastolin.
Regular
readers
will know this already but I’ve
been a life-long devotee of
the output of this particular
manufacturer. There’s no real
secret to this: the company’s
products were so detailed and so
well executed in terms of pose
and historical period that nothing
else on the planet came close. The
figures were also, at least in the
early days, beautifully painted,
which is what I’m focussing on in
this month’s column.
This may at first sight sound
an odd topic upon which to dwell
but let me explain a little. First
off, you have to come back with
me all the way to 1955, when
Elastolin released its first handpainted plastic (as opposed to
composition, the earlier material
employed) figures. Prince Valiant
was the chosen subject but this
was no chance affair: a successful
American comic strip dating
back to the 1930s, coupled with
a film of the same name that was
released in 1953, provided the
underpinnings.
Prince Valiant was quickly
joined by Sir Gawain and Prince
Arne von Ord, as well as a
desirable damsel from a castle.
This little group would all benefit
from Elastolin’s stunning paint
techniques, something that no
other manufacturer was ever able
(or wished) to emulate.
We’re talking here of an era
when figure painters would
have been domestic rather than
outsourced labour in some Far
Eastern country. Amazingly (and
I use the word with heartfelt
meaning), no fewer than five
different painting techniques
were employed back then. In
retrospect, it’s almost impossible
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to comprehend; after all, by the early
to mid-1950s plastic figures were
in their infancy. The UK was just
waking up to the products of one M
Zang (if you stick with this series, Z
will reveal all!) which were simply
painted in matt colours. Oh, and the
paint didn’t adhere too well, either.
In contrast, skilled Elastolin
painters were going over the top with
the 7cm range of figures.
Thinned, transparent paint was
applied to the (often) ivory or waxycoloured bare figures. Where clothing
was involved, this paint was then
wiped so that higher contours lost
colour whilst the crevices took on a
contrasting tone. A second painting
phase saw this same application
applied to the skin tones: bear in mind
that Elastolin painters didn’t just use
a flesh colour, they would have had
different mixes for the Red Indian
range, for example. A third painting
technique involved covering all the
figure and then applying a matching
tone with an a lightly loaded brush:
dry brushing, as it is known amongst
modellers.
It didn’t end there, though. A
further development (and one that
was adopted by most of the Wild
West range) was that of painting the
figure as above, adding a stain and
then wiping it off. Again, the result
imparts a depth of realism to the
figure than simply cannot be achieved
by a “flat” painting technique. The
fifth phase was that of basic painting,
with no attempt at highlights.
Needless to say, these early models
have great appeal to the collector
and given an example, experts
greater than I can tell you which
painting technique was deployed. No
two figures are thus the same – and
indeed, there are variations in facial
expression, according to the painter
in question.
In these days of mass production
and uniformity, Elastolin’s early
output is most definitely a breath of
fresh air. CG
LEFT
Two of the pioneers. Prince
Valiant standing (on the right)
was Elastolin’s first foray into
what I would term super
detailing. The wiped off effect
on the clothing is highlighted
here.
RIGHT
This damsel of the castle
is a slightly later painting
version, evidenced by the
more solid facial tint. Her
robes still benefit from the
wiping technique, though.
LEFT
Sam Hawkens was one of
the company’s Karl May
range. There are various paint
finishes around, ranging from
quite light to dark. The eye
treatment is an Elastolin trait:
a line and a dot.
RIGHT
The Red Indians really gave
full rein to a painter’s skills.
Not the differing skin tones
here; whites for the eyes;
the almost completely wiped
paint on Klekih-Petra (left)
and the treatment of the
sitting Indian’s headdress.
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Le Dandy
Eric Bryan remembers a Citroën Exotic.
I
n
1958,
French
coachbuilder
Henri
Chapron
set
about
creating cars based on the
famed Citroën DS. One of
the results was Le Dandy, a
coupe that differed radically
from the curvaceous beauty
of the ‘Goddess’. Le Dandy
was intended to be rarefied
transport for the wealthy.
Produced from 1960, Chapron
made 49 Le Dandy coupes
until 1972.
Corgi’s No. 259.
This maroon
example fetched
£100 at auction.
Photo by Vectis.
CORGI TOYS
FACT
SHEET
DELIGHTFUL DANDY
At first Chapron’s
conversion was not
approved by Citroën,
forcing Chapron to buy
complete cars rather than
rolling chassis, but
eventually the factory
relented and went on to
produce its own usine
version on the longer
chassis of the ID Break
(estate) model. Chapron
continued to build his own
Le Caddy and Palm Beach
cabriolets together with
various limousines and
coupés, the most popular
of the latter being Le
Dandy, approximately 50
of which were completed
between 1960 and 1972.
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If your pocketbook doesn’t
stretch to the purchase of
a rare 1960s French exotic,
have no fear . . . it’s Corgi to
the rescue (again)! On April
1 1966, Corgi presented its
miniature of the Citroën Le
Dandy, No. 259. You knew this
model was something special
when you read its full name
on the box and baseplate: ‘Le
Dandy’ Coupe Henri Chapron
Body on Citroen D.S. Chassis.
Offered in maroon metallic
with yellow interior, and
blue metallic with a white
roof and rear deck and white
interior, this feature-rich
model has opening boot and
doors, jewelled headlamps
and auxiliary driving lights,
plated fittings, folding seat
backs, and wire wheels with
spring suspension. Interior
detail includes the Citroën
single-spoke steering wheel,
armrests and window cranks
in the doors, and instrument
panel. This Corgi has the
angular rear end with finned
wings, so the model reflects
the 1965 Le Dandy design.
The New Great Book of
Corgi contains some photos
featuring the development of
the Le Dandy model. Shown
is the wooden prototype—
This minty blue and
white No. 259 realised
£140. This variation of
the 259 has recently
auctioned for much
higher. Photo by Vectis.
including a sectional view
revealing the planned interior
arrangement—and
Corgi
designers Bob Henderson
and John Worth comparing
the first unfinished Le Dandy
castings against precision
drawings.
Collectors should note that
the model’s auxiliary driving
lights are plastic, and it’s not
uncommon to find examples
with them having broken off.
Cracked A pillars and missing
doors are also reported.
Corgi made its Le Dandy
until 1969, producing more
than half a million units.
The maroon version is fairly
easily found, while the blue
variation is scarcer. Though a
full-sized Le Dandy might run
you to £100,000, Corgi’s model
in excellent to MIB condition
auctions typically for £40100. However in a recent sale,
a MIB blue Corgi Le Dandy
fetched £250.
LARGE SCALE
Metal-18,
based
in
Geispolsheim,
France,
was launched in 2014. This
manufacturer, in partnership
with Norev, claims to be the
first to put 1/18 scale Chapron
models
into
production.
Metal-18 makes a 1964 Le
Dandy in red, and one in
blue with a white roof. These
models have front and rear
number plates, windscreen
wipers, rear-view mirror, and
accurately simulated exhaust
system and floor pans. The
driver’s side window is
‘rolled-down’ for viewing
of the extremely detailed
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One of Norev’s Le Dandy
models. Note the silverpainted detailing.
Photo by tiphaine12.
An example of the Atlas
A 1963 Citroën
DS19 Le Dandy.
Photo by Buch-t.
interior. Metal-18 avoided
adding opening features,
stating that they can spoil the
lines of a model.
These Le Dandy miniatures
have working front and rear
LED lighting. The lights
are powered by three LR44
batteries, and are activated
via a gentle tap on the bonnet.
The Le Dandy models are
limited to 1,500 pieces each.
They are currently on offer
from the manufacturer for
about £85 each. If you develop
an interest in Chaprondesigned cars, Metal-18 has
several other Citroën-based
Chapron models available.
minimal on this model,
but some collectors have
reported that the Playart is a
downscaled copy of the Corgi
Le Dandy. Though rare, you
might acquire the Playart for
several pounds.
Makette of Germany has
a series of 1/87 scale Citroën
models called Collec’Cit’. The
range covers Citroën vehicles
from 1919 to the present.
can be had for about £28,
though asking prices go up to
over £50.
1/43 SCALE
In recent years Norev has
produced a 1959 (1960?) Le
Dandy in yellow with a black
roof, and a 1965 model in all
red and in red with a black
roof. In Norev’s Ligne Noir
limited edition series there
models have number plates,
silver-painted detailing of
the window frames and door
handles and side strips, and
the Le Dandy logo on the
front wings. You’ll find these
Norevs selling for from a
few pounds to about £15.
The
Le
Dandy
also
appeared in kit form. In
1990, Classiques CCC of
France produced a 1961
If your pocketbook doesn’t stretch to the purchase of a rare
1960s French exotic, have no fear . . . it’s Corgi to the rescue
(again)! On April 1st 1966, Corgi presented its miniature of the
Citroën Le Dandy, No. 259.
SMALL SCALE
In the late 1960s or early
‘70s, Playart of Hong Kong
produced
a
Le
Dandy,
variously listed to be 1/87 or
1/80 scale. Without interior or
chassis/baseplate, this model
has oversized wheels and
rear wheel arches. Known
colours are purple, grey,
blue, red, yellow, orange, and
green. Detail is relatively
p016-017 le DandyRB.indd 2
In the series is a 1965 Le
Dandy in resin. This model is
maroon with a black roof, and
detailing includes windscreen
wipers, rear-view mirror,
yellow headlamps, and even
the Le Dandy lettered logo
on the front wings. It is sold
in a plastic display case with
the car sitting on a sheet of
diamond plate. This Le Dandy
is a 1966 Le Dandy in silver
with yellow headlamps, one
in red, and a scarce one in
blue. Norev also made a
1967 Le Dandy in blue with a
white roof, and in silver with
a black roof and rear deck (a
similar 1967 Le Dandy in blue
metallic was marketed by
Atlas Editions in its Classic
Sports Cars series). These
Le Dandy kit in resin with
white metal parts. Heco
Miniatures, another French
company, offered a Le
Dandy in resin, with some
plated white metal pieces
and aluminium wheel hubs.
These hand-built models
were marketed as being of a
limited edition of 300, though
reportedly
fewer
than
150 units were made.
Finished in blue, grey or
black, these miniatures
came in a wooden box
with a sliding lid, with
the model mounted on
an oak display stand.
The stands of those
made since 2006 are
surfaced with simulated
cobblestones. A recent
asking price for this
Heco model was about
£300. You’ll find some
unassembled examples
on the market, some of
which have unpainted
bodies.
These
are
complete kits, but don’t
include
the
wooden
boxes or display stands,
and list for up to £90.
Another
hand-built
resin rarity came from
Création Devos, also of
France. This is a model
of a 1968 Le Dandy. One
grey example sold in 2009
for about £100, though
the upper end of the
estimated valuation was
£200. Bonne chasse! CG
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Lone
Star
Part one of Mark Nolan’s delve into
the world of Lone Star locomotives.
ABOVE
A typical collection of Lone
Star trains with above
average paintwork. Includes
streamlined A4 Gresley Pacific,
yellow US outline bogie
tankers, large tank loco and a
pile of track, all items diecast.
Picture courtesy of Vectis
Auctions.
FACT
SHEET
PUSH OFF
The push along series
started as Lone Star Locos.
They were later sold as
‘Treble-O-Trains’ and then
became ‘Impy Treble-OTrains’ in 1968. The Impy
name was also used for the
range of cars and bus
vehicles. After they were
removed from the UK
market in 1970 the trains
were renamed Lone Star
Model Trains. The
packaging was originally in
boxes. This changed to
blister packaging in 1962.
p018-019 lone star trainsRB.indd 1
I
n the late 1950s and early
1960s
the
dominance
of the British railway
system
was
already
being
challenged
by
cars and air travel. But in
the miniature world, trains
were still at the cutting
edge of toy development.
They
required
precision
engineering,
advanced
design, electricity… and deep
pockets.
However
there
was
one upstart company that
flew against the trend of
automation and self propelled
trains. Push along was the
method of propulsion, which
meant there was no need
to leave room for motors in
the locos. This in turn meant
the models could be smaller,
and manufactured to less
demanding tolerances. The
company was Lone Star and
it christened the scale OOO
or Treble O (as opposed to the
dominant OO or Double O).
