May 2019 Lots 1-50

SAT 11th May 2019 – Gartell Light Railway,
Templecombe, Somerset BA8 0NB
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1 Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway cast iron Bridge Number Plate “113”. Officially named “Cox’s Cattle Creep” it is a single span private under bridge crossing the road to Cox’s fields. Unrestored. The bridge is 1.75 miles south of Evercreech Jct. SOLD FOR
£320
2 Great Western Rly. pre-grouping 3 aspect copper top Handlamp with a brass collar which is stamped “GWR”. Brass numberplate “18080” to body. Complete with original GWR vessel, all fittings and glasses and restored. SOLD FOR
£150
3 BR(S) fully flanged enamel Station Doorplate “Station Master”. Lovely condition. SOLD FOR
£520
4 Oval cast iron Locomotive Worksplate “Built 1949 Crewe”. Left end repair and restored. Locos built that year at Crewe were 2P 2-6-2T Nos. 41230 – 59 and Black 5’s Nos. 44658 – 67 & 44718 – 37. SOLD FOR
£40
5 London & South Western Railway Platform wall mounted Gas Lamp. Clearly marked “L&SWR” and complete with gas fittings and all glasses. Restored. 24in. tall. SOLD FOR
£320
6 BR(S) fully flanged enamel Station Totem Sign “Dartford”. Very minor flange chips only. Fine deep colour and shine. SOLD FOR
£380
7 BR(W) aluminium Single Line Key Token inscribed “Glastonbury & Street – Shapwick”. V.g.c. and restored. Ex- S&DJR section. SOLD FOR
£300
8 Great Western Railway fully titled tinplate Map of System. V.g.c. and in its original oak frame 33.75×27.75in. o/all. SOLD FOR
£140
9 Enamel Advertising Sign “Spratt’s Aquarium Fish Food”. The company name incorporated in a fish shape. Spratt’s reference no. “SPL 356” to corner. Three small edge chips only. V.g.c. 12x12in. SOLD FOR
£400
10 Brass cased Electric Headlamp from the Bulleid ‘West Country’ Class Pacific Locomotive No. 34047 “Callington”. V.g.c. and on a wooden mount with brass title plate. SOLD FOR
£140
11 Somerset Joint Committee “SJC” nickel Collar Badge as worn by staff on the S&DJR. SOLD FOR
£95
12 Isle of Wight Railway Refreshment Department silver plated Milk Jug by Collis & Co. Regent Street, London. The belted garter inscription “I of W Ry. Reft. Dept” within most elaborate floral scrollwork. 8in. tall overall, 4 gill capacity and possibly the finest piece of Isle of Wight Rly. tableware. Absolutely superb. SOLD FOR
£820
13 Box of Railway Lamps. SOLD FOR
£100
14 London Transport printed metal Bus Bonnet Plate “RT 4415”. 20.25 x 5.5in. SOLD FOR
£80
15 Southern Railway brass Wall Plaque engraved “South for Sunshine” within a “SR” roundel to the centre surrounded by sun rays. A superb official item 10×7.75in. in a wooden frame. SOLD FOR
£600
16 “Cardiff Railway Company” Coat of Arms Transfer nicely mounted onto a painted wooden panel. V.g.c. 14.5×14.5in. o/all. SOLD FOR
£40
17 Southern Railway Carriage Print “Near Dorchester, Dorset” by Donald Maxwell from the series introduced in 1936. V.g.c. and in an original type glazed frame. SOLD FOR
£220
18 SER or SECR enamel Station Sign “Trains leave this station”. V.g.c. with good colour and shine. 26.5x10in. SOLD FOR
£180
19 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “71B” altered in service from 74B. BR(S) “Eastleigh triangle to rear. Unrestored. Locos transferred from Ramsgate directly to Bournemouth were ‘West Country’ Pacifics 34097 “Holsworthy”, 34098 “Templecombe” and 34099 “Lynmouth”. All three being transferred between Dec. 1957 and Jan 1958, so a good chance this plate may be from one of them. SOLD FOR
£220
20 Railway Executive Western Region small enamel Trespass Notice as displayed in ticket offices and booking halls. Excellent condition. Approx. 5 x 4in. SOLD FOR
£70
21 (GWR) cast brass Locomotive Cabside Number Plate “9457” as carried by the 0-6-0PT. built by Robert Stephenson & Co. in 1951. A Duffryn Yard loco then w/d from Cardiff East Dock 7/64 and cut up at Swindon. The plate is cleaned otherwise ex-loco. SOLD FOR
£320
22 A 1838 coloured Lithograph titled “View of the London and Croydon Railway from the deep cutting made through the hill at New Cross looking towards the Greenwich Railway”. V.g.c. and in a glazed frame with slip mount. 27.5×20.75in. o/all. SOLD FOR
£40
