Specialist & Tinplate Toy Sale - Tuesday 15th May 2018 10:30 AM

The Specialist and Tinplate Toy sale held on the 15^th of May featured six private owner collections, including The Hartley Clark Collection part 2 – a selection of boxed and unboxed cars, motorcycles, vans, trucks and other vehicles from Politoys, Dinky, Mercury and many others. The Melida Collection had 26 lots of Dinky trade box sets and vehicles, and The White Metal Racing Car Collection featured 12 lots from TW Collection (Trevor Wright Models). The sale also included part 4 of the John Gurney collection, a large selection of Lansdowne and Brooklin models, and two Private Owner collections of further Brooklin models, plus Hart and HartSmith Models, Marklin, and aircraft from Aero Mini. A large Tinplate and Plastic section included German, French and UK novelty toys and automata, plus FROG aircraft, Triang catalogues, Victory Industries plastic models and racing sets and a KT Toys Liliput Robot.

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"The Chris Broos Lifetime Collection"

Part 2 will feature in the 15th of June Model Train Sale
Part 3 will be in the 20^th of July's sale.

Featuring in the Vectis Model Train sale on the 18th of May was a fantastic collection of O Gauge Locomotives and Rolling Stock from the collection of Chris Broos. 
 
Chris G.A. M Broos (The Netherlands)

Like every boy in the late forties early fifties Chris had some tin soldiers and a model railroad. When plastic model kits became common place during the fifties and sixties Chris started modelling.

When I met him for the first time in the mid seventies he was an active modeller with a significant collection of tin soldiers, model kits and trains. But in the following decades work, career and a successful business took precedence over his hobbies and he had little time for collecting and even less for modelling.

When he retired during the beginning of this century he took up modelling again and began collecting in earnest. His main focus was on tin soldiers and high quality railroad models.

When Chris passed away last year his wife Marianne became the custodian of his immense collection. After some consultation with old friends she decided to auction off the collection so the steam engines, wagons and tin soldiers would find new homes with collectors sharing the same passion like Chris for these subjects.

Chris will be fondly remembered by all who knew him as a fine and friendly gentleman and a passionate collector.

Henk Knol (The Netherlands)

For further information on any of the lots in this collection please contact Mike Delaney on 044 (0) 1993 709424 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sometimes a very special teddy bear will come along. In the Vectis Auction on Thursday 31st May is one such chap. 'Big Bear' is a handsome Chad Valley, center seam teddy from 1939. He comes with photographs of himself with his original owner and provenance as to the early part of his life.

Lot Number 5572

- Chad Valley "Big Bear" centre seam golden mohair teddy bear, British, 1939, amber and black glass eyes, shaven muzzle, black vertically stitched coal nose, fully jointed, recovered felt pads (old pads are underneath), black claw stitching, slight discolouration to fur, otherwise Excellent Plus mohair coverage, 27"/69cm. NB Hand written note accompanies Big Bear: "My name is Big Bear. My history is:- I started my life in an English toy factory and then sat in the window of The Southgate Galleries in London N14 for their Christmas display. I was visited by many children and their mothers. Unfortunately as it was 1939, money was tight so I wasn't purchased till their New Year sale (when I was reduced in price!). I started my life in Winchmore Hill N21 in February 1940, staying there till 1961 when my mistress married and we moved to Goffs Oak where I still reside. (Please see the two photos taken in my youth in the back garden in summer 1940.)"


   

For further information on this handsome chap please contact Kathy Taylor or Joanne McDonald on +44 (0) 1642 750616 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Forthcoming large scale trains for sale

 The following 3 locos have been consigned for sale in one of our specialist train sales later this year.

1)    Row & Co Fine scale trains (Samhongsa – Korea) 1 of 4 Produced Gauge 1 4-8-8-4 Loco & Tender UP Union pacific ‘BIG BOY’ – Features include dual pattern motors12DC, Full sprung Journals, 22 bulb lighting effect, Shut down switches for motor and lights, Sound ready, Scale couplings, Accurate piping, Cab Detail with gauge, firebox detail, opening vents, radiator doors, tender tool boxes and much more. Instructions, additional information, ‘Colour broachers, Tools etc. and all this contained in the large wooden detailed box. Mint boxed

The original locomotives were built at the Alco works in Schenectudy New York. They were built in 2 batches starting in 1941 20 were built as 1-class numbered 4000 to 4019 in 1944 a further 5 were built as 2-class and numbered 4020 to 4024. Withdrawal commenced in 1959 with the last one in 1962. 17 were finally scrapped with 8 placed in museums. Estimated sale price  £1800 to £2400

 2)   Aster (Japan) Gauge 1 4-2-2 Loco & Tender GNR (Great Northern Railway) green single No.1, Live steam. Factory built model limited edition No. 165 of 300 produced in 1996. Includes tools, instruction boxes etc., Appears unused Near Mint to Mint in Excellent boxes. Mint  Estimate sale price   £2000 -£3000

3)   Silver Crest models or similar 3 inch Gauge 4-6-2 Loco & Tender BR green Britannia Class ‘Britannia’, live steam – excellent detail including sight glass Safety pressure gauge and regulator, twin cylinders, fluted motion, cylinder drains, vacuum hoses, lamp irons, handrails, steps etc. This has never been steamed. One of a limited number produced. Near Mint to Mint.              Estimate £2000 to £2500

These locos are now being catalogued for one of the specialist sales later this year. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE DATE

Should you require any additional information, pictures etc please phone with your requests 01642 750616 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.