The gestation of the
company began in 1940
with the building of diecast
machine tools, using those
initials to form the name
‘DCMT’. Later the company
produced items for Crescent
Toys, who already produced
some
model
railway
accessories. DCMT as ‘Lone
Star’ branched out into its
own toy range with a diecast
revolver, as well as plastic
soldiers and diecast cars.
The trains were made from
diecast zinc alloy, with locos,
freight wagons and coaches in
UK and US outline. Couplings
were a simple loop or peg,
so vehicles could only form
trains facing one direction.
The
paint
quality
was
adequate at the time, although
not of high quality, which
means most trains found
0-6-0 diesel shunter. Coaches
were representations of Mk1
passenger stock in maroon or
‘blood and custard’.
The
trains
were
accompanied
by
an
extensive range of track
and accessories. The track
was notable for also being
die cast and had a width of
8.25mm, exactly half OO
In 1957 the company launched ‘Lone Star Locos’, an audacious
attempt to use Dinky Toy technology to produce a train
system exactly half the size of OO gauge; a scale previously
unattainable on a mass production level.
In 1957 the company
launched ‘Lone Star Locos’,
an audacious attempt to use
Dinky Toy technology to
produce a train system exactly
half the size of OO gauge; a
scale previously unattainable
on a mass production level,
but which was being keenly
eyed by modellers with
smaller houses.
today vary from playworn to
completely rubbed off. But
that itself is testament to a
very popular toy.
The prototypes of the
models chosen by Lone Star
included the usual suspects
such as an LNER Gresley
A4, an LMS Stanier Princess
Royal, as well as a Jinty
type 0-6-0 shunter and an
gauge. Accessories included
signal boxes, stations and
platforms, level crossings, a
girder bridge and piers.
While we struggled to save
enough money to buy a new
loco or some extra track,
Lone Star OOO was dangling
in front of us at pocket money
prices; it was naturally a
temptation to abandon the
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Lone Star Locos came in all shapes and sizes - well within reason. Here you can see a selection of
locomotives and wagons. Picture courtesy of Vectis Auctions.
LEFT
The girder bridge
included fine rivet
detail.
RIGHT
An odd looking
large tank loco
still captures the
essence of British
Railways in the
1950s.
expense and complication
of electric trains in favour
of good old fashioned finger
power. Of course in the end,
the lack of independent
movement
was
a
deal
breaker, but judging by the
number of Lone Star locos
still floating around today, a
lot of OOO push along trains
got bought.
One of Lone Star’s most
notable later sales pushes
involved the carded blister
packaging. The range was
available hanging on a dealer
display which it called the
‘Silent Salesman’ as the
entire range was visible
on one stand and each
carded pack was the same
price; 2/6d. The change of
packaging would also save
the shop owner repeatedly
opening and closing new
p018-019 lone star trainsRB.indd 2
boxes to determine the
contents!
Of course after years in
the wilderness, after the
backlog of ex shop stock
had been dissipated and
the pre-loved diecasts had
rubbed along at the bottom
of dealers rummage boxes,
a few collectors woke up
to the importance of Lone
Star. Prices for models still
carrying their original paint
have hardened, and the
push along trains now merit
displays in their own right.
After all, they are a part of
British toy manufacturing
history, as well as being proto
‘N’ gauge, a scale that has
become as important as OO
gauge. Many dealers don’t
know much about Lone Star
OOO as prices can be too high
for common items, whereas
rare models can sometimes
be found very cheap. Boxed
as new US outline models
are not surprisingly valued
more highly in the USA and
Canada. The American flat
car wagons carrying an
automobile are particularly
sought after. There were also
a number of push along sets in
passenger or freight format,
in both UK and US outline.
These fetch correspondingly
higher prices but of course
need to be boxed.
Three years after the
launch of Lone Star Locos,
Lone Star was already moving
towards the holy grail of
motorising the models. The
introduction of N gauge was
to become a struggle very
much involving Lone Star, as
we shall see in part two next
month. CG
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YOUR
HOBBY
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The station building and platform
would have made an attractive
present for the OOO enthusiast.
LEFT
This dealer
display boasted
the ‘Silent
Salesman’ as the
entire range was
visible on one
stand and each
carded pack was
the same price;
2/6d or half a
crown if you
don’t remember
shillings.
ABOVE
The diecast signal box was an effective representation
of the real thing.
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Collectors Gazette
Rare
Fare
MAIN IMAGE
The one that everyone wants!
Very hard to find, an auction
house is likely to be your best
bet for this 1960s icon.
FACT
SHEET
WHAT IS RARE?
One of the big problems
in collecting diecasts is
that of definition. For
every “mint” opinion
there’s one that says “not
quite mint”. Ultimately,
condition is a very
subjective topic and what
is an acceptable paint
blemish to one collector is
quite unappealing to
another. The same credo
applies to the abundance
(or rather lack) of certain
models. Rare, uncommon,
unique and so on are all
in regular use today but
such are the vagaries of
language that no two
collectors will probably be
able to offer a concrete
definition of a term.
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W
e’ve
all
experienced
it,
haven’t
we?
That
little frisson
of excitement when you
chance upon a model that is
missing from your collection.
It might be sitting on a dealer’s
stand at a toyfair; then again
it might have cropped up
in an auction catalogue; or
possibly it was listed on an
internet site. In any event, it
will fill that noticeable gap in
your cabinet.
Chances are that it’s a
rarity, especially if you’ve
been collecting for a long
time. Today, of course, we’re
all quite knowledgeable about
the scarcer toys, thanks to
guides like Ramsay’s and the
constant flow of information
from auction houses. But
just how rare is rare – and
is it perhaps time to stand
back and take stock of this
adjective?
The first of a two-part feature, in
which Alwyn Brice assesses the
reality that is rarity.
So, here, then, I’m delving
into degrees of rarity and
for this I’m using a tentative
measure:
extremely
rare; very rare; rare; and
uncommon. Don’t ask for
definitions because I’m not
tying myself to production
figures. And the reason for
that? They don’t exist…
Lesney’s 1-75 range is
an ideal playground in this
context and, having decided
upon the subject matter, it
was then a case of meeting
up
with
Mr
Matchbox
himself, Graham Hamilton of
Rockertron Toys. He’s been
dealing in (and collecting)
Lesney’s finest for many,
many years and he’s met,
during that time, ex-Lesney
employees and seen pretty
much all there is to see in this
collecting field. In short, if
Graham hasn’t seen it, then it
quite possibly doesn’t exist!
Insofar as Lesney rarities
are concerned, it’s a wide field
indeed. There are very few
casting aberrations to look
for (more anon), so rarity is
most often down to colour
schemes, wheel variations
(about which a small book
could be written), baseplate
varieties and the occasional
example of box art.
So, where to start? How
about
those
castings?
This list cannot hope to be
comprehensive but let’s begin
with the good old Lomas
Ambulance, MB 14. There are
plenty about, in two sizes, in
cream or off-white, and the
later models were marked
with LCC Ambulance and
a red cross on the sides.
Dealers will point out the
rarity of the model that had
a decal guide (for the cross)
on the roof. This commands
a premium although you will
never see an example with a
red decal applied. Graham’s
thoughts err towards a
possible problem with the
decal manufacture, since
Lesney would have been
doing a lot in-house in the
early days. Maybe it was a
step too far – in any event,
perhaps one in a hundred will
have the roof guide present.
Whilst the standard model
can sell for £50, this curiosity
may make it worth ten times
that – although much depends
on the wheels. Thus I’ll class
it as uncommon.
Still on castings, the most
famous is arguably the
Vauxhall Victor, MB 45. The
early cars were red, before
yellow was adopted, so red
cars sell for a premium.
However, there was a bit
of a flaw with this initial
production in that the model
was prone to collapsing
across the windscreen/bonnet
area. Not hard to see why:
the riveting process could
weaken the body structure
and this could well have
been the case here. Lesney
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ABOVE Whether produced in house or supplied by
a third party, the Beales van isn’t hard to track down.
However, it always seems to command a premium
(thanks To Graham Hamilton and Vectis for help with
the images).
ABOVE X marks the spot on this casting variety. These
ambulances are around but beware of any example that
has a cross painted red or which sports a tatty decal.
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Graham,
has
avid
collectors hopping up and
down with excitement. Sharp
intake of breath at this point
– because we’re talking here
about a hole. Yes, you read
that correctly. The Claas
Combine Harvester (MB 65)
isn’t the most exciting of
models to some but there are
examples out there without
the baseplate hole. Now I
know that people are turned
and Graham assures
me that were he to put one on
his website, it would be gone
in 60 seconds…
Not a casting as such,
but a variation on a theme.
MB 46 is the removals van
(usually in Pickfords livery)
but a diversion was that of
the Beales Bealesons van.
Collectors
talking
about
this (rather dull, if we’re
honest) model will invariably
bother? Equally, there is no
“proper” box for this van,
but rather a plain carton.
It’s quite likely that Beales
approached Lesney to make
it but the latter declined;
so instead Beales bought a
number of bare castings and
finished them off elsewhere.
There are probably several
thousand out there (how
many customers did Beales
have, one wonders), which
makes this model uncommon
Today we’re all quite knowledgeable about the scarcer toys, thanks to guides like
Ramsay’s and the constant flow of information from auction houses. But just how rare
is rare – and is it perhaps time to stand back and take stock of this adjective?
turn up… occasionally. It’s
arguably a transition model,
yet to judge by the most
recent
(few,
admittedly)
sales, they are not that
expensive. All of which
goes to show, perhaps, that
scarcity doesn’t necessarily
come with a series of zeros
after the first digit.
I’ll mention one more
casting
conundrum,
something that, according to
p020-021 Rare CarsRB.indd 2
on by all sorts of things, but
fervour over the absence of
a hole would seem to me to
warrant a one-way ticket to
the nearest institution. Not
so, says Graham, who has
several clients looking out
for this variation; more to the
point, he’s never yet seen an
example. It’s consequently
extremely rare by any
estimation.
Around
£500
would be a reasonable value
mention its rarity – but is it
so rare? Graham thinks not
– he’s seen dozens over the
years. Lineage in this context
is a valid collecting point. Did
Matchbox make this version?
Jack Odell has no recollection
of its manufacture; after
all, when Lesney tooled up
for a model, millions were
made. The Beales van is not
that numerous for starters
– so why would Lesney
YOUR
HOBBY
ABOVE The yellow version Victor without the so-called
dashboard is worth looking out for. Is it scarcer than the original
red car? Answers on the back of a matchbox, please…
RIGHT
It might be familiar
on the farm, but the
Claas harvester with
a solid baseplate isn’t
a common sight.
Finding a needle in a,
er, haystack might be
easier.
subsequently rectified this
with a strengthening cross
bar that looks a little like a
dashboard when viewed from
the rear of the car. So we have
here an extremely rare car in
red (Graham estimates that
a value of £3,000 to £5,000 is
about right); and a very rare
version, to wit the yellow car,
but still minus the dashboard.
No-one knows how many
yellow Victors were issued
without the bar, but they do
21
in my book. That lack of a
fully-fledged Matchbox link
accounts to an extent for its
value of £500 to £800.
I’ll end this first article
on a cautionary note, with a
few words on the correlation
between rarity and value.
It’s ironic but it’s a fact: just
because something was made
in tiny numbers does not
guarantee it a hefty price
tag. Lesney’s 1-75 range
exemplifies this rather
well; at any given time
there are more buyers
than
certain
items,
which tends to inflate
(often artificially) the
value of the toy in
question. Any collector
knows (or should know)
two things. First, nothing
has a value – a toy is only
worth what someone
will pay for it. Second,
where you have two keen
bidders in an auction
room,
stratospheric
results may be obtained.
But that’s not to say
that selling the same
model six months later
will necessarily yield
the same result. A host
of factors come into
play where the more
expensive diecasts are
concerned. In the absence
of the millionaire bidder,
not every collector has
ready funds at any given
moment. Equally, other
factors (an alternative
purchase or a change
in collecting direction,
for example) may mean
that a potential audience
for an item is reduced.
Either way, it can be a bit
of a gamble for the seller.
Rather like the stock
market, toy values can
go up as well as down.
