October 2021 Lots 1-47

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Lots 1 – 22 Closing time Monday October 18th 2.00pm tel. 01949 21105
1 Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway steel Single Line Tablet “Shillingstone – Blandford”. V.g.c. The S&D system closed in March 1966. sold for
£1400
2 LNWR double sided wooden Station Fingerboard “Rhyl & London Only” with pointing hands. Cast metal end locator. Ex-station condition possibly from Llandudno Junc. 60in. long. sold for
£100
3 Oval cast brass LNER ‘9×5’ Works Numberplate “London & North Eastern Railway 60805 Darlington Works 1937”. Face restored and polished only. As carried by the ‘V2’ Class 2-6-2, w/d from York Dec. 1963 and cut up at Darlington. sold for
£640
4 “Great Western Railway Fire” enamel Sign with six lines of text of reporting procedure. Restoration to edges and screwholes otherwise v.g.c. 13×11.5in. RS
5 “LNER Passengers should padlock rear wheels of bicycles” enamel Notice. Some very well executed restoration. Looks very good. 11.75×8.5in. sold for
£420
6 Midland Railway mahogany cased Signal Box Rotary Block Instrument in v.g.c. sold for
£150
7 GNR large 3 aspect Handlamp with fogging glass brass plated “Great Northern Railway Company Walkeringham No. 1”. Top cap requires re-fitting otherwise it is complete, v.g.c. and unrestored. This was a location on the GN & GE Joint Line north east of Gainsborough. The station here closed in Feb. 1959. sold for
£150
8 LNWR cast iron Notice “Beware of Train”. Face restored only. An unusual sign referring to ‘train’ in the singular. Perhaps sited in Wolverton or Crewe Works? Possibly unique. 18.5x13in. sold for
£320
9 Midland Railway Signal Box Diagram “Skipton North Junction” dated 7.11.1897 on its original wooden backing. The box controlled the lines from Skipton to Colne and the diverging route which by then had become the main line to Carlisle via Settle. Ex-signal box condition. 40x15in. sold for
£360
10 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “36E” (Retford) as carried by the 02 Class 2-8-0 No. 63937. Face restored only and on a wooden mount. sold for
£160
11 Original Painting by the Boston artist Les Perrin depicting an ECML Express under the High Dyke signal gantry hauled by Deltic No. 55006 “Fife & Forfar Yeomanry”. Oil on board and framed. 25.5×19.25in. o/all. sold for
£80
12 “GNR 1” oval cast iron Bridge Numberplate. Restored. sold for
£65
13 Carriage Print “Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland” by Leonard Squirrell from the LNER 1945 – 55 series. V.g.c. and in an original glazed frame. sold for
£120
14 GNR metal Oil Can brass plated “Great Northern Railway Company Morley Gds. Red Solder”. Complete with screw cap. V.g.c. and unrestored. 13.5in. long. Morley, south of Leeds closed in Jan. 1961. sold for
£50
15 GWR china / cream Jug by Myott of unusual form. The company initials side marked. V.g.c. 3.5in. tall o/all. sold for
£70
16 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “43980” as carried by the LMS Class 3F 0-6-0 built in 1920 and shedded at Peterborough & Tebay in BR days. W/d from the latter in July 1957 and cut up at Horwich. The plate is cleaned but unrestored and mounted on a wooden panel with wall hangers. sold for
£320
17 North Eastern Railway Station Platform Lamp Top with nameglass “Wormald Green”. Complete with vessel, burner, glass chimney and all glazing panels. Restored 27in. tall. The station was on the Harrogate – Northallerton Line and closed in June 1962. sold for
£250
18 LNER cast iron Station Seatback Nameplate “Nottingham Victoria” from the GC & GN Joint station closed in Sept. 1967. The seatback was broken into seven pieces but professionally back welded and mounted onto a wooden back rail so displays very well, the face cleaned otherwise unrestored. 55.25in. long. sold for
£660
19 Aluminium Miniature Single Line Staff “Moate – Athlone”. A section of the former MGWR Route to Mullingar. sold for
£60
20 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “1B” (Camden). Restored a while ago. sold for
£290
21 Enamel Sign “Southwell”. V.g.c. 36.5in. long. Origins unknown, railway or early omnibus. sold for
£70
22 LNER, Great Eastern Section cast iron Crossing Gate Lamp Case. “LNER – GE” raised initials to the body. Complete with bullseye lens and copper cap. Nicely restored. sold for
£85
Lots 23 – 47 Closing time Monday October 18th 2.00pm tel. 01949 21106
