Between trains, stations and small figures total 35 000 pieces. Are on display at Sotheby's in New York, and is valued at 36.4 million euros.

The pieces will be auctioned in a single batch by the will of the owner. Jerry Greene has 64 years, since age 18 that brings together toys. He joined a collection of significant models manufactured between 1850 and 1940 that were far in the basement of his house in the suburbs of Philadelphia (USA).

Sotheby's believes that the collection could reach 10 million dollars (7.2 million).