A consignment of more than 2500 Dinky toys from the Parodi family has been secured by C&T Auctioneers in Tunbridge Wells.
The family were the sole importers of Meccano and Dinky products into Italy from 1916-78. Assembled initially by Arturo Parodi, the group consists of English and French models dating from the mid-1950s through to the late 1970s, with the first 500-lot instalment offered on September 19.