RARE YONEZAWA SPACE AGE ATOM CAR

Huge size at appx.16 inches / 40+ cm

Striking tinplate design, with super colour.

Made in 1950's Japan; great tin litho toy, displays so brightly

an early, futuristic friction racing car.

A GREAT LOOKING TIN TOY & STILL WORKING

£2200 ono UK delivered

Rare & superb Biscuit/Sweet Tin

High quality German Automobile

c.1910 with working clockwork, original tinplate car...£1875 ono.

STUNNING ART DECO BISCUIT TIN CAR

HUGE SIZE AT 46 cm or 18 inches; nearly 100 years old

incredibly rare piece, original period car... includes scarce compartment lid

Lovely condition...luxury automobile design; striking litho printed colours

A SCARCE & FANTASTIC DISPLAY PIECE

£1480 ono UK delivered

Antique Steiff Bears available, 1900's-1920's (real period pieces, no modern editions or reproductions)

including:

1900's, rare & gorgeous

Scarce white mohair; rarely seen, original and unrestored. Made in Germany, nearly 120 years ago. Original brown embroidered nose/mouth/claws; boot button eyes, ear button, hump back, long arms etc... Displays wonderfully.... £2400 ono UK delivered

Bing De Dion runabout

An incredibly early and rare car. c.1903 made in Germany

measures 22 cm / nearly 9 inches

An original hand painted model,

with functioning steering, brake and clockwork mechanism.

Lovely antique automobile; now sold.... similar available

Art Deco Americana, c.1930

Cadillac LaSalle Coupe Rumble Seat

a nice size at appx. 31 cm / 12 inches

stylish tinplate and attractive automobile;

a lovely clockwork model, displays great.

Rarely seen intact; driver figure, luggage rack, front & rear bumpers, side mounted spare etc... now almost 100 years old ! £590 UK delivered

Scarce Antique Automaton Peacock

unknown item, surely German or French

c.1890's/1900's, early hand painted tinplate

clockwork with stop/start, for head & tail movement.

sorry, now sold

(without Victorian dome)

Rarely seen clown motorcycle,

desirable with twin riders

1940's, made in Gt. Britain. working clockwork motor, bike rides about; very nice looking bike ... £490 UK delivered

Popeye the Sailor & Olive Oyl Roof Top Jiggers

Great old piece from Marx Toys, U.S.A

tinplate characters, with concealed clockwork mechanism; made way back in 1930's.

Lovely original tin toy, now almost antique.

Displays really well, with bright colourful graphics; original and rust free.

£sorry, now sold

Max Moskowitz Toy

An incredibly rare, 1920's tinplate flying car; made in Germany. Clockwork mechanism for both flapping wings & wheels.

Original 100 year old, antique toy.

£970 ono. UK delivered

YONEZAWA CADILLAC POLICE CAR

Huge size model at 18+ inches

Made in Japan, c.1960

battery operated / untested

lovely litho interior; unrestored.

A great looking highway patrol car,

an impressive piece of Americana.

£785 UK delivered.

EARLY ANIMATION CARTOON ROYALTY

1920 Felix the Cat & 1930 Mickey Mouse

rare antique, soft doll character figures

and BIGGGGGGGGGGG !

appx. 12 inches, 18 inches and 35 inches...

* sorry, Felix is now sold, and living in France ...other Felix available*

Delightful early Schuco Bear and Monkey (2); mechanical tumbling figures; each working...£175 - £365

Please get in touch, if there's anything you are interested in; or if you are looking for something in particular....... thanks.

Great looking early Schuco Motorcyclist; lovely working condition; still with the original key, after nearly 80 years..... £225.

LEHMANN GALOP & GARAGE SET

lovely early racing car, and its garage. 1920's tinplate toy; now almost 100 years old. Original and working.

Quality German tin litho .sorry, now sold

Strauss Interstate Bus

Lovely old American made, open top double - decker.

An early 1920's tinplate toy.

Original driver, staircase and working clockwork motor;

a proper antique vehicle.

sorry, now sold

Marklin Streamline Coupe auto.

A large model, about 15 inches Scarce 1930's German car, with clockwork motor & steering.

Still in its untouched, two-tone colours, and red interior.

A RARE FIND: £0000 delivered

SORRY, NOW SOLD

Tippco Silver Racer Motorcycle Sidecar

Bike has a self steering function and moving passenger rider.

Made in Germany, way back in early 1950's.

Motor still runs; bike is missing a few parts.

Still displays brightly, with good colour .

sorry, now sold

Please see a short clip at: https://youtu.be/_xXd80g5Bs4

Distler Mickey Mouse Tinplate Mechanical Organ Player, and a lovely early Deans Rag Book Minnie Mouse soft doll.