Graham is frequently
asked about Matchbox
investment potential but
declines to comment:
after all, if he knew, he’d
probably be lying in a
hammock with a long
drink on a sun-kissed
atoll by now… CG
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Bestof
I
Mettoy
f you were a child born before
1980 it is almost certain that at
some stage of your childhood
you played with a toy or two
made by Mettoy and its many
subsidiaries as the output of this
Northampton based toy company
was prolific. The man behind the
formation of Mettoy was German
emigre Phillip Ullman a Jew who
left Germany following Hitler’s
rise to power. Ullmann was no
stranger to the toy industry when
he arrived in Britain having 21
years of experience at the Tipp &
Co factory in Nuremberg, the toy
capital of Germany and home of
many renowned makers of tinplate
toy vehicles. Ullmann’s initial
move to Britain was assisted by
Lord Marks of Marks & Spencer’s
fame who arranged for a
workshop to be established within
the Winteringham Ltd works in
St Andrews Street, Northampton
with the aim of manufacturing
pressed steel toys. Winteringham
was
founded
by
George
Winteringham and was actually a
spin off engineering company of
the renowned Northampton based
Bassett-Lowke.
Within six months Phillip
Ullmann was joined by Arthur
Katz, a fellow Jew and the son
of Ullmann’s cousin. Katz had
also been employed at Tipp & Co,
having joined the company from
school. Production began in a
basement room of the St Andrews
Street works in 1933 using the
lithographed tin sheet printing
and cutting process well known to
Ullmann and Katz. The business
developed and within two years
p022-023_BestofBritishRB.indd 1
Brian Howes considers the history of one
of Britain’s best known toy makers.
the workforce had expanded to 50. In
1936 Mettoy moved to new premises
at Stimpson Avenue, Northampton and
this was followed by a further move to
a larger factory in Harleston Road, St
James End, Northampton, in 1937.
On the outbreak of World War II
Mettoy’s production line switched
to making metal components for the
Ministry of Supply including shell
fuses, shell and mortar carriers, Jerry
can parts, land mines and various types
of gun magazines. In 1944 the Ministry
of Supply assisted Mettoy with the
establishment of a new 28,000 sq. ft.,
factory at Fforestfach near Swansea
in South Wales to enable greater
output of war work and this was to
play a significant role in Mettoy’s
Director the company was developing
fast with London showrooms located at
Finsbury Pavement House, Moorgate.
Mettoy first ventured into diecast
models in the late 1940s, this coming
about largely as the result of Phillip
Ullmann’s son Henry being appointed
to Mettoy’s Board of Directors in
1947. It was Henry Ullmann who
steered the development of a range
of die-cast toy vehicles called
‘Castoys’ made exclusively for Marks
& Spencer stores. Produced from
1948 they appeared heavy and rather
cumbersome when compared to Dinky
Toys which were then leading the
diecast market.
Mettoy launched itself into the
plastic toy market in 1952 after
this super range of diecast toys has
already been featured in this ‘Best of
British’ series.
As Playcraft’s Corgi Toys grew
to become an iconic brand, Mettoy
continued to move with the times
producing a wide range of playthings
from the hugely popular ‘Wembley’
vinyl footballs and other sports balls
sold in Woolworth’s to the ‘Vapour
Trails’ model aircraft series and
Playcraft model railway sets and
Aurora plastic kits plus the hugely
popular Husky Toys series sold
exclusively
through
Woolworth’s
stores from 1964.
By the late 1950s Mettoy was
exporting to 100 different countries
worldwide and when the company,
By the late 1950s Mettoy was exporting to 100 countries worldwide
and the company, by this time numbering a workforce of 1700, was
floated on the London Stock Exchange in June 1963.
post-war development in the diecast
toy market. Another large modern
factory was built at the Fforestfach
site as post-war production returned
to toys and this included modern upto-date equipment ideal for production
line working. This state of the art
facility, designed with its workforce
clearly at the forefront, opened in
April 1949 and was later expanded to
200,000 sq. ft., in 1952. At this point
Swansea became the headquarters of
the company although premises were
retained in Northampton for design,
toolmaking and warehousing. With
Ullmann taking the reins as Chairman
and Katz operating as Managing
installing the latest high capacity
injection moulding equipment, a move
which signalled the start of a shift
away from tinplate toys which were
now looking rather dated in a rapidly
changing market. It began making
plastic friction drive toys under the
banner of ‘Playcraft Toys’ from 1953.
The
appointment
of
Howard
Fairbairn as a Director in 1953
strengthened
Mettoy’s
expertise
in die-casting, Fairbairn formerly
having been Head of Development at
Birmingham Aluminium Casting Co
and heavily involved in the ‘Castoys’
range. 1956 saw the launch of ‘Corgi
Toys’ by Playcraft and the success of
by this time numbering a workforce
of 1,700, was floated on the London
Stock Exchange in June 1963 it drew a
staggering £43 million.
In 1971, however, Mettoy suddenly
announced its first ever trading loss
blaming this on the saturation of
the USA toy market, higher costs
of production and materials, plus
increasingly stiffer competition in the
marketplace. As with so many British
toymakers the 1970s brought tougher
times and increasingly difficult
trading conditions. In 1971, around
the same time as Mettoy closed its
Stanley Road factory in Northampton,
company founder Phillip Ullmann died
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BELOW
Like many British firms,
Mettoy started off
making tinplate toys.
aged 88.
Despite setbacks in the early 1970s
Mettoy rallied round and its fortunes
improved for a few years. A new factory
emerged at Skewen, near Neath in
South Wales, followed by a new stateof-the-art production plant for Corgi
in Swansea and extra warehousing
was acquired in Northampton after
Mettoy began making and marketing
Fisher Price toys in Britain. There
were further developments in the
late 1970s with new showrooms
and a Technical Centre opening in
Northampton. Mettoy became a public
limited company in September 1981
although the early 1980s were to prove
disastrous for the company.
Record losses had been recorded
for 1980 resulting in the closure of the
Skewen factory and the Northampton
warehouse. Losses continued to be
made at an alarming rate and by
1982 the workforce had been slashed
to under 1,000 from a high of 3,500
resulting in the official receivers being
called in on 31st October 1983. From
here on only the Corgi brand survived,
this being achieved as the result of a
management buy-out in March 1984.
Five years later Corgi Toys was
acquired by Mattel who eventually
transferred production to its factory
in Leicester ending Corgi’s long and
successful links with South Wales. In
more than 50 years of production the
Mettoy range of toys had developed
and expanded to include all manner
of playthings, many of which are now
highly sought after by toy collectors.
Its early tinplate toys and post-war
diecast ranges are collecting fields in
their own right, whilst Mettoy’s super
range of plastic toys are amongst some
of the finest ever made. CGw
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ABOVE
As well as producing vehicles, Mettoy also branched into licensed
products, like this fantastic Batman game.
ABOVE
Mettoy experimented with technical advances, such as this
programmable Computacar.
ABOVE
Plastic cars like these became a mainstay of Mettoy’s output
throughout the 1950s.
ABOVE
Originally many of Mettoy’s products were sold through Marks
and Spencer’s stores.
ABOVE
Mettoy became known for its quality but cheaper imports proved
to be the company’s eventual undoing.
ABOVE
Finding classic Mettoy plastic toys in their original boxes is no
easy task. So examples like this are very collectable.
ABOVE
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YOUR
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PRICE GUIDE
It’s Batman versus Superman at Morphy Auctions, while Aston’s Toy Auctions
sells a host of Wrenn Railways locomotives.
Pre-War Dinky Toys (Hornby Series) 22a
Open Sports Car, tinplate radiator, dark
blue washed wheels, ‘Hornby Series’ cast
in, fair, lacks windscreen. Sold for £180,
Special Auction Services, March.
Pre-War Dinky Toys (Hornby Series) 22d
Delivery Van, tinplate radiator, red washed
wheels, ‘Hornby Series’ cast in, fair to good,
minor loss to one front mudguard. Sold for
£280, Special Auction Services, March.
Pre-War Dinky Toys 30d Vauxhall Saloon
Saloon,
brown open chassis, plain smooth hubs, egg
box grille, spare wheel, good to very good,
minor fatigue signs to hubs. Sold for £360,
Pre-War Dinky Toys 24e Super Streamlined
Saloon, type one criss-cross chassis, type two
grille, black Tootsie Toys type hubs, good,
some fatigue cracks to hubs. Sold for £290,
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Pre-War Dinky Toys (Hornby Series) 22b
Closed Sports Coupe, tinplate radiator, gold
washed wheels, ‘Hornby Series’ cast in, fair
to good, front end slightly twisted. Sold for
Pre-War Dinky Toys 22g Streamline Tourer,
smooth plain hubs, cast steering wheel and
windscreen, good to very good, very minor
fatigue to hubs. Sold for £270, Special Auction
Services, March.
Pre-War Dinky Toys 23a Racing Car
second casting, smooth plated hubs, green
tyres, very good, a few small fatigue cracks.
Pre-War Dinky Toys (Hornby Series) 22c
Motor Truck, tinplate radiator, green washed
wheels, ‘Hornby Series’ cast in, fair, corner
of cab squashed, lacks small piece from
front and rear mudguards. Sold for £270,
Pre-War Dinky Toys 30c Daimler,
black open chassis, plain smooth
hubs, good to very, minor fatigue
signs to chassis and body. Sold for
Pre-War Dinky Toys 23b Hotchkiss Racing
Car, smooth plated hubs, good, two fatigue
blisters and a crack to offside, some minor
cracking/crazing throughout. Sold for £130,
Sold for £190, Special Auction Services, March.
Pre-War Dinky Toys 22b Closed Sports
Coupe, tinplate radiator, gold wash wheels,
‘Hornby Series’ cast in, good to very good.
Pre-War Dinky Toys 25d Petrol Tank
Wagon, black type one chassis, tinplate
radiator, plated hubs, good to very good,
original tyres cracking, no sign of fatigue.
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Wrenn Railways W2212 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ No. 7,
small marks to right hand side of tender, otherwise
very good and boxed. Sold for £60, Aston’s Toy
Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2236 BR green Bulleid Pacific
‘Dorchester’, overall fair to good, slightly grubby.
Marked packer No. 6 to base. Sold for £70, Aston’s
Toy Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2227/A LMS black Duchess
class ‘Sir William A Stanier FRS’, small paint to
top of chimney, otherwise very good. Sold for £140,
Aston’s Toy Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2276X/5P Southern Steamlined
Bulleid Pacific ‘Exeter’, small paint chip to left hand
smoke deflector, otherwise very good, boxed. Sold
for £320, Aston’s Toy Auctions, March.
Wrenn
Wrenn Railways W2237 Southern Bulleid Pacific
‘Lyme Regis’, small moulding effect to left hand
side of tender. Slightly grubby. Overall good. Sold
Wrenn Railways W2260/A LMS Maroon Royal
Scot ‘Caledonian’, some paint loss to steps and
mark to right hand cabside, otherwise good/very
good, boxed. Sold for £160, Aston’s Toy Auctions,
March.
Wrenn Railways W2246 Caledonian blue 4MT tank
No. 2085, paint chip to left hand cylinder cover,
otherwise very good, boxed. Sold for £100, Aston’s
Wrenn Railways Southern Streamlined Bulleid
Pacific ‘Blue Funnel Line’, scratch to right hand
side of tender and small paint chip to left hand side
smoke deflector. Otherwise good to very good. Sold
Wrenn Railways W2301 LMS blue Coronation
Class ‘Queen Elizabeth’, one front buffer detached
and present, the other slightly out of line.
Paintwork appears to be undamaged. Sold for
Wrenn Railways W2290 Southern Bulleid pacific
‘Canadian Pacific’, dusty/dirty, small paint chip to
right hand cylinder, otherwise good to very good.
£250, Aston’s Toy Auctions, March.
Sold for £340, Aston’s Toy Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2266 Southern Bulleid
steamlined Pacific ‘Plymouth’, some paint loss to
buffer heads, otherwise very good. Sold for £150,
Wrenn Railways W2275/5P BR green Bulleid
Pacific ‘Hurricane’, paint loss to cab roof, small
chips to top of chimney and right hand smoke
deflector. Otherwise good and boxed. Sold for £190,
Wrenn Railways LMS Maroon Duchess class ‘City
of Glasgow’, no obvious marks or chips, very good
to excellent. Sold for £480, Aston’s Toy Auctions,
March.
