A toy collector is flogging toys from 60s and 70s movies and TV shows from James Bond to Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Doug Blair has spent the last 50 years accumulating them.
But he has run out of space to keep them after moving house.
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So Doug is cashing in on his prized collection which is set to make thousands of pounds at auction.
Featuring in his collection are toys from franchises such as James Bond, Doctor Who and Starsky & Hutch.
The businessman is known to have the most comprehensive Man From U.N.C.L.E. toy collection in the UK.
An extremely rare boxed harpoon gun dating back to 1965 from the James Bond movie Thunderball starring Sean Connery is set to fetch £1,500 at auction.
Doug made a habit of getting his hands on toy firearms linked to the franchise, as reported by Need To Know.
Estimated to reach a whopping £1,000 each are a trio of boxed guns manufactured by the Japanese company Tada.
The toys will go under the hammer on 16 May.
Doug said: “I kept some of the die-cast toys and a few other pieces but didn’t think much of it until the internet started around 1995.
“Then I had a scout around to see what toys were there and I began collecting them.
“That was at the time when you could still find rare, boxed items online – stuff that was hard to find. You won’t find it there now, though – specialist auctions like this one are the way ahead.”
After his house move he added: “I need the space, although I will be keeping one or two things that I just can’t let go of.”
“We used to bump into people involved in the films. Ken Barker, who worked on sound for these and many other films, gave me an original prop, and that fired my imagination.”
Simon Garner, toys specialist for auctioneers Ewbank’s, stated: “Doug Blair is the Napoleon Solo of collecting in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. field. This is a unique opportunity to buy the best.”
The sale takes place in Woking, Surrey.
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