| Lots 243 – 259 |
Closing time Tuesday Dec. 1st. 3.00pm |
tel. 01949 21105 |
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| 243 |
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Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “63791” as carried by the ex-GCR / LNER ‘04’ 2-8-0 shedded at Mexborough and Frodingham in BR days. It was w/d Sept. 1965 and cut up at Ward’s Beighton, Sheffield. Totally ex-loco condition, broken in two pieces as purchased by our vendor direct from BR in 1965. |
sold for £320 |
| 244 |
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Great Eastern Railway early tinplate Candle Holder / Chamber Stick stamped “G.E.R 1900”. V.g.c. and in original blue paint. Scarce. |
sold for £65 |
| 245 |
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Port of London Authority 233 brass Paycheck with Victoria crown on reverse. V.g.c. and scarce. |
w/d |
| 246 |
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LYR branded mahogany cased Lineman’s Amp Meter in its original LYR marked leather case. Lid and strap require attention. |
n/s |
| 247 |
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Rolled part coloured Signal Box Diagram “Severn Bridge Junction”. A large diagram with plenty of semaphore and cut-outs for colour light signals. A myriad of junctions which would make this an extremely busy box. A tear at one end otherwise good. 96×32.75in. |
sold for £150 |
| 248 |
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Cast iron ‘9×5’ Locomotive Works Numberplate “London & North Eastern Railway 4917 1936”. As carried by the J39 Class 0-6-0, a long time Tweedmouth loco w/d in Dec. 1962 and cut up at Darlington. |
sold for £320 |
| 249 |
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A ‘Stuart’ type Model Vertical Engine with flywheel and single cylinder. Working order and well-engineered. |
sold for £150 |
| 250 |
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A model Horizontal Mill Engine on a sculptured brick effect base. Nicely engineered. 11in. long o/all. |
sold for £140 |
| 251 |
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Carriage Print “London, Cleopatra’s Needle and Embankment” by Jack Merriott from the LNER 1945 – 55 series. V.g.c. and in an original touchened glass frame. |
sold for £65 |
| 252 |
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East Kent Railway 3 aspect Handlamp. The body is stamped “EKR” and “RY11” and has a brass plate “Hardware Plate Co. London S.E. 11”. Complete with all fittings and glasses. Unrestored. A little rusty in places but scarce. |
sold for £640 |
| 253 |
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BR(Sc) double royal pictorial Poster “Rothesay Isle of Bute” by Frank Mason. Small tears to top otherwise folds only. |
sold for £460 |
| 254 |
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Pair of North Eastern Rly. pattern Locomotive Headlamps with “Eli Griffiths & Sons Bradford St. Birmingham” brass makers plates. One lacks original vessel otherwise they are complete and unrestored. (2). |
sold for £460 |
| 255 |
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Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “86E” (Severn Tunnel Junction). Face restored, back in primer. |
sold for £80 |
| 256 |
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Great Eastern Railway blue Engineering Brick by Joseph Handley, Oldbury Birmingham. Impressed “GER” and “1863”. V.g.c. A must for the discerning brick collector!! |
sold for £380 |
| 257 |
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Great Northern Railway of Ireland cast bronze Coach Dimension Plate “W2 28’-0” x 8’-9” 12 1/2 Tons”. Traces of original red paint. 11x4in. Ex-6 wheel coach, 16 of which were built 1893-97. |
sold for £50 |
| 258 |
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Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 10in. oak cased fusee Clock. The original dial has been re-painted back to the ghosted lettering “Potts & Sons LD & ECR Leeds 17” that was visible originally, and now visible in ghosted is the later LNER 24 hr dial showing “LNER No. 9241”. Pencilled into the rear of the case is “Skellingthorpe” and records confirm the clock was located in the station signal box and probably dates from the opening in 1897. A rare timepiece in working order complete with pendulum and key. Skellingthorpe was the only LD & ECR station in Lincolnshire and one of only two LD&ECR boxes that controlled a level crossing. (See next lot). |
sold for £1750 |
| 259 |
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Ten Trafolite Lever Plates Nos. 16 – 25 from the Skellingthorpe Signal Box together with photos of the box including an interior showing said levers and gate wheel. Together with a lever arch file containing much information on the LD&ECR including station & loco photographs, photocopies of diagrams, handbill, poster, maps, engine whistle codes, newspaper cuttings, magazines articles, timetables etc. and a dvd of the route. Original material includes photos of Chesterfield Goods Yard, Fledborough Viaduct and others. Good archive content. |
sold for £150 |
| Lots 260 – 281 |
Closing time Lots Tuesday Dec. 1st. 3.00pm |
tel. 01949 21106 |
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| 260 |
