Large Wooden Live Steam Model of a Royal Navy War Ship - of wooden construction with live steam marine engine driving twin propellers to rear, not fitted with a rudder, however the removable deck/superstructure section, contains various metal/wooden fittings including various sizes of gun, aircraft, lifeboats, searchlights etc. May have been produced by Bassett-Lowke as the vendor was a personal friend but the model is unmarked. The workings are untested but still a Good impressive example for display or re-commissioning 115cm/45" long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £400-£600
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Bassett-Lowke or similar substantial Wooden Clockwork Powered Model of a Royal Navy Four Funnel War Ship - battleship grey, with black lower hull, various metal/wooden deck fittings, removable deck/superstructure panel to give access to the clockwork motor, which appears to be in working order but the drive to the twin propellers has ceased. Includes a rudder and both masts - Good 24"/60cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £150-£200
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A large Wooden Waterline Model of a Royal Navy H68, believed to be HMS Foresight which was one of nine F Class Destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930's. The model is finished in battleship grey with a flat bottom to the hull, variety of metal/wooden fittings including 2 x funnels, torpedo tubes, anti-aircraft guns, lifeboats (the top to the forward mast has broken off), some small parts may be missing but overall a Good example, possibly of Bassett-Lowke manufacture 26"/66cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £200-£300
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Bassett-Lowke or similar Wooden Waterline Model of the Queen Mary Passenger Liner - solid wooden construction with paper overlay to superstructure, 3 x funnels, 2 x masts, detailed deck fittings including lifeboats, some of the rigging needs re-attaching and may have loose/missing minor parts, has been overpainted, comes with plotted history of the vessel to underside - Good 21"/52cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £150-£200
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Bassett-Lowke or similar Wooden Waterline Model of the RMS Lusitania - solid wooden construction with card overlays to superstructure, 4 x funnels, both masts, various fittings including lifeboats and ventilators, rigging will need re-attaching otherwise a Good display model 18"/46cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £150-£200
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Bassett-Lowke or similar Waterline Wooden Model of the P&O Liner Orcades - solid wood with flat bottomed hull, card overlays to sides, has been overpainted, well detailed deck and fittings (lacks some of the lifeboats and with a bent mast) otherwise Good for display 14"/36cm. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £100-£150
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Bassett-Lowke or similar Solid Wood Waterline Model of the "Nieuw Amsterdam" Passenger Liner - black, with white card overlay to superstructure, 2 x yellow funnels, some of the rigging needs re-attaching but includes both masts and most of the lifeboats, comes with a potted history label to underside - otherwise Good 15"/39cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £120-£160
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Bassett-Lowke or similar a Model of the Liner Mauretania - solid wood with flat bottom waterline model, card overlays to superstructure, detailed masts and rigging although some may need re-attaching, includes lifeboats and twin funnels - Good 15"/39cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £120-£160
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Bassett-Lowke 1/1200th scale wooden model of the RMS Empress of Britain Passenger Liner, built for the Canadian Pacific Line, 1937 - Good Plus, mounted on a wooden plinth with metal framed glass case, the case is 15"/39cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £200-£300
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Bassett-Lowke Waterline Ship Model in 1/1200th scale of SS Lapland - included both funnels and 4 x masts, still strung onto box base which is Fair, the model would benefit from detailed cleaning but is overall Good. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £80-£100
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1/1200th scale model kit for the RMS Queen Mary Passenger Liner - box contains mainly wooden components still strung onto backing card with various masts, funnels and card overlays, unchecked for completeness but the contents appear Excellent, including scale drawing and instructions, all is contained in a Good card box with illustrated lid (front flap of box base requires re-attachment). This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £150-£200
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A group of Bassett-Lowke (or similar) 1/1200th scale Waterline Ship models - all have been fashioned from balsa wood, some have card overlays, highly detailed metal/wooden fittings to their decks, some have loose/missing components and come with a paper sign as displays in the museum "Wartime Training Models Become Toys" - models include Sarredon, Castle Dunnottar, New Jersey, Dominion Monarch, Iowa, Hampshire, Britannic together with Aircraft Carriers Lexington and Shinano and other warships of various sizes (see photo). (27) This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £300-£400
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Bassett-Lowke a group of assorted wooden Ship and Boat models, mainly of the Waterline variety, some are marked to their base and include Jervis, Corvette, Unity and Thames Submarines and other mainly small vessels including Tug Boats - Good. (14) This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £80-£120
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A group of lead and slush moulded 1/1200th scale Warship models of various sizes, to include Destroyers, Battle Ships, Cruisers and other Craft. All is contained in the wooden box with card label as displayed in the museum. (15) This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £100-£150
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A group of lead and slush moulded 1/1200th scale Waterline Ship models including Warships, Cargo Boats and others - nicely painted, most have their masts - Good. (25) This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £150-£200
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Bassett-Lowke vintage Dynamo, encased in a brass case, with screw terminals and armature and horse shoe magnet etc. The brass case is marked "Bassett-Lowke Northampton Make" - Good, 3"/8cm long. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £40-£60
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Bassett-Lowke larger sized Dynamo with twin horse shoe magnets, armature, bushes etc, is mounted on a wooden plinth with metal sign reading "Bassett-Lowke Limited London and Northampton", 4.5"/20cm long - some age wear but overall Good for display and comes with a museum "Instructional Models" sign. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £60-£70
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Bassett-Lowke small Electric Motor with 3 pole armature, horse shoe magnet and bushes - housed in a repainted brass case, fitted with pulley, the casing is marked "Bassett-Lowke Northampton Make" - Good, 3"/7cm wide. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £40-£50
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Bassett-Lowke large heavy "Stationary Boiler" - substantially made item with cast metal brick effect sides, chimney, boiler with valves and pressure gauge (marked Bassett-Lowke), associated pipe work, large burner. Cast into the end of the frame work are the letters BL Limited - some age related wear but overall a Good scarce example for display, mounted on a wooden plinth and being almost 18"/45cm to the top of the chimney and comes with a display notice from the museum. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £300-£400
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Bassett-Lowke or similar wooden Railway Station Kiosk for a model railway, probably O Gauge, of varnished wood with some loose parts and contemporary Daily Express, The Times and other newspaper billboards - Good, 5"/12cm wide. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £20-£30
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Bassett-Lowke Vertical Steam Engine, c.1904 - with brown painted cast metal base, removable burner with 2 x wicks, boiler casing with chimney, whistle and associated pipe work etc and chimney to top. Includes a flywheel with pulley. Interestingly also included is a photo copied page from a vintage Bassett-Lowke Catalogue showing the range of these vertical steam engines and the illustration is similar to this item, some age wear but overall a Good scarce example for display, 16"/40cm tall, comes in a plain open wooden box and a museum sign. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £300-£500
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Bassett-Lowke vintage Marine Steam Boiler, with associated pipe work and engine, mounted on a metal plinth for display. The boiler is encased in metal cladding, with separate burner and initials "BL" to one end. The boiler is 7"/18cm long - Good for display. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £150-£200
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Bassett-Lowke or similar vintage Pumping Set instructional display model - with vintage motor using horse shoe magnet, connected to what appears to be a rotary pump, all is mounted on a wooden display plinth, 9"/23cm long but is unmarked with any makers name - Good for display. This lot, until recently, was exhibited by the vendor at the Bassett-Lowke Museum, Northampton for a number of years. £60-£80
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