Wrenn Railways W2313 BR green Duchess class
‘Duchess of Abercorn’, very good to excellent, no
noticeable marks/chips. Sold for £550, Aston’s Toy
Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2265/A Southern Golden Arrow
Bulleid streamlined Pacific ‘Fighter Pilot’, slight
paint loss to cab roof and chimney top, otherwise
good/very good. Sold for £220, Aston’s Toy Auctions,
March.
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Wrenn Railways W2305 Southern Bulleid
streamlined Pacific ‘Wadebridge’, two blisters to
paint work, otherwise good to very good. Sold for
Wrenn Railways W2268 BR blue Bulleid
streamlined Pacific ‘Yeovil’, no obvious paint
damage, very good. Sold for £280, Aston’s Toy
Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2209 LNER green A4 class
‘Golden Eagle’, no obvious damage to paintwork,
very good, boxed. Sold for £70, Aston’s Toy Auctions,
March.
Wrenn
Wrenn Railways W2267 BR blue Bulleid
streamlined Pacific ‘Lamport & Holt Line’, left hand
smoke deflector slightly bent, paint chips to both
deflectors, otherwise good to very good. Sold for
1960
Wrenn actually launched its own series of
slot cars in 1960 to complete with Scalextric.
The 4-6-2
locomotive was
launched in 1901
and became
universally known
as the Pacific
class.
1950
01
Wrenn Railways was founded in 1950
by George and Richard Wrenn.
1882
New Zealander Oliver Bullied, the
famous engineer, was born in 1882.
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Wrenn Railways W2309 BR
black rebuilt Bulleid Pacific
‘Westward Ho’,, no obvious
damage to paintwork, very
good, boxed. Sold for £650,
Wrenn Railways W2308 BR green 8F freight
locomotive No. 48290, no obvious damage to
paintwork, very good. Sold for £420, Aston’s Toy
Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2221 BR light green Castle
class ‘Brecon Castle’, no obvious damage to
paintwork, very good, boxed. Sold for £220, Aston’s
Wrenn Railways W2281 War Dept Grey 2-8-0 8F
freight locomotive, body and tender top, paintwork
overall good but slightly grubby. Sold for £300,
Wrenn Railways W2276/5P Southern Golden
Arrow Bulleid steamlined Pacific ‘Exeter’, paint
chips to top of right hand smoke deflector, otherwise
very good. Sold for £260, Aston’s Toy Auctions,
Wrenn Railways W2296 rebuilt Bulleid Pacific
‘Dartmoor’, no obvious paint damage, very good
and boxed. Sold for £300, Aston’s Toy Auctions,
March.
Wrenn Railways W2261 LMS black Royal Scot
‘Black Watch’, white overspray spots to paintwork,
otherwise good. Sold for £120, Aston’s Toy Auctions,
March.
Wrenn Railways W2301A LMS blue Coronation
class ‘Coronation’, one small scratch to paint work,
otherwise very good. Sold for £750, Aston’s Toy
Auctions, March.
Wrenn Railways W2235 BR green rebuilt Bulleid
Pacific ‘Barnstaple’, some paint chips to locomotive,
scratch to tender. Overall fair. Sold for £85, Aston’s
March.
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Mattel
Batman’s
Cap-firing
Bat-Bomb,
sealed on
original card.
Card does
have some
creasing and
wear. Sold for
Bayshore Official Batman Bullhorn, plastic
bullhorn on the original backing card. Does
have some creasing and wear. Sold for $549,
Morphy Auctions, March.
Japanese Batman Board Game, circa 1966, plastic
pieces look like they are sealed in the original
plastic. Sold for $213.50, Morphy Auctions, March.
$183, Morphy
Auctions,
March.
Empire Official
Batman Bicycle
Ornament, has
been sealed in
plastic, card is a bit
wavy. Some wear
to Batman. Sold
for $122, Morphy
Auctions, March.
Marx Batman Mask Specs, on original card,
slight wear to specs. Very good to excellent.
Sold for $152.50, Morphy Auctions, March.
Marx
Marx Batman Hot-line Batphone, box only, no
phone, very difficult to find. Some creasing and
slight tearing. Sold for $152.50, Morphy Auctions,
March.
Ideal Superman
wooden jointed
figure, has
original decal
belt and cape.
Some crazing to
neck and head
area. Sold for
$518.50, Morphy
Auctions, March.
Hasbro Batman & Robin Target Game, comes in
original box, sealed with plastic. Some edge wear to
game. Sold for $274.50, Morphy Auctions, March.
Ideal Supergirl
and Superdog, with
original belt and cape
(split). Condition very
good to excellent. Sold
for $457.50, Morphy
Auctions, March.
Embree
Embree Co. Batman Pix-a-Go Go Game
Game, box has been
sealed in plastic, creasing and slight tearing to box.
Sold for $91.50, Morphy Auctions, March.
Kellogg’s Super
Frosted Flakes with
Batman ad
ad, box
has been sealed in
plastic to protect
it. Some minor
creasing. Sold
for $183, Morphy
Auctions, March.
Lone Star Batman
pin dispay, four
badges remaining
from the original
25. Card has some
creasing and wear.
Sold for $183,
Morphy Auctions,
March.
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Sold for £340
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From collectables of the future
to old favourites, eBay always
manages to produce some
amazing finds... and even more
amazing prices!
Pre-War Lines Bros. Tri-ang Bantam
Kenner Star Wars Special Action Figure Set,
Kellerman/CKO Motorcycle and Sidecar, made
Arnold Military Motorcycle, another motorcyle
Tri-ang Routemaster Bus, well you can’t really
Dinky Toys No. 503 Foden Flat Truck with
Hot Wheels Hot Shots Power Racers, an
Mego Flash Gordon Dale Arden, the vendor
Lesney Moko Large Scale Prime Mover, Trailer
Monoplane, this is certainly a scarce piece and we
can only wonder how, not only has it survived in such
great condition, but how the box remained intact too.
Amazing stuff. Sold for £1,043 (16 bids).
from Germany but this time featuring a more military
theme. Made around 1937, the toy measured more than
seven inches long. This example had significant ‘rubbing’
and slight rusting. Sold for £815 (10 bids).
international piece here. The box is marked Hong Kong,
the toy is marked Mexico and it’s in Burbank Toys
packaging, which was based in the UK. Interesting stuff.
Sold for £565 (30 bids).
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produced in 1978 this is a series one villains pack,
including Sand People, Boba Fett and Snaggletooth. Like
so many Star Wars pieces, it had been graded by the
AFA. Sold for £8,411 (49 bids).
get more British than the classic red double decker...
Americans probably think we drive these things to work
on a daily basis. This impressive toy measured 24-inches
long and 12-inches high. Sold for £750 (Buy it Now).
claimed this was the only example in the world with
unique catalogue artwork made up only for distribution
in the UK, yet it’s believed it was never actually released.
Listed at £875 (Best Offer accepted).
in Germany this impressive tinplate piece drives around in
a figure eight pattern, once the clockwork mechanism is
wound. The toy also came with its original box... not bad
considering its age! Sold for £1,037 (21 bids).
Tailboard, some of Dinky’s best toys are based on
the famous Foden and this was a particularly colourful
example. There were some nicks and rubs but overall it
was in good, original condition. Sold for £800 (15 bids).
and Bulldozer, dating to circa 1954, the seller noted
this interesting diecast piece was in near mint condition
with only a few minor wear marks to the extreme edges.
Sold for £565 (28 bids).
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As goodas
T
Newton
he Racecourse, is
the venue for the
Newton Abbot Train
& Toy Fair. There is
plenty of parking available,
and a good refreshments area
can be found in the first hall
as you enter the building.
This
particular
show
seems to expand with every
meeting. There were plenty
of trains and railway related
equipment on sale, and a good
deal of diecast on offer too.
Ray Heard runs the show,
and he brings together a
variety of different traders,
to present an interesting
collection of goodies for
everyone to enjoy. Opening
time came promptly and the
two halls were soon full of
eager buyers. By 11am it was
very busy indeed.
I managed to get to John
Hill’s table early in the
morning. He had a number
of excellent French Dinky
models on offer. The Peugeot
204, model No. 510, in mint
condition, was priced at
£95, and at the other end of
the row, I noticed the Simca
1500, which was just as
tidy. There were two trolley
buses towards the rear of the
display, up among a number
of Foden Lorries. The buses
were rather colourful and
when wound up, move along
then stop, and then move
along again, as if picking up
passengers – most ingenious.
John also had the Dinky
Horse box, model No. 581 for
sale, which was in fabulous
condition, with a box to
match. I was also drawn to
the LMS King George VI and
tender, No. 6244, by Tri-ang
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David Boxall visits the Newton Abbot Train & Toy Fair
ABOVE Brian and Carol of ‘Double O Heaven’ had the Hornby Dublo ‘Duchess of Atholl’, LMS, (4-6-2), priced at
£130.
ABOVE The fabulous Dinky Car Carrier and Trailer on Peter Denton’s table, were released together as model No
983, in 1958.
Hornby.
Bill Jary had a wide variety
of goodies on his table. I
noticed the battery operated
Motorway Police Patrol car
in its box, alongside Captain
Benjamin’s Record Car – one
of the Schylling Collector
Series, which was also boxed.
Bill will always try and
accommodate most offers on
his models, he will also make
every effort to find items on
request.
Chris
Hawlings
had
an
excellent
mixture
of collectables, all well
presented
and
displayed
in themes. The group of O
Gauge items included a boxed
Prince Charles Loco and
Tender (4-4-0) in blue, made
by Bassett-Lowke. The green
tanker truck also caught my
attention, with the Wakefield
CASTROL Motor Oil logo on
the side.
Brian and Carol of ‘Double
O Heaven’ had a table
full of particularly well
presented trains and railway
equipment. I noted the
Hornby Dublo ‘Duchess of
Atholl, LMS, Duchess Class
(4-6-2), priced at £130; and
the Hornby Dublo, Class 501,
Suburban Emu with Trailer
Coach, priced at £500.
Frank
Clarke
had
a
colourful array of beautiful
O Gauge engines, carriages
and other railway equipment.
A loco and tender by Bing
was particularly attractive
in green and maroon, with
black and gold trim. Listed as
1924-28, it was priced at £265.
There were a number of very
elegant carriages, mostly in
pairs, all very well presented.
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Bill Jary had a battery operated
Motorway Police Patrol car in its
box, alongside Captain Benjamin’s
Record Car.
FAR RIGHT
Chris Hawlings had a boxed Prince
Charles Loco and Tender (4-4-0) in
blue, by Bassett-Lowke.
The whole table display
proved to be rather popular.
I also noticed a boxed
Bedford TK Tipper on Martin
Jewell’s table. This model was
first released by Dinky Toys
in 1964, as model No. 435. It
is now quite a hard model to
find in really good condition
– this lorry was excellent,
and with a really crisp box.
These models so often have
their sides missing. Parked
alongside was the Ford D300
Tipper Truck, released in 1970
, as model No. 438. This was
a later release and was also
in what appeared to be near
mint condition. Both these
lorries have great colour
combinations, which make
them quite attractive models.
Peter
Denton
usually
has a surprise or two on
his table – today it was the
fabulous Dinky Car Carrier
and Trailer. The pair were
released together as model
No. 983 in 1958. In red and
grey, with Dinky Auto Service
on the side of both the carrier
and the trailer, this is an
attractive, attention seeking
model, if ever there was one.
To access the upper deck,
the carrier model had to be
aligned with the front of the
trailer, cab first. The carrier
ramp is then used to access
the upper deck of the trailer
– great fun. Apparently, the
box was also present, tucked
behind the table.
I met Peter Atkinson for
the first time, even though
he has been a regular at this
toy fair for many years.
He had a small but very
interesting collection of items
for sale. I particularly liked
ABOVE Frank Clarke had a colourful array of beautiful O Gauge engines,
carriages and other railway equipment.
