VINTAGE DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLE COLLECTION - BRITISH CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF MID-CENTURY DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES REPRESENTING THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH TOY MANUFACTURING. THE LOT INCLUDES EXAMPLES FROM MATCHBOX (LESNEY PRODUCTS) AND DINKY TOYS, TWO OF THE MOST ICONIC MANUFACTURERS OF THE PERIOD.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
- MATCHBOX MODEL #73: ROLLS-ROYCE MOD. TWENTY 1923 (SCOPERTA) IN ORIGINAL BOX WITH YELLOW PLASTIC DISPLAY CASE
- DINKY MODEL #14: FIAT TOPOLINO IN ORIGINAL RED BOX
- HORSE-DRAWN CART WITH DRIVER FIGURE AND BLACK HORSES
- HEINZ DELIVERY VAN WITH GREEN ROOF AND CREAM BODY, NUMBERED 15
- ADDITIONAL LOOSE MODELS INCLUDING VINTAGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND TRANSPORT MODELS

PERIOD AND ATTRIBUTION:
- PERIOD: MID-CENTURY MODERN, CIRCA 1950S-1960S
- MANUFACTURER: LESNEY PRODUCTS (MATCHBOX SERIES), DINKY TOYS, AND CONTEMPORARY BRITISH MANUFACTURERS
- CONSTRUCTION: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC AND RUBBER COMPONENTS
- ORIGINAL BOXES: PRESENT FOR NUMBERED MODELS, SHOWING PERIOD-CORRECT GRAPHICS AND NUMBERING SYSTEMS

CONDITION: THIS IS A VINTAGE COLLECTION SHOWING HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH PLAY AND STORAGE OVER SEVERAL DECADES. PAINT SURFACES DISPLAY FADING, CHIPPING, AND LOSS TYPICAL OF TOYS FROM THIS ERA. METAL BODIES SHOW SURFACE OXIDATION AND PATINA. ORIGINAL WHEELS REMAIN INTACT ON MOST MODELS. THE ORIGINAL BOXES ARE HEAVILY WORN WITH SIGNIFICANT CREASING, COLOUR FADING, AND EDGE DAMAGE, BUT RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL GRAPHICS AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBERING. SEVERAL MODELS SHOW MINOR DENTS TO THEIR BODIES FROM USE.

SIGNIFICANCE: THESE MODELS REPRESENT THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN DIE-CAST TOY COLLECTING. MATCHBOX MODELS REVOLUTIONISED THE TOY MARKET IN THE 1950S WITH THEIR AFFORDABLE, DETAILED DESIGNS. DINKY TOYS WERE ESTABLISHED EARLIER AND REPRESENTED PREMIUM DIE-CAST MANUFACTURING. THE PRESENCE OF ORIGINAL BOXES, EVEN IN WORN CONDITION, ADDS CONSIDERABLE VALUE TO COLLECTORS SEEKING ORIGINAL PACKAGING FROM THIS PERIOD.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE CONDITION AND PATINA SUGGEST THESE MODELS WERE PLAYED WITH AND STORED IN A DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT OVER MANY YEARS, TYPICAL OF TOYS FROM THIS ERA THAT WERE ACTUALLY USED RATHER THAN PRESERVED.

COLLECTOR APPEAL: THIS LOT WILL APPEAL TO DIE-CAST MODEL ENTHUSIASTS, VINTAGE TOY COLLECTORS, AND THOSE SEEKING ORIGINAL EXAMPLES OF BRITISH TOY MANUFACTURING HERITAGE. THE NUMBERED MATCHBOX AND DINKY MODELS ARE PARTICULARLY SOUGHT AFTER BY SPECIALISTS IN THESE RANGES. ORIGINAL BOXES, REGARDLESS OF CONDITION, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE COLLECTOR VALUE.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 22cm, Depth: 23cm, Weight: 0.7Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

548774+13

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