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LNER cast iron Boundary Post, GNR pattern but much scarcer. Restored a while ago. 35in. tall. |
sold for £120 |
| 261 |
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Hull & Barnsley Railway Company laminated Paper Notice regarding the disposing of certain items into the Alexandra Docks. Dated August 1919. Framed 24x19in. o/all. |
n/s |
| 262 |
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Great Northern Railway of Ireland 3 aspect Handlamp. Embossed brass plate to body “GNRI” and a steel plate “Linley Engineering Co. Ltd. Birmingham, England 1935”. Complete with all fittings and glasses. An impressive lamp with a large copper lens cone. V.g.c. |
sold for £230 |
| 263 |
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GER Complimentary small plastic / resin Paper Knife with a simulated antler handle. The blade inscribed “Great Easter Hotel London E.C.” and “Souvenir”. 3.75in. long and rare indeed. |
sold for £110 |
| 264 |
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Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “6D” (Chester Northgate finally Shrewsbury). Face restored only. |
sold for £70 |
| 265 |
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Original Painting by Joe Townend G.R.A. depicting ‘A4’ No. 60024 “Kingfisher” on the ‘Flying Scotsman’ near Gateshead. Oil on canvas and framed. 22x18in. o/all. |
sold for £150 |
| 266 |
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“LNER Restaurant Car” matching china Cup and Saucer by Grosvenor China 1928. Both items top marked with the full title. V.g.c. |
sold for £340 |
| 267 |
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“GN & GE 53” cast iron Bridge Numberplate from the Lincoln avoiding line structure over Broadgate. Face restored only. |
sold for £85 |
| 268 |
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LNWR very early style Guard’s Whistle, the sides formed from two fully titled nickel uniform buttons with small style lettering. Complete with chain and fob attachment. Working order. |
sold for £160 |
| 269 |
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“North British Railway” fully titled cast iron Trespass Notice. Face restored only a while ago. Nice ex-lineside back with post mark. |
sold for £190 |
| 270 |
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BR(E) flangeless enamel Doorplate “Cycles”. Minor chips to edge and “S”. Fine deep colour and shine. |
sold for £500 |
| 271 |
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Fibre Single Line Tablet “Kirkby Stephen – Warcop”. Section of former NER joining the West Coast Main Line at Clifton. |
sold for £270 |
| 272 |
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GER Platform Wall Lamp. Steel plate to the top “Woodham Ferris”. With original vessel bearing a “Silber Light” brass makers plate and matching “Woodham Ferris” plate. Complete with burner and all glasses. Repainted. Opened July 1889 the station was re-named Woodham Ferrers in October 1913. 20in. tall. |
sold for £320 |
| 273 |
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Replica full sized cast brass ‘Britannia’ Class Locomotive Nameplate “Iron Duke” by Newton Replicas. 33.5×5.75in. The rear holes drilled and tapped for fixing to your own smoke deflector! |
sold for £210 |
| 274 |
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Pair of LNER Southern Area Poster Notices “Reporting Trains & Engines in Advance Main Line between Kings Cross and Werrington Junction” and a similar “Telegraphing Trains & Engines etc.” Both dated June 1944 and measure approx.. 21×16.25in. A wealth of info in v.g.c. |
sold for £40 |
| 275 |
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Midland Railway cast iron Signal Finial 28in. tall. V.g.c. and unrestored. |
sold for £60 |
| 276 |
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Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “61360”. As carried by the (LNER) B1 Class 4-6-0 built by NBL Co. (26819 of 1950). An Eastern Counties engine for nine years before moving to Doncaster for its remaining 7 1/2 years. W/d in April 1966 and cut up at Cohen’s, Kettering. Face restored only. |
sold for £600 |
| 277 |
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Wall Lamp with semi-circular front glass. Brass makers plate “C. J. Bigg & Son High St. Shadwell London”. Complete with original vessel, rape oil burner (insert missing), reflector and ring top handle. V.g.c. 12in. tall. |
sold for £35 |
| 278 |
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Southern Railway Rug in green, tan and beige. A geometric design incorporating the words “Southern” across the pattern. V.g.c. 67x33in. |
sold for £160 |
| 279 |
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Carriage Print “Lastingham, Yorkshire” by Freda Marston from the LNER 1945-47 series. V.g.c. and in an original type glazed frame. |
sold for £320 |
| 280 |
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Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “9E” (Trafford Park). Restored both sides but genuine. |
sold for £90 |
| 281 |
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London Midland & Scottish Railway copper Sugg Waiting Room Gas Lamp. Clearly marked “LMS” and complete with enamel rim, activating lever and glass globe. V.g.c. |
sold for £260 |
