The latest Vectis Tinplate and Plastic sale held on Friday 9
December at Thornaby was popular as ever, the sale attracted
bids from around the world with a final total of £105,000,
this being the best tinplate sale to date!

‘The Old Christmas Toy Shop’ theme reflected the
varied amount of quality toys that would have been seen in toy
shops around the world in their day – totalling nearly
800 lots.

Some of the highlights included a Meccano non-constructor clockwork
tinplate 2-seater Sports Car which was in Excellent Plus condition
in Good Plus card box with colourfully illustrated label and
original instructions dated 1934! Selling for £980.

A Yonezawa (Japan) Jet Plane Base – comprises tinplate Control
Building with Launching Pad – scarce item selling for £710.

Lot 705 a Lines Bros (Triang) 1920s wooden van ‘Hamley’s’
– a name synonymous with children’s toys from the
famous London Toy Shop, sold for £1035.

One
of the higher priced items was a Bing Battle Ship "HMS
Terrible" – produced by this German manufacture between
1902 and 1907, modelled on a ship of the Imperial German Navy.
This was a Fair example ‘right for restoration’ and
was estimated at £1700 -£2200 – sold for £4600.

There were some bargains too, as Vectis always tries to cater
for all tastes, many entry level buyers went away happy with
their purchases.

Entries are invited for the next Tinplate and Plastic Sale
due to be held in Spring 2006.

For more details visit the Vectis
web site.

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pages and message board.