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Sporting Memorabilia & Collectables — Abacus Auctions

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Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:842
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia & CollectablesLots with images:842
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:599
Date:25-Jul-2020
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Dinky: Group of 15 majority early unboxed commercial vehicles, condition ranges from good to poor. (Qty 15)
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Dinky: Group of 15 majority early unboxed model trucks, condition ranges from good to poor. (Qty 15)
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Dinky: Group of 10 majority early unboxed model cars, condition ranges from good to poor. (Qty 10)
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Dinky: Group of 10 majority early unboxed model cars, condition ranges from good to poor. (Qty 10)
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Dinky: Late 1940's to early 1950's Commer breakdown lorry No.25X with dark grey body, dark blue back and jib with 'Dinky Service' decals and red ridged hubs. Model is very fine in very fine orange lift off lid box.
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Dinky: Late 1940's to early 1950's Bedford articulated lorry No.521 with yellow body and trailer, black wings and red ridged hubs, model is very fine to fine with very minor paint chips in very fine green lift-off-lid box.
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Dinky: 1950's Thornycroft Mighty Antar tank transporter No.660 in military dark green with khaki driving figure and supertoy hubs, model is very fine to fine with very minor paint chips in slightly discoloured fine blue and white striped lift-off-lid box.
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Dinky: 1950's Centurion tank No.651 in military dark green, metal rollers and rubber caterpillar track, model is very fine to fine with very minor paint chips in very fine blue and white striped lift-off-lid box.
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Dinky: 1950's pair of model cars consisting of Packard convertible No. 132 with light tan body, red interior, driver and red ridged hubs; and Sunbeam alpine sports No.107 with deep pink body, grey interior, driver and white ridged hubs; models are fine to good in good yellow illustrated boxes. (2)
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Dinky: 1950's pair of model cars consisting of Austin Devon saloon No.152 with two toned pink and green body and cream ridged hubs; and Riley saloon No.158 with light green body and light green ridged hubs; models are fine to good apart from tape on one fine yellow illustrated boxes.
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Dinky: 1950's group of model cars consisting of Lagonda No.38C with maroon body, dark blue seats and black ridged hubs; and Jaguar type D racing car No.238 with aqua body, driver and blue ridged hubs; and Plymouth Plaza No.178 with light blue body, dark blue roof and spun hubs; models are fine to good in poor yellow illustrated boxes.
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Dinky: 1960's commercial servicing platform vehicle No. 977 with cream body, red extendable arm, red plastic basket and supertoy hubs, model is very fine in very fine blue and white striped lift-off-lid box.
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Dinky: 1960's Bbc TV mobile control room No.967 with dark green body, 'Bbc Television Service' decals, grey roof with grey supertoy hubs, model is very fine in fine fine blue and white striped lift-off-lid box.
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Dinky: 1960's Centurion tank No.651 in military dark green, metal rollers and rubber caterpillar track, model is very fine to fine with very minor paint chips in good yellow and blue striped lift-off-lid box.
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Dinky: 1960's pair of model vehicles consisting of Mgb sports car No.113 with white body, red interior, driver and spun hubs; and double decker bus with two tone green and cream body, 'Dunlop' decals and green ridged hubs; models are fine in fine yellow illustrated boxes.
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Dinky: Late 1960s to early 1970's Coles hydra crane truck 150T No.980 with deep yellow cab and boom on black base and cast spun hubs, some minor paint chips on crane arm but otherwise very fine in very fine to fine cardboard box with accompanying instructions and cardboard packing.
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Dinky: Late 1960s to early 1970's Volkswagen 1300 sedan No.129 with metallic blue body, white interior and spun hubs, model is very fine in fine with one crack to top of the rigid perspex case.
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Dinky: French 1960's pair of transport trucks consisting of Tracteur Willeme avec Semi-Remorque Fardier No.36A with orange body, yellow trailer with logs and yellow concave hubs; and Tracteur unic Saharien with beige body and trailer, black plastic pipes and beige concave hubs; both models are fine to very fine in fine to good blue and white striped lift-off-lid boxes. (Qty 2 items)
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Distiler (Jdn): German pre-war large scale four door limousine with two-tone dark green and black body, black roof, wings and running boards, driver in orange and tin wheels. One rear passenger door loose the other embossed with the Jdn logo 'Made in Germany', some minor paint chips but otherwise in good condition but key is missing.
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Ezy-Bilt, Meccano & Trains: Ezy-Bilt set No.6 in tin (incomplete); plus range of Meccano in shoebox; and Bachmann N Scale train set in box, few model houses, some track on landscaped board. Inspection will reward.
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Hornby: Pre-war Speedboat Racer II No.3 in cream, blue colouring with working clockwork motor, some paint and minor decal loss, presented on a nice metal stand, model is fair to good but is missing its key.
