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03 NEWS
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24 EBUYS
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A round-up of stories
from auctions, toy fairs and more!
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your toys could be worth
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usual array of diecast
models and railway
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came with a set of
ducklings for
in our auction round-up. items, but was notable for a good measure.

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and are still running today.
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them all, reports Alwyn Brice.

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Tinplate
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Diecast woos
takes centre
the bidders stage
T
here was a swathe

of Vectis auctions
in March and
space precludes
mention of them all. The
general toy sale of March
15 yielded some good
diecasts and military
collectors were interested
in a Corgi mixed lot,
comprising a Diamond
T Tank Transporter and
M60 AI Medium Tank, a
Bedford MK High Canvas
Back plus 25-pounder gun
and other similar items. In
excellent to mint condition
and in excellent boxes,
the low guideline of £50
was eclipsed, with the lot
selling for £240.
Less than mint was the
trio of Dinky tankers. The
lot included an AEC Shell
Chemicals Limited Tanker,
a Studebaker Esso Tanker
(in a Mobilgas box) and
a French Dinky Panhard
Esso Tanker. Only good and
contained in poor to fair
boxes, nonetheless interest
pushed them to £180.
Possibly Heco, possibly
not, but a lovely tinplate 1/32
scale diorama, involving
aircraft workshops, (with
opening doors), engine
and oil barrel detail, and
with three figures and a
part assembled aircraft,
caught the eye of many. A
great model for display at
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Superb trade pack of six Chrysler sedans had obviously been
looked after! This lot made an impressive £960.
15 inches wide, the ensemble
was knocked down for £228.
The model train sale had
plenty for the rail enthusiast:
where does it all come from?
A big hitter was the Hornby
O Gauge E220 4-4-0 loco and
tender Southern green "L1"
No.1179, running on 20v
electric. Generally in good
plus condition, this delight
steamed away to make £960.
Elsewhere, a Bassett-Lowke
O Gauge 4-4-2 tank loco in
Midland maroon (No.6810),
was set up for 3-rail electric.
A good example, it sold for
£528. The USA Trains Gauge
1 American Outline 4-6-
4 loco and tender AT&SF
(Atchinson Topeka and Santa
Fe) was the real star, though.
With operating smoke stack,
exhaust stack, working
headlights and cab light, bell
and whistle… the list goes
on. It was boxed and virtually
mint – so no surprises that it
was bid all the way to £900,
again exceeding estimate.
Finally, the specialist
sale saw five private owner
collections sold. Spot-
on did well (a Humber
Super Snipe Estate car in
beige with all accessories
achieved £384) whilst an
unboxed blue Mini Seven
and turquoise Austin
Healey might have only
been in good condition
but interest was such that
they hit an amazing £696.
Meanwhile a Dinky No.171
(139B) Hudson Commodore
Sedan in two-tone blue
body, with tan upper
bodywork and running
on brown ridged hubs is
clearly one to watch: the
Vectis example in a fair
box with colour spot was
contested to £528 against
an estimate of £100.
T
he Cottees Spring
Collectable Toy
and Model Railway
Sale on 20 April
was an interesting event,
and of special interest to
doll devotees. A collection of
over 30 antique French and
German dolls, including a rare
black Jumeau, went under the
hammer.
Wannabee space explorers
were also well catered for.
In amongst the collection of
tinplate there was a highly
sought after Horikawa
Fighting Robot, as well as a
Yonezawa Moon Explorer:
this latter is greatly prized,
especially if complete with
its original flying astronaut
and box, both of which were
present with the Cottees
example. It was bid to a
stellar £770.
A beautiful CIJ Alfa
Romeo P2 racing car in
original working condition
also appeared. This large
model car is something of
an icon amongst automobile
aficionados, and the Cottees
The rise of the robots: a great
example of Japanese tinplate
from Horikawa.
example had remained in
the same family since it was
purchased for the vendor’s
father, back in the 1920s.
Bidding began at £2,400 but
with attendees and telephone
bids, it was soon pushed to
£6,140, including buyer's
premium.
As for live steam, this
section included a part-built
5 inch Gauge Pansy GWR 0-6-
0PT on a revolving servicing
cradle and a 1½ inch to the foot
traction engine. Both models
were being offered as projects
for completion but came with
their original drawings.
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only word to
describe the
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Alfa by CIJ.

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Collectables bonanza
B
ertoia’s 28 April
sale opened with
a category that
always attracts
a crowd of enthusiastic
collectors to its sales:
holiday antiques. The
Christmas spirit (despite
the fact that it was late
spring!) filled the gallery’s
Great facial details
on this velocipede
rider.
showcases with Santa figures,
Santas in reindeer-drawn
sleighs and large clockwork
nodding Santas, including a
St Nicholas with porcelain
head, riding a magnificent
dapple horse. This well-
sculpted ensemble was
actually a candy container
and had a removable head for
accessing the sweets. It was
estimated at US$7,000-9,000.
Highlighting the Friday
session was a superb 11 inch
Marklin limousine: this is
scarce, since the German
company made very few
large cars. Another
top lot from
day one was a
pristine
clockwork robot: Tremendous
Mike. In near mint condition
and accompanied by its
original box, this Japanese
post-war classic was expected
to make between US$6,000-
9,000, such was his condition.
Also from Japan’s golden
era of toy production came a
boxed ATC Buick estimated
at US$2,000-3,000. Alongside,
Bertoia was selling many
fine European motorcycles
from a private collection,
among them a very rare M&K
lithographed single-cylinder
bike estimated at US$4,000-
6,000.
A small grouping of teddy
bears will include several
choice lots, such as a 20
inch Steiff rod bear in the
rare apricot colour; and
an appealing 20 inch Steiff
cinnamon bear. Among the
many beautiful dolls to
cross the auction block was
a 6 inch Bru Bebe with blue
paperweight eyes, alongside
an 8 inch Tete Jumeau Bebe.
From around 1874, the
Althof Bergmann horse-
drawn fire pumper was truly
classic: it featured hand-
painted bodywork and was
all original; while a near-mint
1880 Stevens & Brown Boy on
Velocipede was also sure to
attract much attention.
For those who like the
water, a virtual flotilla of
Marklin boats was ready to
weigh anchor and set sail
for the high seas. Vying
for flagship honours was a
Battleship Baltimore and
Pleasure Yacht. A Bing Furst
Bismarck battleship provided
additional support on behalf
of the German naval fleet.
Amongst door stops and
tinplate and cast iron toys was
Tremendous Mike is, well,
tremendous.
a Connecticut collector’s
extensive assortment of
desirable Popeye toys
that followed the cartoon
sailor’s adventures through
a variety of pursuits. There
was a Linemar Popeye Pilot
Air-O-Plane, which is one
of the rarest of all 1950s
Japanese Popeye toys,
as well as a 1958 remote
battery-operated Popeye in
a Rowboat.
Now, pass the spinach,
Olive…

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Railway lines coming up!

B
achmann, Dapol,
Heljan, Hornby,
Marklin, Atlas,
Wills Finecast,
Airfix, Wrenn, Tri-ang…
the list goes on, so for
railway devotees, the end
of April Wessex sale will be
a must, since it features all
the above names in both OO
and O gauge scales. Of note
is a boxed Hornby O gauge
No 2 Tank Loco in LMS black
livery, of 4-4-4 configuration,
with key: this is expected
to fetch up to £100. There
is also a Bassett Lowke O
gauge electric in maroon,
lined black and yellow 4-4-0,
depicting the 1927 Duke of
York locomotive and tender:
the upper estimate is put
at £120. An unusual A.W.
Gamage of Holborn London
(but made in Germany) O
gauge NBR 1020 locomotive
with tender and finished in
a brown livery will also go
under the hammer and could
make up to £200.
Several scratch-built pond
yachts will be another feature
in the sale, something that
doesn’t crop up too often, and
aside from the rows and rows
of diecast model will be a good
selection of tinplate. Items
include Marklin and Lehmann
clockwork tinplate models:
a Lehmann 679 clockwork
tinplate ITO motor car in red
with a black roof and a driver
might fetch up to £250, whilst
an early twentieth century
Lehmann Echo 725 tinplate
clockwork motorcyclist is
tipped to fetch £500, because
of its rarity. There is also an
early twentieth century
Bing tinplate clockwork
American paddle boat going
under the hammer, carrying
an upper estimate of £400.
The star lot might just be
the boxed Meccano Motor
Car Constructor set: it’s
complete and unused, with
instructions, and finished in
red with cream. Will £400
secure this treasure?

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250,000 soldiers go under

the hammer at Wessex
A
collection of toy
soldiers, thought
to be the world’s
largest, has been
auctioned off after all
250,000 were found in a
British collector’s garage.
Carmelo Mazzotta began
collecting toy soldiers as
a boy and dedicated his
life to them, amassing
over quarter-of-a-million
military figures
The tiny figures were
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made out of a variety of
materials, including lead,
metal and plastic. Alongside
the soldiers, the collection
also featured a variety of
accessories from miniature
forts and weapons to trees
and military vehicles.
As well as the floor space
in the double garage, there
was also a mezzanine floor
filled with the figures as well
as four shelves that wrapped
around the side of the
garage – such was the size
of the collection that it took
two members of staff from
Wessex Auction Rooms nine
days to box up the collection.
The company even had to
extend its showroom - by
clearing out areas previously
used for storage - to house
and display the vast and
unusual collection.
Tim Weeks, head of the toy
department at Wessex said:
‘We believe this is the largest
collection of toy soldiers in
the UK – and possibly the
world – to go to auction. This
was a lifetime hobby for Mr
Mazzotta and as such, selling
it has been an emotional
experience for his family. It
is such a vast collection that
we have had to extend our
showroom temporarily to fit
it all in.’
‘For Mr Mazzotta this
was a very special and
personal collection,’ Mr
Weeks continued, ‘and over
the years he must have
spent tens of thousands of
pounds on adding to it. We
expect it to generate in
excess of £10,000 when it
goes to auction.’
The auction, held on
April 28, attracted interest
from around the world and
when the final lot was sold,
the collection had made an
impressive £37,500 - well
over the initial estimate.

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or Ireland at your UK &
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Please telephone Andrew or send lists via post or email to:
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AUCTION REVIEW

The bear truth!

M
arch 27 saw
the Vectis doll
and teddy bear
sale. There
were some high prices for
these genres, and some real
surprises, too.
An undeniable highlight
was the Steiff Karl
Lagerfield teddy bear. In
alpaca, he carried a white
gold coated button within
his ear, and was designed to
be a likeness of the famous
fashion designer. Sporting
a black Italian wool jacket,
white shirt, black cravat
and denim jeans, even his
sunglasses were modelled
on the fashion designer’s
lines. He came with
Scarce Greek Hoplite set came in an early box and attracted
much interest on the day.
Again, he was in great shape
with all the right accessories
and he was pushed to £408.
Leaving bears, Pedigree’s
Sindy got a look in, too. A pair of
Patch dolls with a collection of
loose clothing and accessories
in fair to good condition sailed
past the estimate of £60-80 to
realise £240.
Surprise of the day (to some
overall, and contained
(strung) in an excellent box.
Rare, it was the first boxed
example to be sold by Vectis
and the lot realised £600.
From the Britains Paris
Office came Indian cavalry,
comprising a mounted
officer with extended sabre
arm and four Sowars on
black horses with drawn
In 1938, Britains issued boxed sets of Walt Disney cartoon
characters.These were some of the nicest models of Mickey Mouse
and his friends ever produced, all of them having heads that could be
turned on their necks - a rare early example of articulation in models
of this size. The range, which was also on sale individually, comprised
16H Mickey Mouse, 17H Minnie Mouse, 18H Pluto, 19H Donald
Duck, 20H Clarabelle the Cow and 21H Goofy. The complete set
1645, containing all six in their original box is a holy grail status set
for both Britains and Disney collectors. An almost perfect example of
this set will be on offer at the C & T Toy Soldier and Figure Sale on 13
June 2018, estimated at £2,000 to £3,000.
AUCTION PREVIEW

Steam rises
certificate, stand and box, readers) will be the Hasbro sabres. All horses were
and stood 40 cm high. Quite My Little Pony horses and unmarked and the figures
a few wanted him before accessories. Comprising a were depicted in pale khaki

the winning bid of £648
was placed. Another Steiff
of note was the Centenary
Alfonzo teddy bear, actually
Lullaby Nursery (boxed), a
Show Stable (also boxed), a
Dream Castle (again boxed)
and assorted loose items,
again
uniforms, with green/red
turbans, red waist sashes/
facings and black boots.
Some paint loss was noted,

a replica of the famous red
mohair 1908 Steiff bear
given to Princess Xenia of
Russia by the Grand Duke
George Michailovitch.
NEW RELEASES
THIS MONTH
there was a large plush pony
included. Condition of the
items was fair to good and this
lot galloped off to make £288.
Yes - £288!
The following day saw a
good many lead figures go
under the hammer. From
Reka were Belgian Infantry,
circa 1914, comprising
eight Belgian Infantry
standing firing, complete
with a miniature Belgian flag
bearing the legend "Well done
Belgium". Aside from some
minor paint loss there were
otherwise generally excellent
How cool do you want
your teddy to be?
T
otherwise the set was
generally very good overall.
Estimated at £600-800, they
cantered off to make £1,140.
Another Britains Paris
Office lot was the British
General Officer, a mounted
fixed arm figure in a red
jacket with gold frogging,
blue trousers with red
stripe, a gold belt, pale
blue sash, black boots and
a General Officer's bicorne
with a white/red feather
plume. Mounted on an
unmarked galloping horse,
he was excellent overall.
The upper guideline of £150
was easily passed and he
made £504.
he second dedicated
live steam auction
of 2018 will open the
Collectable Toy and
Model auction at Sheffield
Auction Gallery on Thursday
28 June.
Leading the parade is a
professionally built 3 and
half inch gauge Standard
class 7 Brittania locomotive
- 'Black Prince' finished
in British Rail Green with
running number 70008. The
original 'Black Prince' was
purchased by railway artist
David Shepherd on her
withdrawal from service in
1967 for £3,000, an amount
that is unlikely to secure the
wonderful model according
to auctioneer John Morgan.
Amoung other delights
on offer in the engineered
live steam are stationary
models from the 19th century
and a superb 2 inch scale
model of a Wallis and Steven
traction engine (pictured).
Toy shop steam enthusiasts
are not forgotten with
Mamod, Bowman and other
manufacturers products up
for sale.

