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RARE VINTAGE FABRIC BUS SCROLLS - PLACE NAMES, LONDON two interesting large roller scrolls for double-decker buses, with a variety of place names including destinations in London. Including Charing Cross, Alexandra Park, Castle Street, Newlands, Jamaica Street, Oxford to Bicester, Football Match reserved, Private Hire, Battlefield, Pressed Steel Works etc. (2) £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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STUART MARINE STEAM ENGINE a Stuart 180 single action steam engine, with 2 longitudinal cylinders and slide valve gear. For use as a single engine in small boats up to 4'6" in length. 13cms high £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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ANTIQUE VIOLIN - COPY OF JOSEPH GUARNERIUS the violin with a two piece satinwood back, bearing a label inside Copie de Joseph Guarnerius fecit, Cremonae anno 1720, IHS. In a fitted wooden case. Violin 59cms long £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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MODEL OF A WW1 GERMAN GUNSHIP - SMS MAINZ a painted model of the German Gunship SMS Mainz, in a 4 sided glass case. Model 42cms long, Case 48cms long
*SMS Mainz was a light cruiser of the Kolberg Class in the Imperial German Navy. She was launched in 1909 and was sank in the first Battle of the Heligoland Bight in 1914. £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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SHORT & MASON BAROGRAPH a barograph with a clockwork mechanism (in working order), in an oak case. Marked Tycos on one side, made by the firm of Short & Mason. Case 36cms across £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED GEOMETRY SET - STANLEY an oak case with a fitted interior and a variety of geometry instruments, the inside of the lid containing a Stanley ruler. Some items marked Stanley, and also marked Stanley inside the lid. Case 19cms by 15cms £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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SPEEDWAY PROGRAMMES & EPHEMERA - PLYMOUTH an interesting collection of items including some early programmes, Plymouth 1947, 1948 (2), 1949 (3), 1950 (4), 1952 (England v Sweden C),1959 (4), 1961 (9), 1962 (numerous), and many more through to more modern. Also with various fixture and membership cards, Plymouth Speedway Review magazines, Stock Car Racing programmes and 3 posters (all at Plymouth), Speedway poster, and 2 boxes with numbered balls (to select lanes for the racers).
*These items were collected by a Gentleman in Plymouth who attended the Speedway as a spectator and steward. £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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EARLY 'TT' MOTORCYCLE PROGRAMMES, PAPERS & AUTOGRAPHS - ISLE OF MAN including A 1947 Lightweight & Senior TT programme, 1947 Clubmans TT programme, 1947 Junior TT programme, 1947 Isle of Man Grand National (Windy Corner), How to see the TT in comfort booklet (signed on the back by Maurice Cann, Bill Doran, Bob Foster, and Reg Armstrong), and various editions of the TT Special Newspaper (1947, 1948). £40-60 (+ 25% BP*)
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MOTORCYCLE SPEEDOMETER a vintage Smiths Chronometric Speedometer, SC 3304/19 1476 and measuring from 0-120 MPH. Used on various motorcycles including Triumph. £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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MOTORCYCLE HANDBOOKS & BOOKS various booklets including third edition Vincent Series B & C (Meteor, Comet), Triumph Motorcycle Replacement Parts 1939 Models, Triumph Instruction Manual 1946/47 Models, Douglas T.35, Royal Enfield 125cc, B.S.A (various), Norman Nippy De Luxe, Triumph Manual No 11, Lucas, Miller etc. Also with various books including Norton, Royal Enfield, Velocette, Matchless, Aerial, B.S.A etc. £80-120 (+ 25% BP*)
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CAR BADGES & MOTORCAR BOOKS various car badges including Devonport & District, Civil Service Motoring Association, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, AA, old tax discs (Austin from 1957 and B.S.A from 1966) etc. Also with some motoring books and booklets including Hillman Minx (2 booklets), Austin A40 Models Running and Maintenance, Book of the Austin Ten, Operation Manual for the Morris Ten-Four Series M, Ford Prefect, Consul Classic 315, Motor Repair & Overhauling Charts etc. Books and booklets in mixed condition. £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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VINTAGE MOTORCAR ACCESSORIES various vintage items including oil cans, brass grease gun, cased bakelite Evershed & Vignoles 'Megger' Volt Meter, Benzina fuel gauge, Baty pressure gauge (2 examples, the larger one with Military mark), Jaeger temperature gauge, Mercer pressure gauge, Joseph Lucas charge gauge, car horns, and various other accessories. £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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VINTAGE MOTORCAR ACCESSORIES various boxed and loose accessories, including rotor arms, contact sets, oil filters, Lucas bulbs etc. £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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VINTAGE CAR ACCESSORIES including a variety of mirrors and lights from the mid 20thc onwards, Lucas, Marshal, etc. Also with a wooden trunk containing further car accessories, water pumps, brake piping, and assorted other items. £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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MILITARY COMPASS a compass mounted in a metal case, possibly made for the R.A.F. Also with 2 Ships metal plaques, Fearless and Tiger. Compass dial 9.5cms diameter. (3) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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COLLECTION OF PENS including a Watermans W2 fountain pen, various other pens by Shaeffer, Parker, Osmiroid etc, and various spare nibs. Various damages in places. £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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MINERS LAMP an interesting brass open gauze miners lamp, stamped with the number 1353 in two places and marked on the top Projector Patent Lamp. 28cms high £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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UNDERWOOD COACHMANS PENKNIFE an interesting large coachmans knife, with a variety of implements including file, corkscrew, knife blade etc. The carved wooden handle with a small plaque marked Adelaide. Some blades marked Underwood. 12cms long £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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CAST IRON LAMP - A C WELLS a cast iron table lamp with brass top, stamped A C Wells & Co Patent. 10.5cms high overall £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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SIEBE-GORMAN & CO PRICE CATALOGUE a catalogue showing a range of their respiratory products and prices. £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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PAIR OF ANTIQUE PATTEN SHOES a pair of wooden and leather shoes, with circular iron bases.