ABOVE I noticed a boxed Bedford TK Tipper on Martin Jewell’s table,
released by Dinky Toys in 1964, as model No. 435.
ABOVE Peter Atkinson had the mechanical Bartender (1958), who was
mixing drinks to serve, and Piggy Cook (1959) who was tossing pancakes
and catching them.
ABOVE John Hill had the Dinky Horse box, model No. 581 for sale, which
was in fabulous condition, with a box to match.
the mechanical Bartender,
manufactured
in
1958,
who was mixing drinks to
serve. Next to him was the
equally talented Piggy Cook,
produced in 1959, who was
tossing pancakes and catching
them. Peter confirmed that
both models were made in
Japan, and that he had a
very large collection of these
types of toys. The James Bond
Aston Martin was also very
interesting. Peter explained
that during the first year of
production the Aston Martin
had the James Bond name
on the base of the model but
apparently due to copyright,
the M101 model had the name
removed. The car had similar
functions to the more familiar
diecast models of this car but
with the added bonus was
remote control. It came in a
good box and was priced at
£300.
Tilehurst Toys was also
present
with
a
variety
of diecast models. These
included the Lions of Longleat
Land Rover from Gift Set 8,
and most of the equipment,
including the Ranger, meat
and red barrel. There was also
a rather minty model of the
green Land Rover with lemon
interior, model No. 438, which
was priced at just £15 – what
a bargain. There is usually an
opportunity to negotiate on
the price, and swaps or model
exchanges are often welcome,
depending upon the type and
quality.
Overall
then,
another
fantastic Newton show. I can’t
wait for the next one. ■
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Horsing
Around
Ann Evans visits Richard Atkins’
Toy & Train Fair in Kidlington.
T
here was no shortage
of
fascinating
collectables
on
offer at Richard
Atkins’ Toy & Train Fair
held at the Exeter Hall in
Kidlington, near Oxford in
February. Despite being a few
dealers down due unforeseen
circumstances there was a
good turnout and a constant
stream of people through the
doors during the day.
We quickly spotted some
rare lead figures, and got
chatting to dealer Doug
Treadwell who has a passion
for pre World War II lead toys,
in particular soldiers, farm
animals and vehicles, among
which was a lead, horse
drawn, Pitch Boiler made in
the 1930s by Charbens.
Charbens was founded in
the 1920s by brothers Charles
and Benjamin Reid, whose
combined names were the
inspiration for the company
name. They set up designing
and manufacturing metal
and lead toys with a farming
theme. Their first premises
were in Mitford Road, London
but soon moved to Hornsey
Road, Holloway, not far from
other toy manufacturers –
Britains, Taylor & Barrett,
John Hill and the Crescent
Toy Co.
The Pitch Boiler
and horse were listed in the
Charbens catalogue at 18
shillings per dozen. Doug was
hoping it would now fetch
around £220.
Doug also had a number
of box sets of Britains toys,
including a set of four hollowcast WWI motorcycles, whose
box label illustrations had
been designed and created
by Fred Whisstock. He was
a commercial artist who
did a tremendous amount of
work for Britains. He was
also known as the cartoonist
‘Quip’ in Vanity Fair. The
military toy boxes on Doug’s
stand had been signed by Fred
Whisstock; some bearing the
signature ‘Lance Corporal
Whisstock’ highlighting the
fact that he served in the
Home Guard during the First
World War. Back when they
were first produced the set of
motorcycles would have cost
1/6d and were on sale for £180.
Also on display was a
delightful
selection
of
Britains toys including a
horse and blue wagon, the
peculiarity being that it was
blue. “These normally come
in green so it’s unusual to see
a blue one,” said Doug who
has been collecting for around
25 years. “This dates from the
1930s, it’s made from lead and
tin and would have been made
strictly for the toy market.
Today, and bearing in mind it’s
in excellent to mint condition
and has its original box, I’m
asking £270.”
Another rarity on Doug’s
stand was some original
brown cardboard trade boxes
that would normally get
thrown away. These included
a trade box of lead Jersey
cows that would have held
two dozen cows. They were
selling at £10 each. Another
trade box contained a lovely
lead shepherd boy with lamp
figures. Doug said, “It’s rare
to find these trade boxes,
which would have been sold
in hardware and toy shops.
The shepherd boy with the
lamp is rare on his own, but
the trade box makes it even
more unusual. They were all
old stock that came from a
Richard Atkins with
a German Trix boat
which were made on a
universal hull.
ABOVE Lead pitch boiler.
shop in Devizes. The shop
had been sold in the 1980s
and these were in the attic.
When I heard about it I went
down and bought quite a few
of them.”
Browsing the many train
stands, an attractive Hornby O
ABOVE Horse drawn farm wagon.
gauge locomotive and tender
with a price tag of £2,000
caught our eye. Mike Delaney,
collector of vintage trains,
cars and boats from the 1900s
to the 1960s explained that
this E220 special locomotive
and tender LNEW Yorkshire
No.234 boxed 20 volt electric
was made in 1934 was in fact
very rare. He said, “You see
very few of these as they
were only produced for nine
months. They’re more often
found as clockwork models.
They came from the Meccano
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FAR LEFT
Tim Knight’s vintage O gauge
layout.
LEFT
Jersey cows and trade box.
RIGHT
A selection of
Britain’s toy boxes.
FAR RIGHT
Lead shepherd
boy and lamp.
Photographs by Rob
Tysall.
BELOW
Laramie holster set.
TOP The Sir Sam Fay.
ABOVE Dinky Gift Set No.4.
factory in Liverpool and were
sold as a locomotive and
tender in separate boxes. They
were often sold separately
from the shops which resulted
in people buying mis-matched
tenders. These are correctly
matched.”
Another rare collector’s
item on his stand with
an asking price of £1,800
was a Bing Gauge 1 4-6-0
Locomotive and Tender Great
Central ‘Sir Sam Fay’ No. 423
– 3 rail electric in near mint
condition. Mike explained that
this was made around 1920s
for Bassett Lowke. “These
models were made before the
war and after, so it’s hard to
put an actual date on this one.
They came in wooden boxes,
and these would not have been
made for kids. These were for
gentlemen and they were very
expensive – these were grown
up toys!”
We spotted a couple of
completely different sorts of
collectables on Nick the Toy
Hunter UK’s stand. Firstly a
rare Dinky Gift Set No. 4 of
five Racing Cars. Nick was
asking £1,200 for the set,
which contained a 23F Alfa
Romeo, a 23G Cooper Bristol,
a 23H Ferrari, 23J HWN and
a 23N Maserati. Nick said:
“This is a lovely set of diecast
racing cars, made in England
by Meccano Ltd. It’s in
virtually mint condition with
the original tyres and original
box. These have been known
to sell for £2,000 at auction.”
Another unusual collectable
he had was a boxed Laramie
holster and belt set made by
Crescent Toys. They were
an English firm founded by
Henry G Eagles and Arthur A
Schneider that ran from 1922
to the 1970s. Western fans
will remember that Laramie
starring Robert Fuller and
John Smith was on our TV
screens
from
1959-1963.
However very few toys were
made from the series.
“The box is original but
it’s had new cellophane. I’m
not sure what to ask for this,
as I haven’t seen any others
about,” said Nick, who after
20 years as a collector and
trader, is shortly about to
stage his first ever toy fair.
“I’ve teamed up with friends,
Steve and Jane who run The
Curious Cat Antiques retro
shop in Swindon. The venue
is an indoor street fair,
quirky and lots to discover
if you’re into retro, antiques
and of course toys and trains.
There’ll also be exhibitions,
food shops and stalls – so it
should be a good day.”
Finally, we chatted to
organiser Richard Atkins who
showed us a quirky little item
on his stand. This was a little
copper oil can made by Kay
who make full sized oil cans.
Richard said, “This little oil
can was made under licence
for Meccano and is stamped
underneath. It was made
about 1920 and is fairly scarce
but the box is even more
scarce than the product.” ■
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A day at
the races
The going was good for Rob Burman at Doncaster Racecourse.
U
nder
Barry
Potter’s
tenure,
the
Doncaster
Toy Fair is doing
particularly well. Although
the
former
organiser
Malcolm Townsend had a very
successful show, Barry has
ensured it’s progressed to the
next level. He’s added a few
extra stalls into the concourse,
pushing the total up to 350 now
and the punters were pouring
through the doors. Well, they
were trying to pour in but the
queue stretched down the side
of the Doncaster Racecourse.
Luckily though, it was the
first toy fair we’ve visited
this year that was bathed in
glorious sunshine, so at least
it wasn’t too arduous.
Inside and, once again,
Doncaster really does cater
for all manner of tastes…
something that Barry’s son
Ellis mentioned to us when
we stopped for a chat. “We’re
really seeing the types of
toys on offer at fairs like
Doncaster cover a huge
range of collectables, from
the more traditional diecast
or model railways, to modern
items like LEGO. What we’re
seeing is that because of the
selection, we’re attracting
more and more children to the
shows, which is great because
they’re the next generation of
collectors,” said Ellis. As
a result, the Doncaster
event attracts around
2,000 people.
Meanwhile, Barry
had pride of place
near the entrance and
was promoting a new
book that he’s helping
to sell: From G&J to
Tri-ang – The Lines
Family Toy Businesses
The First 80 Years by
Peggy Lines, a member of the
Lines family. It is 230 pages
long and is absolutely packed
with hundreds of pictures
of advertising, brochures,
pictures of the Lines family,
etc. Barry will be selling the
book at his toy fairs and is
expecting stock around April.
You can pick up a copy for
£20, so keep an eye out.
Anyway, onto the show
itself now and the first piece
to catch our eye was an Airfix
Volkswagen Deluxe Sedan in
an unusual American-style
box. Incredibly the pieces
were still in their original
bag in seemingly untouched
condition. The seller said he
hadn’t seen one in such great
condition and we’re inclined
to agree. He was hoping to get
£60 for the Beetle.
Nearby
was
something
similarly unusual, this time
a Weetabix shop sign from
the 1950s or 1960s; the seller
wasn’t quite sure about the
exact date. The sign was
advertising the fact that
Weetabix boxes at the time
included cut out cardboard
vehicles, which came in all
ABOVE LEFT An extremely attractive display of various catalogues from
different manufacturers.
ABOVE RIGHT The seller wasn’t exactly ‘bats’ about these Batman
trading cards but we loved the eye-catching artwork.
shapes and sizes. It had been
discovered by the dealer in
a local antiques shop and he
quickly snapped it up. “I’m
not sure if it will sell,” he
said, “but I’m not too bothered
because I can always use it
as a display for the stand at
fairs.” He was asking £80 for
the sign.
Moving on now and the
next item of interest was an
Arnold (Germany) tinplate
clockwork train, measuring
around 30cm long. This
interesting little clockwork
item had a locomotive that
would trundle down the track
before collecting a coach and
heading back where it had just
come from. With some bright
printing and a chunky but
charming design, we certainly
think the seller would have
found someone willing to pay
£50. However, if you weren’t
bothered about age, the same
seller had a boxed modern
reproduction of the model
priced at the same amount.
If you fancied something
a little saucy, what about the
rather seedy (if we’re honest)
Babe-ometer? This pervy
piece was a naughty take on
the popular dexterity games
that see you trying to navigate
a metal hoop around a maze
without touching the sizes.
However, rather than making
a buzzing noise, this filthy find
would ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ while her
‘extremities’ flashed bright
red. Possibly one to keep from
the wife, this naughty novelty
was pegged at £60.
Back on the straight and
narrow now with our faithful
do-gooder Batman… thank
goodness. Tucked away on
one mystery masked man’s
stand we dug out a collection
of 43 trading cards, originally
produced by Topps over in the
States in 1966 but released
over here by A&BC. There
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ABOVE Something a little saucy. This naughty collectable had some light
up parts... can you guess what they were?
TOP RIGHT A charming tinplate train set with a simple clockwork motion.
The vendor also had a brand new replica up for grabs.
RIGHT A classic Airfix set that appeared to still be in its original plastic bag.
Amazing how things like this survive.
BOTTOM RIGHT An interesting piece of classic advertising. The seller
wasn’t sure whether he might end up keeping it.