SOLIDO 1981 RENAULT 5 TURBO

IRON STUDIOS ART SCALE
Scale: 1/18 Price: £49.99 each
Release: coming soon AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR-THANOS LEGO CREATOR
A nice model of the road-going version Price: £188.99 Release: November 2018 DOWNTOWN
Thanos was born on Titan,
of the rear engined Group B rally DINER
monster - excellent proportions and Saturn’s moon and is one of
Price: £129.99
nice crisp casting. the most powerful and
Release: out now
›› www.amerang.co.uk dangerous beings in the
Drop in at the
Marvel universe. He has
Downtown Diner,
come close on several
where you’ll discover
occasions to destroying
a healthy portion of fun and surprises.
the universe, being
This impressive model features a ground-
stopped only by the union
level 1950s-style diner, red bar stools,
of several heroes of
jukebox, counter, an open-plan kitchen and 6
Marvel.
minifigures: a chef, waitress, boxer, rock star,
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manager and a bodybuilder.
›› www.lego.com

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HOBBY NEWS
New film auction
for East Bristol
S
uch is the popularity
for TV and film related
memorabilia, East
Bristol Auctions are
holding a specialist sale of
such items. ‘It’s big business,’
says organiser Andrew Stowe.
‘Props, scripts, costumes
and other items have seen a
massive surge in popularity
in the last few years. Owning
an action figure of your
favourite sci-fi character is
no longer enough – hardcore
fans want an actual piece of
that character!’ Iconic items
from famous movies have
previously sold for hundreds
HOBBY NEWS
Maidenhead Static
Model Club AGM
B
ritain's oldest
model collecting
club, the
Maidenhead Static
Model Club, has just held
its annual AGM. The Club
has continued with various
Club night events including
member’s displays and a
variety of talks on toys and
transport related topics. The
three Windsor Toy and Train
Collectors fairs have been
held in a new venue and
members received a replica
Tootsie Toy La Salle Sedan
as their Christmas model.
There were some changes
BACHMANN (32-381L) 37419 DB SCHENKER - TRAINS4U EXCLUSIVE
Price from: £159.95 Scale: 00 gauge Release: Summer 2018
Available from July/August 2018, this exclusive limited edititon Class 37 in the livery of
DB Schenker is available to pre-order today from Peterborough model shop, Trains4U.
The prototype - 37419 - was repainted from EW&S maroon and gold into the vibrant red
of Deutsche Bahn, however its power unit failed on a trial run. The locomotive currently
operates with Direct Rail Services. The 500 models are supplied with numbered certificates
and come in the following options: DCC, DCC sound, weathering and re-numbering.
›› www.trains4u.com
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of thousands of pounds at
auction. One such lot already
featured in the auction is a
broomstick used in Harry
Potter & The Philosophers
Stone. Made of wood this
broomstick, and others like it,
can be seen early on in the film
when Harry and his wizard
friends are being taught the
art of playing Quidditch. The
broom carries an estimate
of £1,000-£2,000. ‘It’s a real
investment piece,’ says
Andrew ‘I’m sure it will fly out
the room!’
But it’s not just high-end
items up for grabs, there is
to the committee
- John Ward is
to continue as
acting Chairman
for the year, with
Bob Collins as
Secretary. The
Treasurer and
Membership
Secretary is
Robert Newson. The Toy
Fair organisers are Kevin
Bailey and David Arnold.
The Social Secretary will
continue to be John Ward,
the Librarian is Gary Maslin
and the Publicity Officer
is Michael Driver. This
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something for every pocket,
as Andrew explains. ‘Not
everyone can afford a £100,000
Darth Vader helmet – but
smaller items can be picked
up relatively cheaply. We have
some very affordable items
consigned – from a wealth of
popular TV shows - including
Broadchurch, A Touch Of
Frost, and Doctor Who.’
The TV, Film & lately? I’m not talking about Toys R Us either. I’m seeing
Entertainment Memorabilia
Auction will be held on
Friday 1 June at East Bristol
Auctions, in Hanham, Bristol.
The online catalogue will be
uploaded two weeks prior.
year the
newsletter is to be compiled
by Kevin Bailey and David
Arnold.
For more information
about the club and its Toy
Fairs, please visit www.
windsortoyfair.co.uk.
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My month
Auctioneer and television
presenter Tim Weeks tells
us what he's seen and
what he has been getting
up to this month.
I
s it just me or have you also seen news items and hoopla in
national media relating to toys popping up more and more
on the BBC homepage stories about lost toys discovered in
attics, toy nostalgia items in print media and we’ve of course
had Netflix showing The Toys That Made Us over the last few
months. It just seems like the rest of the world is cottoning on
to ‘the pull’ of toys and toy collecting.
For me, this month has brought its own share of national
press attention due to the outrageously large Carmelo
Mazzotta collection from a property in Bristol. When I arrived
at the family home back in November I was astonished by the
quantity of toy soldiers, comics, action figures, Sci-Fi, diecast
and more. When I initially saw the collection I’m sure that I
didn’t say a word for about 10 minutes while I was in complete
and utter awe. Well six months and a total of roughly 50
working days later the collection was lotted for sale. At the
time of writing this the auction itself is only a few days away
and I can’t wait to get it under the hammer.
I was fortunate enough over the last couple of weeks to
speak with The Telegraph, Mail, Mirror, Metro, and numerous
television production companies that were running items
on the collection. It was very pleasing to see a genuine toy
enthusiast, albeit posthumously, receive such a fine response
for a lifetimes collection. Although I never met the collector
himself, I was able to learn lots about his passion for toy
collecting from his family and I know that he would be very
proud to have so many people hearing about his pride and
joy. Selling toys is quite often not just about money, but also
a person’s legacy.
Sandwiched in between the early mornings and late night
cataloguing sessions this month I was filming Bargain Hunt at
the Cornwall Antiques Fair at The Royal Cornwall Showground
with the brilliant Phil Serrell and Anita Manning. Now that
I have appeared in over twenty episodes of the show I am
starting to get noticed a lot more which is both fun as it is
equally scary. My favourite moment of the weekend was while
I was walking past one particular stall holder who in slight jest
(at least, I hope?) shouted, ‘Oi Weeks, stop buying bloody toys
on telly and buy some proper antiques’. I gave him a nervous
smile and what was probably an average quip in return. I was
actually pleased to have this shouted at me, although it hurt my
feels a little bit…but at least it shows people are taking note.
Also, about an hour
later one of my teams
bought a collection
of diecast models and
while we carried it
past him I gave him
a little wink and said
‘there’s gonna be
more bloody toys on
the telly now hey’.
Take that world…
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COLLECTORS
07/11/2012 09:15:52
T
he Jurassic Park
dinosaurs
unleashed on the
were

world in 1993. Just

like the flock of Gallimimus
swarming over the plains of
Isla Nublar, the movie took
three more Jurassic Park
movies were released (The
Lost World: Jurassic Park,
Jurassic Park III and
MONTH
JULY 2018
Jurassic World), each with
their own distinctive toys
and collectibles, each time

ISSUE
the world by storm, making it bigger, better and with
the highest grossing movie of more teeth.

Title: Jurassic Park
Collectibles
Auther: Kristof Thijs
Publisher: Amberley
Publishing
ISBN: 978 1 4456 7923 5
Price: £14.99
its time. A popular toy line by
Kenner was released along
with the movie, followed by
many other products bearing
the Jurassic Park logo and
initials. Store shelves were
filled with action figures,
dinosaur models and
hundreds of other products,
from bedsheets to crisps and
snacks.
Between 1997 and 2015,
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Jurassic Park
Collectibles spares no
expense in taking you
back in time to the early
90s for a nostalgic twenty-
five year time travel
through the history of
collecting Jurassic Park
memorabilia.... Hold on to
your hats for a collection
65 million years in the
making.

Title: Britains Lilliput
Auther: Brian Salter
Publisher: In House
Publications
ISBN: 978 0 9955814 25
Price: £20
R
egular contributor
to our sister
p u b l i c a t i o n
Diecast Collector,
Brian Salter has a new book
out covering the Britains
Lilliput range from 1937-
1960. Over 124 pages, he
tells the story of the brand
with a huge array of detailed
colour photographs and well-
researched text.
The book looks at the
Lilliput brand in all its
aspects, over its 23 or so
›› COMING UNDER
years. It takes the subject STARTER'S ORDERS
generally in order of We visit the races and look at
development and acts as Britains Racing Colours
a very detailed collector's
guide along the way.
At £20, including
postage, this is a steal for
›› INTRODUCTION TO...
all collectors. To order Advice and ideas on starting your
your copy please contact collection of retro computers
Brian directly on 01202
889074.

›› PRICE GUIDES & EVENTS

This O gauge Marklin Der Adler 1835-1935 Your one-stop shop for all the
Centenary Train Set was released in 1935 to mark
the 100th anniversary of the first commercial essential info you could need.
steam locomotive to run in Germany. The set
includes: 2-2-2 locomotive with a figure standing
at the back; open centenary coach; covered
centenary coach and a covered centenary coach
with a brakeman and seat. This set also includes
On sale 15th JUNE
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passenger figures. When it went under the
hammer at Astons Auctioneers recently it made an *Editorial contents may be subject to change where necessary
impressive £2,200.
NEW RELEASES
THIS MONTH

NEO FIAT 1900 B

GRAN LUCE COUPE
Price: £72.99 Scale: 1/43
Release: out now
Lovely model of an unusual car in
the UK. Very well applied chrome
detailing to the side, windows and DAPOL
wheels. Superb grille too. (7F-030-052) 16T MINERAL WAGON
›› www.ayrey.co.uk Price: £45.00 Scale: 0 gauge Release: out now
LEGO SHIP IN A BOTTLE Available in 12 different liveries and guises,
Price: £69.99 Release: out now
Dapol’s re-introduction of the Lionheart
Continue a nautical tradition when you
16T mineral wagon sees an ABS plastic
build the LEGO® Ideas Ship in a Bottle,
body, solebars, axleboxes and brake gear
featuring a detailed ship with the captain’s
components finished in liveries suitable for
quarters, cannons, masts, crow’s nest and
modellers of the 1950s to the 1980s.
printed sail elements. ›› www.lego.com
›› www.dapol.co.uk

