GWR long spout Locoman's Oiler with brass end-cap clearly incised 'GWR'. Measures a full 24" in length. Together with a similar BR(W) long spout Locoman's Oiler with brass end-cap. Incised BR(W) beneath the maker's insignia 'K'. Measures a full 24 3/4" in length.
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Ground frame board 45" x 6" WEMBLEY STN FRAME, wood with cast iron letters, face restored rear original.
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GWR Annett's Key Machine complete with Brass key ODDINGLEY GF KEY B. This small crossing is on the ex Midland mainline between Birmingham and Gloucester, still extant to this day.
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Hymek Class Locomotive Cabside Numerals, D7000. Ex Beyer Peacock Type 3 B-B Class 35 Locomotive, built May 1961and allocated to Bristol Bath Road. The loco was withdrawn in July 1973 and cut up at Swindon in October 1975. Mounted for display on a wooden board.
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Wooden Carriage Board 'EVESHAM' one side 'STRATFORD UPON AVON' on the other.
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Midland Railway block instrument dated 1880 and bearing a Traffolite plate 'WATER ORTON EAST'. Together with the Illuminated Signal Box Diagram from the same box (73"x 24"). Water Orton is situated at the junction of the line to Derby and the line to Nuneaton just beyond Castle Bromwich.
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Totem BR(M) CARPENDERS PARK, ex L&NWR station between Hatch End and Bushey. In excellent condition this totem looks to have been converted from a HF variety to wall fixing variety.
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SECR Cast Iron bridge diamond sign complete with tonnage plates although one is damaged.
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Carriage Print 'Dunnotar Castle, Kincardineshire' by James McIntosh Patrick R.S.W. From the LNER Pre-War series issued around 1947. Dunnottar's location is truly spectacular. The picture does not exaggerate. It lies a mile or so south of Stonehaven which is and always has been the nearest station. VGC. In original style frame & glazed.
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Pullman Lamp, un-marked, brass construction standing 20 1/2" tall. Square base housing integral switch with a square, tapered column leading to the typical 'Pullman' style top with acorn finial. Excellent condition throughout.
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Original Oil Painting on canvas '45516 at Wavertree Liverpool' by Joe Townend (Guild of Railway Artists), 24" x 18". A fine image of unrebuilt Patriot 45516 THE BEDFORDSHIRE & HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT in fine fettle passing a couple of PW workers.
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Birmingham City Transport enamel Notice re Complaints being received from local residents about engine noise....etc. Dated June 1956 and bearing the name W.H. Smith, General Manager. Black lettering on white ground, 25" x 18". In extremely good condition.
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GWR 'Roundel' style Platform Seat Ends, a pair. Unrestored, plenty of paint layers and some original bolts still in place.
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Shedplate 84H, Wellington until September 1963.
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Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Signal Finial, 28" tall, painted white and yellow. A scarce example
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Totem BR(S) BAT & BALL, H/F. Ex SECR station opened as 'Sevenoaks' in 1862; renamed 'Sevenoaks Bat and Ball' in 1869; 'Bat and Ball' in 1950. Crease repairs well executed.
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Shedplate 83D, Laira until September 1963, C/I construction.
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BR(M) enamel Doorplate STAFF ONLY, F/F Maroon 18" x 3 1/2" , in virtually mint condition with a good colour and shine.
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GWR Platform Indicator Finger Board 'LOCAL TRAIN TO MORETON IN MARSH'. Almost Certainly ex Honeybourne station.
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GWR Single Line steel Key Token HARLECH - PENRHYNDEUDRAETH. Ex Cambrian Railway section between Portmadoc and Talybont. Has double sided engraving.
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M&GN enamel, 8" x 5" white on blue. Text reads:- 'MID.& G.N.JOINT RAILWAYS the booking offices at the Stations on the Mid.G.N.Joint Railways are open for the issue of tickets fifteen minutes before the departure of each train July 1893 By order'. In excellent condition with brilliant colour and shine with a small amount of damage around the 2 screw holes.
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North Staffordshire Railway, Tyers integral Block Instrument and Block Bell mounted for use by the Railway on a backboard to be used in a signal box as an entity. Of considerable rarity and in extremely good condition.
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Totem BR(W) HAGLEY, F/F. Ex GWR (OWWR) Station between Stourbridge Junction and Blakedown on the Worcester to Wolverhampton route. Opened in May 1852, it retains the original cast and wrought iron monogrammed GWR canopied footbridge, erected in 1884. Almost mint condition, we've never seen a better one.
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Single Line bronze Tyer's Key No.9 key token LENTRAN - CLACHNAHARRY (No.5) from the former Highland Railway single line section . Formerly a double line section, the line was singled on 2nd May 1966 which is the date when this token and the associated instruments were brought into use. Token working was discontinued on 10th January 1988 when Lentran SB was eliminated following the introduction of Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB). The token is in ex box condition
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Oil Painting of 4920 Dumbleton Hall exiting Parsons Tunnel Teignmouth by Paul Twine (1930 - 2000). Framed & Glazed
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GWR steel sign LOCOMOTIVE NOT TO BE MOVED as fitted when locos on shed and works were undergoing repair, in ex railway condition.
