DR WHO Daleks

DR  Who  Daleks

Doctor Who and his time travelling machine, the TARDIS, first appeared on BBC TV November 1963,

DR  WHO  Daleks

Doctor Who books, videos, and figurines, can all be found, but the  merchandising success story was the Daleks.

The first Daleks toy, introduced in 1964 retailed at 15 shillings and 9d and sold out within days.

Online auctions are a good place to hunt for such items, which usually sell for less than £50 $70.

DR  WHO  Daleks

Original palitoy talking Daleks from the 1970s are highly collectable, and fetching up to £150 hundred  $185 one of the most sought after Dr who items.

Is the 5 feet play suit launched for Christmas 1964.

Other collectibles include metal lapel badges showing the doctor in various other characters, given away in boxes of Kellogg’s cereals in 1971.


The Denys Fisher company produced a set of figures in 1974 showing the doctor ,Leela his assistant, a Dalek, the dog K9, a cyber- man, and the TARDIS.

DR  WHO 

Many actors have played the doctor over the years and everyone has a favourite perhaps the one they watched as a child, and some fans limit themselves to collecting items representing a specific period. In October 2003 the BBC announced it was developing a new serious of Dr who, saw interest in memorabilia of the timelord and his aliases look set for a boost for the future.

DR  WHO  Daleks

Sets of 50 Doctor Who Dalek trading cards issued in 1983 can fetch up to hundred dollars £80.

A rare Doctor Who projector by Chad Valley boxed in good condition sold at auction recently for £200 $240.

DR  WHO  Daleks

A life-size replica black Dalek displayed at it Doctor Who exhibition in 2001 also recently sold for £1000 $1250.

 Doctor Who set of videos featuring five different doctors in a limited edition pack will set you back £50-£65 $60-$80.

An audio cassette featuring the evil of the Daleks sells for £15-£20 $20-$25.

DR  WHO  Daleks

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slot car

 slot car

Bertram Fred France’s was already a successful manufacture and producing  clockwork and tinplate scale-racing cars.

 when he hit on the idea of adding a small electric  mortar to each vehicle to living things up a bit.

 slot car

The new scaleextric was launched in 1957 at the Harrogate toy fair  in the UK, with a set featuring a pair of 1.32 scale Maserati 250 FS.

The basic principle of the system has endured over the last 50 years, although there has been a number of modifications a fifth wheel which was located in the middle of the vehicle was removed and replaced with brush plates, and the tinplate giveaway to plastic in the 1960s.

. In 2004, a major step was taken with the introduction of new digital sets, which made it possible to raise six individual controlled cars on it two- lane track and even allowed for overtaking.

 slot car

Cars have also got faster, with customised models now reaching scale speeds of approximately 800 miles an hour.

The success of Scalextric also led to the vehicles being uesd such as motorbikes and sidecars, lorries, skateboards and even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even horses which I do not think was a great success.

 slot car

. But it’s the cars that Scalextric is famous for Fred wasn’t around to see his creation develop, however it turned out that cars aren’t his main passion in life and he sold his mini model company in 1958, just one year after launching Scalextric, so that he could devote his time to is really serious interests of flying and ceiling..

 slot car

There is still plenty vintage sets available boxer from the 1970s in fair condition you would expect to pay hundred  $250 £80 £220.

 slot car

As Scalextric’s has been around for more than half a century there is a mixed age group of collectors of slot cars in mint condition, 70s will set you back about £60 $80 where I’ve seen where a model s at the specialist auctions sell, upwards of £500 $600.

The modern collector is more interested in the digital cars but that’s not to say vintage cars are not still very desirable.

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James Bond Car

James Bond car

007, has proven to be so successful, that Ian Fleming’s M 16 franchise has become a licence to print money.

James Bond Car

50 years after the first publication of Casino Royale, the public love for the world’s number one spy has not dwindled.

Maybe it’s the girls,  the music, gadgets exotic locations are the villains. Whatever the reason James Bonds desirability is still as strong today as it’s always been..

It may be said that nostalgia plays a significant part in collectors desire to attain memorabilia.