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Matchbox: c. late1950's early 1960's pair of 'Models of YesterYear' B. type London bus with 'Dewars' decals, red body and grey spoke wheels, models are very fine in good 'C' type boxes. (Qty 2)
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Meccano: c.1950's Dinky toy set No. 50 Ships of the British Navy including battleships, cruisers, submarines and destroyers. Models range from good to poor with some ships missing/broken in fine blue lift-off-lid box.
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Prameta: German (British Zone) pair of post-war Mercedes 300, one with a green body, painted grey windows and grey cast hubs and the other with a grey body, chrome painted windows and grey cast hubs, models are in fair to good in good to poor illustrated boxes with one original wind-up key.
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Tri-Ang Spot-On: late 1950s to early 1960's Austin Healey '100/Six' with cream body, red interior, driver and spun hubs, model is very fine to fine in fine blue illustrated box.
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Hornby: c.1950's O gauge clockwork No.101 'LNER 460' green tank locomotive (reversing). Very fine loco in very fine red lift-off-lid box with original Hornby guarantee, tested tag and instruction leaflet. Missing the clockwork key.
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Hornby: c.1950's O gauge railway accessories No.2 milk cans and truck in blue, contents are very fine in original very fine blue lift-off-lid box. (Qty 1)
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Marklin: Ho gauge Cm800 89005 Steam Engine black locomotive set with accompanying rolling stock and original Esso oil bottle, locomotive and rolling stock very fine in a very fine red illustrated lift-off-lid box.
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German pre-war tinplate clockwork toy of a gentleman with a bowler hat and moveable hand and cane. No distinct makers mark apart form K870 DRPa and in good condition.
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Miscellaneous group of broken models and spare parts belonging to a multitude of different brands including Matchbox, Hornby and Dinky. A good lot for those needing to do repairs and restoration of models.
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Gama: 1950's West German pair of tinplate clockwork tanks. Both missing keys and some accessories with one of the rubber caterpillar tracks broken but otherwise in good condition.
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Krauss: (Wk Toys of Germany) Pre-World War II mechanical tinplate carousel with four suspended boys in yellow and orange riding green gondolas around a blue central tower, predominantly yellow top labelled 'Made in Germany' and white patterned base platform monogramed with Wk. Fitted with an ingenious push-down spiral mechanism (similar to a spinning top) which creates a revolving action, some minor age-related damage and replaced gondola attachment but overall in good condition.
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Lehmann: Pre-war German made scares 'Masuyama' tinplate clockwork rickshaw No.773 with driving rear wheels, lady passenger waves her fan. Coolie figure with yellow conical hat and orange trousers. Some light play wear particularly to the wheels and head rest and missing the parasol but apart from that in good condition.
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Louis Marx: Pre-war English articulated tinplate clockwork fish, Reg Design No 802461/2. 801545, some pieces missing including wind-up key and overall in poor condition.
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Schuco: German (Us Zone) pair of post-war clockwork model vehicles including 'the steerable driving-school car'; Mercedes racing car No.1 in light blue and 'Magico-auto 2008' in dark red, models very fine and good with accompanying driving-school car user manual and slightly broken key. (Qty 3)
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Schuco: German (Us Zone) & West Germany pair of post war clockwork model vehicles including 'Examico 4001' in cream with wind-up key and 'Oldtimers' 1902 Mercedes simplex, both models are very fine. (Qty 2)
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Schuco: German pre-war garage No.1500 in yellow with a grey corrugated roof and red text accompanied with red tinplate clockwork car, garage and car both fine in poor illustrated box.
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Schuco: German pre-war 'the steerable driving-school car' clockwork Mercedes racing car No.7 in dark blue with original wind-up key and spare parts, model is very fine in good illustrated box with accompanying user manuals.
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Sutcliffe: English tinplate clockwork model of a submarine 'Unda-Wunda' with a two-tone grey and red body accompanied with a 'Sea Wolf' atomic submarine box. Model is missing its periscope and a cannon otherwise in good condition and the box has some writing in pen otherwise is fine. (Qty 2)
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Tri-Ang Minic: 1940's tinplate clockwork example delivery van with a dark green cab, light green van body with 'Carter Paterson' and illustration decals, opening rear doors with locking bar, plated front wings and tinplate hubs, model is very fine to fine with some melting to wheels in a fine box and original winding key. Scarce.
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Tri-Ang Minic: 1940's group of tinplate clockwork model vehicles including double decker London bus No.60M with two toned red and cream body, 'Bovril' decals, brown interior and cast metal hubs; petrol tanker No.15M with light blue cab, red tanker and chrome mudguards; and a pair of small cars one blue the other green, models in fair to good condition accompanied with one key. (Qty 4)
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Skateboard: c.1966 'Surfa Sam' skateboard, with sheet metal trucks marked 'Land Surfa/World Pat.Pending', made by L.F.Nicholas Pty Ltd, Rose Bay, NSW, with small part of label remaining, rubber bush on front truck has perished. Fine example of this early Australian skateboard.
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