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If even the provenance of the models is known, I'm rather tempted to arrive at the same opinion previous posters have stated.
I think you hit the jackpot here.

Cherish them, they are nigh on irreplacable.
A lot of hardcore Dinky collectors haven't even had a chance to hold them in their hands, let alone owning and squeezing them.

Thanks for the photos!

I'm quietly contemplating what appendage, or which if more than one was required, I would give up to have these in my collection.

Lovely, lovely models.

Cheers
Dave

RSSierra wrote:I'm quietly contemplating what appendage, or which if more than one was required, I would give up to have these in my collection.
Lovely, lovely models.

My thoughts exactly (and I don't even collect Dinky!).

So here are some photos of all of the DInkly toys I have including the 7 vans.. others to follow

these are all tootsie toys not sure if they are collectable?

Stunning! Those vans are something you don't see everyday (or ever).

and some of the others which I suspect are much less collectable...

The trolleybus is Taylor and Barrett and, IIRC, there is a larger and a smaller version. Definitely collectable and almost certainly pre-war.

The Tootsietoys are as collectible as the early Dinky Toys especially the Graham Page models of which you have a few in your second picture.

The blue VW is probably worth than all the other models around it especially the Lledo Vans etc.

Thanks to a slow computer ''Idris'' has beaten me to the Trolly Bus I.D. !!!

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Thanks to a slow computer ''Idris'' has beaten me to the Trolly Bus I.D. !!!

It's nice to see my diligent reading of Modellers' World (I'm up to Vol 7, no. 1) paying off!