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FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES. A 1967 F.A. Cup Final programme for Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur with ticket, together with another F.A. Cup Final 1970 and a Replay programme, both with tickets.

ROCKY HORROR SHOW PROGRAMME 96. Produced by Richard O`Brien, QUEEN OFFICIAL PROGRAMME European Tour 1980 and ANOTHER Crazy Tour 1979 together with A SMALL AMOUNT OF POP RELATED EPHEMERA to include TWO TICKET STUBS FOR BILLY FURY SHOW Free Trade Hall, Manchester October 7th 1960

Elvis on Tour photo ID badge display and Elvis concert ticket for May 30 1977 rescheduled for August 26 1977 after Elvis' death (2)

A 1966 World Cup shirt signed by Hurst with copy ticket with C.O.A.

"George IV silver "Claret" decanter label/bottle ticket with shell border by Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham 1821"

Two match day programmes from the FA Cup final, Crystal Palace v Manchester Utd and a ticket from the final tie replay, one signed by the Manchester Utd team, the players include Bryan Robson, Paul Ince, Mark Hughes, Mark Robbins, Gary Pallister, Steve Bruce, etc.

A 1958 Cup Final ticket and a cut out tuck in label rosette from the final tie 1958 Bolton Wanderers v Man Utd.

An FA Cup final tie ticket 1949.

An FA Cup tie final ticket 1955 between Newcastle and Manchester City.

Three Aston Villa football tickets, Wycombe Wanderers v Liverpool at Villa Park semi final tie, Arsenal v Man Utd and Aston Villa Football Club Doug Ellis stand private box suite ticket 1998.

FA Cup tickets for the royal box, Arsenal v Liverpool 2001, Manchester Utd v Newcastle Utd 1999 royal box ticket and a table plan list of guests in the Cardiff Arms Park Suite Millennium Stadium Cardiff for the final tie Arsenal v Liverpool 12th May 2001.

Acton (William). A Complete Practical Treatise on Venereal Diseases, and their Immediate and Remote Consequences, Including Observations on Certain Affections of the Uterus, Attended with Discharges, 2 volumes (Text & Plates), 1st edition, 1841, a few wood-engraved illustrations to text volume, faint library stamp to full-title and dedication leaves, publisher’s advert leaf at rear, BMI presentation book label ticket from [Oliver] Pemberton to front free endpaper, modern cloth gilt, 8vo, the atlas volume with eight colour lithograph plates, library stamp to title and all plates, some dust-soiling and heavy spotting throughout, BMI presentation from James Vose Solomon to title and front free endpaper (relaid), original cloth gilt, some edge wear, rebacked, oblong folio. The author’s first and principal work which had reached its fourth edition by the time of his death in 1875. His pioneering work led to the Contagious Diseases Act of 1866, requiring that all prostitutes be examined for venereal diseases and treated at government expense. (2)

Bell (John). Engravings of the Bones, Muscles, and Joints, Illustrating the First Volume of the Anatomy of the Human Body, 3rd edition, 1810, additional engraved title, twenty-eight engraved plates and four outline plates, two engravings in the text, occasional spotting and slight offsetting, single advert leaf as conjugate of final leaf of text plus 16 pp further publisher’s ads bound horizontally as four sheets, an advert leaf for Mr Charles Bell’s Lectures tipped in before engraved title, contemporary presentation inscription to front free endpaper, ‘Sol. Hodgson, from HH, Nov. (1815’, BMI presentation book label ticket from Dr. S.G. Webb beneath, uncut, modern half calf over marbled boards, rubbed and slightly split at head and foot of joints, 4to (285 x 220mm). ‘The plates are magnificently realistic... all were drawn and most were etched or engraved by Bell’ (Russell 62). (1)