23 Midland & South Western Junction Railway 3 aspect Handlamp stamped in the body “M&SWJR”. Complete with all fittings and glasses. V.g.c. and unrestored. Scarce. SOLD FOR
£660
24 GWR pre-grouping cast iron “Booking Office” Doorplate. Face restored only. SOLD FOR
£70
25 BR(SR) double royal pictorial Poster “Exmouth South Devon” featuring a young lady guaranteed to get you on the beach! V.g.c. with no folds. SOLD FOR
£380
26 BR(SR) WTT Passenger & Freight Trains Isle of Wight from 15th June 1964. 24pp. V.g.c. SOLD FOR
£40
27 Southern Railway Locomotive Headlamp (unusual LNER pattern). Clearly marked “SR” and complete with flip over red lens, all fittings and bullseye lens. Restored. SOLD FOR
£140
28 Brass cased Semaphore Home Signal Repeater from Axbridge signal box (Cheddar Valley line). V.g.c. SOLD FOR
£110
29 Cast aluminium Locomotive Shedplate “86A” (Cardiff Canton). Face restored only. n/s
30 Lynton & Barnstaple Railway enamel Carriage Builders Plate “The Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works Co. Ld. Builders Bristol”. Edge chips and corrosion loss to one screwhole. 3.4×2.6in. SOLD FOR
£70
31 BR(S) aluminium Station Sign regarding car park reservations and facilities. Good condition. 40x25in. SOLD FOR
£100
32 LSWR / SR cast iron Signal Post Finial from the Cornish Main Line comprising L&SW Saxby & Farmer base and SR spike. Restored. 24in. tall. SOLD FOR
£160
33 Great Western Rly. single aspect Porter’s Handlamp by Polkey, Birmingham. Complete with all fittings and glasses and unrestored. V.g.c. SOLD FOR
£40
34 Great Western Railway cast gunmetal Signal Wire Tensioner deeply incised “GWR”. SOLD FOR
£30
35 Southern Railway enamel Station Target Sign “Horley”. Edge chipping but with very good colour and shine. SOLD FOR
£170
36 Small oval brass Tobacco Box finely engraved “Sam Evans Foreman Caerphilly 1912” within an ornate floral border. V.g.c. Presumably an employee at the Rhymney Railway Works. SOLD FOR
£160
37 “Southern Railway Danger don’t touch conductor rails” enamel Notice.20×12.5in. SOLD FOR
£95
38 Replacement Lot. LSWR Signal Box Doorplate ex-Cooks Crossing, Oxshott. SOLD FOR
£170
39 LSWR official Publication “Quiet Holiday and Seaside Resorts in Normandy & Brittany”. 70pp. plus advert pages and folding map pubd. 1906. Fairly good condition. SOLD FOR
£30
40 French Railways 3 aspect Handlamp. Brass plate to body “Gillet & Forest Epervier Gillet & Cie. 32 Boulevard Henri IV Paris” and a steel plate “SPR 67”, complete and in v.g.c. SOLD FOR
£110
41 A kit built finescale ‘0’ Gauge Model of the LB&SCR 4-6-4 Tank Locomotive No. 327 “Charles C. Macrae”. Nicely detailed & painted in fully lined LB&SCR livery with white cab roof. SOLD FOR
£290
42 South African Railways cast brass Plate “SAR / SAS Rebuilt at Salt River 1977”. A bi-lingual plate perhaps uncarried 24×3.5in. SOLD FOR
£30
43 GWR Photocrom Carriage Panel “Weymouth from the Nothe”. V.g.c. and in an original type glazed frame. SOLD FOR
£160
44 “Southern Railway Sturry” enamel Fascia Sign with the title in ‘Sunshine’ lettering. Screwhole and edge re-touching. Very good colour and shine. 102×20.5in. A former SE & CR station east of Canterbury. SOLD FOR
£50
45 Great Western Railway ‘Reform’ patent 3 aspect Handlamp. Patent plate and GWR “8003” no. plate to body which is also stamped “GWR 108” and “Cwm” (a location on the Ebbw Vale branch). Complete with all fittings and glasses and unrestored. Scarce pattern. SOLD FOR
£400
46 “Babcock & Wilcox Ltd. London & Lincoln” circular brass Makers Plate incorporating their trade mark of a world globe with an encircling “Steam” band. 8in. diameter and mounted on a mahogany shield. SOLD FOR
£50
47 “LB & SCR” brass cased Pressure Gauge by the Westinghouse Brake Company Ltd. Graduated to 150p.s.i. V.g.c. throughout. 4in. dia. SOLD FOR
£50
48 Pressed aluminium Road Sign “School” by Franco Signs. Featuring a boy and a girl. Good ex-roadside condition. SOLD FOR
£130
49 MR single aspect Carriage & Wagon Inspection Handlamp with a radiused back. “Midland Railway” brass plate to chimney. Complete with vessel and fittings. A scarce lamp in good condition. SOLD FOR
£85
50 South Eastern & Chatham Railway Guard’s 15 jewel Pocket Watch by the American Waltham Company. The screw back nicely inscribed “SE&CR 1215”. V.g.c. and working order. SOLD FOR
£220
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