Live Auction For : SATURDAY 27th JUNE AT GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY, COMMON LANE, YENSTON,
            TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0NB

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49 S&DJR small enamel Repeater Description Plate “Masbury & Shepton. v.g.c. 61 GWR (Cambrian Section) original rolled Drawing on linen of the Traethmawr Bridge between Portmadoc and Minffordd. Official ink stamp to corner “GWR Central Wales Division Oswestry” and dated “2.7.29”. v.g.c.
50 Enamel Sign “The Leicester Plenum System (Ashwell & Nesbitt’s Patents) Leicester & London”. Art Nouveau design to border corners. Chips to screwholes otherwise v.g.c. with very good colour and shine. 460x232mm. (18x9in). 62 BR Western Region double royal Pictorial Poster “Malvern”. A fine view of the church and town buildings nestling below the rolling hills. Minor creasing to left edge otherwise v.g.c. with no folds.
51 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “44379” as carried by LMS Class 4F 0-6-0 No. 4379 built by Andrew Barclay (Works No. 1923) in 1927 to lot 32. Became BR 44379 in Oct. 1948. Withdrawn Sept. 1964 and cut up by Cohens, Ickles. The plate is in v.g.c. and face restored. 63 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “71G” (Bath Green Park) as carried by Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45440. This was the first ‘Black 5’ to work on the Somerset and Dorset Line and remained there until 1958, being photographed many times particularly by Ivo Peters. The plate is face restored only, the characters and rim being partly cleaned and lightly polished. “45440” is painted on the back.
52 BR(W) fully flanged enamel Station Sign “Ladies Room”. A few very small chips only. Very good colour and shine. 610x460mm. (24x18in). 64 L&SWR titled cast iron Notice “Neither matches nor lights must be taken near stored paraffin”. Superb original condition.
53 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “86A” (Newport Ebbw Junction, then Cardiff Canton). Face restored only. The characters and rim lightly polished. 65 “Great Southern Railways” original Coat of Arms Transfer nicely mounted onto a painted panel and presented in a glazed frame with gilt slip 490x450 (19.3x17.7in) overall. This is the second of our coats of arms from the London Railway Club / Woolwich Railway Museum Collection in our sale today.
54 Railway Air Services cloth Cap Badge. The “RAS” woven initials on a central felt roundel within gilt wire laurel leaves. v.g.c. This concern was jointly formed by the four main line railway companies and Imperial Airways on 21st. March 1934. R.A.S. Cap badges are scarce. 66 Glazed Stoneware Flagon by Powell of Bristol. The top boldly incised “G. Coxwell Wine & Spirit Merchant Tiverton Junction”. Minor chip to neck otherwise v.g.c. 310mm. (12in) tall. Tiverton Jct. a former GWR station and junction for the lines to Tiverton and Hemyock was opened by the Bristol & Exeter Railway Co. in 1844, closed in 1986 and later re-opened as Tiverton Parkway.
55 S&DJR Tail Lamp probably from a permanent way engineers trolley or similar. Stamped in the back “S&DJR”, the lamp bears two brass plates “Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway” and “Radstock”. Complete with correct “LMS” vessel and burner, red bullseye front lens and clear bullseye rear lens. v.g.c. devoid of paint but traces of original red remain. 67 North Eastern Railway counter top Parcel Weighing Machine. Ornate cast iron column and scroll bracketed beam with adjusting balance and holder for weights. Original curved cast brass plate to face of fluted column “NER 1972 Pooley & Son Liverpool”. One weight present. A superb item of very manageable proportions and weight.
56 Great Western Railway fully titled cast iron Signal Box Door Plate “No unauthorised person allowed in this box by order”. Face restored only. 68 BR(W) cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “9743”. As carried by ex GWR 0-6-0 Pannier Tank. Latterly a Llanelly and Neath loco it was withdrawn in May 1964 and cut up by Birds of Morriston, Swansea in Oct. 1964. The plate is in fine condition virtually ex-loco lightly cleaned.
57 A Presentation boxed Gavel. Engraved brass plate to lid “Mallet from Mount Vernon the home of General Washington, United States of America. Presented by D. Drummond Esq. C.E. to the drivers and firemen of the L&SW Rly. Co. to be used at their meetings”. The gavel head bears an image of Washington’s home. The box is velvet lined. A truly historic item. Dugald Drummond was C.M.E. of the LSWR from 1895-1912. 69 Oval cast iron Wagon Plate “Owners Sea Containers London 19”. Restored a while ago and uncommon. 193x129mm. (7.6x5in).
58 An early cast iron Milepost “1/2”. An oval head on a cruciform post with rectangular foot. Unrestored 1690mm. (66.5in) tall. The post originated in Carmarthen so it may be from the Carmarthen & Cardigan Rly which was opened in 1860 and purchased by the GWR in 1881. 70 South Eastern Railway 3 aspect Handlamp. The drum stamped “SER 4019”. Complete with SR Ashford vessel, BR(S) burner, reflector and all glasses. The top handle bound with copper wire. Unrestored.
59 Large oval china Dish with blue borders top marked “Great Western Hotel Taunton” in a circular belted garter. Minor overall glaze crazing through age otherwise v.g.c. 460x366mm. (18x14.5in). 71 “Southern Railway Smoking Strictly Prohibited” enamel Sign. Minor chips to screwholes and edges. 420x305mm. (16.5x12in).
60 LSWR untitled cast iron Bridge Plate “4”. Face restored only. 72 Two Signal Box Signal Repeaters and two cast iron Signal Lever Collars embossed “Line Blocked”. (4)