Rare early Disneyana... now 95 years old.

Scarce and delightful display pieces, from c.1930.

Mickey still winds up and moves about, ears flapping as he cranks the organ, to play a tune....£000 sorry, now sold UK delivered.

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Minnie Mouse doll figure £475 ono UK delivered.

Further details, plenty of images etc... please contact & see video below

Antique Carette Limousine; their largest version at 16+ inches .

Made in Germany, some 115 years ago. Great looking, original tinplate car; working clockwork mechanism, large driver figure, glass, lanterns and attractive green finish. Rare survivor, rust free tin toy.... Reserved UK delivered.

Tippco Coupe with rumble seat, and rare electric motor Scarce tinplate car, with lady driver and two-tone litho. A good size model at 29 cm / almost 12 inches

Made way back in late 1920's Germany.

Charming antique tin automobile... £580 UK delivered.

Rarity...Gunthermann Limousine stylish 1920 art deco car, 32 cm

nice clockwork motor, opening 4 doors, great looking driver figure not seen another...Reserved

Mickey & Minnie Mouse, and Pluto the dog.

Lovely Walt Disney character figures, from the Deans Rag Book Company. 1930-1935.

Large sizes and nearly 100 years old.

Very rare and incredibly charming dolls.

prices from £275, please message for details.

(largest Mickey 18 inches...£375; Pluto the dog some 16 inches in length).

Mickey Mouse & Pluto the Dog incredibly rare figures from 1930's, wonderful condition. Mickey stands some14 inches.

£0000 together , UK delivered.

sorry, now sold

SCHUCO FIGURES FOR SALE

selection of rare and charming mechanical & novelty pieces. All period items 1920's-1940's. please contact for details ...... thanks.

Rarely seen, nice size & attractive Lehmann car 1920's...now sold

Deans Rag Book Doll Dogs

TIPPCO ART DECO CAR, RARE LUXURY COUPE.

Huge size at 19 inches. Made in 1930's Germany.

Tinplate, with attractive red & orange colours.

Original, with working clockwork drive.

Antique and vintage mechanical wind up toys; automatons, motorcycles, cars and similar rare novelties...

all period pieces.

please message for details ..... thanks.

Superb early 1900's Ferris Wheel, steam accessory.

Quality, hand finished German tin toy.

Nice size, complete & works. Makes a wonderful display.

Amazing condition.

AN INCREDIBLY RARE, EARLY CLOCKWORK TIN TOY c.1894

Carl Adam's tinplate crawling bug / beetle, with flapping wings.

Made in Germany. (pre-dates the classic Lehmann Toy version; Lehmann acquired the rights to this toy in the late 1890's, then issued them with his own trade mark). In great working condition, no missing or broken legs.

£000 sorry, now sold and safely delivered in U.S.A........with a delighted buyer.

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Great looking G Man car, 1930's made in U.S.A. Large & heavy;

all original with working wind up motor ....... £585 UK delivered.

Rare and superb FIRE ENGINE & STATION ; made in Germany c.1920's. Clockwork; impressive tinplate display, lovely colours...looks great £

sorry, now sold

GUNTHERMANN GOLDEN ARROW LAND SPEED RECORD CAR

Rare German made tinplate model, now about 95 years old.

All original, still with working clockwork mechanism.

Huge size at 54 cm; makes a super looking display piece

£790 UK delivered

Great looking & working Boxed Mechanized Robot original 1950's.

Made in Japan by Nomura Toys (TN); impressive size, battery tin toy.

Robby the Robot, from 1956's Forbidden Planet movie; classic sci-fi tinplate.

He walks, has illumination, antenna spin and head pistons pump up & down.

( you can see a short video clip, from the top page menu "videos" )

LOVELY BOXED EXAMPLE OF MICKEY & MINNIE MOUSE'S RAIL HANDCAR

charming original Disneyana

now about 90 years old; still with its track and rare buildings; lovely colours and working. £000 sorry, now sold

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If anything is of interest, or you're looking for something particular...please click on my 1930's red meccano car, to contact...thanks.

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CHARMING ANTIQUE AUTOMATON

A rare & wonderful performing acrobat;

he still flips and rolls with a lovely action.

clockwork movement, now nearly 150 years old !

£1450 ono. UK delivered

Antique Hessmobil Roadster , nice tin litho car

Made in Germany, c.1905 early tinplate automobile.

Scarce larger size model ...... sorry, now sold

Also a selection of lovely German novelty toys; please contact for details.

