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General Toys & Tinplate - Wednesday 24 January 2024 10:00
The General Toys and Tinplate sale to be held on the 24th of January includes boxed and unboxed single and group lots from EFE, Lledo, Minichamps, Corgi, Bburago, Spark, Vanguards, Matchbox and Dinky, including Gift Sets and Trade boxes. The sale also includes tinplate and plastic models, automaton, robots, space and novelty toys, including clockwork, friction drive and battery operated, from Schuco, Sutcliffe and Triang plus many others. The sale will also feature books, DVDs and Blu-Ray from Doctor Who, Star Trek, sci-fi and others.

 

 Highlights include; 

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Lot 332 - Schuco 965 clockwork cowboy juggler, multicoloured checked shirt, brown felt hat and trousers with green fringe trim, four yellow juggling balls, key wound and key is present, untested, within Fair to Good box (box has had a glue repair); Excellent to Near Mint, 4.75"/12cm.
Estimate: £400 - £500
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Lot 372 - Yonezawa (Japan) very large tinplate Cadillac Eldorado V8 Model Car, tinplate friction drive model in black, with detailed tinprinted interior, plated parts, rubber tyres, detailed hub caps, rubs to parts of the chrome details so base metal colour shows through; otherwise an Good Plus to Excellent Plus large scale impressive example, unboxed, 18"/46cm long.
Estimate: £300 - £500
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Lot 343 - Karl Bub (Germany) 1935 tinplate clockwork "Der Adler" Train Set, tinprinted miniature item with detailed circular base, steam locomotive, tender and two carriages, complete with chimney, with key but untested. This toy was produced to commemorate 100 years of the Adler Railway 1835 - 1935, 8cm/3.5" diameter, within Good cardboard box with colourful pictorial inner base, a few scratches to printing (see photographs) otherwise Excellent.
Estimate: £200 - £400