March 2018 Lots 1 – 50

SAT 24th March 2018 – Cedric Ford Pavilion, Newark Showground,
Lincoln Rd, Notts NG24 2NY
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1 Midland & Great Northern Rly. 3 aspect Handlamp. Top stamped “M&GNJR”. Body brass plated “M&GNJR” and “Caister 2057”. Complete with all fittings and glasses. Restored. Caister-on-Sea, north of Yarmouth closed in March 1959. SOLD FOR
£460
2 Enamel Sign “Instructions for working electric gong between Crescent Junction and Nene Sidings”. Gives train status and gong beats. Chip to bottom centre. Peterborough location. 14×11”. SOLD FOR
£50
3 Metropolitan Railway double royal Poster titled “At your service” and featuring artwork of one of the company’s Thornycroft parcels lorries. A superb and scarce poster in v.g.c. with no folds. SOLD FOR
£460
4 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “50D” (Starbeck, Harrogate). Painted a long time ago. The depot was home to numerous examples of the D49 Hunt Class. SOLD FOR
£120
5 “North Staffordshire Railway” fully titled cast iron Trespass Notice. Face restored only a while ago. SOLD FOR
£200
6 Belfast & County Down Railway small enamel Sign warning of prosecution for any person writing on or injuring the company’s walls. Enamel losses but scarce. 6x4in. SOLD FOR
£50
7 “LNER Tattershall” brass plated Office Lamp. Brass vessel on a steel pedestal base. Complete with brass burner and glass chimney. The station was between Boston and Woodhall Jct. and closed in June 1963. SOLD FOR
£320
8 “The Highland Railway Company” reverse engraved full company title and crest Seal on its turned wooden handle. V.g.c. 6in. tall. SOLD FOR
£50
9 Two piece Signal Box Nameboards with cast iron letters “Peterboro Turntable”. Some frame pieces missing or worn but a scarce survivor from the engine shed location at Peterborough East station. Two sections each 7’-0” x 11”. Unrestored. SOLD FOR
£220
10 Carriage Print “Bridlington, Yorkshire” by F. Donald Blake from the 1948-55 series. V.g.c. and in an original type glazed frame. SOLD FOR
£120
11 An original length of iron fishbelly Rail embossed with the title “Mansfield & Pinxton R. Co.” Fine condition 39in. long. An astonishing surviving relic from this early company which opened in April 1818 to goods traffic between the two towns. Passengers were carried from 1832 when a coach was introduced each Thursday (market day) for 2nd. & 3rd class travellers from the Boat Inn at Pinxton Wharf. The line was 4’-4” gauge and horse drawn, primarily to transport coal to Mansfield from the head of the Pinxton branch of the Cromford canal. The company was absorbed by the Midland Railway in July 1847 and closed by them. It was re-opened in Sept. 1849 as part of the Pye Bridge – Mansfield line. SOLD FOR
£500
12 LNWR cast iron Signal Box Lever Description Plate “Stamford To Up & Down Bay”. SOLD FOR
£80
13 Large Webb & Thompson Single Line Train Staff brass plated “Ockendon – West Thurrock 4” with cast brass “B”. A section of the former LT & SR Romford – Grays line. SOLD FOR
£100
14 BR(E) flangeless enamel Station Doorplate “Waiting & Ladies Room”. V.g.c. with deep colour and shine. SOLD FOR
£290
15 Blue etched Station Platform Lamp Glass “Barlow”. A former NER station SE of Selby closed in June 1964. SOLD FOR
£65
16 Cast aluminium Locomotive Builders Plate “Brush Sulzer No. 626 1965”. Ex-loco condition as carried by the BR Class 47 DE No. 47214 formerly D1864. It was w/d Nov. 1994 and cut up by C.F. Booth, Rotherham four years later. SOLD FOR
£480
17 Midland Railway Signal Lamp Interior clearly stamped “MR Co. Gas” (i.e. Gasoline oil) and brass plated “Rippingilles Patent”. Complete with all fittings and glasses including a scarce “M R Co.” burner. A scarce example in v.g.c. and restored. SOLD FOR
£40
18 LNER cast iron Station Doorplate “Ladies Only”. A scarce example in original condition. SOLD FOR
£210
19 “GNR 9A” cast iron Bridge Numberplate with double border. Restored. SOLD FOR
£45
20 Wooden Signal Board with applied letters “Boothferry Road”. V.g.c. and nicely restored. 78.5x10in. An ex-NER box. SOLD FOR
£130
21 LNER 3 aspect Handlamp brass plated “London & North Eastern Railway DSO Blankney” (District Superintendents Office). Complete with all fittings and glasses. restored. A former GN & GE Joint location between Lincoln and Sleaford. SOLD FOR
£90
22 Box of Railway Lamps. SOLD FOR
£320
23 A Crossing Gate Box Diagram “Kellythorpe Crossing” (Selby – Driffield line). Damp stain at left end plus small loss to bottom edge. In its original glazed frame. 28.5×15.5in. SOLD FOR
£90
24 West Riding & Grimsby Railway (GN & GC) Guards bone Whistle clearly inscribed “WR & GR”. V.g.c. and scarce. SOLD FOR