NOMURA MOON SPACE SHIP

Made in Japan.Rare and very unusual 1950's battery operated space craft. refinished, but large size makes it a pleasing decorative piece.

Charming German Penny Toys, including a very scarce mechanical tractor; also a lovely, bright tinplate London bus: £sorry, now sold.

Elephant Automaton Huge sized piece about 70 cm length/ 50 cm high; still on its correct base.

Rare original item, with nodding head action; now some 90+ years old.

£1450 UK delivered.

Please contact, if something is of interest ..... thank you.

Incredibly rare tinplate vehicle, a Distler Petrol Tanker Gas Truck

Made in Germany, c.1928

now reserved

Selection of early tinplate garages available. c.1920's-1940's

German, French and British made.

ANTIQUE GERMAN SUBMARINES INCLUDING A LARGE BING U-BOAT.

RARE TINPLATE MODELS, WITH WORKING CLOCKWORK MECHANISM ..... 1910's / 1920's.... £245 & £000 UK delivered

****i'm afraid the extremely rare, larger u-boat has now sold****

Selection of rare original 1930's tinplate aircraft.

Large scale clockwork models, from Germany, France & England.

......please message for full details.

afraid the red bi-plane is sold

sorry, now sold........ but similar available, in box

BATTERY OPERATED HIGH WHEEL ROBOT

attractive vintage tin toy, made in Japan c.1960's

tinplate construction with vibrant colours

nice decorative piece, without the usual rusting.

Original battery holder/controller...... robot strides forwards with spinning gears and illuminated chest.

£000 UK delivered

please message for full details.......thanks.

*****you can see a short video clip by using the top page menu "VIDEOS"

Charming early tinplate tipper truck

with working clockwork drive.

c.1930 penny toy, simply marked as "FOREIGN" ........ most likely German made.

very attractive colours.

£190 UK delivered.

VINTAGE SPACE AGE, SCI-FI AND ROBOT related items

1930's-1960's, made in Japan, U.S.A and Gt. Britain

Great looking tinplate pieces, with attractive tin litho

Including a wonderful large Nomura Batman Robot and a boxed Daiya Space Conqueror Robot, both battery operated and working.

Vintage items, not modern or reproduction.

please message for full details

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Nomura Toys (TN) Batman

SCARCE BATMAN ROBOT FROM NOMURA CLASSIC 1966 JAPANESE BATTERY TIN TOY

super tin litho and bright colour...incredibly clean ...best i've seen !

Batman strides forwards with illuminated face

see top page menu "VIDEOS" to view a short clip of Batman.

Huge size Japanese tinplate racer...vintage 1950's/60's.

Battery operated drive, lights and sound.

Bright tin litho with original driver figure.

Car is appx. 18 inches/ 46cm

£390 UK delivered.

Early tinplate rocket ship, now some 90 years old !

Good size at 30 cm, attractive original craft

BUCK ROGERS tin litho space ship; made in U.S.A (displays patent date of 1927). Clockwork mechanism, stop/start lever........ still drives with space noise.

£345 UK delivered.

FERNAND MARTIN TOYS

Here's an incredibly rare hatless Advocate / Lawyer, standing at his podium. Very attractive tinplate with bright litho work.

Scarce clockwork automaton, made in France c.1905

Offered here for repair (not winding up /ancient spring has broke); although spinning the mechanism regulator still cycles the lawyer's movements.

A very rare antique toy.

A selection of lovely antique & vintage decorative biscuit tins; and antique French automatons, from Roullet et Decamps and Fernand Martin

c.1890-1900's.

Also various charming Schuco mechanical figures, 1920's - 1940's;

i'm afraid the Schuco Pigs are now off to Australia !

Walt Disney's The Three Little Pigs band c.1934....£000.

Please message for full details / images and other prices.... thanks.

A few early cat toys available, including a very rare German toy, clockwork cat & mouse

c.1900's, hand painted tinplate.

Possibly by Gunthermann; original and working great.

Charming antique toy..... £435 UK delivered.

SELECTION OF ANTIQUE CLOCKWORK FIGURES FOR SALE. please contact for full details/images.

A FEW VINTAGE WALT DISNEY & SIMILAR CHARACTER FIGURES FOR SALE...... MICKEY MOUSE, FELIX THE CAT, DONALD DUCK etc...

REAL PERIOD PIECES c. 1920's-1930's; sizes vary lovely decorative characters

Selection of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs items; figures, tin lunch box etc... all 1930's period original.

please contact for full details.

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SPACE CONQUEROR ... Man of Tomorrow.