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It’s asaseasy
This issue Alwyn Brice takes a walk on the wild side.
L
et’s be honest here:
who hasn’t sucked a
toy soldier at some
point in their childhood,
oblivious of flaking paint
or, horror of horrors, the lead
content of the said article? The
fact is, we now live in a cotton
wool buffered state, where
everything destined for youthful
hands has to come up to scratch
(pun intended) in the safety
regulation stakes.
But it wasn’t always so…
Years back, no one batted an
eyelid about those tons and tons
of hollowcast lead soldiers that
littered the floor or the school
sandpit. So long as you didn’t
actually swallow them, then
all was well. And if, by chance,
you did ingest a Guardsman or
farmer figure, well, that was a
silly thing to do, wasn’t it?
Equally, tinplate toys were
widespread not that many years
ago, and many housed batteries
that were often neglected,
leaving them to leak into, and
corrode their metal containers.
Battery acid wasn’t worried
about, though – and neither were
the razor sharp edges of the toy.
As for those which fired rockets
or missiles, well, that was all
good fun – wasn’t it? No one ever
got injured, did they?
Aside from toys that boasted
batteries, electric wires and the
potential for small shocks, what
about those of us who built kits?
Gosh, it’s a wonder that any of us
are still around.
Kit building, which blossomed
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in the 1960s in tandem with the
widespread adoption of plastic, was
not for the faint-hearted. For starters,
if you were serious about kits, you
bought UHU glue, which was terribly
stringy and which you inhaled for
hours on end. Strange, out of body
experiences were not unknown…
Not enough? Then what about
scalpels? You had to have the best,
namely surgical scalpels from Swann
& Morton, which meant visiting
strange, dimly-lit medical aid shops. ABOVE Lovely tinplate and lovely detail – but just look at those razor-sharp edges!
As seen on Casualty, these were
lethal - and all those deep, fine cuts a
modeller sported on his fingers were
nothing to do with self-harming. No
one in the shop ever questioned an
11-year old buying such implements,
either. Carbon tetrachloride was
another must: it used to be available LEFT
over the counter at a chemist, but Suck it and see…
this highly toxic, carcinogenic liquid Plastic figure
manufacturers
is no longer retailed. But I have a
didn’t worry too
bottle still – I used it for dissolving much about flaking
odd bits of sprue to make liquid paint… and neither
plastic, as recommended by the best did youthful
modelling magazines. purchasers.
We can’t overlook model trains and
slot racing either. How easy was it
to suffer the full effect of household
voltage through some loose wire or
piece of bridging metal? Unless you
liked to get your kicks in odd ways,
you only ever did it once. And then
there was Bayko… the sight of all
those steel rods sticking up from a
grey base just begged for someone to
trip over and fall flat on them. Such RIGHT
an event would give a whole new Not a shot from
Casualty but the
meaning to a spike in the housing
tools of the trade
market. of any serious
As I said earlier, toys are a modeller.
dangerous hobby… CG
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4every
diesels
collector
should own!
Mark Nolan looks at four diesels which date from
the late 50s and are still running today.
FACT
SHEET
• If you’re wondering what
a Bo-Bo or a Co-Co is, it’s
the wheel arrangement
on the bogies. Bo has
four wheels, Co has six.
• There was even a design
(Class 28) with four
wheels at one end and
six at the other. This is
referred to as a ‘Co-Bo’
but not a ‘Bo-Co’ for
technical reasons, ie it
sounds wrong.
• The BBC and Top Gear
staged a crash between a
Class 31 and a Renault
Espace as a level crossing
safety campaign in 2006.
The footage was pulled
after a number of
genuine accidents during
the same period.
• A Class 20 with armour
plating effect was used as
the James Bond escape
train in Goldeneye. The
sequence was shot at the
Nene Valley Railway.
• Two Class 31s famously
landed on the North
Circular Road in 1988
after running away while
parked in a siding. No
one was hurt but both
locos were withdrawn
after the incident.
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O
one of the most
interesting
periods in
British railway
history (because
as we know, all railway history
is interesting) is the ‘steam
and green’ era. This was
when trainspotting became
a national pastime and
enthusiasts were treated to a
kaleidoscope of motive power
including old steam locos, new
steam locos and a variety of
experimental diesels.
A run down, war ravaged
national railway was changing
gear abruptly. A report called
The Modernisation and Re-
Equipment of the British
Railways (later known
simply as the Modernisation
Plan) called for 2500
diesels to be built by UK
manufacturers over a ten
year period at a cost of £345
million. The Modernisation
Plan recommended the end
of steam haulage and saw
diesels as a stopgap between
steam and electrification.
This led to a situation where
BR were juggling a fleet of
steam locos while absorbing a
plethora of new, untested diesel
locos from an assortment of
manufacturers, which were
still under development.
Unfortunately a replacing steam locos which
combination of political
pressure, resistance to
change, poor planning and an
outdated requirement for the
railways to accept any freight
even if it was not profitable,
meant the plan descended into
Hornby Class 31 in BR blue with full yellow ends. This unlined
utilitarian colour scheme was an attempt to impose consistency across
the network and did none of the diesels any favours.
an expensive, chaotic mess.
Rather than seeing where the
railway needed to change, it
focused on tinkering with the
existing system. BR ended up
still had years of useful life,
while commissioning new
diesels in a hurry; a recipe for
disaster.
Given the situation, it’s
impressive that some of
the locos designed and built
ABOVE
between 1958-68 are still in
active service today, both
on preserved railways and
in main line use as part of
specialised operator fleets.
From the first tranche of
locos, four really came
through and survived into old
age. Step forward and take a
bow, Classes 20, 31, 37 and 47.
CLASS 20 CHOPPER
The Class 20, otherwise
known as an English Electric
Type 1, was built by English
Electric between 1957 and
1968. In total, 228 locomotives
in the class were built, the
large number being in part
because of the failure of
other early designs in the
same power range to provide
LEFT
Hornby R3144 Class 31 in BR green
with late crest. A classic look which
typifies the ‘steam and green’
period.
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ABOVE
Hornby-Dublo 2230 Diesel Electric Bo-Bo loco, later classified Class
20. This was a rare excursion for Dublo into using plastic for loco
bodies. The result is a nicely detailed and proportioned model. Photo
courtesy of Vectis Auctions.

ABOVE
Detailed Heljan O gauge Class 47 from
Tower Models in Virgin Trains livery.

reliable locomotives. diesel locomotives, also ‘syphon’, the North American

Nicknamed ‘chopper’
(presumably due to their
engine sounding like a
helicopter), the Class 20 was
unusual in only having a cab
at one end. However their
low power output meant
that they were perfect for
running in multiple, so they
often ran coupled nose to
nose, giving good visibility
in either direction. The locos
were mostly used for freight
as they were not equipped to
provide train heating.
known as the Brush Type
2 and originally as Class
30, were built by Brush
Traction from 1957-62.
They were numbered in two
series, D5500-D5699 and
D5800-D5862. Originally
planned for use on the Eastern
Region, they later became
common on the Western and
London Midland region. The
original power plant was by
Mirrlees but these proved
troublesome and between
1965 and 1969 the entire class
styling, their throaty roar ABOVE
Hornby R2760 large logo Class 20 in Railfreight grey.
and propensity for hauling
passenger trains over many
parts of the network has
made these a favourite with
rail enthusiasts.
They were numbered in
two series, D6600-D6608 and
D6700-D6999. They have
split into numerous sub
classes during their long life.
Remarkably there was no
prototype. However English
Electric had produced a
ABOVE
similar loco for East Africa,
Bachmann Class 47 in two tone green as originally supplied to British
Railways.

Unfortunately a combination of political pressure, resistance to

change, poor planning and an outdated requirement for the
railways to accept any freight even if it was not profitable, meant
the plan descended into an expensive, chaotic mess. This Bachmann Class 37 ‘Hartlepool Pipe Mill’ was a special edition
model commissioned by Rail Express.

Hornby Dublo were early
to pick up on this loco,
releasing it in 1958 at the start
of their 2-rail range. It was
their first foray into plastic
bodied locos. Mirroring the
troubles with early diesels,
Horby-Dublo’s model was
prone to unreliability, unusual
for a Meccanno product. The
model was withdrawn and
re-released with a revised
design. Apart from a tendency
to lose paint off the roof,
this is a good looking, useful
model with plenty of cheap
used examples around.
CLASS 31 SKINHEAD
The British Rail Class 31
was re-engined with English
Electric 12SVT engines as
used in the Class 37.
Nicknamed ‘skinhead’
or ‘gargoyle’, this loco was
designated A1A-A1A by its
wheel arrangement and was
modelled by Tri-ang from
1968 as R357. Another notable
model was released by Airfix
in their short lived model
railway range. Hornby have
since updated the model.
CLASS 37 TRACTOR
The BR Class 37, also known
as the English Electric
Type 3, is possibly the most
popular UK diesel ever.
Nicknamed ‘tractor’ or
as well as successful type
1 and 4 designs. After
withdrawal of less successful
designs the general purpose
type 3 Class 37s found
themselves the only locos
meeting the requirements
of secondary routes, having
a relatively low axle loading
for its size and power.
Their ubiquitous shape
makes them ideal for
different liveries. This is
something Lima picked up
and exploited with a vast
range of colours and logos
available to the ‘37’ collector.
Hornby’s original Class 37
was marred by an overly high
body which was necessary to
clear some of the trackside
accessories of the day.
CLASS 47 DUFF
The BR Class 47 was
developed in the 1960s by
Brush Traction. A total of
512 Class 47s were built at
Crewe Works and Brush’s
Falcon Works, Loughborough,
between 1962 and 1968,
which made them the most
numerous class of British
mainline diesel locomotive.
Class 47s bear the nickname
‘Duff’ or ‘Spoon’ for reasons
which have been lost in time.
The loco was rushed
into production before
the prototypes had been
completely assessed.
The specification was
for a loco that could
produce 2500 bhp with
a maximum axle load of
19 tons. The design was
highly successful and
eventually produced
some nine sub classes
covering both freight
and passenger services.
After 55 years there
are still 30 Class 47s in
operational status on
the national network.
As well as Hornby,
Lima and Bachmann,
Heljan made an excellent
Class 47 in both OO and
O gauge. CG

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Plastic
fantastic Gerald Edwards looks at post-war British plastic toys.
P
ABOVE lastic toys were
A Selcol Best Rocket Gun an integral part
Space Ranger and spare of every post war
‘harmless pellets’.
child’s toybox yet
very little has been
written about them. Britain
was a leader in the plastic toy
industry from the start. The
world’s first plastic aircraft
kits were British (Lines
Brother’s Frog Penguin in
1936). Post World War Two,
there was an explosion of
small plastics manufacturers
both here and in America.
The new plastics challenged
the position of traditional
tinplate and even diecast toys
with their great detail, great
colours and reasonable prices.
Britain produced many of the
small firms that flourished
in the 1950s and 60s, only to
disappear again. In this article
we will look at one of the
bigger British manufacturers,
Selcol.
The company was originally
an offshoot of Selmer
Industries, best known for
amplifiers and guitars in the
emerging pop and rock era.
Founded around 1953, Selcol
was the name given to their
toy and novelty division. They
produced a large number
of diverse products and had
a tie in with an American
manufacturer too, as did
almost every UK plastics firm
in the 1950s. They started
with novelty records, mainly
nursery rhymes. They also
made plastic toys, games,
soldiers, spacemen and later
toy musical instruments -
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xylophones, clarinets and
saxophones and especially
guitars, no doubt due to the
Selmer influence. These
guitars, in particular, are now
sought after as they were
early merchandise for the
likes of the Beatles, Elvis and
even Davy Crockett! All came
boxed and the supply today is
still quite good so they must
have sold in large numbers.
Selcol also made plastic
kits of historical figures such
as Henry VIII and Queen
Elizabeth I. These were
Selcol’s own in-house kits
Consequently we now have the worldwide, barcoded, health
and safety conscious toys in generic, multi-lingual packages.
The charm and innocence of the old style British toy industry is
sadly no more.
but they also tied in with
the American kit maker,
Strombecker, to issue licensed
kits in 1959. This arrangement
seems to only have lasted for
a year. In that time Selcol
issued four Disney Man in
Space kits, but renamed as
Wernher Von Braun kits to
avoid paying Disney royalties.
They also issued a set of very
lightweight Strombecker kits,
in Selcol boxes, which were
designed to fly - there were
five models in this set.
The range was added to
frequently with many nursery
toys (including a rather
inappropriate nursery Dalek
which now commands a rather
large price), Scalextric style
racing cars, ray guns, Western
guns and role playing sets,
motorcycles with rider, record
players, jewellery making kits,
figural money banks from the
Hanna Barbera cartoons such
as the Flintstones, Huckleberry
Hound, Yogi Bear, a telescope
with Dan Dare branding
and even a plastic figure of
Batman to attach to your bike’s
handlebar!
Selcol co-operated with
other US companies too, such
as Best and produced their
rocket launching spaceman
under licence and also Lido
who supplied the moulds for the
Selcol King’s Knights set. UK
firms also shared moulds with
Selcol. Mettoy lending them
the rights to make their two
sided car / boat novelty model.
It floated but also had wheels so
it could be used either way up in
a different role.
The company did well in the
1950s and the Beatles craze
helped sales in the mid 1960s
but, like so many companies,
it all started to slide. The
company was sold off around
1968/69 to another firm called
Fairchild. Up until the end,
Selcol toys were found in
many of Britain’s toy shops,
as well as newsagents. These
were the days when cheap
plastic toys were the preserve
of many small retailers, not
just the big department stores.
The products were always sold
in bright, attractive cartons or
on show cards. When the oil
crisis hit in the 1970s, plastic
became very expensive. The
result was the demise of most
of the well known names
from this era of British toy
manufacture.
The fate of the Selcol/
Fairchild venture has been
lost in the mists of time but it
has to be assumed it went the
same way as almost all the
rest. The small manufacturers
just could not compete in
the new globalised Star
Wars mega merchandised
atmosphere. Consequently
we now have the worldwide,
barcoded, health and safety
conscious toys in generic,
multi-lingual packages. The
charm and innocence of the
old style British toy industry
is sadly no more. In the next
issue we will look at another
lost giant of the plastic toy
industry, Poplar Plastics. CG
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ABOVE Selcol and Strombecker versions of the RM-1 Rocket Ship.

ABOVE
King’s Knights.

LEFT
Selcol 1950s
Space Game.

ABOVE Selcol Strombecker Spaceships, 1959.

LEFT
Selcol Flying
aeroplanes.
ABOVE
Multi Barrel Space dart gun.

