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'Rare' 1966 Dalek for sale in TV memorabilia auction 'Rare' 1966 Dalek for sale in TV memorabilia auction
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A 1966 Dalek is among a huge collection of film and TV props and memorabilia expected to attract bids from around the world when sold at auction.A 1966 Dalek is among a huge collection of film and TV props and memorabilia expected to attract bids from around the world when sold at auction.
The 67 items all belong to one man, whose wife said he needs to get rid of them so they can downsize.
Auctioneer James Lewis said it was the best collection of film memorabilia he had ever seen for sale.Auctioneer James Lewis said it was the best collection of film memorabilia he had ever seen for sale.
The 67 items all belong to one man, who is selling them so he and his wife can move to a smaller house.
The collection includes oversized props from The Borrowers and Mr Cadbury's Parrot.The collection includes oversized props from The Borrowers and Mr Cadbury's Parrot.
Mr Lewis said: "I think the Dalek would have been back in use exterminating its owner if he hadn't agreed to sell his collection."
The collector's wife said: "There's no way that we can accommodate all of these things. The last thing I want is a Dalek in the bedroom.
"Everything has to go. We don't want any of it back.
"I'm locking my husband in a straightjacket in the garden shed so he can't bid on any of it again."
'Incredibly rare''Incredibly rare'
"[The collection] took over the entire cellar of his house. It was every big boy's dream, and it's all gone," said Mr Lewis. Mr Lewis said the collection took over the entire cellar of the couple's house.
He said it was "incredibly rare" to get a genuine Dalek from that period. "They are incredibly rare, to get a genuine Dalek from that period," he said.
"I've never seen one coming up for many, many, many years," he said. "I've never seen one coming up for many, many, many years."
The collector, from Hertfordshire, amassed the items over 25 years.The collector, from Hertfordshire, amassed the items over 25 years.
He is not expected to be present at the auction, which is taking place at Bamfords in Derby later. He is not expected to be at the auction, which is taking place at Bamfords in Derby later.
"I don't think he can bring himself to come," said Mr Lewis. "I don't think he can bring himself to come," Mr Lewis said.
"He had lots of collections of lots of different things but it's this collection that's just so huge."He had lots of collections of lots of different things but it's this collection that's just so huge.
"In terms of film memorabilia this is probably the best sale that we've ever had, the best sale that I've ever seen as an auctioneer.""In terms of film memorabilia this is probably the best sale that we've ever had, the best sale that I've ever seen as an auctioneer."