INSET BELOW LEFT A collection of Bassett-Lowke tinplate signs perfect for adding character to a layout.
were actually a number of
sets released that year and
these ones are known as
the ‘red bats’ seeing as they
featured a red bat symbol on
the front, unlike earlier ones
that had a black bat and later
ones that had a blue bat logo.
Although released in the
same year as the iconic
television series, the cards
actually
featured
some
fantastic comic book artwork,
that would surely appeal to
fans of the Batman comics?
Although not much to look
at in the plastic bag where
they were being stored by the
seller, once laid out they were
actually very attractive and
we’re sure the seller would
have been up for a deal.
Finally, before we headed
off, we noticed a small
collection of Bassett-Lowke
advertising signs that would
have been perfect for an O
gauge layout. These diddy
items featured a mix of real
and made up companies, such
as OXO, Castrol, Camp Coffee
and lots more, plus each was
brightly painted with styling
that matched the period.
Although there were plenty
of common examples, some
can be worth a little bit more
(particularly the larger ones)
so the vendor was asking
for between £3 and £20 for
individual pieces. Could a deal
have been done for the lot?
Well, we’re sure it might have
been possible.
So, overall then, another
solid offering from Barry –
although we did hear from one
trader that a few of the good
items had been snapped up
by dealers trading with one
another before the doors even
opened to the general public.
Perhaps it’s worth just getting
a stand at the shows so you
can be privy to the inter-dealer
dealings ahead of the shows? ■
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FAIRS
15 APRIL 16
• Alfreton, Malcolm Townsend,
07951 072790
16 APRIL 16
• Maidstone, Maidstone
Vintage Toy Fair, 01622
298159
17 APRIL 16
• Midhurst, SRP Fairs,
07739 998012
• Lincolnshire, J & J Fairs,
01522 880383
• Shepton Mallet, Bulldog Fairs,
01373 452857
• Holt, J & D Toyfairs,
07881 555283
• Bolton, Barry Potter Fairs,
01604 846688
• Holt, J & D Toyfairs,
07881 555283
• Kidderminster, Tony Oakes,
01270 652773
• Wolverhampton, Rewind
Collectables, 07969 050421
19 APRIL 16
• Royal Wootton Bassett,
Steven Clements Fairs Ltd,
01380 725322
20 APRIL 16
• Hoddesdon, Joe Lock,
07866 641215
23 APRIL 16
• Nottingham, Malcolm
Townsend, 07951 072790
• Bristol, Bristol Train Show
01934 838229
• Pimlico, The British Model
Soldier Society, 01895
832757
24 APRIL 16
• Bowburn, Frank Phillips,
01709 790603
• Orpington, SRP Fairs,
07739 998012
• Exeter, Bulldog Fairs,
01373 452857
• Eastbourne, Robert Horscraft,
01323 899879
• Wirral, Barry Stockton,
0151 334 3362
• Coventry, Barry Potter Fairs,
01604 846688
• Eastleigh, Steven Clements
Fairs Ltd, 01380 725322
• Ipswich, J & D Toyfairs,
07881 555283
26 APRIL16
• Garstang, Janet Pearson,
01282 439009
30 APRIL 16
• Horsted Keynes, Joe Lock,
07866 641215
• Beaconsfield, Peter Levinson,
0208 2051518
1 MAY 16
• Worthing, SRP Fairs,
07739 998012
• Holmes, Barry Stockton,
0151 334 3362
• Carmarthen, Chris Dyer Fairs,
01634 702757
• Holmes, Barry Stockton,
0151 334 3362
• Exeter, Rod Saunders,
07952 895043
• Mansfield, Wheelbase Fairs
Ltd, 01246 767876
• Falkirk, McLaren Models,
01324 624102
2 MAY 16
• York, J & J Fairs, 01522 880383
5 MAY 16
• Thatcham, Steven Clements
Fairs Ltd, 01380 725322
7 MAY 16
• Petersfield, Steven Clements
Fairs Ltd, 01380 725322
• Didcot, Ronnie Davies,
07708 385061
• Stoke-On-Trent, Tony Oakes,
01270 652773
• Brecon, Chris Dyer Fairs,
01634 702757
8 MAY 16
• Ashington, Simon Phillips,
07727 023893
• Newton Abbot, Ray Heard,
01823 480097
• Potters Bar, Peter Levinson,
0208 2051518
• NEC Birmingham, Barry Potter
Fairs, 01604 846688
10 MAY 16
• Hook, Steven Clements Fairs
Ltd, 01380 725322
14 MAY 16
• Gateshead, Jim Corr,
07504 035955
• West Sussex, SRP Fairs,
07739 998012
• Oxford, Richard Atkins,
01869 347489
• North Bristol, Chris Dyer Fairs,
01634 702757
15 MAY 16
• Ashfield, Malcolm Townsend,
07951 072790
• Herne Bay, SRP Fairs,
07739 998012
• Kempton, R M Toys,
02392 381529
• Walsall, Transtar Promotions,
01922 643385
• Doncaster Racecourse, Barry
Potter Fairs, 01604 846688
18 MAY 16
• Burton-Upon-Trent, Malcolm
Townsend, 07951 072790
21 MAY 16
• Brentwood, J & J Fairs,
DINKY TOYS
AUCTIONS
15 APRIL 16
• Thornaby, Vectis,
01642 750616
19 APRIL 16
• Royal Tunbridge Wells, C & T
Auctions, 01233 510050
21 APRIL 16
01642 750616
28 APRIL 16
• Heathfield, Watsons
Auctioneers, 01435
862132
2 MAY 16
• antiquetoys.com.
au, Trains, Planes
& Automobiles,
POOLE
OXFORD, SATURDAY 14TH MAY
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Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington,Oxford, OX5 1AB. M40 Junction 9
Sunday 22nd May 2016
** 10.30am-3pm **
DETAILS: RICHARD ATKINS TEL: 01869 347489
Mansfield
Sunday 1st may
10am-2pm
The John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Sookholme
Road, Sookholme, Mansfield, NG19 8LL
Located just off the A60 on the B6407.
Adults £2, Seniors £1.50, Children £1.20.
Table rent £25 per 6ft • Early Entry from 8am £5
MALVERN
SUNDAY 22nd may 10.30am - 3pm
Three Counties Showground, Malvern,
Worcestershire, WR13 6NW
Follow the brown Showground signs • Refreshments available
Adults: £3.50, Seniors: £2.50 Children: £1.50
Table rent £36 per 6ft • Early Entry from 7.30am £5
Great fairs to visit with a friendly atmosphere. Refreshments available.
• Tel: Brian 01246 767876 or 07751 613640 • [email protected]
11 MAY 16
• Bridgwater, Tamlyns, 01278
445251
12 MAY 16
• Sheffield, Sheffield Auction
Gallery, 0114 281 6161
14 MAY 16
• Poole, Cottees,
01202 723177
18 MAY 16
• Warwick, Warwick &
Warwick, 01926 499031
01642 750616
19 MAY 16
01642 750616
20 MAY 16
• Crewkerne, Lawrences
Auctioneers, 01460 73041
01642 750616
• Warwick, Warwick &
Warwick 01926 499031
24 MAY 16
01642 750616
27 APRIL 16
01642 750616
Model Toys & Trains Collectors Fair
+ A Vintage Hornby ‘O’ Gauge Train Layout.
5 MAY 16
• Newbury, Special Auction
Services, 01635 580595
22 MAY 16
• Four Marks, Four Marks Model
Railway Exhibition,
01420 563853
• Orpington, SRP Fairs,
07739 998012
• Poole, David Rees,
01202 590158
• Haydock, Barry Stockton,
0151 334 3362
• Malvern, Wheelbase Fairs Ltd,
01246 767876
20 APRIL 16
01642 750616
17 MAY 16
• Royal Wootton Bassett, Steven
Clements Fairs Ltd, 01380
725322
antiquetoys.com.au
01522 880383
• Thornton Cleveleys, Brian
Tattersall, 07779 875786
• Four Marks, Four Marks
Model Railway Exhibition,
01420 563853
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Sunday 8th May
10am-2pm
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Admission: £1
Perin’s Community School, Alresford, Hampshire. S024 9BS
10.30am - 4.30pm - Early entry 9.00am Sales Hall £10.00
and 3 rail plus Wrenn, Tri-ang 00 Super 4, Triang TT, Lego, Hornby 00 Gauge, Tomy, Tinpate Monorails, Faller Hit Trains
Adults £5.00, Child £3.00, Family 2+2 £14.00 DETAILS BOB LEGGETT 01962 733475
Email: [email protected] or visist www.alresford-toy-trains.org.uk
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Cleveleys Community Church, Kensington Road,
Thornton, Lancashire FY5 1ER
Admission only £1 or Family (2+2) £3
Admission: £1
CHRIS DYER FAIRS
85
10.30am-3pm
Carmarthen Leisure Centre, Llansteffan
Road, Johnstown, SA31 3NQ
BRISTOL
TABLES
10.30am-3pm
B.A.W.A Health & Leisure Centre, 589 Southmead
Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RG
(Admission £2.00/Child or OAP £1.50)
020 8205 1518
TOY & TRAIN FAIRS
ASHFIELD
Saturday 7th May
80
TABLES
90
Saturday 14th May
BRECON
10.30am - 3pm
Market Hall, Town Centre, Powys,
Mid Wales LD3 7LG
10.30am - 3.00pm
For more details please call Peter or Diane
For more details contact Brian Tattersall 07779 875786
TOY & TRAIN FAIRS FORTHCOMING EVENTS
TABLES
POTTERS BAR
Elm Court Centre, Mutton Lane,
EN6 3BP M25 J24
Saturday 21st May 10am-3pm
St John’s Community Hall, Upper Selsdon
Road, Selsdon, South Croydon, CR2 8DD
Sunday 1st May
TOY & TRAIN FAIR
Sunday 8th May
CLEVELEYS TOY FAIR
Wednesday 25th May
CARMARTHEN
80+ SALES TABLES
SELLING OLD AND
NEW TOY TRAINS
REFRESHMENTS
Over 20 layouts incl Hornby 0 Gauge, Bowman Livesteam, Lone-Star OOO, TRIX, LGB Marklin Garden Trains, N-gauge, Hornby Dublo 2
SOUTH CROYDON
For more details please call:
07866 641215
SATURDAY 18TH JUNE 2016
DUBLIN
Sunday 5th June
80
TABLES
10.30am-3pm
The Talbot Hotel (formerly Stillorgan Park Hotel),
Stillorgan Road (on main N11 route) Dublin, Ireland
(Admission €4)
BURTON UPON TRENT
Sunday 15th May 2016
10am - 2pm
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Festival Hall, NG17 7DJ
Good access / refreshments / free parking
Next date: 10th July
Wednesday 18th May 2016
6.30pm - 8.30pm
The Town Hall, Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 2EB
Always a good selection of rail and diecast
Next date: 14th September
NOTTINGHAM
ALFRETON
Saturday 13th August 2016
Friday 15th July 2016
10am - 2pm
Bluecoat Academy, NG8 5GY
On ring road, 1½ miles north of Q.M.C
Minutes from M1 - Jct 25 or 26.
Free car parking/light refreshments
Next date: 8th October
7pm - 9pm
The Leisure Centre, Church Street,
Alfreton DE55 7BD
One of the longest established swapmeets.