*Pattens are protective overshoes that are worn over a normal shoe £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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ROLEX - LEATHER DIRECTORS BRIEFCASE a green leather briefcase with brass catches, the interior with compartments for stationary. Marked inside, Rolex. Case 43cms by 32cms
*Formerly owned by a Director at Rolex, he helped to establish the first Tokyo branch. £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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ROLEX - SALESMAN FITTED CASE a hard case with carrying handle and chrome catches, with a fold down front and a fitted interior with 2 removable trays for watches. Also with a outer protective cover. Marked inside Rolex, and also marked on the outside of the case Made in Switzerland. Case 45cms by 30cms
*Formerly owned by a Director of Rolex, he helped to establish the first Tokyo branch. £400-600 (+ 30% BP*)
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ROLEX LEATHER BRIEFCASE a leather briefcase with embossed Rolex motif. Also with 5 Rolex Spirit of enterprise awards books. Briefcase 39cms by 27cms
*Formally owned by a Director of Rolex who helped to establish the first Tokyo branch. £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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LARGE THORNTON PICKARD PLATE CAMERA - SANDERSON a large plate camera, marked Time & Inst Patent, Thorton Pickard, with a brass lens by Ross of London (No 4484). Also marked on one side, Sanderson's Patent, 12404, and with a retail plaque for Sands, Hunter & Co, London. £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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ERNST LEITZ - CASED MICROSCOPE STAGE a brass and metal mechanical stage, which can be attached to the body of a microscope. In a fitted case, marked on the stage and on the lid. £30-50 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED SCALES & WEIGHTS - L CASELLA a mahogany cased set of balance scales, which assemble and are screwed into the lid. With a variety of brass weights, and with a plaque on the lid for L Casella, Maker to the Ordnance, London. Also with a cased medical set by Allen and Hanbury's of London. (2) £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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'GEOGRAPHIA' TERRESTRIAL GLOBE ON STAND a 10 inch globe including Railways and Steamer routes, mounted on a bakelite base. Marked, Geographia 10 Inch Terrestrial Globe, 167 Fleet St, London. 37cms high overall £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL MONEY BOX/BISCUIT TIN - WILLIAM CRAWFORD & SONS a biscuit tin and money box in the form of a Fairy House, with various painted figures around the exterior. Titled Lucie Attwells Fairy House, Biscuit & Money Box, and made by William Crawford & Sons. £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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DUDLEY HARDY; a lithographic 'D'Oyly Carte' poster designed by Dudley Hardy for the first revival of Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Yeomen of the Guard' at the Savoy Theatre, 1897. Printed by David Allen & Sons, England. 76cm x 51cm £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED THERMOMETER - ROSS OF LONDON a small ivory thermometer in a fitted leather case, the instrument marked Ross London and the inside of the lid also marked with the makers name, Ross & Co Opticians, New Bond St. 10.5cms long £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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VINTAGE MICROPHONE - TANDY a large vintage microphone with a chrome shaft and cast iron base. Marked, Tandy, London. 35cms high £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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MADONNA SEX BOOK & SINGLE issued in 1992 and photographed by Steven Meisel, with metal covers and with its original foil wrapper and CD (CD unopened). £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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VARIOUS RECORDS 3 boxes of records including Steely Dan (Pretzel Logic), Dan Fogelberg (Phoenix), The Style Council (Café Bleu), The Beatles (Help), Mick Jagger (She's the Boss), Rolling Stones (Some Girls, Under Cover, No 2), David Bowie (Hunky Dory), Strawbs (Bursting at the Seams), T Rex (A Beard of Stars), and many more. £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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HORN GRAMOPHONE a gramophone with a soundbox and oak base, with a working motor. Also with a tin horn. £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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INDIAN INTEREST - PRESENTATION TROWEL, 1913 an interesting presentation trowel, with a worked ivory handle, silver collar and silver plated blade. Inscribed, Presented to The Honble D C Baillie C.S.I, Off Liet Governor of the U.P, On the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the Tala Baillie Sanskrit Pathshala, Thakur Raghunath Singh, Talaqdar of Esinpur, 4th November 1913. 35cms long
