If you're a British tinplate fan, I came across this clip of forgotten set's on the BBC Antiques Roadshow.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p029bp4y
Dave
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Nice. Thanks for posting!
Great stuff! Thanks for the link.
Wow!
That's an incredible find and in amazing condition!
Thanks for posting it Dave!
Oh no, I'm not jealous
Just amazing, a great look into the past.
All the best,
Miketg
Beautiful models - thanks much for sharing those treasures! 
Dave,
Great stuff, I loved it!
PCRR/Dave
Something like that is what we collectors all dream of, isn't it? Thanks for posting.
That was fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.
-Greg
-Greg
Great stuff!
I often wonder in my dimmer moments whether the English (or Germans, or Italians...) have better antiques than we do:
"Wow, look at this toy train from the 1940's!!!!"
"Gee, all I have is this dagger from the Crusades...." 
Originally Posted by thestumper:
Great stuff!
I often wonder in my dimmer moments whether the English (or Germans, or Italians...) have better antiques than we do:
"Wow, look at this toy train from the 1940's!!!!"
"Gee, all I have is this dagger from the Crusades...."
Better is in the eye of the beholder. If it means older hang on, here's a shocker!, they win easy!
Or, do my 2 stone arrowheads win? I found them in the Mich-Upper Penn. woods behind the backyard digging for fishing worms when I was young.
Tough choice! Got an Ohio shell fossil to toss?
The 10K British Pound value quoted by the expert for all those mint trains seems very low to me in comparison to the price being paid for mint antique trains in the U.S. Just a few years ago over $300K was the selling price in the U.S. for a mint Blue Comet set found in an attic. These British trains look to me to be more than the equivalent of that Blue Comet set. So why the low quoted value? Market?
Bob Nelson
PS. Speaking of arrowheads, my uncle wants to give me a bucket full of arrowheads that my great grandfather found while walking behind his draft horses as he plowed the fields on his farm in Kalamazoo, MI. My uncle thinks they are almost worthless. Are they? Market? I'm tempted to take them but I know the trouble I'll be in with my wife if I do!
Bob,
Concerning those arrowheads,I am no expert. A friend of mine here in Western Pennsylvania has accrued a world class collection of flintlocks and Indian artifacts.
He has a tremendous collection of arrowheads to go along with his firearms,powder horns,and other stuff. I have been fortunate to have been invited to see his collection a couple of times. There is definately value in what you have. There are probably some collectors in your area. Sometimes they have meets just like we train people do. I would check out the different media sources or go online to check your options. I think that it is rather exciting to have those artifacts.
Good luck in your quest.
Norm
Norm
Wow that is the most amazing find I have ever seen! Thanks for posting it!
Originally Posted by navy.seal:
The 10K British Pound value quoted by the expert for all those mint trains seems very low to me in comparison to the price being paid for mint antique trains in the U.S. Just a few years ago over $300K was the selling price in the U.S. for a mint Blue Comet set found in an attic. These British trains look to me to be more than the equivalent of that Blue Comet set. So why the low quoted value? Market?
Bob Nelson
Bob,
This collection was discussed a couple of weeks ago on a British forum; there the conclusion was that 10K pound was too much! Of course there are no fixed prices for antique trains anywhere.
Regards
Fred
WOW really nice tin plate. Thanks for posting