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GWR C/I Cabside Numberplate 9727. Ex 0-6-0PT built Swindon December 1934. Allocations include Gloucester Horton Road and Cardiff. Finished up at Barry from where withdrawal took place during week ending 3/11/62. Cut up at Swindon Works w/e 30/3/63.
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Brewery Advertising glass & slate Sign 'Guinness's Stout' showing the Guinness label in the centre, 20"x 11". Extremely good condition.
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Brewery Advertising glazed Sign 'Worthington In Bottle', 15" x11" in original brass frame. Diagonal brand name across centre, gold lettering on black. Extremely good condition.
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Brewery Advertising glass & slate Sign 'Guinness's Stout' showing the Guinness label in the centre, 20" x 11". Extremely good condition.
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Brewery Advertising glass & slate Sign 'Bass In Bottle' showing the Bass & Co Pale Ale label in the centre, 20" x 11". Extremely good condition.
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Brewery Advertising glass & slate Sign 'Bass In Bottle' showing the Bass red triangle at the top, 20" x 11". . Extremely good condition.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Fry's Five Boys', 18" x 12". Rarer small size with some restoration to edge and Boy No 5.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Fry's Pure Breakfast Cocoa', pictorial showing the yellow tin as central image and then white lettering on dark blue ground. Some restoration.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Pasha Turkish Blend Cigarettes'. Striking green lettering on white ground. Within an angular wooden frame measuring 34" x 7". As used on an old tram.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Hudsons 1/4lb Soap'. Clover leaf style, white on blue in centre, blue on yellow and red at top and bottom. Good overall condition, some restoration, 12" x 9".
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Mobiloil D - Recommended For All Motor Cycle Engines'. 11 1/4" x 9", black silhouette of motor cyclist on a white ground with both red and black lettering. Some restoration but a superb sign nevertheless.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Lifebuoy Royal Disinfectant Soap - Lever Bros, Soapmakers To HM The Queen', 15" x 7", white and blue lettering on blue and white ground with the Lion & Unicorn emblem bottom left. Good overall condition with some restoration to right hand side.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Evans Antiseptic Throat Pastilles For All Affections Of The Throat', 24" x 11". Semi pictorial, red and black lettering on a yellow ground with a left hand holding a packet of the said Pastilles on the left hand side. Small amount of edge chipping otherwise extremely good.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Bonds Soap', circular pictorial, some edge restoration but the image is fine.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Spratts Anglers - We Sell and Recommend Silver Cloud Ground Bait', 12"x12". Semi pictorial with roach-like fish at top. Virtually mint condition, extremely rare.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Brasso', the classic sign in the shape of a tin of Brasso. Measures 10 1/4" x 4 3/4" with some edge restoration.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Stephen's Ink', vertical style.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'British Express Dairy - Engine Brands - The Finest Table Butter Of India', 20" x 15". An undated, Indian produced enamel depicting a fine image of an LNWR (loosely) locomotive hauling a rake of carriages with a pasture of cows in the background. White and pink lettering on a blue ground surrounds the central image. Small amount of edge chipping (touched over with paint) and a very small area of restoration on the loco, otherwise excellent.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Milkmaid Brand Milk - Largest Sale In The World - As A Guarantee Of Quality See The Milkmaid On Every Tin ', 16" x 24". Blue lettering on a white ground with a stunning image of the Milkmaid carrying her wooden firkin of milk on her head and another in her hand. A couple of peripheral, first class repairs.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Elliman's Embrocation', 20" x 18". White lettering on a blue ground, with two, side-by-side, multi-coloured central images. To the left is a dismounted Rider with his horse being tended by a Groom whilst the Riders dog looks on. To the right is the Huntsman, mounted on his steed whilst a small pack of Hounds await. Slight surface wear and a few peripheral areas of expert restoration makes this one of the most desirable signs to come to market. Comes with a matching glass bottle embossed with the same maker.
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Advertising enamel Sign 'Spratts' showing the 3 Scottie Dogs, 20" x 4". Some expertly executed restoration to the cream background at both ends.
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L&SWR enamel Block Instrument Plate 'OKEHAMPTON'. 3 1/2" x 3/4", rounded ends, black lettering on white ground. Excellent condition, one small chip centre bottom.
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SR enamel Target HORSHAM. Ex LB&SCR station originally opened 1848 as the terminus from Three Bridges.
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GWR Nameplate, HOPTON GRANGE with matching brass cabside numberplate 6865, matching Smokebox Numberplate and 81D Shedplate. Ex GWR 6800 "Grange" Class 4-6-0 Locomotive built Swindon March 1939. An Old Oak Common loco for many years and later Reading, then Carmarthen, Gloucester, Laira, Ebbw Junction and St Philips Marsh from where it was withdrawn on 8 May 1962 and cut up at Swindon Works in June 1962. The nameplate is clearly stamped 'R 6865' on the rear indicating this to be the right hand plate. Note: Hopton Grange was Monastic Grange five miles south of Montgomery, Powys.
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