The Specialist sale held on the 16^th of January featured four private owner collections. The Leicestershire Collection included Corgi Fawlty Towers vehicle sets, Inspector Morse, Noddy and more, plus buses, road and racing cars, commercials, military; Dinky buses, farm vehicles, commercials and trucks. Part 3 of The Hereford Collection included Dinky cars, buses, commercials and pre-war sets; whilst The John Ramsey Archive Collection featured further Dinky vehicles, pre-war and accessories; Corgi, plus books, and ephemera. The Swiss Collection included groups of resin and cast metal car kits plus aircraft groups and the sale also included further Corgi, Dinky, and Triang Spot-On.

Mandy Hurry (nee McCarthy) is an ex-Palitoy employee who worked at Palitoy for 13 years, starting just before the first Star Wars film was released.

Lots from this Vendor include Star Wars figures, loose and in baggies, plus Cascelloid Limited Handbook, and the Palitoy employee personal paperwork, dated from 1977 to Kenner Parker 1990.

This unique record of employment for Miss M J McCarthy, spans thirteen years, and includes Palitoy Parker Bradgate Conditions of Service and Standard Contract of Service, Statement of Main Terms of Employment, Grievance Procedure, photographs and a detailed account of Miss McCarthy’s role at the factory, plus much more.

A Unique opportunity to acquire part of Palitoy history from an ex-Palitoy employee

Lots include: 5315 – 5323, 5382 and 5383

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

The TV & FILM RELATED SALE will be held on Wednesday 29th January 2020 at 10:30am,

Viewing is available before the sale and the catalogue is now online.

The Specialist sale held on the 15^th of January started with 419 lots from The Cornish Collection. Lots included boxed and unboxed Corgi vehicles, including road and racing cars, commercials, emergency vehicles, buses and TV and Film; Plus, Matchbox Regular wheels vans, trucks, cars and counter displays. This was followed by 162 lots from The Swiss Collection, which included, boxed and unboxed Dinky, French Dinky, JRD trucks, Metosul, Lion Cars, Joal, Diapet, Brooklin, Minichamps, Solido, Paya (Spanish) tinplate and Matchbox Superfast. The sale concluded with further models from Dinky, Corgi, Britains, Meccano and many more.

Featuring in the December Train Sale are some very interesting items.

Lawrence scale models 00 Gauge single owner collection

Over 45 lots from this single owner 00 Gauge Lawrence scale model collection, including a range of GWR coaches including Royal Mail, Bullion vans and others, GWR 4-wheel Full brake, SR, GW and Metropolitan Horse boxes, NE Pigeon Van and many other items. 

Meccano and other constructional toys

8 lots of Meccano which includes 2 dealer shop cabinets

Gauge 1 and larger

With 17 lots in this section we start with a rare O.S. (Japan) 5 inch Gauge Loco & Tender Rocket, live steam. This limited item was produced by O.S. in Japan and features include all copper boiler, silver soldered throughout, safety value and more. This can be coal or gas fired. The item is unused and in mint condition with display case and cover

This is followed by further Accucraft Gauge 1 BR mark 1 ex shop stock coaches – these sold very well in our sale last month and we have five more on offer this month.

G Gauge

The second part of an Ex shop stock G Gauge collection featurs  50 lots in all, covering LGB Aristocraft AMS and other manufacturers

This is followed by our Hornby / Further  / Modern 0 Gauge  books magazines and general trains.

The catalogue can be found online at - https://www.vectis.co.uk/auction/model-train-sale-776-1