May 2021 Lots 44 – 88

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Lots 44 – 67 Closing time Wednesday May 12th 3.00pm tel. 01949 21105
44 “GW & L&NW Jt. Rys. Notice any person omitting to shut & fasten this gate is liable to a penalty of forty shillings” cast iron Sign. Face restored only. sold for
£110
45 Great Eastern Railway metal Detonators Box stamped “GER” and with brass maker’s plate “Arthur J. Poole 25 Pershore St. Birmingham”. 24 slots for detonators inside. Restored 8.5×5.5×2.75in. deep. sold for
£120
46 Miniature steel Single Line Staff inscribed “Sellafield – Beckermet Mines Junction”. “A” configuration and in v.g.c. sold for
£210
47 LSWR Signal Lamp Interior plated “Halwill Junc.” Stamped “LSWR” and with “S[E]R” brass plate. Complete including copper cap and restored. From the company’s ‘Withered Arm’ route. sold for
£140
48 Mahogany drop case Wall Clock. The original 14in. dial face lettered “W. Potts & Sons Leeds”. With a chain driven fusee movement. An impressive clock 32in. tall o/all. Overhauled and in working order complete with pendulum and wooden handled winding key. sold for
£400
49 Small steel Key Fob inscribed “Caledonian Railway Co. / John Smeaton Secretary’s Office 1920” together with a steel door key inscribed “Caledonian Railway Saloon & Corridor”. (2). sold for
£85
50 LNWR cast iron double sided Station Sign “Gentlemen” with wall fixing flange. 21in. projection. V.g.c. and restored. sold for
£120
51 Signal Box rolled coloured Diagram “Wharncliffe Wood” between Oughty Bridge and Barnsley Junction. Small tear at right end otherwise v.g.c. 48.5×18.25in. o/all. sold for
£150
52 BR(LMR) double royal pictorial Poster “Nottingham” by Kerry Lee. Some damp staining to top and bottom but no folds. sold for
£50
53 David MacBrayne double royal pictorial Poster “Scotland’s Western Highlands and Islands”. An iconic Scottish image featuring clansmen with a company vessel in the background. Nibbles to the bottom edge and three horizontal light folds. sold for
£75
54 “Great Central Railway Company Steamships” top marked oval china Plate by Copeland. V.g.c. 11.5×9.25in. sold for
£65
55 Caledonian Railway large brass Horse Harness Buckle inscribed “C R Co”. 4×3.5in. o/all. V.g.c. sold for
£80
56 “LYR Co” Horse Harness Hame Plate with original wax infill and complete with rear strap loops (Hawthorne Ref. 45). sold for
£140
57 “GW & MR” (Great Western & Midland) rosette Horse Brass. V.g.c. but lacks rear fixing sprigs. (H. 116). sold for
£85
58 “GN & L&NW Ry.” Harness Decoration Brass complete with rear sprigs. (H. 118). sold for
£260
59 “L&NW & L&YRys” rosette Horse Brass with rear strap loop. Back painted “1888”. Not illustrated in Hawthorne. sold for
£190
60 North Staffordshire Railway Face Piece Horsebrass incorporating the intricate “NSR Co” lettering. (H. 72). sold for
£210
61 A Locomotive Horse Harness Hame Plate flanked by a pair of decoration brasses all on original leather strap with buckle. sold for
£150
62 Oval cast brass Locomotive Builders Plate “Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd. 7363 Beyer – Garrett Locomotive etc.” As carried by a Rhodesia Railways Class 15 Locomotive No. 411. One of fifteen in the batch. V.g.c. and face restored. sold for
£300
63 GWR General Purpose Handlamp complete with “GWR” vessel, “GWR” burner, reflector and glasses. Fine ex-service condition. sold for
£150
64 “Horsforth – Rigton” bronze Single Line Key. A section of the former NER Leeds to Harrogate Route via Bramhope Tunnel. sold for
£320
65 Rolled coloured Signal Box Diagram “Horsforth” including gradient diagram for the Arthington North – Cardigan Road section. Good condition 60x18in. n/s
66 “Greenwood & Batley Ltd. Leeds. England Greenbat” oval cast brass Mining Locomotive Builders Plate. Original paintwork and v.g.c. 8×4.4in. n/s
67 LNWR & LYR Joint 3 aspect Handlamp (LNWR pattern). Body stamped “Hillhouse Joint Traffic A20198”. Complete with “LMS” vessel and burner, all fittings and glasses. Unrestored. Hillhouse was the Joint Goods facility at Huddersfield. sold for
£320
Lots 68 – 88 Closing time Wednesday May 12th 3.00pm tel. 01949 21106