Rarely seen boxed tinplate figure, in wonderful working condition.....almost 11 inches high

made in Japan by Daiya Toys, c.1962

classic space-age tin toy, sci-fi astronaut robot

£000 UK delivered.

(see top page menu: VIDEOS, for a short clip of him) sorry, now sold and safely delivered

The Seven Dwarfs from 1930's... i'm afraid they are now sold and have been safely delivered in U.S.A (Snow White has also been purchased alone)

Selection of rare early tinplate Disneyana.

Charming original Walt Disney figures of Mickey Mouse, c.1930 .... playing drum & saxaphone

Please message for full details,images etc... thanks.

SCARCE SET OF PRE-WAR JAPANESE CARS.

THREE RARE KOSUGE ISSUED BLUEBIRD LAND SPEED RECORD CARS

c.1935 tinplate clockwork model cars, as driven by Sir Malcolm Campbell.

For sale individually: please message for full details and images

Let's go motorcycling....

Selection of early tinplate motorcycles; including law enforcement, TT Racing and a superb, huge size touring bike etc...

Made in Germany & England, from Tippco and Mettoy.

c.1930's-1950's

Original and fully working examples

FOR SALE: message for full details....thanks

EARLY TINPLATE VEHICLES....

c.1920 - 1930's

Japanese clockwork saloon car, German art deco limousine and rare German clockwork bus/charabanc

£125 - £215

ANTIQUE PERIOD AUTOMATONS FOR SALE ...... including:

**** sorry, he has now sold****

ROULLET et DECAMPS RABBIT IN CABBAGE, ANTIQUE AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX

Wonderful antique French automaton, c.1890's

Lovely working example, in its original unrestored state.

contact / further info

****sorry, he has now sold****

FOR SALE: £0000, including in person UK delivery.

please see short video clip below, and message for more images and full details........thanks.

Delightful early tinplate accessories; including German & British garages.

Make great decorative pieces, c.1920's -1940's

scarce German 1920's pump is no longer available

ALFRED HITCHCOCK : legendary film director.

STUNNING SIZED AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO; signed during the summer of 1971...the recepient having worked for Mr. Hitchcock during the film production of Frenzy, here in England.

Signed photograph comes with two original letters from Universal Pictures, discussing the photo recipient's assistance to Mr. Hitchcock's production, during summer of 1971.

£985 UK delivered.

Listing a number of my authentic Hitchcock autographed / signed pieces; photo, letter, document, profile sketch etc...

Other leading movie and historical signed items to list soon; names such as Steve McQueen, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, John Wayne, John Ford, Harrison Ford, Katharine Hepburn, Charles Dickens etc...

please contact for details.....thanks.

sorry, now sold

Wonderful Bela Lugosi autograph. Signed within the original theatre programme for Dracula, starring Lugosi.... written on his starring credits, using his "blood" red ink pen, and he adds "as Dracula".

incredibly rare autograph format....£000 UK delivered.

William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill" collectables available; including autographs, cabinet cards, show programs, posters, art etc...

Legendary American buffalo hunter, soldier and wild west showman.

Rare articulated tinplate toy figure from c.1910's;

either French made by Charles Rossignol, or possibly the German variant by Gunthermann.

sorry, now sold

Great looking antique Hess naval fleet.

Tinplate Battleship and five support gunboats, made in Germany c.1910.

Working clockwork mechanism and delightful details.

Now so very old, yet they display so nicely.

£000 UK delivered.

The navy life...... Selection of naval related items for sale. Hess and Carette Gunboats, ships and flotilla.

Great decorative vessels, dating from around 1890's-1910.....German tinplate toys.

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afraid the great old bike has now sold

similar early last century motorcyclists available... please contact

RARE GUNTHERMANN MOTORCYCLE RIDER

Antique German toy, made some 110+ years ago.

Clockwork driven tinplate motorcycle, with an articulated hand painted figure .........who pedal starts his bike.

Offered here in the deluxe version, with an additional self-steering function.

Motorcyclist will ride about in varying directions

(see top page menu: VIDEOS....for a short clip)

£000 UK delivered

Selection of early litho printed advertising tins, many from 1880's-1900's.

Attractive, highly decorative antique items. Rare subjects including horse racing, empire, sailors, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White & Seven Dwarfs, steamship, lifeboat and military naval history.....and others.

FOR SALE....please message for images & details

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SOME LIKE IT HOT ... Marilyn Monroe.

Rare, original issue film poster from the classic 1959 movie...now nearly 67 years old.

(appx. 22 x 28 inches, rare unfolded U.S half sheet poster)

£890 UK delivered.

(rare rolled / never folded... sold without frame)

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