Five vintage toys perfect for a nostalgic Christmas

Model train

This German-made clockwork train set is estimated at £150-200 at SAS’s two-day Trains Galore sale on December 15-16.

This uncommon boxed German-made 0 Gauge clockwork train set was made for the British market. It comes with its box and includes a green four-wheel non-reversing locomotive with fixed key, two blue/grey Pullman cars, a signal, 'Stop' sign, tracks and a station. SAS believe it could be made by well-known makers Schuhmann & Müller.

It is one of a number of model trains to be offered at SAS’s two-day Trains Galore sale on December 15-16. It has an estimate of £150-200.

View and bid for this clockwork train set via thesaleroom.com.

View the Trains Galore auction here.

Dinky cars

A collection of five Dinky diecast cars in their boxes comprising estimated at £80-120 at the December 6 sale at 1818 Auctioneers.

Dinky cars are always popular. It has a huge collector following but individual cars make good decorative items too.

Here is a collection of five Dinky diecast cars in their boxes comprising an Austin Atlantic convertible in black with red interior, a Rolls Royce Phantom V in green and white with red interior, a BEV Electric Truck in original box 400 and an Austin Atlantic convertible in light blue with red interior and a Packard convertible in salmon with red interior.

The group is estimated at £80-120 at the December 6 sale at 1818 Auctioneers. View and bid for these Dinky toys via thesaleroom.com.

James Bond car

A 1:8 scale model of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, from the Eaglemoss ‘build your own’ series, estimated at £300-500 at Taylors’ Toys, Trains etc sale on December 7.

For 007 fans there is this 1:8 scale model of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5. It is from the Eaglemoss ‘build your own’ series of model cars.

It is estimated at £300-500 at Taylors’ Toys, Trains etc sale on December 7. View and bid for this James Bond Aston Martin model car via thesaleroom.com.

Thunderbird

Virgil Tracy's Thunderbird 2 Matchbox toy in an unopened card estimated at £10 at Pro Auction’s December 8-10 sale.

Followers of the classic 1960s sci-fi puppet series Thunderbird’s will recognise this toy instantly as Virgil Tracy's Thunderbird 2.

Made by Matchbox, the toy is in an unopened card and estimated at £10 at Pro Auction’s December 8-10 sale. View and bid for this Thunderbird 2 model via thesaleroom.com.

Mr Zerox Robot

A 1960's Mr Zerox robot, battery operated, by FH Japan and is estimated at £40-60 at December 8 at Anderson & Garland’s sale.

Vintage Japanese battery powered robots are very collectable and this 1960's toy called Mr Zerox is by FH Japan and comes with its original box.

It is estimated at £40-60 at Anderson & Garland’s sale of The Catherine 'Kit' Hewitt Collection of Doll's Houses, Dolls and other toys on December 8.

View and bid for this robot via thesaleroom.com. View the whole doll and toy sale here.