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The
Avengers You might be thinking Iron Man and Thor but Andrew Stowe looks at the
hugely popular British TV series from the 1960s
T
ABOVE o a whole generation
The Emma Peel Doll. Photo: The Avengers means
Vectis Auctions. something entirely
different than the
adventures of Iron
Man, Hulk & Thor.
It’s the 1960s and there isn’t
a superhero in sight. Instead,
the problems of the world
are put right by a bowler hat
wearing English gentleman
and his sassy female sidekick.
Iron Man’s many suits are
no replacement for a 1926
British Racing Green Bentley.
When The Avengers
launched on British telly in
1961, nobody quite realised
the success it would become.
The first early black and white
episodes (many lost due to
wiping of the original tapes)
were a far cry from what the
series would grow to become.
Everybody’s favourite
quintessential Englishman
Avenger, John Steed, was only
a secondary character – the
focus being on Ian Hendry’s
Dr David Keel. The series
focussed on Dr Keel and his
assistant John Steed solving
murders, crimes and other
bizarre goings on.
It wasn’t until 1962 when
Ian Hendry dropped out to
pursue other career options
that the series started to
morph into what we all know
to be The Avengers. Female
sidekicks came and went, but
it wasn’t until Diana Riggs’
appointment as Emma Peel
in 1965 that the series really
took off. Sold to ABC, The
Avengers was one of the first
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British series to be aired on
Primetime US television.
Now made in colour and
shot on film, the series often
dealt with bizarre scientific
experiments, power-crazy
leaders, robots (who can
forget the Autons?!) and
every now and then, just
an old fashioned murder. It
made household names out
of Patrick Macnee and Diana
Rigg. It was part James Bond,
part Doctor Who and wholly
British. It should come as no
surprise then, that from 1965
onwards, toy companies took
Now made in colour and shot on film, the series often dealt with
bizarre scientific experiments, power-crazy leaders, robots...
and every now and then, just an old fashioned murder.
advantage of the series new
found popularity.
CORGI GIFT SET NO. 40
One of the first companies
to start selling Avengers
merchandise was, of course,
Corgi Toys. Released in 1966
the ‘Gift Set 40’ Avengers
set featured John Steed’s
Bentley, Emma Peel’s Lotus
along with their relevant
figures in matching scale.
Naturally, no child would be
able to enjoy their gift set
without the addition of three
small plastic umbrellas for
Steed to carry – these were
presented neatly at the front
of the box. The addition of the
umbrellas was more than just
an extra for the set, it echoed
the humour of the television
series. According to records,
around 110,000 of these were
sold in 1966 alone. The set ran
until 1969, and was unchanged
from its original concept. The
set isn’t without its faults
however. Although Steed’s
Bentley often changed year
and make in the series, it was
always British Racing Green
in colour. It is somewhat of
a mystery as to why Corgi
released this gift set with
Steed driving a red coloured
Bentley. Sometimes on the
market, one will see a green
Bentley version marked as
‘rare’ or ‘early’ but it simply
isn’t correct. The green model
Bentley with figure was only
ever released in the Corgi
set ‘The World Of Wooster’
No.9004. That’s not to say it
was never sold with the green
Bentley. I heard one story
recently where a young lad
(in 1968), so distraught that
the Bentley was the wrong
colour, got the Bristol based
shop owner to change it in
store for the green version. I
suspect this happened more
than once, and a few gift
sets were sold with the green
variation swapped out by
some entrepreneurial shop
keeper.
EMMA PEEL DOLL
One of the rarer pieces of
Avengers memorabilia,
is something made in the
American market, targeted at
girls. The ‘Emma Peel Doll,’
made by Fairylite in 1966
featured a 10” tall Barbie-
esque version of the trusty
sidekick. Coming with her
own pistol and large selection
of outfits (including an all
leather suit) the doll failed to
sell well, so few ever crop up
for sale – unsurprising, giving
her name, ‘Emma Peel’ which
literally meant ‘M’ (for ‘Man’)
‘Appeal’. Coupled with the
fact it bore no resemblance
to Emma Peel probably didn’t
help it either. The Avengers
toy line was largely marketed
to a male audience.
TV ANNUALS
Often only worth a few
pounds, annuals were the
stocking-filler present of
the 1960s. Whether Doctor
Who, Star Trek or Daktari,
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ABOVE
Corgi Gift Set 40
close-up – note
the incorrect
colour car. Photo:
East Bristol
Auctions.
RIGHT
The Avengers
Merit Shooting
Game. Photo:
Vectis.
every series had its annual
released at Christmas. The
Avengers was no different.
What is different however,
is their value today. In good
condition, 1960s Avengers
annuals can change hands for
hundreds of pounds. The first
annual, released in 1967 by
Souvenir Press was the only
annual to feature Emma Peel.
It featured newly written
stories, behind the scenes
photographs and even a
description of items needed to
be a spy! The cover artwork
featured a typical Avengers
action scene. Not impossible
to come by, but difficult to find
in good condition, this annual
is the most sought after of
those produced.
SHOOTING GAME
Perhaps the rarest of all
Avengers items is the 1967
released Merit ‘Avengers
Shooting Game.’ One of
the most involved playsets
from the series, it features
a sprung mechanism which
gets released when the box
of ‘Dynamite’ to the centre
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gets hit, sending the bad-guys
black Jaguar flying into the
air. Featuring a dart firing
plastic gun, the set was a
child’s best hope at actually
being an Avenger. Largely
cardboard in construction,
with a small plastic gun, they
rarely stayed complete or in
good condition for very long.
Complete examples can fetch
upwards of £500, with mint
examples making double. Not
bad for an original price tag
of 18/6d!
CORGI STEED’S BENTLEY
In 1998 Corgi re-issued the
famous Steed’s Bentley in a
new set, number 00101 - this
time featuring the correct
colour Racing Green Bentley.
Accompanied by a scale
figure of John Steed, the set
was presented in a simple
black and white box, with an
image of Steed and Peel to the
top. Targeted to collectors,
more than children, this
model goes some way to
demonstrate how Corgi target
the ‘retrospective’ collectors.
Those unlucky children that
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Avengers Annual No.1.
BELOW
Corgi Gift Set 40. Photo: East Bristol
Auctions.
ABOVE Sexxx
didn’t get the Gift Set in
1967 could now go and get
themselves an Avengers
model set.
After ending in 1969,
the series was revamped
in 1976 under the title The
New Avengers. Following
largely the same concept
as the original, it featured
John Steed alongside new
assistants ‘Gambit’ and
‘Purdey.’ A whole new
generation was exposed to
the exploits of a secret group ABOVE
of agents fighting crime. The 1966 Corgi Catalogue showing the gift set.
series was well received, and
sparked a huge merchandise
output. Everything from
annuals, games, jigsaws
and even Corgi once again
adding several sets to their
extensive range. But for
the true enthusiasts, it’s the
original line that holds the
most nostalgia and often – the
most value.
So whilst children of today
run around the playground
shouting ‘Hulk Smash!’ just
spare a thought for the first
Avengers of Britain. Mrs ABOVE
Peel, we’re needed! CG Corgi Club News first featuring The Avengers.
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Bestof
Enamel Signs
Brian Howes delves into the history behind this iconic form of advertising.

I
n last month’s issue we took
a look at the history of paper
advertising posters, so this time
it’s the turn of those heavier,
more robust works of art, made
of enamelled iron.
Back in the 1960s enamel
advertising signs could still be seen
fixed to buildings all over Britain,
especially in the more remote
villages where time appeared to
have stood still and change had
been slow. Most of these relics of
bygone times had long outlived
their original purpose as in many
cases the stores, motor garages
and workshops to which they were
originally fixed had changed use
and the old signs simply abandoned
and left in situ to glisten in the sun
ABOVE Rowntree’s of York were proud to show off their impressive No.3 factory on this
sign. Rowntree’s was prolific in its use of enamel signs.
harmlessly out of reach if not out of
sight.
In urban inner city areas enamel
signs that had been removed from
the walls of old buildings and railway
stations were often handed a second
lease of life blocking holes in garden
hedges, covering holes on roofs or
forming the ideal supports for ‘Dig
for Victory’ style compost heaps in
allotment gardens. Gardeners always
found plenty of uses for old metal signs.
You have look back to the 1960s
to trace the rise of appreciation of
enamel advertising signs as recognised
relics of urban art. This appreciation
was strongly influenced by the rise
of the Pop Art movement. Suddenly
the younger generation, particularly
students, began to recognise and
appreciate vintage advertising as an
art form in its own right. Before long
these sheets of rusting metal were
being re-discovered, dragged into art
colleges and displayed in trendy coffee
bars. They also began brightening the
interiors of dingy backstreet bedsits as
‘groovy décor’ and ideal wall coverings
to conceal patches of damp and mildew,
thus reducing the need to decorate!
As the swinging Sixties drew to
its love-charged climax with the
wonderful Woodstock Festival a new
collecting craze was developing on this
side of the Atlantic with the first wave
of ‘Enamophiles’ patrolling the suburbs
in search of lost street art.
These were the golden years of
sign collecting as the early 1970s saw
massive re-development of Victorian
urban housing estates all over Britain
and enamel signs were plentiful and
in most cases were free. Demolition
contractors were not interested in
signs and you were allowed to move
in before the bulldozers and take what
you wanted.
By the mid-1970s a small band of
eminent collectors and dealers had
emerged primarily in London and
Birmingham, although enamel sign
collecting still remained largely
underground and unrecognised by
the established antiques trade until
a major exhibition toured Britain
from spring 1978 to the autumn of
1979. ‘100 Years of Enamel Signs’
became the inspiration for thousands
of collectors and enthusiasts to fall
in love with enamel advertising
signs. The exhibition contained 171
different signs and was developed
and launched in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
ABOVE
Some signs were produced in circular or oval
shapes like this example advertising tins of
Cadbury’s Bournville Cocoa.
by sign collectors Christopher Baglee
and Andrew Morley who had met at
Newcastle University. The exhibition
was a huge success and led Baglee and
Morley to become widely recognised
as the pioneers of Enamel Advertising
Sign collecting in Britain.
Keen new collectors quickly
emerged in each of the twelve towns
and cities where the exhibition was
presented. Chris and Andrew’s passion
for the subject had not only provided
new enthusiasts with a stunning visual
experience of a virtually unrecognised
art form, but also unearthed extensive
historical research into the subject.
This all came together in the book
‘Street Jewellery,’ which was published
by New Cavendish to support the
exhibition and became recognised as
the sign collectors’ bible.
The history of advertising products
can be traced back to the rise in
popularity of branded goods being sold
in shops during the early 19th century.
Prior to this raw goods were largely
sold unwrapped and unprocessed
at open street markets. With the
emergence of wrapped branded goods
like soap, chocolate, mustard, starch
etc by large scale manufacturers came
the need to advertise them and where
better to stick adverts than on the brick
walls of the shops themselves. By the
middle years of the 19th century large
scale commercial advertising took the
form of paper posters glued directly to
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This Burgon’s Teas sign was
discovered on an allotment garden,
the elephant being a good example
of how chromolithographic transfers
were applied to enamel signs.
Burnard & Alger’s were a
Plymouth based agricultural
seed and fertilizer supplier. This
signs shows a typical tranquil
Devonshire village scene behind
a stook of corn.
This near mint condition
Rajah Cigars sign shows the
chromolithographic transfer
process at its finest. The detail
of the enamelling is superb.
Hudson’s of West Bromwich
produced a series of these
novelty clocks for different
stores including a bakery. This
version was aimed at cycle
shops and hardware stores.
The reverse of a sign is often
a good indicator of whether it
is original or reproduction. The
haphazard splashes of enamel
and splashes of white base
wash seen here indicate that
this is original. Beware of new
looking clean backs.

The process of enamelling on to
sheet iron is thought to have started
in Britain in the 1850s. To begin with
it was used primarily to produce
architectural embellishments including
decorated ceilings for public buildings
and churches. It is thought that the first
enamelled iron advertising signs were
made in Britain around the late 1870s.
The combination of iron and enamel
provided a permanent, robust mode of
display advertising which, unlike paper
posters, could withstand everything
By the mid-1970s a small band of eminent collectors and dealers
had emerged, although enamel sign collecting still remained largely
underground and unrecognised by the established antiques trade until a
major exhibition toured Britain from spring 1978 to the autumn of 1979.
the elements threw at them. The only
thing they could not withstand were the
stones which children were prone to
throw at them!
The development of the railway
system created a boom in demand
for enamel advertising signs with
companies eager to promote their
product to millions of railway
passengers. They were also fixed to
tram cars and a huge export market
emerged prior to World War One.
By the 1890s many companies were
manufacturing enamel signs in Britain.
Some of the largest factories were The
Patent Enamel Company and Imperial,
both of Birmingham; Chromo of
Wolverhampton; Burnham’s, Bruton’s
and Garnier’s all of London and the
Falkirk Iron Company in Scotland. A
large number of signs were made for
the big expanding companies of the day
eager to escape the economic downturn
of the 1870s. These included chocolate
makers Cadbury’s and Fry’s and soap
makers Hudson’s, Sunlight and Pears.
Tea merchants Mazawattee and Nectar
who all placed their faith in the new
medium of enamel signs as did mustard
makers Colmans and Keen’s. Animal
food producer Thorley’s also placed
large orders for signs in the early days.
It became common practice for
many sign manufacturers to not only
distribute but also be responsible for
fixing the signs in situ. One exception
to this was Colman’s who employed its
own fixing staff who negotiated suitable
methods of payments to property
owners either in the form of goods or
long-term rental arrangements. Little
wonder that shopkeepers were keen
to have as many signs on display as
possible.
By the dawn of the 20th century
millions of enamel signs had been
distributed and fixed to shop walls all
over Britain, some having upwards
of a dozen or more signs fixed to their
walls with special pointed iron grips
that were hammered into the mortar
between the bricks.
As sign manufacture progressed,
techniques advanced and the process
became more refined. This gave rise to
splendid chromolithographic transfer
printed images being fired on the top
surface of the enamel. This allowed
for some stunning imagery including
ocean liners, racing cars and highly
detailed illustrations of hotels and
factories and a splendid Indian Rajah
bedecked in fine jewels.
The popularity of bicycles and the
arrival of the motor car gave rise to
signs promoting all manner of bicycles,
vehicles and brands of oil and motor
spirit which has led to the creation of a
separate hobby in its own right.
The heyday of the enamelled
advertising sign peaked just prior to
the outbreak of the First World War and
slowly declined during the inter-war
years. There are, however, some great
examples of signs produced during the
1920s and 1930s.
After World War Two there was
a return to paper advertising in the
form of huge posters, some of which
masked sites bombed by the Luftwaffe.
Advertising techniques were changing
fast and although a few companies
continued to manufacture metal signs,
the call for them was all but over.
Although collecting enamel
advertising signs was once a quirky
pastime for poor students unrecognised
by old school antique dealers, times,
and tastes, have changed. Some of the
signs that changed hands for ten
or twenty pounds in the 1970s are
now selling for several thousand
pounds each. Some examples have
sold for up to £30,000. In terms of
value, time has shown that there
was no better investment back in
the 1970s and 1980s than sinking
all your spare cash into enamelled
iron signs. It was inevitable that
as Victorian and Edwardian
housing areas were wiped
away the demand for signs by
collectors would not be sustained
indefinitely, thus forcing values
to soar over the past couple of
decades.
While other areas of collecting
have hit highs and lows, enamel
signs have maintained their huge
popularity with little sign of a
slump in the market. They just
keep going up and up in value.
In terms of collecting there
are two criteria which are key
to value. They are the pictorial
content of the sign and the overall
condition in terms of damage and
surface gloss. Size can be a factor
as well as the very large signs can
be difficult to display.
Finally one big word of warning
if you are thinking of starting an
enamel sign collection. Beware of
fakes and restorations. Sadly there
are now a lot of reproductions on
the market that could, and often
do, fool the novice collector. Any
restoration also needs to identified
and should be calculated into the
value. Signs in mint or near mint
condition are extremely rare so if
the price seems too good to be true
it usually is! Buyer beware! CG