Perfect start to the weekend
Next date: 23rd September
Accompanied u / 16’s FREE at all our fairs
Tel: 01643 702757 / 07966 694579 www.chrisdyerfairs.com
Speak to Malc on 07951 072790 • www.tttf.co.uk
www.j-jwebbtoyfairs.com
SRP TOYFAIRS
01522 880383
MIDHURST, WEST SUSSEX
LINCOLNSHIRE SUNDAY 17TH APRIL
The Exhibition Centre, Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln, LN2 2NA
10am - 2.30pm ›› 200 tables ›› 6ft table £30 ›› Ad £2.50, Sen £2, 1st Ch £1.50
YORK RACECOURSE BANK HOL MONDAY 2ND MAY
The Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse, York Y023 1EX
BRENTWOOD SATURDAY 21ST MAY
International Hall, Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9NN
10am - 2.30pm ›› 200 tables ›› 6ft table £30 ›› Ad £3, Sen £2.50, 1st Ch £2
SPALDING SUNDAY 29TH MAY
Springfields Exhibition Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, Lincs PE12 6ET
HUNTINGDON BANK HOL MONDAY 30TH MAY
Int. Indoor Arena, Kings Bush Centre, Wood Green Animal Shelters, London Rd, Godmanchester
PE29 2NH. 10am - 2.30pm ›› 230 tables ›› 6ft table £30 ›› Ad £3, Sen £2.50, 1st Ch £2
SPALDING SUNDAY 3RD JULY
Springfields Exhibition Centre, Camelgate, Spalding, Lincs PE12 6ET
For bookings and further information
please telephone Lorraine on
01522 880383
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SUNDAY 17 APRIL
THE GRANGE, BEPTON ROAD, MIDHURST, WEST SUSSEX, GU29 9HG 10am - 2pm
ORPINGTON, KENT
SUNDAY 24 APRIL
CROFTON HALLS, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 8PR.10am - 2pm.
WORTHING, W. SUSSEX
SUNDAY 1 MAY
CHARMANDEAN CENTRE, FOREST ROAD, WORTHING, BN14 9HS 10am - 2pm.
HENFIELD, W. SUSSEX
SATURDAY 14 MAY
HENFIELD HALL, HENFIELD, WEST SUSSEX, BN5 9DB 10am - 2pm
HERNE BAY, KENT
SUNDAY 15 MAY
KINGS HALL, THE BEACON HILL, HERNE BAY, KENT CT6 6BA.10am - 2pm
BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX
SUNDAY 29TH MAY 10am - 2pm
GLENLEIGH PARK ACADEMY, GUNTERS LANE, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX TN39 4ED
DARTFORD, KENT
SUNDAY 5 JUNE
DARTFORD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE, LOWER HEATH LANE
DARTFORD, KENT, DA1 2LY 10am - 2pm
RAYLEIGH, ESSEX
SUNDAY 12 JUNE
SWEYNE PARK SCHOOL, RAYLEIGH, ESSEX SS6 9BZ.10am - 2pm.
HAWKINGE, KENT
SATURDAY 18 JUNE
HAWKINGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, HERON FORSTAL AVENUE, CT18 7FT 10am - 2pm.
[email protected] www.srptoyfairs1.co.uk
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: PAULA AND GERRY ON 07739 998012
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TOY, TRAIN & MODEL COLLECTORS FAIRS
KIDDERMINSTER
SUNDAY 17TH APRIL
10.30am - 2pm
Gilt Edge Leisure Centre, Zortech Avenue,
Kidderminster DY11 7DY
• Admission £1.50 • Free parking
STOKE-ON-TRENT
SATURDAY 7TH MAY
10.30am - 2pm
Fenton Community Centre, Manor Street,
Fenton Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2PT
• Admission £1 • Free parking
For further details please call Tony Oakes on 01270 652773 or 07825 631323
A WORLD OF TRI-ANG TOYS & TRAINS
Perins School, Alresford, Hants SO24 9BS. Adults: £3 Children: free with adults
Sunday 19th June 2016 10.30am-4.30pm
Static and operating displays featuring Spot-On, Minic tin & plastic toys, Sindy, Tri-ang Railways 00 &
TT, castles and forts, shops, push along animals, Scalextric, Arkitex, Big Big Trains, boats, airplanes and
many other pre and post-war toys made for boys and girls from this great British toy company.
• Sales tables and refreshments.
For details contact Bob Leggett on 07836 734311 or email [email protected]
TOY & TRAIN EXETER
COLLECTORS FAIR
WALSALL WOOD
Oak Park Leisure Centre, Lichfield Road,
Walsall Wood. WS9 9PQ
(situated on A461 Walsall – Lichfield Road –
close junction with A452)
Sunday 15th May
10.30am – 3.00pm Admission: Adults £1.50,
Senior £1.20, Child 60p
Over 65 tables – spacious well lit venue - Buy, sell,
swap collectable toys - Refreshments available
Future dates: 11th September & 13th November
For table bookings and enquiries please call
Geoff or Linda Price on 01922 643385
www.transtarpromotions.com
NORWICH Sunday 5th June
For more details please contact J&D TOY & TRAIN FAIRS
John Parsonage 07881 555283 or Dennis Payne 01953 861348
TOY & TRAIN FAIR GATESHEAD INT. STADIUM
Neilson Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE10 0EF
SATURDAY 14th MAY 2016
(Just off Felling-by-pass, A184)
Interested in selling your collection or want a table to sell your stock?
Contact Jim on 07504 035955 or email: [email protected]
(1/2 mile from M5 J30)
Doors Open 10.30am - 1.30pm
Refreshments available
and ample parking.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS
PLEASE CONTACT ROD ON:
07952 895043/07859 063247
HOOK
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT
Tuesday 12th April 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Tuesday 19th April 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Hook Community Centre, RG27 9NN • 2nd Tuesday monthly
• New venue with huge car park and cafe
• Memorial Hall, Station Road, SN4 7EN
• 3rd Tuesday monthly
EASTLEIGH
Sunday 24th April 10.30am - 3pm
Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Passfield Avenue, SO50 9NL.
Huge car par. Great cafe
THATCHAM
Thursday 5th May 6.30pm - 8.30pm
• Thatcham Catholic Hall, Bath Road, RG18 3AG
PETERSFIELD Saturday 7th May
10.00am-3.00pm
• Admission: Adults £3.00, Children/Senior Citizens £2.00, Early Bird £5
• Buy, sell and swap trains, diecast cars, buses and trucks, soldiers and more!
• Free parking, working exhibitions and cafe facilities
SUNDAY 1ST MAY
CLYST ST MARY VILLAGE HALL,
Steven Clements Fairs
East Anglia’s Premier Toy Fairs
Lancaster Suite, Holiday Inn, Norwich Airport, NR6 6JA
10.30am - 3.00pm. Tables £26 Public admission: £2.50, Children: Free
TOY FAIR
NEW
VENUE!
10am - 2pm • Avenue Pavilion, The Avenue GU31 4JQ • Refreshments • Free parking
Table and chair hire is also available for your event. Please email or call for a quote!
For details and bookings call 01380 725322 or 07958 101891 • Email: [email protected]
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Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex TW16 5AQ. M3 Jct 1 onto A308
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ON
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SUNDAY
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10.30am -- 3.30pm
10.30am
3.00pm
Adults
£3.00 Children
Children- -£1.00
£1.00
Adults -- £3.50
£4.00 OAPs - £3.50
Early
Early Entry
Entry Buyers
Buyers -- £10.00
£10.00 (8.30am
(8.30am onwards)
onwards)
Approx 200 tables of toy and model dealers, buying, selling
and part exchanging a wide variety of collectables including
Model Railways, Models Cars and Buses, Scalextric, Dolls and
Teddy Bears, White Metal, Aircraft, Display Cabinets,
Memorabilia and much much more
For information and booking details please contact
Russell Martin on 023 9238 1529 or 07957 823507
Future
date:
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Future
date: 2nd
October
and 4th 2013
December
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& TOY FAIRS
SHEPTON MALLET TOY COLLECTORS FAIR
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Sunday 17th April
10.30-2.30pm
SUNDAY 8TH MAY
Bath & West Showground,
SHEPTON MALLET. BA4 6QN
Newton Abbot Racecourse,
Devon, TQ12 3AF
Admission: £4.00. Early Bird from 08.30 £10.00 each.
• Up to 300 Stalls • Children under 16 free with paying
adult • Free parking for 1000’s of cars
• Light refreshments served all day.
(follow the brown racecourse direction signs)
EXETER TOY & TRAIN FAIR
Sunday 24th April
■ Admission: £2 ■ Times:10am to 3.30pm
■ Free car parking ■ Refreshments available
■ 160 tables ■ 60+ traders
10.30-2.30pm
Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary,
EXETER. EX5 1DJ
Admission: £3.50. Early Bird from 08.30 £10.00 each.
• Upto 300 Stalls • Children under 16 free with
paying adult • Free parking for 1000’s of cars
• Restaurant now open.
For more information please contact
Ray Heard on 01823 480097
Visit www.bulldogfairs.com
Bulldog Fairs: 01373 452857 or 07917 125641
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Tel: +44 (0) 1908 274433
Fax: +44 (0) 1908 270614
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For trader and club reservations please contact
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Tel: +44 (0) 1908 274433 email: [email protected]
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Collectors Gazette
Oz
bsolete
H
i
folks,
when
you are out car
booting
you
have to make
some very quick
on-the-spot decisions. It’s
something that comes with
experience. I always find
that early on at boot fairs you
have to move fast so there’s
no time for hanging around
or dithering on deals. A good
example of this was when
I spotted a small plastic
takeaway carton full of old
plastic toys and badges.
There was only one sensible
thing to do… buy the lot!
When the stallholder told me
they were only two pounds
each, I simply offered her
15 quid for the lot and she
"
Our monthly gaze into the weird but wonderful world of
collector/dealer Obsolete Oz. Buying and selling since the
1970s, Oz has developed a great knack for unearthing some
amazing finds from flea markets, antique fairs, car boot sales,
rubbish skips and even the local tip.
starting to hit the fields on
Saturdays
and
Sundays.
Ferret dropped really lucky
on a great little toffee tin that
he snapped up for a tenner.
Luckily I managed to prize
it off him for £45 on the way
home and I was well pleased.
It is shaped as a lighthouse
and originally contained
Slade’s Dandy Toffy made
by Slade & Bullock Ltd of
Dewsbury. I think these
novelty toffee tins are really
cool, so it might find its way
into my own collection.
I started collecting records
back in the 1960s before toys
or tins so I’m always looking
for good vinyl. A box full of
old 45rpm singles proved
well worth the time it took
This was the model that
really got the 1-75 range
moving, as the first four had
been slow sellers at the back
end of 1954. I reckon it was
a real bargain at the price
and hopefully will make a
reasonable profit when I sell
it on.
The most unusual item
to come my way of late was
a small collection of folk
badges that were pinned on
a hat I bought at a jumble
sale for 50p. Two of them
represent the English Folk
Dance and Song Society and
another The Camping Club
of Great Britain Folk Group
so I guess the hat owner
must have danced, sang and
enjoyed camping. Well, each
On the subject of booting, me and Ferret have been kept busy
buying stuff over the past few weeks with more and more casual
sellers starting to hit the fields on Saturdays and Sundays.
took it. After making a quick
calculation of the overall
value of them all you don’t
need to hang around looking
at each individual item in
detail. It turned out that
there was a nice little haul
in this tray including seven
Blue Box Lesney imitations
and a nice selection of six
plastic badges and brooches
all dating from the 1950s and
‘60s. At 15 quid for 13 items
this lot was a no-brainer!
Sometimes you simply can’t
afford to be fussy.
Still on the subject of
booting, me and Ferret have
been kept busy buying stuff
over the past few weeks with
more and more casual sellers
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me to thumb through them
all when I snapped up a mint
copy of ‘My Generation’ by
the Who at the recent Newark
‘Runway Monday’ Antique
Fair. Still in its original
Brunswick packet it looks
un-played and was a steal at
two quid. This iconic record
was the anthem of the Mods
in the 1960s and is still sought
after by record collectors.
Released in November 1965
‘My Generation’ reached
number two and stayed in the
charts for thirteen weeks.
Another great buy on the
‘Runway’ was a Matchbox
No. 5 Double Deck Bus in
mint boxed condition that
I snapped up for 30 notes.
"
to their own! They all show
Yorkshire longswords held
in a lock so this must have
been the folk emblem of the
day I suppose. They ought to
be worth a few pounds each
with a bit of luck.
Selling has been brisk with
a Perspex Spitfire brooch
flying away for £20 to a keen
World War Two memorabilia
collector. They say that these
were made from salvaged
Perspex taken from aircraft
factories after the war but
I’ve never quite managed to
confirm that. Has anyone else
heard this rumour? Perhaps
you know the answer. As
always, I would love to hear
from you, courtesy of the
Collectors Gazette.
