Born in April 1930 in Farnham, Surrey, Hector was brought up
on a farm and always loved the countryside. As a child, he was fascinated by
tractors and his first toy was a Fordson Standard. For over five decades,
Hector found himself unearthing special models and his tractor collection grew
exponentially and eclectically, from construction to military, tin plate to
modern plastic, European to Japanese. Over the years these early model
acquisitions were joined by Farm sets, Border Fine Arts ceramics, Books,
Jigsaws, Kits, Military machines, unitary bits of aviation and others. The odd
wooden elephant, cart-horse or animal managed to be taken in too. One of his
utmost favourites was the Shackleton David-Brown Trackmaster ? a rare clockwork
bulldozer, as well as the 'Vickers Vigor' crawler. Sadly, Hector passed away in
Nov. 2021 at the age of 91. His last wish was that his collection should now
allow others all the enjoyment and happiness it had given him over decades. Manufacturers
in this collection include Britains, Corgi, Dinky, Joal, Ertl, NZG, Fun Ho and
many others.
THE HECTOR HAMER COLLECTION - Tuesday 12th April 2022 HIGHLIGHTS
Published On: 30/03/2022