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An i n t r o d u c t i o n t o . . .
Cereal box
Digging out a toy among your corn flakes is one of those magical
experiences that modern kids are sadly missing out on.
I
LEFT f you are a person
How many of of a certain age then
us remember you’re almost certain
a big red sore to remember the joy of
patch on their
arm after trying opening a new box of cereal
to scrub these and rummaging through its
off before contents to discover its hidden
going back to treasure.
school? For those not of the required
age, this must sound entirely
bizarre. But the inclusion of
gifts inside our corn flakes or
rice pops was a small moment
of magic throughout a lot of
childhoods. Yet it’s a
tradition seemingly lost
forever.
Quite why we stopped
getting cereal box prizes
seems a bit of a mystery.
An online search unearths
plenty of voices decrying
seemingly demonic
European health and safety
regulations or, bizarrely,
slamming political
correctness (we struggle
RIGHT to see how breakfast
The included cereal toys could ever
glasses could
have become entangled in
be used to
view the 3D political movements!).
images printed Certainly there’s plenty of
on the box. anecdotal evidence of kids
toys
choking on toy parts, or at
least a fear of that occurring.
Indeed, Kinder Eggs are
famously still not sold in the
US due to regulations about
food that contains non-edible
parts. And there was in fact a
confirmed case of the recall of
almost a million cereal boxes
over concerns the wheels
may fall off the included toy
NASCAR models, although
there was no incidence of this
actually happening.
In short, there is no concrete
proof that such concerns
actually led to the demise of
cereal box toys. Regardless
of the cause, however, the art
itself seems to be lost to time.
Nowadays these toys more
often crop up at car boot sales
and anywhere where people
are trying to rid themselves
of the recently discovered
content of their lofts. The
cereal collecting scene on
eBay is surprisingly active,
however, with boxes and toys
often fetching more than you
might imagine.
At the time of writing a
complete set of the Kelloggs
Pokemon Battlestop Stadium
Game, which was given away
in 2000, fetches over £80. A
trio of flat Italian Nestle cereal
boxes along with Spider-
Man toys is currently on sale
for almost £60. In general
collectors can find original
toys in their in-pack plastic
seal for prices ranging from
£5 to £20. Higher priced items
do crop up, however. A flying
Superman toy from the 1950s
in currently on offer from a
US seller for £157.
Indeed, many of the items
tend to sell to collectors of
the associated licence rather
than collectors of cereal
toys themselves, however, so
prices are often determined
by the size and fanaticism of
the fanbase. Those wanting
to learn more about the scene
should check out the really
quite incredibly thorough
cerealoffers.com which will
without question have more
information that you ever
thought existed on the subject.
It’s active, too, including links
to notable items currently on
sale. CG

THE ORIGINS OF CEREAL BOX TOYS

It will come as no surprise that the origins
of cereal box toys can be traced back to
cereal giant Kelloggs. While the brothers
Dr JH and Will Keith Kellogg share joint
credit for the invention of the corn flake,
it is younger brother Will who hit upon
the concept of bringing their products
to wider audiences. Having added sugar
to their creation to lure in children, he
eventually had the idea of including toys.
In the early days, back in 1909, this
took the form of a book that buyers could
receive through the post if they provided
proof of purchase. Another method was
to turn the boxes themselves into toys,
often with templates for cut out shapes
printed onto either the rear or inside of
the cardboard.
Once cheap plastic manufacturing
became popularised in the ‘50s, however,
the inclusion of toys in the box became
financially viable. The idea of offering
sets that would require the purchase of
several boxes to complete – especially
due to the chance of receiving the same
part over and over – was the commercial
masterstroke.
The dawn of commercial licensing grew
the trend further still and throughout the
‘80s virtually every kids movie and toy
launch would be accompanied by a cereal
toy promotion.

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CLASSIC TOYS
Most children of the 1980s (and perhaps before) will have
fond memories of cereal box prizes. Favourites include:
• Kelloggs’ Bike Reflectors
A mainstay found on the wheels of every kid’s bike in the
period.
• Jaws 3D Glasses
The specs themselves were found in the box and could be
used to see the 3D images printed on the outside.
• Ghostbusters Water Transfers
How many of us remember a big red sore patch on their
arm after trying to scrub these off before going back to
school?
• Spooky Spoons
Included with Shreddies, these would change colour when
put into hot water or tea.
• X-ray Dinosaur Cards
When held up to the light a picture of the beast’s skeleton
would be revealed.
• Alien Fling-ons
ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT Another Shreddies prize. Getting these to actually stick to
The Weetabix Gang was used as the marketing front for a long string of cereal box giveaways; Here’s an innovation a surface was often a bigger challenge than it looked.
you didn’t see very often – buyers could pop the cardboard disc off the box and it would actually play on a record • Glo Ghosts
player; Who wouldn’t want the chance to win a weekend with Kevin Keegan? These glow in the dark toys were found inside boxes of
Sugar Puffs.
• Rubber Poppers
A literal eye injury in the making
(if our experience is anything to
go by).
• Jackson 5 Record
Amazingly, this cardboard
record could be popped off the
box and played on an actual
record player.
• US Navy Frogmen
Add some baking powder
and these toys would
travel up and down
through water.
• Tony the Tiger
Holograms
These were stuck on the outside of
the box, making completing the set a lot easier
than most giveaways.

ABOVE
When held up to the light a picture of the beast’s skeleton would be revealed.
COLLECTING CEREAL BOXES
It’s not just cereal toys that spark the interest of collectors –
cereal boxes themselves remain surprisingly collectible. They
can fetch incredible prices, too. In 2015 an unopened pack
of a US cereal brand called Post Ten dating back to 1961
sold for an incredible $2,550 on eBay. A year later a box of
US Quaker Quisp from the same decade reached $2,100.
Collectors in the scene most commonly cite nostalgia
as the source of their interest. Interestingly, many pristine
examples of cereal boxes come from collectors who
originally stashed them away thinking that the included gifts
would one day be worth something. Few realised that it was
the boxes themselves that would become the actual prize.
However, predicting what may or may not become
valuable is tricky. Cereals dating back to as long ago as
ABOVE
the 1860s can often sell for just tens of dollars. Anything
These, which
produced after the 1990s is rarely worth much either, as by
glowed in the
this stage people were beginning to cotton on the lucrative
dark, were found
potential and hoarding of these items became a lot more
inside boxes of
common. Complete sets of licensed toys can still fetch a
Sugar Puffs.
surprising amount, however.

TOP
Getting these to
actually stick to
a surface was
often a bigger
ABOVE challenge than it
Toys that travelled up and down through water looked.
with the addition of baking powder were
surprisingly common. RIGHT
A common sight
LEFT on the wheels of
A literal eye injury in the making (if our experience kids’ bikes in the
is anything to go by). 1980s.

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ebuys From collectables of the future

to old favourites, eBay always
manages to produce some
amazing finds... and even more
amazing prices!

— Generation 1 Transformers SCORPONOK
action figure from 1987. This large Transformers
figure was old shop stock and had never been out of
the inner packaging. It included all paperwork and the
accessories were still taped to the polystyrene casing.
Sold for £2049 (39 bids).
— This red Hirota Saigansho Gorilla was sold with
its original net bag. He was one of the first releases
from HS, long before the days of header cards! Sold for
£1370.20 (29 bids).
— An original Hasbro WWF Wrestling Ring and
cards. All figures had been kept in their protective cases
and had been kept away from sunlight. The seller had
never seen a ring this good for sale on eBay! Sold for
£1370 (3 bids).

— A vintage Roundhouse Russell live steam
locomotive and radio control unit. Set up for
45mm gauge, this lot was in new condition and had only
been run as a test. Sold for £1220 (13 bids).
— This rare Colonel Beetroot Pelham puppet was
given to the seller’s mother in the 1950s who had kept it
ever since. It had no repairs, nothing had been replaced
and was in complete original condition. Sold for £1008
(28 bids).
— This vintage Star Wars AT-AT was sold with a
free John Menzies exclusive poster. The AT-AT was
complete with battery cover, bulb cover, side guns and
both Chin guns. Sold for £1040 (34 bids).

— A vintage M & E Models Wasp Class C Tether
Car from 1948. It was sold partially built but with
the original box, instructions and spare parts. The seller,
who had never finished building it, had kept the car in a
cupboard. Sold for £966.78 (20 bids).
— A rare 1979 Tamiya Sand Scorcher, complete — A rare 1980s Masters of the Universe Prince
with its original box. This Japanese edition featured a Adam figure, manufactured in India by LEO Mattel.
highly sought after black bumper and was unopened and The figure was mint and unopened, while the card had
un-built. Sold for £930 (5 bids). some wear and creasing. Sold for £920 (19 bids).

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— A mint condition Tri-ang Spot-on 4 piece gift
set, containing an Austin 1800, a Ford Zepher, a Morris
1100 and a trailer with dinghy. Sold for £720 (2 bids).
— Dinky Supertoy 923 Big Bedford Van with
Heinz tomato sauce advertising on the size. Both the
model and box were in excellent condition, while three
of the 4 wheels had pressure marks on them. Sold for
£912 (17 bids).
— A tinplate Distler wind up Organ Grinder &
Monkey with key. The seller had tried to wind the toy,
however it stops after a couple of seconds. A rare and
desirable item, even if it does need some TLC. Sold for
£715 (33 bids).
— This rare and super collectable Aurora AFX
G+PLUS vintage slot racer dated from the 1980s. In
Monza GT decals, it was in perfect condition complete
with box and instructions. Sold for £658.00 (20 bids).
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— Hasbro Action Force International Heroes
Dusty Desert Trooper from 1986. The figure came
sealed in a fresh looking card blister and still had its
original vibrant colours. Sold for £750 (29 bids).
— This numbered and signed LEGO set was one
of only 320 ever made - it was produced for the
Lego Inside Tour in May 2015. “Clumsy Hans” No.18
was still sealed and in excellent condition. Sold for £721
(16 bids).
— Some items will always increase in value
quickly and modern film memorabilia proves the point
nicely. Released a little over four years ago this Disney
limited edition Frozen Elsa doll attracted a lot of interest!
Sold for £695 (21 bids).
— A rare metallic brown Matchbox Lesney 27C
Cadillac Sixty Special, with a pink roof and green
tinted windows. The seller also noted that the colour
of this model had also been described as gunmetal or
bronze. Sold for £600 (7 bids).
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— Timpo Plus Toys Noah’s Ark, complete with sealed
plastic figures, original box and instructions. The box was
in poor condition and the paper fix and play set had bent
round the edges. Sold for £860 (64 bids).
— A rare Tri-ang Spot-On Land Rover Fire with
Tommy Spot set including a trailer, fireman, hose
and original box. Produced in Northern Ireland during
the 60s, this set was sold in excellent condition. Sold for
£880 (19 bids).
— W Britains British Army Royal Army Medical
Corps set No.1450 containing an ambulance waggon
and mounted horses. Overall very good condition, with
some paint wear and fading. Sold for £643 (32 bids).
— This fine quality live steam Stuart Steam
Engine measured 37cm tall and weighed around 8
kilos. It was in perfect working order, although no test
certificates were available. Sold for £687 (27 bids).
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PRICE GUIDE This month we cover the ever popular Star Wars and diecast sales at
FILM Vectis, along with the recent train sale at Cottees Auctions.
TV & ULTS
RES
Gentle Giant Star Gentle Giant Star Gentle Giant Star Wars
Wars Episode 1 Darth Wars Revenge of Return of the Jedi Scout
Maul International the Sith Darth Vader Trooper on Speeder Bike
Edition Statue, limited Statue, limited edition Statue, limited edition
edition 263 of 2000, 3812 0f 7500, excellent 1418 of 5000, fair to
excellent condition, condition, within good condition (rear
within good to excellent box, includes flaps have broken away),
excellent box, includes inner packaging within fair box (has
inner packaging and certificate of become unglued down
and certificate of authenticity. Sold for one side), includes inner
authenticity. Sold for £110, Vectis, April. packaging and certificate
£110, Vectis, April. of authenticity. Sold for
£130, Vectis, April.