Clare (John). [Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, 2nd or 3rd ed., 1820], pp.xxiii(Introduction)+[i]+220+[4](pubs. ads.)+[v]-viii(Contents), lacking half-title and title-page (never present?) and with original ms. ownership name "Frederica S. Davy Sepr. 1820` (probably Frederica Sara Davy, 1802-1889) on first printed leaf (b1), i.e. p.[i] of Introduction, 4pp. Contents misbound at rear, foxed, front free endpaper with ink stamp title, ink stamp book ticket of E. Goodfellow Helpston above, and similar ticket stamped "Life of Clare` on front pastedown, hinges split, contemp. half calf gilt, joints cracked & extrems. rubbed, large 12mo, together with The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems, 2 vols., 1st ed., printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1821, half-titles present, eng. port. frontis. (offset to title), first vol. with intermittent foxing, second vol. with extensive pencil annotations by Mrs. Emmerson, many initialled "E.L.E.`, both vols. with Goodfellow`s book ticket on front free endpaper, covering ms. signature of Edward Goodfellow dated 1888, untrimmed, orig. pubs. boards with printed title labels to spines, joints cracked, vol.1 spine slightly torn & worn, with slight adhesive residue, large 12mo, plus The Shepherd`s Calendar; with Village Stories, and Other Poems, 1st ed., John Taylor, 1827, half-title present, eng. frontis., frontis. and title-page foxed, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, front free endpaper becoming detached and with Goodfellow`s book ticket, hinges split, rough-trimmed, orig. qtr. cloth with printed paper title label to spine, large 12mo, plus The Rural Muse, 1st ed., Whittaker & Co., 1835, eng. frontis. and title-page (stained), frontis. with Goodfellow`s book ticket on reverse, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, prelim. leaves lightly foxed, rough-trimmed, endpapers foxed, orig. blind patterned cloth, with printed title label to spine, some damp soiling to upper board, 8vo. A set of John Clare`s scarce first four works in original condition, and with intriguing provenance. Authoress Eliza Laura Emmerson, whose annotations appear in the second volume of "The Village Minstrel`, was introduced to John Clare by Lord Radstock. At their first meeting Mrs. Emmerson burst into bitter laments at the rustic poet`s Òdesolate appearanceÓ and wept that Òso much genius and so much povertyÓ should go together. Clare was stung by her reaction, which compounded the angst he felt about his labourer`s garb as he moved amongst the smart and fashionable of London. However, subsequent interviews modified Clare`s first impression of Mrs. Emmerson, who became a close friend and helper of the "Northamptonshire Peasant` as she called Clare. Indeed John Clare became quite obsessed with Eliza at one point, until their relationship cooled, writing her scores of passionate letters, calling her his Laura, addressing verses to "E.L.E.`, and asking for her portrait. Mrs. Emmerson is full of praise for Clare`s poetry in her annotations to "The Village Minstrel`, with notes such as: Òfull of sober Christian feeling. I think like you my dr. Clare, E.L.E.Ó; ÒAn astonishing effort this - for such a man as Clare! - full of lonely, and sweet feelingÓ; ÒThis lovely poem was first written to me, in a Letter from the Author. E.L.E.Ó; ÒThou art indeed the Inspired poet of Nature my dear friend! - E.L.E.Ó. The subsequent ownership of E. Goodfellow, Helpston, is curious, as the last private owner of John Clare`s cottage in Helpston was owned by a Mrs. Robin Goodfellow, who sold the property to the John Clare Trust in 2005. See Frederick Martin, The Life of John Clare, 1964. (5)

Lewis (C.S.). Rehabilitations and Other Essays, 1st ed., OUP, 1939, light offsetting from bus ticket marker to pp.172-73, original cloth, d.j., spine toned, a few light spots, 8vo (1)

A small fragment of fabric from the outer cover of the Graf Zeppelin, 1928. Certified copy to Clara Adams, heiress and frequent flyer on the Graf. The only women passenger amongst 64 men. Certificate inscribed ‘This original piece of the original fabric, or skin of the Graf Zeppelin was given by Dr, Hugo Eckener to Clara Adams, the first woman passenger who bought a ticket for $3000, for the first flight across the Atlantic in 1928. In all there were 64 men and 1 woman on that flight, which took 3 days and 3 nights for the crossing from Friedrichshafen Germany to Lakehurst N.J.’ See website.

