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Meccano (non-constructor)

clockwork two seater sports car

Hammer price: £680

Gunthermann tinplate clockwork

Captain Campbell’s Bluebird car

Hammer price: £700

Japanese SH Attacking Martian

battery operated walking robot

Hammer price: £170

Austin J40 pedal car

finished in turquoise

Hammer price: £3,200

Scale coal fired model of a Burrell

single cylinder traction engine

Hammer price: £1,100

Tinplate and Mechanical Toys and Models

Chris Gale

Toovey’s hold specialist sales of Tinplate and Mechanical Toys and Models as part of our auctions of Collectors’ Toys, Dolls and Games. These sales include a wide range of toys and automatons powered by clockwork, battery or friction. Brands like Meccano, Märklin, Schuco, Bing, Wells Brimtoy, Tipp & Co and Lehmann feature regularly, in addition to the anonymous American, Russian, Chinese and Japanese manufacturers.

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Tinplate and Mechanical Toys and Models