General Sale

1918

An ebonised framed and glazed oval mezzotint of a lady, marked to reverse "The Honourable Mrs Damer"

An ebonised framed miniature print of a gentleman

A late 19th century French oval brass cased eight day carriage clock with white enamel dial

Two Camtoy clockwork tinplate trucks and one further tinplate truck

Four German tinplate toys

Two scratch built trams

A Bassett-Lowke circular water tower (working model with lever valve) also a Lionel Corporation beacon No.394 (both af)

A Marklin German tinplate indicator sign

A Bassett-Lowke overhead crane

A box of assorted gauge 1 model railway signals, lights, bridge, signal box and other similar items

A box of assorted railway items to include two Hornby signal boxes, three boxed Mettoy railway bridges and one further loose example, loading gauge, t

A boxed Hornby "O" gauge level crossing and one further Hornby level crossing, unboxed

Two Hornby "O" gauge single arm signals

Two boxed Hornby "O" gauge double arm signals

Two boxed Hornby "O" gauge double arm signals

Seven boxed Hornby "O" gauge cable drums

Two boxed Hornby "O" gauge single arm signals

A Bassett-Lowke turntable (incomplete)

A boxed Hornby "O" gauge platform crane together with two furniture containers

Three boxed Hornby controllers, two Bassett-Lowke controllers and one further controller

A wooden railway station, a goods station, waiting room and linesman's hut

A large twin track engine shed

A Bassett-Lowke L&NWR three rail electric tank locomotove No.6810

A Bassett-Lowke LNWR passenger coach

A Bassett-Lowke LMS dining car No.13210

A Bassett-Lowke LMS Post Office coach No.1924

A Bassett-Lowke gauge 1 2-6-0 locomotive with tender No.13000 in maroon livery

A Bowman steam loco model 234, with original wooden box

A Bassett-Lowke gauge 1 steam locomotive No.112

A Midlands Railway guards van and five various wagons

Six various LMS railway wagons and a guards van

A large quantity of assorted model railway track including three rail and gauge 1

A metal box and a wooden chest each containing a quantity of scratch built railway containers, wagons and useful spare parts etc

A quantity of Hornby and other railway items including chocolate machine, weighing machines, post box, advertising boards, bench, trolley, guards and

A box of assorted Meccano

A box of assorted bygone toys and games including Chad Valley Escalado and many other related items

A large quantity of assorted Britains and other painted lead figures of farm animals and other items

A painted cast two horse and carriage ornament with two figures seated in carriage

A stuffed teddy bear with humped back

A quantity of assorted Britains and other painted lead circus and wild animals

A quantity of assorted Britains and other painted lead figures of horses etc

A French musical box, a humorous skeleton moneybox and several lead boats etc

A collection of eight carved wooden shire horses (part af), a stuffed shire horse and two further ornaments

A boxed painted lead Queens Coronation procession manufactured by John Hill & Co, a Johillco product

A German Floradora bisque headed doll with open/close eyes, bisque hands and feet (marked to reverse "Floradora A-5 1/2-M made in Germany"...

A scratch built model of a ship, total length approx 1mtr

A boxed Hornby "O" gauge No.2 special tender (LMS)

An enamel Great Western Railway notice

A small collection of 1909 and 1910 Model Railways magazines

An extensive quantity of Meccano magazines including one bound set, predominantly 1950's/1960's

A quantity of unbound Eagle comics, mainly 1951, 1952 and 1953

A volume of "Hunting Notes With The Cheshire" and "Sir W Wynn's Hounds 1883/1884" by Miss S Turner, Aldford, Cheshire with g...

Three volumes of Royal Coronations together with two pamphlets of Royal Coronations

Three volumes complete of "Wonders of the Past" edited by JA Hammerton, early 20th century cloth bound

A 1920's Girl's Own annual, green cloth bound (af)

Two volumes of "The Outline of History" by HG Wells, Waverley Publishing edition 1925, blue cloth bound

Two volumes of "The Living Races of Mankind", Hutchinson & Co

A fourth edition of John Locke's "Essay On Human Understanding", circa 1734 (spine af - otherwise contents complete 379pp) together wi...

One volume of historical sketches and personal recollections of Manchester, privately published 1832, marble board, spine af (432pp), one volume of ...

Two volumes of "The Art Journal" 1896 and 1898

Ten volumes of "Dugdale's England and Wales Delineated" with maps and plates, some internal foxing to pages

A scarce volume of portfolio photographs by John L Stoddard, a bound version of the weekly publication by the Warner Company of Chicago together with

A fine volume "Manchester City Battalions Book of Honour" published Sheratt & Hughes, Manchester 1916

A miscellaneous collection of books

A scarce two volume "History of Lancashire" published 1825, contents complete, Church School Library label to interior and library stamps

A possibly first edition of "Baron Munchausen" by Lawrence and Bullen 1895, Ex Libris Jennie Cohen together with four other assorted volumes

Two volumes on fishes and another of flowers

Six volumes of bird life, eggs, poultry etc

One volume "Cheshire It's Traditions & History" 1920 and a Cycling Club handbook of North West England

A fine volume "Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett with twenty coloured etchings and two hundred woodcuts by John Le...

Four volumes including "The Fauna of Cheshire" volumes 1 & 2, "Birds of Cheshire" and "Thomsons History of Boston"

A pair of heavy brass candlesticks and one further candlestick

Three graduated Avery brass weights (1lb, 2lb & 4lb)

A pair of Victorian brass ejector candlesticks

Two brass shell cases

Four brass fire irons - tongs, shovel and two pokers

An old brass trivet

A pair of ornate brass candlesticks

A brass bird cage

An Art Nouveau brass twin handled planter (some dents etc)

A copper and brass chestnut warmer, three various brass spoons and a brass fork

A bygone Salter's improved family scale No.50 with brass dial

A set of ten graduated brass weights with wooden holder also a graduated set of larger weights (1lb - 7lb)

A set of bygone brass balance scales with six various weights

A Salter's spring balance No.20M with brass dial

A bygone garden sprayer with ebonised handle

A Victorian brass framed and wire mesh fireside fender

An old brass preserving pan

An old brass preserving pan

An old brass preserving pan with swing handle

A large 19th century Islamic brass charger

A lidded copper twin handled samovar with brass tap also a copper lidded coffee pot with turned wooden and brass handle

An old copper kettle with brass swing handle (spout af)

A large hammered copper tankard, a copper and brass tea caddy and a brass vase

Two Victorian copper kettles and a copper lidded jug with swing handle

A substantial Kenrick No.9 12 pint lidded iron pan, also a large copper pan

An old copper lidded jar with swing handle (dent to lid)

A 19th century copper helmet form coal scuttle with swing handle

A bygone copper milk churn with associated lid