7 interesting items relating to the Hindenburg. A ticket from Friedrichshafen to Friedrichshafen dated 26-29/3/36. Plus a Plus a coloured luggage label, ‘Airship Hindenburg’, ‘American Airlines Inc’ etc. Postcard, Hindenburg over the Brandenburg gate, March 1936. A pass to the airship Hindenburg, Trans-Atlantic airship demonstration 1936. A ticket to a ‘Grand Entertainment and Ball, New York 1oth May 1936’. Also a 40th Anniversary Cover 1976, etc. GC-VGC Plate.41

5 interesting items relating to the Hindenburg. A ticket from Friedrichshafen to Frankfurt dated 16.9.36. A flight brochure, ‘Now fly to Europe in 2 ½ days’. A fold out information brochure with significant details and pictures for the Hindenburg and Graf Zeppelin. A clean empty envelope ‘Luftschiff Hindenburg’ to front. Plus a coloured luggage label, ‘Airship Hindenburg’, ‘American Airlines Inc’ etc. With Zeppelin and DC3 picture to centre. VGC Plate.41

A William IV silver Bottle Ticket "Sherry", London 1830

A pair of scarce tickets for the 1906 Athens Intercalated Olympic Games, issued for the first day, ticket No’s. 601 & 602, both green, with circular & star shaped clippings, and the reverse with printed stadium seating plan

A interesting group of ephemera relating to Miss Florence Sandell and the Ladies Gymnastics Display at the 1908 London Olympic Games, including Miss Sandell’s stadium admittance pass for her participation in the gymnastics display on 17th July together with a counterfoil from a ticket stub allowing her admittance to the competitors’ seats in the stadium grandstand; an instructions sheet issued to those participating in the display; two letters of congratulation to Miss Sandell from J E K Studd, President of the Polytechnic Club; and some press clippings and miscellaneous items A newspaper cutting in this lot describes the following scene: Perhaps, however, the most pleasing incident was provided by the girl gymnasts. They had gone through a hoop drill, which included some graceful movements, in a smart manner, and a large squad then advanced well towards the front carrying double-staffed flags of self colours in red, white and blue. Their purpose was quickly made apparent. A few deft passes and a huge tri-colour sprang into existence, behind which the girls were completely sheltered. Piquancy was added to the graceful and effective compliment to the attending French President by the ‘Marseillaise” played by the band, while there was an unrestrained spontaneous outburst of cheering from the bow large concourse of spectators. It was an artistic triumph, a happily conceived idea carried into practice with perfect execution. That M. Fallieres appreciated this delicate friendly homage to the French flag was unmistakable, for his pleasure was expressed in the smiles which chased each other over his expressive countenance.’ Men’s gymnastics has been a feature of the Olympic Games since Paris in 1900. Women’s participation, however, was not allowed until the Amsterdam Games of 1928.

A programme and ticket for the Berlin Olympic Games 9th August 1936, the day Jesse Owen won his fourth gold medal in the 4x100m relay, plus the marathon (2)

A small archive of material relating to the London 1948 Olympic Games, believed to have originally been from the office of Arthur Elvin the owner of Wembley Stadium and including a copy of a letter from him dated 18th May 1948 writing to Lord Portal expressing his dismay of a poorly organised athletics meeting at White City which had been billed beforehand as a “Pre Olympics Games Try-Out’, thereby giving pressmen a field day, the archive mostly of press cuttings but also Olympic Bulletins, a forecast for lost ticket revenues at Wembley Stadium through the issue of complimentary seat tickets to dignitaries, competitors, press, BBC, choir and bands, calculated to be a loss of potential revenue through ticket sales of £41,293; also a general regulations programme