£200
25 Cast iron Industrial Locomotive Registration Plate “Registered by the Railway Executive No. 1465 1953”. Unrestored as carried by 0-4-0ST. built by Hawthorn Leslie (2701 of 1901) named “Seaham” which worked at the NCB, Dawdon, Co. Durham. SOLD FOR
£45
26 “LNER Wages Fletton” brass plated leather Cash Bag. V.g.c. from the goods facility south of Peterborough. SOLD FOR
£90
27 “LMS Built 1947 Horwich” cast iron Locomotive Builders Plate. Locos built that year at the works were 2-6-0’s nos. 43000 – 43002 & Black 5 4-6-0’s nos. 44783 – 99 & 44991-99. SOLD FOR
£75
28 North Eastern Railway Company full title and coat of arms ivory and nickel silver Pass. Reverse inscribed “Mr. M.H. Hall N.E. Rly”. V.g.c. and scarce. SOLD FOR
£130
29 LNER Carbide Handlamp brass plated (London &) “North Eastern Railway Grantham Loco”. The plate reduced at the top to fit the lamp. Complete and v.g.c. SOLD FOR
£40
30 “Chocolate Cream” long thin enamel Advertising Sign in v.g.c. 18×0.75in. SOLD FOR
£130
31 North Eastern Railway enamel Doorplate from Wensley station on the Dales line of the same name. “Station Master’s Office” which has been overpainted later in service with the same title. Enamel losses to left end and screwholes. (See also lot no. 491). SOLD FOR
£85
32 Cast iron Coach Plate “Highland Railway Lochgorm Works Inverness 1901”. Face restored only. 7×4.5in. SOLD FOR
£100
33 GER 10in. dial spring driven Wall Clock. The service dial lettered “LNER”. A cast brass bezel and remains of original set up label pasted to the back box. V.g.c. and working order with key. SOLD FOR
£100
34 “Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway General Instructions to the Officers and Servants” Book dated 1890. Gold embossed hard covers bearing full company title and coat of arms. 200pp. Good used condition. SOLD FOR
£60
35 “LNER Mechanical Vehicles / Weighbridge” cast iron Notice. Restored. SOLD FOR
£50
36 “GNR Running Lines Diagram. Lincolnshire Loop Line (Werrington Junc. to Pyewipe)”. Gold titled maroon covers. Opens out to 54.5x21in. V.g.c. SOLD FOR
£130
37 “L&NWR Tickets Issued Here” printed metal Sign. Service rusting and scuffing but a scarce survivor. 12x7in. SOLD FOR
£140
38 Rolled coloured Signal Box Diagram “Westwood Junction” dated August 1966. An ECML box north of Peterborough showing lines to York, London and Stamford. V.g.c. 68x22in. SOLD FOR
£150
39 Carriage Print “Sir Richard Arkwright inventor of cotton spinning machine” from the LMR 1955 series by E. Mortelmans. V.g.c. and in an original type glazed frame. SOLD FOR
£120
40 Great Central Railway cast iron Paperweight in the form of one of the company’s 4-2-2 locomotives. Original careworn paintwork but a rare item 7.75in. long. SOLD FOR
£200
41 LNWR mahogany cased Pegging Block Instrument. The base face clearly marked “L&NWRy.”. Ex-signal box condition. SOLD FOR
£130
42 GNR 3 aspect Handlamp with fogging glass. Stamped “GNR 10477 / 10478” and brass plated “Great Northern Railway Company Signal Box Sincil Bank Lincoln 5” and “W. Whitehead & Son makers Blyth”. Complete with all fittings and glasses and in superb condition. SOLD FOR
£340
43 BR(Sc) fully flanged enamel Station Sign “Way Out”. Small chips mainly to flange. Very good colour and shine. 48x12in. SOLD FOR
£180
44 “Thetford and Watton Railway” letterpress Poster advertising return tickets to the watering places on the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts from Swaffham, Watton, Thetford & Bury St. Edmunds. A scarce survivor in good condition backed and framed with card but not stuck down. dated May 1878. 35.25×25.75in. o/all. SOLD FOR
£60
45 Great Northern Railway original glazed Coach Top Light bearing the “GNR” ornate initials with foliate decoration in its original hardwood frame. A scarce survivor 38×9.5in. SOLD FOR
£80
46 LNER china Sugar Bowl, GER style by Dudson. Face marked “London & North Eastern Railway” in a belted garter around the dragon’s wing device. V.g.c. 2in. tall. An uncommon transitional piece. SOLD FOR
£80
47 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “53C” (Hull Springhead). Restored. SOLD FOR
£130
48 BR(E) Locomotive Headlamp, late LNER pattern. Complete with all fittings, flip over red shade and bullseye lens. V.g.c. and nicely restored. SOLD FOR
£140
49 A scarce engraved brass Signal Box Frame Plate “Ransomes & Rapier, Ipswich. Rapier’s Patent”. V.g.c. slightly radiused. 12x2in. SOLD FOR
£120
50 “GNR 2” oval cast iron Points Number Plate as affixed to sleepers. Would make a good house number. Unrestored. SOLD FOR
£40

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