—Tri-Logo Star Wars The Return of the Jedi
Chief Chirpa 3 3/4” vintage figure. Near mint to
mint, within fair to good crushed bubble, upon
fair (some creasing and drawing-pin holes) card
back. Sold for £60, Vectis, April.
—Palitoy Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
Snowspeeder, fair to good, complete with
instructions, within good box. Sold for £130, Vectis,
April.
—Meccano General Mills Star Wars The Return
of the Jedi vintage X-Wing Fighter, near mint
to mint, unused, complete with instructions
(stickers unapplied), within good to excellent
box. Sold for £260, Vectis, April.

—General Mills Meccano Star Wars The
Return of the Jedi vintage Scout Walker, near
mint to mint, unused, complete with bagged
accessories, unapplied stickers, instructions
and inserts, within excellent box. Sold for £150,
Vectis, April.
—General Mills Meccano Star Wars The Return
of the Jedi vintage Snowspeeder, near mint to
mint, unused, complete with bagged accessories,
unapplied stickers, instructions and inserts, within
good box. Sold for £220, Vectis, April.
—Kenner Star Wars The Return of the Jedi
vintage Jabba the Hutt playset, excellent,
complete with instructions and inserts, within
good box. Sold for £130, Vectis, April.

—Kenner Star Wars Collectors Series vintage —Palitoy Star Wars vintage Cantina playset, good, —Palitoy Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter, excellent, complete incomplete, within fair box. Sold for £80, Vectis, vintage Millennium Falcon, fair, incomplete
with instructions and inserts, within good box. April. (missing some of the smaller parts), within
Sold for £120, Vectis, April. good box. Sold for £100, Vectis, April.

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Corgi No 407 Ford Transit “Kenwood” Van, light
blue, red interior, cast spun hubs, excellent. Sold
for £190, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 945 AEC “Esso” Fuel Tanker, pale
grey base, blue interior and base panel, white
tanker, grey plastic gantry and filler caps, 2 x
grey rubber hoses, excellent plus. Sold for £70,
Vectis, March.
Dinky No 486 “Dinky Beats” 1915 Morris
Oxford, pale pink body, turquoise chassis, red
wheels, 3 x figures, near mint. Sold for £45,
Vectis, March.
Spot-On No 216 Volvo 122S, light blue body,
off-white interior with grey steering wheel,
cast spun hubs, excellent. Sold for £170, Vectis,
March.
Spot-On No 263 Vintage Bentley, plastic issue
finished in green, grey seats and tonneau, figure
driver, race No.8, near mint. Sold for £40, Vectis,
March.
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Corgi No 286 Ford Transit Fire Appliance “Fire
Service”, metallic red, off-white interior, cast spun
hubs, excellent plus. Sold for £100, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 127 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, gold body,
pale blue interior, cast spun hubs, near mint. Sold for
£70, Vectis, March.
Spot-On No 157SL Rover 3-litre, turquoise body,
cream interior, black steering wheels with figure
driver, cast spun hubs, good plus. Sold for £170,
Vectis, March.
Spot-On No 218 Jaguar Mk10, green body, cream
interior with black steering wheel, figure driver,
spun hubs, excellent plus. Sold for £360, Vectis,
March.
Spot-On No 270 Ford Zephyr Six, pale greyish-
blue, red interior with lady and dog figures, black
steering wheel, cast spun hubs, excellent plus. Sold
for £160, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 980 Coles Hydra 150T Crane Truck,
yellow cab, ballast and jib, black base, cast hubs,
excellent plus. Sold £60, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 158 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, metallic
red, cast hubs, rigid perspex case, good plus. Sold
for £35, Vectis, March.
Spot-On No 183 Humber Super Snipe Estate, beige
body, cream interior, grey steering wheel with 2 x
figures, chrome trim, cast spun hubs, excellent plus.
Sold for £320, Vectis, March.
Spot-On No 259 Ford Consul Classic, light blue,
cream interior with black steering wheel, chrome
spun hubs, excellent plus. Sold for £260, Vectis,
March.
Dinky No 972 Lorry Mounted “Coles” Crane,
orange cab and chassis, dark yellow ballast and jib,
light blue figures, bright yellow Supertoy hubs with
grey treaded tyres, good plus. Sold for £35, Vectis,
March.
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Spot-On No 280 Vauxhall Cresta, two-tone blue,
cream, red interior, cast spun hubs, near mint. Sold
for £140, Vectis, March.
Spot-On No 265 “Tonibell” Ice Cream Van, pale
blue, white interior with figure, cast spun hubs,
near mint. Sold for £280, Vectis, March.
Corgi No 1120 Midland Motorway Express Coach,
black, red, yellow interior, flat spun hubs, excellent.
Sold for £80, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 521 Bedford Articulated Lorry, yellow,
black, red ridged hubs with black smooth and
treaded tyres, metal tow hook, good. Sold for £40,
Vectis, March.
Dinky No 982 Bedford Pullmore Car Transporter,
mid blue cab and ridged hubs with black smooth
tyres, light blue trailer with “Dinky Toys Delivery
Service” to sides, mid blue Supertoy hubs with
black smooth tyres, twin side rivets, good plus. Sold
for £50, Vectis, March.
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Spot-On No 405 “BEA” Crew Car, grey-green, BEA
decals, complete with “Pilot” figure, near mint. Sold
for £240, Vectis, March.
Corgi No 805 “The Hardy Boys” 1912 Rolls Royce
Silver Ghost, red, blue, yellow, gold wheels,
complete with figures in sealed dome, near mint.
Sold for £160, Vectis, March.
Corgi No 1127 Ford “Express Service” Articulated
Truck and Trailer blue, red, silver, cast hubs,
blue and yellow window box with correct inner
polystyrene packing pieces, excellent. Sold for £300,
Vectis, March.
Dinky No 522 Big Bedford Lorry, blue cab and
chassis, yellow back and Supertoy hubs with grey
treaded tyres, silver trim, metal tow hook, good
plus. Sold for £90, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 25d Covered Wagon, grey body, black
chassis, mid blue ridged hubs with black smooth
tyres, dark grey metal tilt, tow hook, with “20” rear
decal, excellent. Sold for £130, Vectis, March.
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Spot-On No 271 Express Dairy Van, dark blue,
white roof and interior complete with crates,
excellent plus. Sold for £160, Vectis, March.
Corgi No 266 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1st issue
with “Caractacus Potts, Truly Scrumptious,
Jeremy and Jemima” figures, excellent. Sold for
£110, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 513 Guy Flat Truck with Tailboard,
two-tone green, dark green cab and chassis, mid
green back and Supertoy hubs, metal tow hook,
excellent plus. Sold for £100, Vectis, March.
Dinky No 956 Turntable Fire Escape, red body
and Supertoy hubs with black treaded tyres,
silver platform, black side steps, with windows,
chrome ladder, excellent plus. Sold for £60,
Vectis, March.
Dinky No 25m Bedford End Tipper, green body,
chassis and back, mid green ridged hubs with
black smooth tyres, excellent. Sold for £180,
Vectis, March.
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WAY
RAIL LTS
RESU

—Hornby R2609 BR Green rebuilt Merchant Navy
4-6-2 ‘Blue Star’ # 35010, DCC ready, mint and still
tissue wrapped with instructions and unopened
accessory pack in a near mint box. Sold for £110,
Cottees Auctions, April.
—Hornby R2294 BR Green rebuilt Merchant
Navy 4-6-2 ‘Ellerman Lines’ # 35029, NRM
Special Edition, near mint boxed with
instructions and unopened accessory pack. Sold
for £80, Cottees Auctions, April.

—Bachmann 31-011 BR Black Class 7F # 53809,

DCC ready, mint boxed with instructions and
unopened accessory pack. Sold for £95, Cottees
Auctions, April.

—Hornby R2831X BR Black Class T9 4-4-0 # —Bachmann 32-951 BR Black standard Class
30726 with 3 axle tender. DCC Fitted, mint with 4MT 4-6-0 # 76069, DCC ready, mint boxed with
instructions and unopened accessory pack in a near instructions and unopened accessory pack. Sold
mint box. Sold for £60, Cottees Auctions, April. for £70, Cottees Auctions, April.
—HornbyR2609 BR Green unrebuilt Battle of
Britain 4-6-2 ‘Tangmere # 34067, mint boxed
and still tissue wrapped with instructions and
unopened accessory pack. Sold for £85, Cottees
Auctions, April.

—Hornby R2583 BR Green ‘King Arthur’ Class 4-6-0 —Hornby R2830X BR Black Class T9 4-4-0
N15 ‘King Arthur’ # 30453, DCC ready, mint and # 30285 with 4 axle water cart tender, DCC
still tissue wrapped with instructions and unopened fitted, mint boxed and still tissue wrapped with
accessory pack in an excellent box. Sold for £80, instructions and unopened accessory pack. Sold
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 34 Collectors Gazette • June 2018 ›› www.ccofgb.co.uk

Success
for Tony
Ann Evans reports from the Reading Vintage Toy Fair and Exhibition.

R
ivermead Leisure A wooden Darren. “My dad had Meccano
Complex in Reading play set as a child, which all got put
was the venue for on Joanne into the loft when he was a
Christensen’s teenager, and I was itching to
Tony Oakes’ popular
stand.
Vintage Toyfair and Exhibition, get my hands on it!”
and the spacious halls were Darren now belongs to
brimming with around 160 three clubs: Henley Society
stands and numerous railway of Meccano Engineers;
layouts. Next year however, if Runnymede Meccano Club
Tony’s plans come to fruition and Solent Meccano Club,
there may be a third element and his models have won a
to this show. number of competitions over
“We’re hoping to encourage the years.
the younger generation,” said Meccano was on a lot of
Tony. “At present there is a people’s minds, and earlier
date line of 1995 for his show. whilst having a cup of tea
So, in 2019 this fair may look and a bacon sandwich, we
at the possibility of having spoke to enthusiast Rob Miller
three shows in one. A model who pointed out that TIMS,
exhibition, the vintage toy fair the Telford and Ironbridge
– and a general toy fair, all Meccano Society, now has
combined. So, the public will a new home. They meet
get three events for the price regularly now at Randlay
of one, and we don’t charge for Community Centre in Telford.
anyone under 16 anyway.” Their summer show is on 9
Meanwhile the fair held on June, and their autumn show
Sunday 15 April had masses on 3 November.
of toys and collectables to We bumped into the familiar
browse and buy. Also working Some toys made by face of Joanne Christensen
train layouts and some great Wells-Brimtoy. who collects ‘the unusual’. In
Meccano models on display fact, it was her trio of very
which were attracting a lot of unusual dolls that caught our
interest from all ages. eye. These dolls had been in
Six-year-old Emilia, who a haberdashery shop and had
was with her granddad Derek been dressed and adorned
Porter, was fascinated by the with all kinds of haberdashery
large Meccano models. The paraphernalia, creating quite a
Gazette chatted to the man startling effect.
who had constructed them “They are prior to 1971 as
all - Darren Bonner. He was the items on their trays were
exhibiting at the fair with his priced in old pre-decimal
dad, Dave – the man originally currency,” said Joanne who
responsible for Darren’s was hoping to find new homes
interest in Meccano. for the dolls which were priced
“I’ve been into Meccano at £60 each.
since I was about 10,” said Another oddity on her stand