Another plastic gem to
find a new owner was a
Wiking Crawler Tractor with
white rubber tracks that,
surprisingly, were still in
good condition. This found
a buyer who was planning
to use it on a model railway
layout and he was more than
happy with my eight pounds
price tag.
A Dinky Half-cab Motor
Coach in very good condition
sold for £25, which I thought
was reasonable for such a
classic old bus. I’ve always
thought that the cream and
blue Dinky half-cabs seem
much more common than
the other two colourways for
some unknown reason.
A Matchbox Ford Thames
Trader Compressor Truck
soon found a new owner
willing to hand over my 35
quid asking price. In 1959
this model replaced the 28a
Big Bedford cab model,
which was much smaller
in scale and as, far as I
know, only ever had black
plastic wheels throughout its
production run.
Finally a Benbros Mighty
Midget
Foden
Timber
Tractor and Log Trailer in
mint-boxed condition sold
for 40 pounds. In my opinion
this was one of the better
models in the Benbros Toys
Mighty Midget and TV range.
I can’t think of any other
toy makers who produced a
Foden timber tractor. Any
readers
know
different?
Please get in touch.
Well that’s about all for yet
another month folks. Let’s
hope the weather is good
throughout spring and that
bargains are plentiful… as
always, be lucky! CG
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NEWS
RIGHT Records
were Oz’s first
love so he knows
a good bit of
vinyl when he
sees it. This
classic Who 45
was snapped
up for a couple
of quid from
the massive
Newark ‘Runway
Monday’
collectors fair.
This Slade’s Dandy
Toffee lighthouse toffy
tin was a great find
for the Ferret who
sold it on to Oz for a
handsome £35 profit.
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Collectors Gazette
PRICE
GUIDE
45
YOUR
HOBBY
Oz didn’t hang around when he
spotted this little tray of plastic
goodies – he simply bagged the
lot… for a bargain £15!
Oz scooped up this
super Matchbox
Double Deck Bus
for a reasonable £30
from the
Newark
‘Runway
Monday’
fair.
ABOVE These unusual folk club badges were found
on a hat bought at a jumble sale for a mere 50p.
Oz’s favourite Benbros Mighty
Midget, this Timber Tractor and Log
Load soon found a buyer willing to
pay his £40 asking price.
BELOW This Wiking Crawler Tractor
is destined for a model railway layout,
having been snapped up from Oz for a
decent eight pounds.
TIPS
TOP
ABOVE This clear Perspex Spitfire pin brooch, made
as a souvenir of the ending of World War Two, found
a buyer willing to pay £20 for it.
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Sold for £35 to a Matchbox 1-75 collector,
this Ford Thames Trader dates from 1959
and was in super mint-boxed condition.
Still in pretty good condition for its age, this
Dinky Half-cab Motor Coach seemed a very
reasonable buy for £25.
CLEAN DREAM
I don’t mind sharing my trustworthy method of cleaning metal toys and tins
with fellow collectors, it’s a process that works brilliantly for me and never
damages the surface lithography or paint. I use Brasso wadding dipped in
Fairy Liquid (or similar). It’s a totally non-abrasive process and the Fairy
Liquid prevents over rubbing. Give it a try.
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NEWS
CLASSIFIEDS
RETAILERS
DEVON
KINGSBRIDGE ANTIQUES &
CRAFT CENTRE - Holiday in
South Devon this year? Then
why not visit Kingsbridge
Antiques & Craft Centre on
the corner of Church Street &
Ebrington Street TQ7 1DE, just 5
minutes walk from the Quay Car
Park and the Bus Station. An
ever changing stock of Antiques
& Collectables including Toys
& Models, Books & Militaria.
Open Monday to Saturday. Tel:
01548 856002 Website: www.
kingsbridgeantiques.co.uk
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
TEWKESBURY
TOYMART.
Vintage toys, bought, sold,
exchanged, Corgi , Dinky,
Railways, Tinplate, Sci Fi, etc.
Tewkebury Antique Centre,
Tolsey Lane,GL20 5AE. Open
Mon-Sat 10-4.30, Sun 11-4
5mins from M5 J9. Also at Big
Red Barn, 29-31 Newerne St,
Lydney GL15 4SD. Open TuesSat 10-5. Email: toymart@fsmail.
net. Tel: 07973 768452
KENT
COSMIC CART WHEELS Buying
and selling. Collectable toys old
and new (Dinky, Corgi, Britains,
Hornby, Star Wars, Transformers,
Doctor Who, Marvel, etc). Retro
computer games (Nintendo,
Sega, Playstation, etc). Other
memorabilia (football shirts,
comics, Mario, Sonic, transport
related, TV & Film related,
board games etc). Play nostalgia
from generation to generation.
Browsers welcome. Cosmic Cart
Wheels, 103 Camden Road,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2QR
(4 minutes walk Victoria Centre)
Tel: (mob) 07779 210531 • Ask for
Dave. Email: cosmiccartwheels@
btinternet.com Normal hours:
Thursday-Saturday 10am-5pm.
Please check in advance if
making a special journey.
LINCOLNSHIRE
KIT KRAZY Largest selection of
plastic kits in UK from 1950s
to date, plus much more.
Collections bought or swapped.
Email: [email protected] Send
70p stamps for lists to: 303 The
Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent,
DA6 8DT. T/F: 020 8298 7177.
W: www.kitkrazy.com
THE TUTBURY JINNY We buy
and sell new and second-hand
Model Railways including Hornby, Wrenn, Triang, Marklin,
Bachmann, Lima, Dapol, Farish,
LGB, etc. Contact: Barry Tutbury,
Mill Mews, Lower High Street,
Tutbury, Nr. Burton-upon-Trent.
Tel: 01283 814777
GRA’S MODELS Corgi Gold
Star Stockist. Many Corgi items
stocked from the last five years,
also other well known new
and S/H brands stocked. 65
Scotsgate, Stamford, Lincs, PE9
2YB. Tel: 01780 751826. Fax:
01780 751826
NORTHERN IRELAND
MY OLD Toybox For collectable
diecast and kits, Matchbox,
Dinky, Corgi, Action Man,
Star Wars, sci-fi, Subbuteo,
etc. The Old Toybox, Unit 14,
Smithfield Market, Belfast BT1
1JE. Tel: 07719 100483 Email:
[email protected]
www.myoldtoyboxbelfast.co.uk
STAFFORDSHIRE
SALES & EXCHANGE
WANTED
WANTED – VINTAGE FIREWORK Collector, Do not light the blue touch paper and burn
British Heritage, private collector will pay cash and collect from anywhere, licensed explosive
storage, call Tony on 07956 506300
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GUIDE
WALES
COLWYN BAY - Clwyd Models
Second hand Model Railways,
Books, Videos, Diecast etc bought
& sold. Open Times: Thurs, Fri,
Sat only 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm.
447 Abergele Rd, Old Colwyn,
Conwy. Tel: 01492 518709 Email:
clwydmodels@ tiscali.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS
SPRINGHILL
MODELS
and
Cards Stockists of Corgi,
C.M.C, Minichamps, IXO, Base
Toys, Classix, Oxford Diecast,
Kyosho and others. Contact:
Pete Skilton, 4 Springhill
Lane, Penn, Wolverhampton,
W/ Mids, WV4 4SH. Tel:
01902 341302 Web: www.
springhillmodels.co.uk Email:
[email protected]
KING
STREET
TOYS,
Wolverhampton. We buy &
sell vintage/modern Star Wars,
Transformers, anime, tv related
toys,
Dinky/Corgi,
diecast
vintage toys, Steiff bears, horror
toys. DC/Marvel, 1000’s of
toys in stock. Open: Mon-Sat,
10am-5pm, 25a King Street,
Wolverhampton city centre,
YOUR
HOBBY
WV1 1ST. Tel: 01902 276222.
Email:
rewindcollectables@
gmail.com.
Website:www.
rewindeventsuk.com
WEST SUSSEX
ROCKING HORSE Antiques
& Collectables, Burgess Hill.
Huge selection of vintage toys,
diecast, lead, tinplate, action
figures, bears and much much
more. Open 7 days a week.
15-17 The Martlets Shopping
Centre, Burgess Hill, West
Sussex, RH15 9NN. Tel: 01444
244507
YORKSHIRE
DALESMAN DIECAST Vast
range of diecast models
available, many at discounted
prices.
Collections
and
unwanted stock purchased
for
cash.
Contact:
Ken
Hartshorne,
Victoria
Rd,
Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8DG
Tel: 01943 873420 Email:
[email protected]
www.dalesmandiecast.co.uk
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WANTED - CORGI, DINKY and other Diecast Collections or individual pieces, any condition. Friendly
no pressure service and will travel nationwide. Top cash paid. Call Dave 07951 886814 (Hertfordshire)
...................................................Postcode ....................................................
DINKY, CORGI, MATCHBOX etc. Large or small collections please telephone Martyn 07989 287
0729 or 0782 850 1927
Email.........................................................................................
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or small collections, anything considered. Tel: 01264 773018 or 07860 629009 (Hants)
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Great Fairs to Be At- Great Fairs to Buy At
COVENTRY
SUNDAY 24TH APRIL
10.30am - 3pm
150
STALLS
THE CONNEXION, RYTON-ON-DUNSMORE, NR. COVENTRY, CV8 3FL.
The Connexion is just off the A45, with Free Parking for all visitors.
Early Bird Entry from 8am £5. Adults £3, Senior CItizens £2.50, Children £1
THOUSANDS OF TOYS &
MODELS FOR SALE
NEC, BIRMINGHAM
SUNDAY 8TH MAY 10.30am - 3pm
550
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HALL 18, NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE, BIRMINGHAM, B40 1NT.
The NEC is located at junction 6 of the M42. Easy access from M1, M5, M6 and M40.
Unlimited FREE Parking for all Toy Fair visitors. Take the train directly to the NEC
(Birmingham International Station is a short walk from Hall 18)
Early Bird Entry from 8am £10. Adults £7, Senior Citizens £6.50, Children £2
BRITAIN’S BIGGEST TOY FAIR
DONCASTER RACECOURSE
SUNDAY 15TH MAY 10.30am - 3pm
DONCASTER EXHIBITION CENTRE, LEGER WAY, DONCASTER, DN2 6BB.
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RUGBY (EVENING)
TUESDAY 24TH MAY 7pm -9pm
350
STALLS
80
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THE BENN HALL, NEWBOLD ROAD, RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE, CV21 2LN.
The Benn Hall is located on the main road coming into Rugby from the M1
or M6 motorways. Free parking from 7pm in the Benn hall’s car park.
Adults £1.50, Seniors £1.20, Children 50p
A VERY ENJOYABLE EVENING EVENT
www.bpfairs.com Tel: 01604 846688 / 07966 527177
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Warwick and Warwick have an expanding requirement for toys and model
collections, British and worldwide and for diecast models, trains/train sets, model
soldiers and toys of individual value. Our customer base is increasing dramatically
and we need an ever larger supply of quality material to keep pace with demand.
The market has never been stronger and if you are considering the sale of your
collection, now is the time to act.
FREE VALUATIONS
We will provide a free, professional and without obligation valuation of
your collection. Either we will make you a fair, binding private treaty
offer, or we will recommend inclusion of your property in our next
specialist public auction.
FREE TRANSPORTATION
We can arrange insured transportation of your collection to
our Warwick offices completely free of charge. If you decline
our offer, we ask you to cover the return carriage costs only.
FREE VISITS
Visits by our valuers are possible anywhere in the country or abroad,
usually within 48 hours, in order to value larger collections.
Please telephone for details.
ADVISORY DAYS
We are staging a series of advisory days and will be visiting
the following towns within the next few weeks,
Leeds, Wakefield, Shrewsbury, High Wycombe, Norwich,
Swaffham, Taunton, Weston Super Mare, Inverness, Aberdeen,
Dundee, Leicester, Winchester, Basingstoke, Oswestry,
Cardiff, Edinburgh, Carlisle and Coventry.
Please visit our website or telephone for further details.
EXCELLENT PRICES
Because of the strength of our customer base
we are in a position to offer prices that we feel
sure will exceed your expectations.
ACT NOW
Telephone or email Richard Beale
today with details of your property.
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