Toy motors make £21k

A collection of model cars owned by the founder of a toy firm has sold for more than £21,000.

The cars, which belonged to Charles Ullman, founder of Mettoy, included preproduction and rare models from the 1950s to the 1980s.

The set of 128 lots was deemed to be of “significant importance to the collecting world” by auctioneer Vectis.