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5 6
8 9
was a collection of wooden
buildings and figures thought
to have been hand-made in
the early 1960 judging by
the painted-on cars in the
garages. She was asking £75
for the lot.
No doubt because of the
location of the fair there were
a number of members of the
Maidenhead Static Model
Club with stands or simply
just visiting for the day.
Club member Adrian Little
who trades under the name
Mercator Trading, had a stall
brimming with fascinating
items. We asked about a
vintage 1930s toy tractor
with an asking price of £195.
Adrian said: “This was made
by Tri-ang who made three
clockwork tractors from
pressed steel, and this was
number three. What makes
this one unusual is that 90%
were made in green and
brown, and this one is an RAF
tractor.
Chico the Maracus Bunny
was another quirky item we
spotted. This was a 1960s
Japanese made wind-up toy
that moves its head, arms and
legs and had a price tag of £95.
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And then a highly detailed
mint boxed gypsy caravan
diecast from the 1950s/60s.
Manufactured by Morestone
with an asking price of £325.
Adrian also pointed out a
boxed set of lead figures,
made by Britains post war,
with moveable arms enabling
them to do semaphore. The
price tag for these was £350.
And finally, he pointed out an
unusual collection of 13 Heyde
German soldiers in solid lead
from the 1930s, which were
something he hadn’t seen
before in all his years of toy
collecting and dealing. These
were on sale for £345.
Jim Lindsay described his
stand as eclectic but pointed
out some of his main interests.
Amongst them were American
plastic toys, American diecast
Tootsie Toys and the tinplate
toys made for boys and girls
by Wells-Brimtoy. As many
toy enthusiasts will know
the company was created in
1932 by the merging of two
companies specialising in low-
priced metal toys, Wells (est
1919) and Brimtoy (est 1923).
Chatting to Jim, he asked
if we had seen the new film,
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NEWS
3 4
Murder on the Orient Express.
He went on to tell us the tale of
how he sold the film company
£500 worth of toys for the
film. But sadly, after sitting
through the movie realised
that while the toys were
referred to, the clip showing
them must have landed on
the cutting room floor. Fame
eluded him but nevertheless,
he was pleased to have made
the sale.
There was a fantastic
display of Bayko sets put on
by Neil Baldry of Maidenhead.
Neil has been a toy collector
for many years and runs the
Time Machine toy shop in
Maidenhead. Although he
didn’t build a Bayko set until he
was 40, he now has one of the
largest collections of Bayko in
the country, and he’s something
of an expert on the subject.
“It’s rare to see so many
different boxes in one
display,” said Neil. “But I
wanted to bring them along
today so people could see
the range of Bayko sets that
the company brought out.
They were made by Charles
Plimpton who set up Plimpton
Engineering in Liverpool,
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manufacturing these sets
from 1934 to around 1964. All
the bricks and parts made
from Bakelite.
Any kind of building
could be built, in fact it
was advertised as saying:
“Limited only by the child’s
imagination.” The parent’s
pocket was another factor, as
you could keep buying sets
and spare parts to increase
your stock of Bayko to build
bigger and more elaborate
buildings. Showing us set
number 6, the deluxe set,
that would have cost around
a guinea – 21 shillings in old
money, which back in those
days would have been the
week’s wages for some.
As we meandered through
the stalls we stopped to talk
to Cliff Maddock who as many
people will know ran this
particular fair for more than
20 years. Around 6 or 7 years
ago he handed the mantle over
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35
YOUR
HOBBY
1 Little Emilia discovering Meccano.
2 Joanne Christensen
loves unusual toys.
3 Meccano enthusiasts Darren
Bonner and dad Dave.
4 Dealer Adrian Little.
5 The display stand
catching people’s eye.
6 Neil Baldry’s great Bayko display.
7 Japanese toy, Chico
the Maracus Bunny.
9 Tri-ang clockwork tractor.
to Tony Oakes to run. On his
stand he had an interesting
variety of trains, diecast and
tinplate. Catching our eye was
an unusual boxed O gauge
train set in colourful plastic
called the Big Big Train, made
by Tri-ang in the 1960s. Big
and bold it would have been a
perfect trainset for even the
youngest of children to play
with. Battery powered with
low electric voltage and more
than 18ft of track.
Cliff also pointed out a nice
motor lifeboat also made by
Tri-ang in the 1950s which
he was asking £42 for, and a
variety of OO gauge Dinkies
to go with OO trains which
were displayed on a shop
display stand. “The shop
stand attracts more attention
than the Dinkies!” said Cliff
who also commented on what
a nice atmosphere there is at
the show. And we definitely
agreed. ■
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Ships and
cars and
planes... Orpington’s recent toyfair had them all, reports Alwyn Brice
Brice..
O
kay, so Gerry
Widdowson’s event
in Orpington may
never attract
thousands – but it’s a long-
established show and always
serves up some surprises.
Take Tremo Models, for
example. Never heard of
them? Well, these cast metal
ships were manufactured
by Treforest Mouldings, a
South Wales company, way
back in the 1930s. Although
the Tri-ang Waterline models
are arguably better known,
these were (and indeed,
ABOVE A scratchbuilt O gauge LMS loco in subdued black was a talking point, and was well built, too.
are) delightful 1/1200 scale
replicas and rarely surface,
if you’ll pardon the pun. Just
one example was for sale on
the day at a very reasonable
£10. The same dealer, who
preferred anonymity, had
a Hausser stagecoach with
four horse team for sale, too:
from roughly the same era,
this lovely piece contained a
few composition figures and
although the horses exhibited
some minor fatigue, it was
competitively priced at £100.
Aside from this were single
Wild West figures at £15 a time,
as well as a stunning two-piece
model that depicted a cowboy
and an Indian fighting to the
death. In excellent condition,
and arguably the company’s
best ever model, this was
tagged at a very reasonable
£25. Finally, a number of
unpainted Lasset figurines
in 54mm and dating from the
1970s were looking for new
ABOVE Golly, girl and Womble – all from the huge Pelham Puppet range. homes at £12 each.
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Puppets are not on
everybody’s collectable list,
it has to be said, but dealer
Mark Fenlan usually has one
or more for sale. On the day
he had brought along three:
the Tyrolean Girl was nothing
out of the ordinary, and was
just £20. The Golly example,
though, is much scarcer, and
this was marked up at £75. So,
too, was the later production
Wellington Womble: one of
several to be manufactured in
the wake of “Womble mania”
at the end of the 1960s, here
was a true classic. Quite small
in comparison, and largely
furry, he was also priced at
£75.
Apart from these hand-
held delights, Mark had an
interesting trio of Tri-ang
Minic clockwork lorry models,
all in a green and red paint
scheme, and all working.
Best of the lot was the refuse
lorry, with its opening rubbish
hatches. None had a box, which
probably accounted for their
suggested price of £65 each.
Ever wondered what
happens to all those playworn
and battered diecasts that no
one ever seems to really want
– and which are commonplace
to boot? Well, some of them
end up in Mark Elliott’s
house, where he carries out
modifications, restores and
repaints them. His speciality
is thus Code 3 models which
are often based on the Dinky
military models of the 1940s,
50s and 60s. He’s been
transforming the unloved
27/04/2018 15:20

for over a decade now and
at Orpington he had some
examples of his handiwork
on display. All were painted
in a sandy desert finish and
prices ranged from a modest
£10 to just £22. Seeing the
Dinky six-wheel covered
truck (Ref 151b) in sand was
an eye-opener; he also had a
Humber Staff car, a Medical
Corps truck and a Dodge lorry
with generator fitted in the
back. He told me that he uses
contemporary photographs
to assist in the conversion
process. They certainly looked
the part, I have to say.
You can’t escape Star Wars
these days – but when you see
blistered figures at £6 a time,
you tend to do a double take.
Jason Whitbread had plenty
but these were from the 1990s.
On the basis that younger
collectors cannot get on to
the 1980s Star Wars ladder, he
feels that this is a good place
to start. Will they go bonkers
in terms of price? We will have
to wait and see…
Ray Browning’s unopened
AMT slot car kits were quite
impressive, albeit not 1960s
originals but more recent
re-releases. They depicted
a Catalina and Galaxie
saloons and were £45 each.
His huge 2-6-4 LMS 2610
electric locomotive in O gauge
was scratchbuilt and very
impressive: it was pegged
at £225. For an extra £150
you could have added on two
coaches. He had plenty of
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LEFT
Hausser’s finest
moment in
composition?
An inspired bit
of moulding
and pose really
sets this pair
ABOVE LEFT Lovely Scalextric event board stood out: just right for the vintage circuit! ABOVE RIGHT Code 3
off.
military models were all based on tired Dinky originals.
boxed Hornby
O gauge rolling stock,
too. A “Reading” Hornby
tinplate station, with lighting
and ramps, was largely made
up from bits and pieces but
looked the part and was
cheap; but the unmade Corgi
Telephone Boxes kit (£95) and
the Batley pre-cast garage
(£85) were rather less so.
Slot cars are the preserve
of Kevin Bennett and at
the show he had his usual
interesting selection. Less
common were his Scalextric
trackside accessories: a boxed
An Allens Popeye spinach
start banner was £15 whilst an
tin: bizarre or what?
unboxed Goodyear tyre bridge
was just £8. The automated
rostrum starter figure was
a blast from the past (again
boxed, this was just £18);
whilst I loved the little
Refreshment kiosk, with its
glass shelving. A bit scarcer,
this was for sale for £45.
Finally, the iconic Event Board
and hut was the one piece of
kit that every schoolboy racer
wanted back in the golden age
of slot racing: his example,
with box, was £22.
To end on an oddity: what
price would you put on a
Popeye tin of spinach from the
1960s? Of US manufacture and
looking like a money box, here
was something to ponder over
– and its owner simply didn’t
know what to ask... ■
RIGHT Did you know there was
an Action Man boardgame in the
1970s? I didn’t – this example was
£20 on Jason Whitbread’s stall.
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 SOUTH CROYDON Dealers in Norman Joplin’s

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6pm - 8pm FIGURE SHOW(UK)
St John’s Community Hall, Upper Selsdon Road,
Selsdon, South Croydon, CR2 8DD
SATURDAY
SATURDAY 31st AUGUST
Admission: £1 8th September
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Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT.

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Entry to the public
Nr Epping, Essex CM16 7ER Bloomsbury
10.30am - 4pm.
Admission: £1 Coram
Admission: £5
Street,
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from 6.30am
London
Wednesday 4th July Admission: £15

7pm - 9pm WC1N 1HT

Richard Hale School, Hale Road, Hertford, Herts. This is a dateline show for old toy soldiers
SG13 8EN and civilian figures, pre 1980 vintage, lead,
Admission: £1 plastic, composition, aluminium etc.
For more details please call: www.mercatortrading.com Sponsored by Old Toy Soldier Magazine.

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EVENT GUIDE
FAIRS 02 JUNE 18
• Bexhill-on-Sea, SRP Toy
Fairs, 07739 998012
15 MAY 18
• Chester, Tony Oakes Toy
• Burton on Trent,
Fairs, 01270 652773
Malcolm Townsend,
• Bristol, Chris Dyer Fairs,
07951 072790
01643 702757
• Nr Barnsley, Newcomen • Birmingham, Film &
Fairs, 01226 744425 Comic Con, www.
• Wootton Bassett, filmandcomicconbirming-
Steven Clements Fairs, ham.com
01380 725322
03 JUNE 18
19 MAY 18 • Pudsey, The Leeds
• Gateshead, Jim Corr, Pudsey Toy & Train Fair,
0161 2831255
07504 035955
• Colchester, SRP Toy Fairs,
• Bournemouth, Film
07739 998012
& Comic Con, www.
• Falkirk, McLaren Models,
filmandcomicbour-
01324 624102
nemouth.com
• Chipping Norton, Don
Davidson, 01608 641870
20 MAY 18 • Ashington, David
• Doncaster, Barry Parsons, 07742 609865
Potter Fairs, 0160446688
• Kempton Park, RM Toys,
09 JUNE 18
02392 381529 • Maidstone, Maidstone
• Orpington, SRP Toy Vintage Toy Fair, 01622
Fairs, 07739 998012 298159
• Plymouth, Events • Nottingham, Malcolm
Frontier, eventsfrontier@ Townsend, 07951 072790
• Exeter, Ray Heard, 01823
hotmail.co.uk
480097
• Ludlow, Tony Oakes Toy
23 MAY 18
Fairs, 01270 652773
• South Croydon, Joe
Lock, 07866 641215
10 JUNE 18
• Dublin, Chris Dyer Fairs,
26 MAY 18
01643 702757
• Sandown, Barry • Macron, Barry Potter
Potter Fairs, 0160446688 Fairs, 01604 46688
• Didcot, Ronnie Davis, • Eastbourne, Robert
07708 385061 Horscraft, 01323 899879
• Devizes, Steven
27 MAY 18 Clements, 01380 725322
• Spalding, J & J Webb, • Rayleigh, SRP Toy Fairs,
07739 998012
01522 880383
• Boreham, SRP Toy Fairs,
07739 998012 12 JUNE 18
• Kidderminster, Tony • Hook, Steven
Clements, 01380 725322
Oakes Toy Fairs, 01270
652773
14 JUNE 18
• Theydon Bois, Joe Lock,
29 MAY 18 07866 64121
• Garstang, Janet Pearson,
01282 439009 16 JUNE 18
• Tonbridge, SRP Toy • Crawley, SRP Toy Fairs,
Fairs, 07739 998012 07739 998012
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• Alresford, National
Festival of Toy Trains,
01962 733475
17 JUNE 18
• Worthing, SRP Toy Fairs,
07739 998012
• Stafford, Barry Potter
Fairs, 01604 46688
• Eastleigh, Steven
Clements, 01380 725322
19 JUNE 18
• Wootton Bassett, Steven
Clements, 01380 725322
23 JUNE 18
• Carmarthen, Chris Dyer
Fairs, 01643 702757
• Gloucester, Steven
Clements, 01380 725322
24 JUNE 18
• Orpington, SRP Toy Fairs,
07739 998012
• Newton Abbot, Ray
Heard, 01823 480097
• Catterick Garrison, Joe
Lock, 07866 641215
• Huntingdon, J & J Webb,
01522 880383
• Shepton Mallet, Bulldog
Fairs, 01373 452857
26 JUNE 18
• Garstang, Janet Pearson,
01282 439009
AUCTIONS
15 MAY 18
• Heaton Mersey, Capes
Dunn, 0161 4321911
• Stockton-on-Tees,
Vectis, 01642 750616
16 MAY 18
• Warwick, Warwick &
Warwick, 01926 499031
• Stockton-on-Tees,
Vectis, 01642 750616
‘live’ online with
wallisandwallis.co.uk
West Street Auction Galleries, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 2NJ
• Tel: +44 (0) 1273 480208 • toys@wallisandwallis.org • Fax: +44 (0) 1273 476562
17 MAY 18
12 JUNE 18
• Stockton-on-Tees, • Stockton-on-Tees,
Vectis, 01642 750616 Vectis, 01642 750616
18 MAY 18 13 JUNE 18
• Stockton-on-Tees, • Stockton-on-Tees,
Vectis, 01642 750616 Vectis, 01642 750616
• Kent, C & T Auction-
19 MAY 18 eers, 01233 510050
•Bury St Edmunds, Lacy,
Scott & Knight, 01284 14 JUNE 18
748623 • Church Stretton,
Mullocks, 01694
21 MAY 18 771771
•Ledsham, UK Toy • Stockton-on-Tees,
Auctions, 0151 334 Vectis, 01642 750616
3362 or 01270 652773
15 JUNE 18
• Poole, Cottees, 01202
22 MAY 18
• Stockton-on-Tees, 723177
Vectis, 01642 750616 • Stockton-on-Tees,
Vectis, 01642 750616
30 MAY 18
• Newbury, Special Auction 19 JUNE 18
Services, 01635 580595 • Newbury, Special
Auction Services, 01635
31 MAY 18 580595
• Stockton-on-Tees,
Vectis, 01642 750616 20 JUNE 18
• Stockton-on-Tees,
02 JUNE 18 Vectis, 01642 750616
• Thetford, Speedbid
21 JUNE 18
Promotions, 01359
232667 • Stockton-on-Tees,
• Rugby, The Emporium, Vectis, 01642 750616
01788 543445
23 JUNE 18
• Newark, Northgate
06 JUNE 18
• Kent, C & T Auctioneers, Auction Rooms, 01636
605905
01233 510050
• Mirfield, Community
08 JUNE 18 of the Resurrection,
• Malvern, John Goodwin, jgribben@mirfield.org.uk
01684 892809
28 JUNE 18
• Taunton, Greenside Taylor
• M & M Auctions, www.
Hunt, 01823 332525
the-saleroom.com
11 JUNE 18 • Sheffield, Sheffield
•Lewes, Wallis & Wallis, Auction Gallery, 0114
01273 480208 2816161
8 auctions every year -
&
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TOY & TRAIN COLLECTORS FAIR
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Ashington Community Centre, Foster Lane, Ashington
Tuesday 29th May 2018 BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD
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SUNDAY 3RD JUNE
LEEDS (PUDSEY) TOY/TRAIN FAIR
PUDSEY CIVIC HALL Chipping Norton School
Dawson’s Corner, Stanningley Road, LS28 5TA (on A361 Oxfordshire)