*From the Sir Cuthbert Sprawson collection £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A LION the carved figure of curved shape, probably Indian and circa 1920's/30's. 9.5cms long
*From the Sir Cuthbert Sprawson Collection £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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BLACK FOREST TOBACCO JAR - SMOKING DOG a carved wooden tobacco jar in the form of a smoking Dog, with a hinged lid. Also with a Black Forest bookslide, carved with Bears on either end. Tobacco jar 16cms high. (2) £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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LES LESTON - VINTAGE CAR STEERING WHEEL a wood and aluminium 3 spoke wheel, circa 1960's. Stamped LL for Les Leston. 15ins. (38cms) diameter £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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HEBDOMAS PATENT SILVER & ENAMEL POCKET WATCH a silver cased pocket watch with an 8 day movement, enamel dial and visible escapement. Dial marked Hebdomas Patent, Swiss Made, and marked 9.25 on the ring and inside the case and with import marks. Mechanism not currently working. £50-80 (+ 30% BP*)
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OLD FILM REELS - GEORGE FORMBY a film reel in a tin, marked on the tin Musical Variaties George Formby, 1000 foot. Also with another film in a tin marked Nittwits on Parade (film from 1949), Stage Musical, 35mm, 925 foot, and a third tin marked Wagons Westward (film from 1940). (3) £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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POCKET BAROMETER/COMPASS - HARRODS a pocket barometer with a gilt metal case and silvered dial, the reverse of the case with a mounted compass. Marked to the dial, Harrods Ltd, London. Dial 4.5cms diameter £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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MINERS STRIKE POSTERS including Bury The Tories Not the Miners, Back the Miners says the Morning Star, Support the Miners (Communist Party), Official Thatcher Quits and Thatcher Goes to the Palace (Evening Standard), etc. £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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NAZIS IN BRITAIN POSTER a billboard poster titled Nazis in Britain Startling Discoloures, printed by Avenue Press for News Review, The First British Newsmagazine. 77cms by 51cms £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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MODEL SHIP - 'BLUENOSE' GRAND BANKS SCHOONER a 1:65 scale wooden model of a Schooner, on a stand and in a glazed case. With a plaque on the outside of the case, Bluenose Grand Banks Schooner, Launched in 1921. Case 75.5cms high, 81cms across £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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MODEL SHIP - DUTCH YACHT a wooden model ship of a Dutch Yacht, complete with sails and rigging. On a stand and in a glazed case. Case 84cms high, 81cms across £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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BOXED DOUBLE FLAGEOLOT INSTRUMENT - BAINBRIDGE & WOOD a 19thc boxwood and ivory 5 key double flageolot, the instrument stamped Bainbridge & Wood, 35 Holborn Hill, London, Patent. In its original mahogany box, both ends of the box missing. 31cms long £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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SUFFRAGETTE LEAFLET & VARIOUS ADVERTISING EPHEMERA an interesting Suffragette leaflet for A meeting of Women will be held in the St James Theatre, Chairman Mrs Pankhurst, printed by Geo Barber, Holborn. Also with various ephemera & photograph album (not Suffragette related), photograph album from the early 20thc of a family holiday including paddle steamers, beach scenes etc, Zion Hall theatre programme from 1926, drawing of the London City & Midland Bank, Clifton, Savage Club programme from 1948, Boulogne tourist guide from 1865, University College Annual Dinner tickets, and various other items. £50-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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CASED LEICA CAMERA - BLACK BODY a Leica III Rangefinder camera with a black body, made in 1933 with the Serial Number 122434. With a Leitz Elmar 1:35 F=50mm lens and metal hood. In a leather Leica case, also with a miniature spy camera probably made by Merlin. (2) £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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LEICA M3 CAMERA & VARIOUS ACCESSORIES a Leica M3 cased camera, made in 1964 with the Serial Number 1094993. With a Leitz Super-Angulon 1:4/21 lens, 1714972. With a range of accessories including 3 cased lenses (Leitz Elmar 1:4/135, Leitz Elmar 1:4/90, and Leitz Elmar 1:28/50), leather cased lens (Leitz Summaron 1:35), Leica light meter, Leica small cased camera filter, and various other items. £400-600 (+ 30% BP*)
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