23 Oval cast iron Locomotive Builders Plate “Built 1957 Crewe”. Locos built that year were Class 9F 2-10-0 Nos. 92119 – 92162 & 92168 – 92170 and 0-6-0DE Shunters D3419 – 3422 (08349 – 352) so more likely from a 9F, particularly because of the condition which is ex-loco. sold for
£130
24 BR(M) fully flanged enamel Sign “Way Out and Subway to other Platforms” ex-Carnforth station. Minor chips as per photo and with good colour and shine. 60x12in. sold for
£340
25 BR(LMR) quad royal pictorial Poster “Britain’s First All Electric Main Line” by Vic Welch. A fine image featuring locomotives 27000 and 26051 on Woodhead Line Trains. Very minor edge nicks and folds. sold for
£420
26 Railway Executive quad royal pictorial Poster “An Engine is Wheeled Derby Locomotive Works” by Terence Cuneo. One small edge tear, minor nicks and folds. sold for
£620
27 Cast brass Locomotive Builders Plate “North British Locomotive Company Ltd. Glasgow 1944 No. 25365”. Ex- War Dept. 2-8-0 which became BR No. 90396. A Wakefield regular, it was withdrawn June 1967 and cut up by Cox & Danks, Wadsley Bridge. sold for
£200
28 Southern Railway fully titled 1925 enamel Notice referring to wagon doors. Chips as per photograph. sold for
£60
29 “South African Railways 2026 14CRM” oval cast brass Locomotive Cabside Plate as carried by the 4-8-2 built by Alco Montreal Loco Works (63078 of 1922). Face restored only. sold for
£240
30 Mahogany cased wall mounted Signal Box Telephone with Bakelite handset, blackened brass fittings enamel plates “Code for ringing” and “Challenge before calling”. Good condition. RS
31 S.N.C.F. Acetylene Handlamp complete with blue side glasses hinged front glass and all other fittings. Base and top embossed “SNCF”. V.g.c. 13in. tall. sold for
£65
32 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway cast iron Gate Notice. Very good ex-lineside condition. sold for
£60
33 LNER official cast white metal Paperweight of “High Pressure Locomotive 10000 / LNER Locomotive No. 10000”. V.g.c. with original green felt to the base. 5.5in. long. sold for
£110
34 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “87F” (Llanelly). Face restored only. sold for
£80
35 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “63764”. As carried by the LNER 04 Class 2-8-0 built by the North British Loco Co. (21834 of 1918). A Mexborough, Retford and Doncaster engine in BR days, w/d from the latter Feb. 1966 and cut up by Ward’s, Beighton, Sheffield. The plate is in ex-loco condition as purchased direct from BR by our vendor. sold for
£280
36 Great Eastern Railway octagonal cast iron Bridge Numberplate “856”. An underbridge at the canal siding at Maldon East. sold for
£40
37 Carriage Print “Eilean Donan Castle, Loch Duich, Western Highlands” by Kenneth Steel from the 1956 – 57 Scottish Region series. V.g.c. and in a glazed frame. sold for
£80
38 “LNER Warning Roof constructed of fragile material crawling boards must be used” cast iron Notice with casting no. “O25”. Fine original condition. 16×10.5in. sold for
£270
39 Eight cast iron London & North Western Railway Signal Box Lever Plates including “Dwarf Signal To Down Main”. Full descriptions as per photo. Unrestored. (8). sold for
£55
40 Enamel Sign “Carn Brea White”. V.g.c. 13x6in. Apart from Carn Brea being a Cornwall location we have no other information regarding this sign. sold for
£40
41 All copper Platform Wall Lamp Case of GCR / CLC form with decorative top vent and cap. Top has a dent and the door requires glazing otherwise a nice lamp 26in. tall complete with a non-standard vessel with burner and glass chimney. RS
42 Great Western Railway cast iron Boundary Post of triangular section with two faces bearing the “GWR” initials on a square base foot. 45in. tall. sold for
£80
43 Nickel plated Single Line Key with brass plated ends “Rufford Jct. Blidworth Jct. 20”. V.g.c. sold for
£220
44 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “55F” (Manningham, Bradford). Face restored only. sold for
£70
45 LMS cast aluminium ‘Hawkseye’ Station Running-In Sign “Hightown”. Cleaned otherwise ex-station condition. A former LYR station on the Liverpool – Southport line. 48in. long. sold for
£250
46 Oval cast brass Tender Plate “Water Capacity 4000 Gallons”. Stamped in the back “LMS A4”. Face polished only. 10.5x6in. sold for
£70
47 Large cast iron Wagon Plate “Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. Clarence Iron Wks. Port Clarence Stn. L&NERly. No. 539”. Unrestored. 25x10in. sold for
£320

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