SUNDAY 3RD JUNE

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10.00am until 3.00pm COLLECTORS
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Saturday 2nd June TABLES Sunday 10th June TABLES
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SATURDAY 30TH JUNE 2018 10.30am-3pm
B.A.W.A Health & Leisure Centre,
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HAVERSTOCK SCHOOL Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
Admission £2.00
Dublin, Ireland
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Over 150 trader tables 85 70
Saturday 23rd June TABLES Saturday 30th June TABLES
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Gunn, First Legion, Carmarthen Leisure Centre, Llansteffan Road, The Pavilion, Oswestry Showground,
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Admission £2 Admission £2
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For trader reservations and tickets
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Telephone: +44 (0) 1908 274433 SATURDAY 2ND JUNE SATURDAY 9TH JUNE
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Oz
H
i folks! Its been a
real hard winter
out there trying
to buy items and
the general feeling
seems to be that the great
discoveries we used to make
have become few and far
between. So when you do land
on a good find these days there’s
far more reason to smile.
One recent find that did
get me smiling was a Merit
‘Walkie-Talkie’ set dating
from 1955. Despite it being
a highly delicate toy, this
example was as good as the
day it left J & L Randall’s
factory in Potters Bar over
sixty years ago. Originally
this was part of a small range
of Dan Dare, Chief Pilot of
"
I had a few timewasters offering me rubbish to begin with but then
an old boy phoned me up saying that he had a shop window model
of a blackbird with a worm in its mouth. I swear I thought it one of
the lads from the pub winding me up!
the Interplanet Space Fleet
toys, marketed by Merit. At
some point the Dan Dare
link was removed from the
packaging however. How
this has survived so long in
such immaculate condition
is amazing and I was more
than happy to hand over the
twenty five quid asking price.
Another good find came
along as the result of an
advert I placed in a local
free newspaper requesting
to buy old toys and vintage
shop display items. I had a
few timewasters offering
me rubbish to begin with but
then an old boy phoned me
up saying that he had a shop
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bsolete
window model of a blackbird
with a worm in its mouth. I
swear I thought it one of the
lads from the pub winding me
up! However, as it happened
the guy was genuine and it
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,
turned out to be a scarce Wills’s
Early Bird tobacco statuette
he’d found in his late uncles
effects. Apparently his uncle
had once owned a tobacconist
shop. He wanted thirty quid
for it so I didn’t argue at that.
I was quite surprised that he
didn’t have any more baccy
shop stuff but it seems his
uncle must have just kept this
piece as a souvenir.
Still on the subject of
tobacco collectables a nice
little Apple Blossom cigarette
tin came my way by courtesy
of an outside stall at a big
Newark antique fair. It once
held Kriegsfeld & Co’s Straight
Cut cigarettes made from
pure rice paper and prime
gold leaf Virginia tobacco…
very posh sounding don’t
you think? Not something I
could see the Ferret smoking
though! I was more than
happy to stick this one in my
bag for a tenner, even without
the posh cigarettes.
One of the things I have
fond memories of as a kid
was being taken into town
near the start of each school
year to get a new pair of
shoes and they often came
from good old Clark’s who
rubbish skips and even the local tip.
still have shops all over the
country. Memories of those
days certainly came flooding
back when I bought an old
Clarks ‘Lucky Two Shoe
Club’ enamel lapel badge
from an antique centre for
four quid. Dangling from the
lucky horseshoe were the
little shoes that are so often
missing from these badges.
The club was actually called
the ‘League of Foot Freedom,’
and I must admit that Clarks
were always very comfortable
shoes. Not as comfortable as
my wonderful Wayfinder’s
though, which were fitted with
a tiny compass in the heel…
always handy if you got lost
on the way home from school!
Still on the subject of
"
childhood memories the front
cover of a Merry Stories
annual, which I sold for a
fiver, reminded me of the
good old trolley’s we used
to build as kids using old
pram wheels and a soapbox.
Steered by a bit of string,
these made for happy days.
Another interesting
discovery was a beer mat
promoting the services of
British Railways London
Midland Region which I
bought for 20p after sorting
through a box of old beer mats.
It will appeal to both railway
and beer mat collectors and I
imagine these drip mats must
have been used in station
buffet bars all along the
LMR lines during the 1950s.
London Midland was one of
six regions created on the
formation of the nationalised
British Railways in 1948.
On the selling front a mint-
boxed No.59 Matchbox 1-75
Singer sewing machines
van with grey metal wheels
soon found a buyer willing
to pay my £65 ticket price.
This model was one of
several advertising vans to
find its way into the popular
Matchbox series.
Another diecast to find a
new home was a Modern Toys
half cab dumper truck with
black plastic wheels and in
an immaculate box that sold
for £35 to a keen Morestone
models collector.
Cereal packet toys have
quite a strong group of
collectors although finding
them in an unopened wrapper
is rare. Consequently a
wrapped Kellogg’s yellow
submarine was worth every
penny of the twenty quid it
made and its now on display
in one of the best cereal
packet collections in the UK.
I loved playing with these
submarines as a kid although
not being very good at science
I never really understood
how they worked?
Last but not least for
this month a Dinky Toy 281
Luxury Coach in near mint-
boxed condition sold for £80
reviving happy memories of
day trips to the seaside way
back in the 1960s.
Well that’s about all for
another month folks, enjoy
the warm weather summer
brings our way and, as
always, be lucky around all
the sales and boot fairs! CG
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PRICE YOUR
NEWS IN-DEPTH
GUIDE HOBBY

Advertising often pays

RIGHT dividends and Oz was lucky to
Memories of be offered this scarce Wills’s
the soap box Early Bird shop display item.
racers made The worm in its beak is made
from old pram from electrical wire!
wheels, this
Merry Stories
annual dates
from 1950
and sold for a
fiver… what
a great front
cover.

This colourful Merit Space patrol ‘Walkie-Talkie’

set was made in 1955 and has survived in
immaculate condition.

ABOVE
In lovely condition and with
a good crisp box this Dinky
Toy Luxury Coach soon
ABOVE found a buyer willing to
One of the best little vans in the Matchbox series, meet Oz’s asking price.
this Singer sewing machine van is super condition
made a reasonable £65.
Bagged for just a tenner from an antique fair this rare
cigarette tin dates from around 1920. Another great
little bargain for lucky old Oz!

RIGHT
Childhood
memories were
revived when
Oz bought this
Clark’s ‘Lucky
Two Shoe Club’
enamel lapel
badge for just
four quid.

One of the Modern Series models, this Foden

ABOVE half-cab dump truck is quite a hard item to find in
A beer mat advertising a railway has to be an mint-boxed condition. Little wonder that it soon
unusual item for just 20p. It dates from the 1950s found a buyer.
and was used in station buffet bars.

AD-VANTAGE
TOP
TIPS

Every so often it pays to place an advert in a local paper or

collectors’ publication. You never know what’s still out there
lurking in boxes, sheds and attics just waiting to be discovered.
That lovely Will’s Early Bird advertising statue I bought this month
was just sitting there waiting for a new home and my advert did This scarce little yellow submarine began life inside a cereal
the trick. packet and is still sealed inside its original cellophane
packaging.

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 46 Collectors Gazette • June 2018
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 Tues- Sat 10-5. Email:
toymarts@outlook.com. Tel:
07973 768452
KENT
KIT KRAZY Largest selection
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1950s to date, plus much
more. Collections bought
or swapped. Email: steve@
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303 The Broadway,
Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8DT.
T/F: 020 8298 7177.W:www.
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BROOKS COLLECTABLES
Toy Museum & Retro Arcade
7 Waterloo Road, Blackpool,
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01253 344478 EMAIL sales@
donkeyrides.co.uk Family run
since 1949 buyers and sellers
of vintage and modern toys,
dinky and corgi collectables.
Come and see our eclectic
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machines and gifts. The
shop is open 7 days Easter
to November 5th, museum
open Wednesday to Sunday
10 till 12 and 2 till 4.
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MY OLD Toybox For
collectable diecast and
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The Old Toybox, Unit 14,
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CASTS for
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WANTED
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Bachmann, Lima, Dapol, Tv and film related merchandise also purchased. Cash paid and can collect in
Farish, LGB, etc. Contact: Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and other areas may be
Barry Tutbury, Mill Mews, possible. Call Lee on: 07812 450680 or email: info@focustoys.co.uk
Lower High Street, Tutbury,
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01283 814777 and burn British Heritage, private collector will pay cash and collect from anywhere,
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WALES
COLWYN BAY - Clwyd WANTED - ALL DIECAST- CORGI, DINKY, Spot On, Matchbox, Triang and
Models Second hand Model
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Diecast etc bought & sold. Tel: Mike 07704 071568 anytime.
Open Times: Thurs, Fri,
FOR SALE
Sat only 10am-1pm &
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 Great Fairs to Be At - Great Fairs to Buy At

DONCASTER RACECOURSE 300

STALLS
SUNDAY
10.30am - 3pm
20TH MAY
DONCASTER EXHIBITION CENTRE, LEGER WAY, DONCASTER, DN2 6BB.
Easy motorway access from the M1, M18, M62 and A1(M). Follow the
brown racecourse signs. Free Parking for thousands of cars.
Early Bird Entry from 8am £10.
Adults £4, Senior Citizens £3.50, Children £1
ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST FAIRS
SANDOWN PARK
SATURDAY 26TH MAY 500
10.30am - 3pm
STALLS
NEC, BIRMINGHAM
SANDOWN EXHIBITION CENTRE, SANDOWN PARK RACECOURSE,
ESHER, SURREY, KT10 9AJ.
Only 5 miles from junction 10 of the M25. From central London take the
A3 to Esher. Free Parking for 5,000 cars. Nearby Esher Railway Station
SUNDAY 20TH AUGUST
is just 25 - 30 minutes from London Waterloo, Victoria10.30am
Junction Stations.
and Clapham
- 3pm
Early Bird Entry from 8am £10. Adults £6.50, Seniors £6, Children £2.

EUROPE’S No.1 TOY COLLECTORS FAIR

MACRON STADIUM 28
SUNDAY 10TH JUNE
STA
0
10.30am - 3pm LLS
THE PREMIER SUITE, MACRON STADIUM, HORWICH,
NEAR BOLTON, BL6 6SF. 350
Only 500 yards from junction 6 of the M61 motorway. Free Parking for
thousands of cars. Horwich Parkway Railway Station is just 100 yards from
STALLS
the Stadium. Early Bird Entry from 8am £7.
Adults £3.50, Senior Citizens £3, Children £1

THE BIG ONE IN THE NORTH WEST

STAFFORD SHOWGROUND 300
STALLS
SUNDAY 17TH JUNE
10.30am - 3pm
THE PRESTON AND ARGYLE SUITES, STAFFORD COUNTY SHOWGROUND,
WESTON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST18 0BD
Situated on the A518 Stafford to Uttoxeter Road. Signposted from
Junction 14 of the M6 motorway. Free parking. Early Bird Entry from 8am £8.
Adults £4, Senior Citizens £3.50, Children £1

A GREAT WEST MIDLANDS TOY FAIR

www.bpfairs.comTel:
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846688//07966
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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,
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Hull, Sheffield, Perth, Falkirk and Carlisle.
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
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today with details of your property.

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