James Bond 

It appears to be an age thing on which bond you prefer, the most collectable objects are from the 1960s featuring Sean Connery period, the classic Gold corgi toy version of the Aston Martin DB five can fetch upwards of $200 depending on condition of the packaging.

The things to look out for from the 1960s period which is still desirable are posters

 film poster featuring Sean Connery from the movie from Russia with love in mint condition will set you back around  thousand dollars.

 and you can expect to pay the same for a original Dr no poster, but don’t be too disheartened if you’re a Bond fan, a signed photo of Pierce Brosnan can be picked up for as little as $50 and you can expect to pay around about $80 for a movie poster Of tomorrow never dies.

James Bond 

Other  interesting memorabilia to look out for playboy  November 1966 edition ,for the first time featuring Bond girls, you can expect to pay $40-$60 for a copy, James Bond posters are high priority to the serious collector.

Earlier posters have become classics and can fetch high prices at auction from around $3500 upwards for  rarer ones.

 Bond really has reached a cult status both  in Europe and internationally. Other items look out for That are desirable are toys from the 1960s and gadgets.

James Bond 

 however if you come across later items  they are still worth considering for future investment as many later movies, memorabilia have not mature to the same level as things from the 1960s but nevertheless still desirable.

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Hornby Railways

Hornby Railways

Model trains were first produced in the 1850s., 

Since then, they have been driven by steam, clockwork, our electricity, and made in a variety of gauges, early versions were made in Germany by companies such as Marklin.

Today’s, model trains can be picked up at toy fairs, car boot sales, charity shops, and specialist auctions.

Frank Hornby launched the first quality train set in 1920 and they are immensely popular. Hornby’s earlier clockwork trains were toy like, but he soon produced more realistic designs.

Hornby Railways

Prices vary, a 1930s Hornby  LMS tank locomotive is worth about £35-£45 $45-$55 while a rare 1938 the Southern Railways locomotive and tender may fetch at auction anything from £400-£600 or $600-$800. Hornby scaled-down mass production trends soon cornered the market, compact and competitively priced, they were ideal for the more confined home.

During the 1930s the company introduced the even smaller, realistic Dublo range which had more detailing than past models.

Hornby Railways

Hornby had to complete with 00 gauge trains of German companies Marklin, and Trix.

Post-World War II 00 gauge Hornby trains were of poor quality and were phased out by 1969.

Hornby models to look out for include clockwork Dublo trains produced before 1940,

a 1935 Hornby o gauge may fetch more than $1000 £800 at auction.

Three real sets, the centre track been the  electricity pick up ,are  very desirable.

Hornby Railways

They were produced from the 1930s until the late 50s, when Hornby resorted to cheaper plastic packed track with two rails

the introduction of plastic trains in the mid-1950s was a disaster for the company and it was taken over by Tri-ang, which eventually went out of business in 1971.

The Hornby name lives on today under Hornby Railways.

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HALF DOLLS

Half dolls

Half dolls

Intended for ornamental use around the home, half dolls were usually made from porcelain or bisque, they had upper bodies, heads, and arms, but no legs.

They were sometimes known as pain caution, dresser, are tea cosy dolls, and were used for every day  house hold objects, such as teapots, pin-cushions  and powder boxes.

Half dolls

The most popular half dolls were modelled on pretty ladies, but male dolls were produced to, as well as children and a variety of animals.

The most prolific manufacture of half dolls were german factories, such as Dressel and Kister, Goebel  Kestner and Heubach

Half dolls

values start from around $5-$10 £8  pounds for a basic doll ,mid- priced dolls have arms set further away from the body, while the finest dolls have delicately sculptured outstretched arms and can be worth up to around hundred and $150 hundred pounds. Detail painting and condition indicate quality and price you’re likely to pay.

The larger dolls particularly are more sought after as are those with their original skirts, which are often elaborate and made from a wide variety of fabrics.

Half dolls

Tips for collectors examined dolls backs waste for manufacturers identification marks, look for dolls with period detail and clothing such as 1920s hairstyles and 1930s outfits.

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