68 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “45013” as carried by the LMS ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0 built at Crewe and into service April 1935. A Carlisle Kingmoor loco mainly in BR days, its final five months were spent at Stockport Edgeley being withdrawn in May 1968 followed by cutting up by Wards, Beighton, Sheffield. The pate is in v.g.c. and restored. sold for
£520
69 GWR pre-grouping cast iron Doorplate “Private”. Restored. sold for
£95
70 LSWR enamel Signal Box Shelf Plate “West Box”. Ex-Ringwood on the Bournemouth – Brockenhurst ‘back’ line which closed to passengers in May 1964. sold for
£180
71 LNWR fully titled cast iron Notice “Beware of the Trains look both up & down the line before you cross”. V.g.c. and face restored only. sold for
£120
72 “L&NWR Loco Dept” top marked china Dinner Plate by Dunn Bennett & Co. Together with a LNWR china coffee can by Aynsley base marked “North Western Dining Saloon” around the figure of Britannia. V.g.c. (2). sold for
£50
73 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “52C” Blaydon. Restored. sold for
£110
74 LMS embossed small Splitter Lamp (LYR pattern) complete with vessel, burner and two good red bullseye lenses. V.g.c. and restored. sold for
£55
75 Enamel Sign “Road Services in association with the Southern Railway”. Minor chipping only and with very good colour and shine. 26x5in. sold for
£260
76 South Eastern Railway 3 aspect Handlamp. Base marked “SER” aspect drum stamped “SE & CR 3442”. Brass plate to chimney “SE&CR G 3442”. Complete with SR Ashford vessel, SR burner, reflector and all glasses. Restored. sold for
£150
77 “LNER Wages Wrabness” brass plated leather Cash Bag complete with “LNER” closing disc. Small hole to top of leather. A former GER station between Manningtree and Harwich. n/s
78 Original Painting by the Grantham artist, the late Terry Shelbourne depicting a work stained Stanier 2-6-4T. on the turntable in Leeds Holbeck Roundhouse. Very atmospheric. Oil on board and framed. 33.3x28in. o/all. sold for
£150
79 Rolled office copy Signal Box Diagrams: “Cutlers Junction” (between Dudley Hill & Laisterdyke) “Methley Junction” (between Leeds & Castleford) “Calder Bridge” (between Crofton & Wakefield) and “Lightcliffe” (between Halifax & Wyke). All in v.g.c. (4). sold for
£320
80 BR(WR) double royal pictorial Poster “Ross-on-Wye” by Frank Sherwin. Tears through the centre and a small bottom corner loss but no folds. Scarcer than the Claude Buckle version. sold for
£160
81 LMS tall 3 aspect Handlamp (LNWR Chapman’s Patent pattern). Company initials embossed top and body. Complete with original LMS vessel and burner, LNWR style copper lens cone, all fittings and glasses and nicely restored. A scarce transitional style of lamp. sold for
£110
82 Ornate cast iron Wall Lamp Bracket complete with its decorative vessel holder. Very similar to the Midland Railway brackets but this example is probably GWR. 15in. o/all projection. sold for
£95
83 Large oval cast iron Makers Plate with coat of arms “By Her Majesty’s Royal Letters Patent No. 5852 R. Hornsby & Sons Ltd. Engineers, Agricultural Machinists, & Co. Spittlegate Ironworks, Grantham, Lincolnshire England”. An impressive plate 15×9.5in probably from a threshing machine and on a wooden mount. sold for
£65
84 20 Paychecks: “L&YR Co. Littleborough”, “L&YR Co. Low Moor”, “GCR F”, “GCR Electrical Dept”, “GCR Marylebone”, “LMS Rly Copley Hill Traffic Dept”, “LM&SR C&W Chaddesden”, “LNWR Euston Cartage”, “SE&CR”, “British Railways S.R.” , “L&YR Co. P.Way Dept. Beswick”, “L&Y & LNW Blackpool Booking Office”, “GCR L”, “GCR C&W Dept”, “LNER Loco Running Neasden”, “Midland Railway Chaddesden Sidings”, “LM&SR Burton on Trent (Goods)”, “LMS Grangemouth”, “LMSR Leicester”, “Southern Railway”. Includes scarcer examples. All in v.g.c. sold for
£290
85 LNER cast iron Station Doorplate “Booking Hall”. Face restored a while ago. sold for
£130
86 A pair of Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Rly. cylindrical Pay Tins lightly marked “MS&L Ry”. Hinged lids numbered “3” and “5”. n/s
87 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “41E” (Staveley, Barrow Hill). V.g.c. sold for
£520
88 Early cast iron Sign “To Station” with pointing hand. Face restored only a while ago. 35.5x7in. sold for
£210

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