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

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433 Box of Railway Books. Photo albums & histories with a Southern interest. v.g.c.. (15). 445 District Railway 3 aspect Handlamp. The top is stamped “DR” in large letters. The base has an oval metal plate “John Phillips Light of London Lamp Co.” Complete with vessel, burner, reflector, copper lens cone and all glasses. A rare unusually tall pattern of lamp for this company, the base incorporating a skirt. v.g.c.
434 A wooden Totem painted “Southern”. Origin unknown but ex-location condition. Same size as a station totem. 446 A Single Line leather Miniature Staff Holder complete and attached to its leather hoop. v.g.c. throughout. Uncommon.
435 LSWR untitled cast iron Bridge Numberplate “302” from a structure east of Templecombe near Gillingham. Restored a while ago. 447 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “1F” (Rugby). Face restored only.
436 GWR official Jigsaw Puzzle “Royal Route to the West” featuring ‘King’ Class Loco “King George V” hauling the “Cornish Riviera Express”. Complete and very good condition with its original green marbled box also in very good condition and complete with Chad Valley packing slip and GWR system map in original paper sleeve. 448 BR(S) fully flanged enamel Station Sign “Gentlemen”. Minor chips only and with good colour and shine. 915x305mm. (36x12in).
437 GWR Police Helmet Plate. Black Japanned finish with twin shields nickel badge to centre. v.g.c. 449 Southern Railway quad royal enamel Poster Board Header. Re-touched enamel losses. Good colour and shine. Together with a BR(S) “British Railways” double royal poster board header. Small areas of chipping but very good colour and shine. (2).
438 S&DJR small enamel Description Plate from a Signal Box Repeater Instrument “Templecombe No. 3”. v.g.c. 450 London Transport enamel Station Sign “Ealing Uxbridge and Hounslow Lines Platforms 1 and 2” with stylish L.T. logo forming the directional arrow. Some restoration to top edge otherwise good condition and in a wooden frame. 1590x370mm. (62.5x14.5in). overall.
439 Enamel Notice Board Header “Road Services in Association with the Southern Railway” (the latter in sunshine style). Re-touched wear to top and bottom edges otherwise v.g.c. with fine colour and shine. 660mm. (26in) long. 451 BR(W) Firemans Shovel and Coal Pick from Templecombe Depot. No doubt used on many locos over the S&D. If they could only talk! (2)
440 BR Eastern Region double royal pictorial Poster “Hunstanton Queen of the Norfolk Coast” featuring a family on the pier looking towards a busy beach scene with the well known banded cliffs in the background by W. M. Rogers? Small loss to bottom right corner and bottom edge nicks only otherwise v.g.c. with no folds. 452 BR cast iron Notice, GWR style, “Highways Act 1959 No right of way”. Restored.
441 Southern Railway (LSWR pattern) cast iron Trespass Notice. Face restored only. 453 Original Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Coat of Arms Transfer upon a wooden shield which was produced for and used during the centenary celebrations of the forming of the Somerset Central Railway in 1954 (the line having opened in Aug. 1854). A special train was run on 28th. Aug. 1954 from Glastonbury to Burnham and back hauled by 3F 0-6-0 Loco. No. 43201 specially bedecked for the occasion. A photocopied photograph taken at the time shows the crest with the driver and Highbridge shedmaster and accompanies the lot. The shield has bowed with age but is in lovely original condition.
442 Carter Paterson and Co. Calling Card bearing the large initials “CP & Co. Ltd.” dated June 1928. This company were carriers to several railway companies and clients displayed these cards in their window if they required the driver to call and collect parcels. v.g.c. and scarce. 210x150mm. (8.25x6in). 454 BR(S) fully flanged enamel Station Totem Sign “Ramsgate”. Mainly re-touched flange chips plus four small re-touched chips to upper and lower panels. A good looking totem with fine colour and shine. A former SR station opened in July 1926 replacing two earlier stations, Harbour and Town.
443 Pullman Car Co. brass Table Lamp clearly marked “Chloria” and with original celluloid shade embossed “Pullman Car Company” (slightly mis-shapen). Chloria was an eight wheel Pullman Car used on the “Golden Arrow” services. A superbly classical lamp from a famous train. 455 GWR single aspect Porter’s Handlamp. The body stamped “GWR” and brass plated “G.Polkey Ltd. Manufacturers Birmingham”. Complete with original vessel, BRW burner, GWR reflector and front lens. Restored.
444 Enamel Advertising Sign “Smoke Adkins Nut Brown Tobacco” with a pictorial tobacco packet. Minor edge losses and chips. The main area in superb condition with fine colour and shine. 915x457mm. (36x18in). 456 Southern Railway hallmarked silver and enamelled 50 years service Medallion. The reverse inscribed to J.Waight 1896 - 1946”. v.g.c.