Some of the first Dinky Toys ever made have fetched almost £50,000 at auction. Two boxes containing 12 rare delivery vans from the firm's infancy in 1933 were snapped up by a private collector.

Ken McRae, 66, has become an expert on Dinky toys since he began collecting them in earnest in the 1980s. The retired army officer owns some 2,500 models, with the most valuable item ...

A toy truck from the 1950s has fetched £12,000 at auction following a worldwide bidding war. Stockton-On-Tees auctioneers, Vectis, got such a high price for the Dinky toy because of its rarity. The ...

Andrew Reed, Vectis specialist, said: "We believe this Palethorpes delivery van was made between 1934 and 1936 so it is one of the earliest Dinky toys from the Liverpool factory, boosting its ...

The display at Brighton Toy and Model Museum includes 400 rare 1930s Dinky toys. A private collection of rare 1930s Dinky toys has gone on public display. The exhibition of 400 Meccano-made items ...