DanRobinson published Centrury-old toy gunboat sold for £6,000 by Nottingham...

£6,000 for a tinplate toy gunboat? Auctioneer Nigel Kirk of Mellors & Kirk explains the reasons why The unique charm of old toys can turn a person into a passionate collector. From pre-history to our time, children need to play. Marklin, the maker of the finest tinplate toys, were prized then and now. This splendid Marklin tinplate gunboat dating from 1905-10 with tiny real bronze cannons became the subject of a fierce bidding battle at Mellors & Kirk. The hammer eventually...