Auction For : April 2009

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313 Oak ‘Shoe Shine’ Box clad in aluminium with applied printed tinplate panels “For a brilliant shine use Cherry Blossom” and pictorial panels to sides for Cherry Blossom Black and Tonette Dark Brown polishes. Hinged flap at back to access internal storage area and shoe shaped wooden platform to top. Good used condition. 420x340x280mm. tall overall (16.5x13.4x11in). 325 A rare Nottingham City Tramways wooden Single Line Staff with original painted lettering “Alfred St. & Hooton St” and “Carlton 7 1/2 Mins”. The ends repainted otherwise very good ex-service condition. 495mm. long (19.5in). The Nottingham Tram System had single lines with passing loops. The sight of the staff would permit convoys of perhaps three trams to proceed in section, the staff retained by the driver of the last tram. This would then be shown to the drivers of the corresponding trams waiting in the loop and handed over to the last driver in the queue, and so it repeated from section to section. Sounds complicated but it worked! We are of course referring to the original Tramway System not the current modern Super Tram!
314 A cast brass Industrial Locmotive Nameplate “Marlborough” with scalloped corners 1295mm. long (51in) together with its matching oval cast brass builder’s plate “Andrew Barclay Sons & Co Limited Caledonia Works Kilmarnock Scotland No. 2081, 1940” as carried by 0-4-0ST with OC delivered new to Royal Arsenal Woolwich. In 1958 it went to T.W. Ward Ltd. Preston. In Dec. 1958 it moved to the Royal Ordnance Factory, Chorley. Transferred soon after to T.W. Ward Inverkeithing where it was scrapped in Jan. 1969. A delightful pair of plates face restored only and presented on polished wooden mounts. 326 Two early Nottingham City Transport Bus Destination Blinds. One is from a motor bus and the other printed Sept. 1948 is from a trolley bus. Good condition. Contains many evocative names for Nottingham folk (2).
315 Two plastic cased Semaphore Signal Repeaters with brass posts and distant arms ( one possibly GWR) together with a “Weight Bar” repeater. All v.g.c. and ex-signal box condition. (3). 327 Shield shaped enamel Advertising Sign “Idris Royal Mineral Waters Eight Gold Medals”. “Property of Irris & Co. Ltd.” to top corners. Nicely re-touched enamel losses. Good colour and shine. 495x425mm. overall (19.5x16.75in).
316 D&AJR 12 in light oak Drop Cased Wall Clock with a quality wire driven fusee movement by Winterhalder & Hoffmeier of Schwarzenbach, Germany. The re-written dial bears the legend “Hamilton & Inches Edinburgh 18262” (the suppliers) and this number is repeated on an ivorine plate to the drop case above a bevelled edged glazed lenticle. The inside case bears the remains of a “Dundee & Arbroath Joint Railway” paper label. The bottom door has been very well replaced (probably in service) with a copper plate flap which blends well with the light oak. A fine clock in working order complete with pendulum and key. It is reputed to have been finally located at Perth Station Hotel perhaps transferred there from its original D&A location which would have been Caledonian & North British Joint. This clock is photographed in Ian Lyman’s book page 212 figure 7.34. 328 “LMSR 15” cast iron Plate (LYR pattern) from a locomotive water column. Face restored. This water column was located at Bury (Knowsley Street) station platform end.
317 GER Vesta Match Case. Label to lid reads “Great Eastern Railway Co’s Sandringham Hotel Hunstanton-on-Sea on the beautiful Norfolk coast”. Label inside reads “Ask for East Anglian Whisky 10 years old on sale at all Great Eastern Railway Co’s Refreshment Rooms. Service wear but generally good condition and complete with some matches. This hotel was demolished in 1967. 329 London Midland Hotels glass Water Jug with brilliant cut and acid etched decoration. The script initials “LMH” clearly face etched. A handsome item in v.g.c. 183mm. tall (7.2in).
318 GER Vesta Match Case. Label to lid reads “Great Eastern Hotel, Harwich. For health, ocean, breezes, sailing, motoring, golf”. Label inside is for the company’s Sandringham Hotel at Hunstanton. v.g.c. retaining most of the original gilding and with some matches. This hotel closed in 1922. It became the town hall for a period of time and was sold off in 1983. 330 Cheshire Lines Committee titled cast iron Gate Notice in fine unrestored condition.
319 GNR large 3 aspect Handlamp. Top and body stamped with matching “GNR 3333”. Brass plate to body “London & North Eastern Railway Sutton on Sea 1”. Complete with vessel, LNE burner, reflector, copper lens cone and all glasses. v.g.c. and in original grey service paintwork. A station on the Louth - Willoughby Loop closed in October 1970. 331 Oval cast aluminium Builder’s Plate “Ruston & Hornsby Ltd. Makers Lincoln England. 51006 1939 patent horizontal Thermax boiler” then lists various pressures. “R 318” is stamped in back. Very good original condition. 333x217mm. (13x8.5in).
320 BR(M) fully flanged enamel Station Sign “For Trains to Rochdale Manchester and Liverpool”. Small chips only and with very good colour and shine. 1225x458mm. (48.2x18in). 332 West Bridgford Urban District Council Omnibus Bodyside Transfer Insignia “W.B.U.D.C. Passenger Transport Dept.” in gold lettering shaded red and black nicely applied onto a brown painted wooden panel. 687x457(27x18in). West Bridgford, now a suburb of Nottingham is currently served by the City Transport Buses.
321 LNWR mahogany cased Fletchers double line Block Instrument with ivorine plate “Appleton Station”. Complete with underslung bell and tapper. The description dial a little stained otherwise v.g.c. Appleton north of the Mersey near Widnes closed in June 1951. 333 Great Eastern Railway combined silver plated Egg Cup and Tray by Elkington. Nicely marked on the face of the egg cup “GER” in block letters surmounted by the dragon’s wing device. Light service wear otherwise v.g.c.
322 GNR rotating Signal Lamp Case featuring two bullseye lenses set at 90 degrees to each other. Brass plate to top “Great Northern Railway No. 27584” and copper plate “Wood Green” complete with a correct interior lamp with steel location plate “Holloway”. Very good restored condition. A very rare pattern of lamp fitted to somersault signals with no spectacle plates. 334 GER small bulbous china Cream Tot by Dudson in the powder blue colour within perimeter embossed and coloured bands in brown and white. Oval garter title to face “The Great Eastern Railway Company” with dragon’s wing to centre. v.g.c. 63mm. tall (2.5in).
323 LYR half pint waisted Glass nicely face etched “Lancashire & Yorkshire Ry. Victoria Station Refreshment Dept.” A scarce piece of glassware from this Manchester station in v.g.c. 118mm. (4.7in) tall. 335 LMS wooden Signal Box Nameboard “Goole Goods Jct” with applied cast iron letters. v.g.c. and restored. 1800x275mm. (71x11in).
324 Oval cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “12A” Carlisle Kingmoor. Face restored only. 336 Oval cast iron locomotive Shedplate “56F” Low Moor. Face restored only.