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Live-steam models of fire pumpers, tractors and marine engines are just some of miniature machines to be found in the collection. Highlights include a number of fine English engineering models such as the Royal Chester, a 1½-inch scale traction engine built from plans by WJ Hughes (estimate 6000/7500 Euros).

The golden age of steam is celebrated by the lifetime collection of the late Georg Köhl, a retired workshop head at Linde AG in Cologne, who learnt how to repair his first steam vehicle (a harvesting traction engine) at the age of 19. Quality and originality were the benchmarks of Köhl’s selection, which brought together the most celebrated names in European toy and model-making - Märklin, Carette, Radiguet & Massiot.

Full auction details and an expanded list of highlights can be found at www.breker.com  

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