Quirky World: Dinky toy collection worth a mint at auction

ENGLAND: A rare collection of 2,000 Dinky toys and other cars and trains which has been lovingly built up over 50 years could fetch £250,000 (€348,000) at auction next week.

Retired car dealer Raymond Hainsworth, 78, and his wife Pat, started collecting when their twin boys Ian and David were babies and their first Christmas was spent surrounded by a new train set.

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