1948 London Olympic Games memorabilia, comprising a complete set of eight daily programmes and admittance ticket stubs for the athletics at Wembley Stadium; together with a programme and ticket stub for the India v Great Britain field hockey final at Wembley Stadium; a ticket stub for the football semi-final at Wembley Stadium between Great Britain and Yugoslavia; a triangular motor car aerial pennant bearing 1948 Olympic insignia; two souvenir magazines (one stamped SPECIMEN COPY NOT FOR SALE IN THE U.K.); two copies of the official British Olympic Association Report of the 1948 Games published by World Sports; and a World Sports official magazine of the BOA for August 1948 (25)

A 1960 Rome Olympic Games official programme and entrance ticket for the boxing competition both featuring Cassius Clay, the programme covering the boxing competition, the ticket numbered 251 and specifically issued for the gold medal final bouts on the evening of 5th September including Clay’s light-heavyweight gold medal fight v Poland’s Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Bill Hayley and his Comets souvenir program for European Tour 1957, with concert ticket stub from Bradford Gaumont, Feb. 17 (1 Guinea), to/w Gaumont flyer for The Platters and two other programs for Count Basie and His Orchestra and `The Biggest Package Show Ever` featuring (among others) Duane Eddy and Bobbin Darin

A large quantity of Tri-ang / Tri-ang Hornby ‘00’ gauge railway. Including ‘The Blue Pullman’ train set. Comprising power car, intermediate car and dummy power car, plus curved and straight track. Bo-Bo electric locomotive RN E3001 (R753). Diesel dock shunter (R253). Transcontinental mail coach set (R400). Britannia class 4-6-2 tender locomotive, RN 70000. Anti-aircraft searchlight wagon (R341K). G10 Q car (R571). Battle rescue helicopter car (128K). Grand Victorian suspension bridge (R264). 3 passenger coaches. 2 Pullman cars. 5 freight wagons. Track cleaning car. Straight platform unit with subway. Ticket office platform unit. Plus trackside items such as fog signal, lineside huts, colour light signal, fencing units. Also points, overhead catenary set, track and a number of other items. Most items boxed, minor/some/significant wear. Contents GC-VGC.

A quantity of Hornby ‘0’ gauge railway. Including 2 No.2 Southern Railway Passenger Coaches, including a 1st/3rd passenger brake, NR 3667 and 1311. NE bogie brick wagon. Castrol tank wagon. LMS bogie covered goods van. Jacobs Biscuits van. No. 2 Goods Platform including crane. Island Platform (Ripon). Twin-track level crossing with lights. No. 4 Station ‘Margate’. Passenger platform. Together with 3-rail points, crossovers, curved and straight track etc. Also Locomotive lamps and tail lamps, Platelayers hut. Watchmans hut with accessories. Fire hut. Station items – seats, ticket machine, label making machine, milk churns, trunks, advertising boards. A few items boxed, significant wear. QGC-VGC for age.

OO gauge, quantity of loose locomotives: consists of Virgin Trains Class 43 4-car DMU; BR Class 43 power and dummy units; Bo-Bo diesel `D6110`; 2x GWR 4-6-0 tender locomotive `Albert Hall`; 7x 0-4-0 locomotives; 0-6-0 `Toby` (missing face). Overall G/VG. (13). Together with album containing railwayana, stamps, ticket stubs, etc.

A 1940`s Bradford Corporation bus ticket printing machine and rolls of Penmaenmawr Motor Co. Ltd. 3D tickets.

A bus ticket punch machine and a rack of unused tickets including London Transport.

An unusual railway ticket dispenser, circa 1970`s.

An assortment of bus tickets, one dated 31st November and a passenger ticket marked Pram, Calne to Chippenham etc. and a Great Western Railway board game.

An assortment of 1960`s annuals including `Books of The Stars`, Elvis Monthly, theatre programmes, ticket stubs and autographs.

[ELLIS, SARAH STICKNEY] Summer and Winter in the Pyrenees. London and Paris, Fisher, Son & Co., n.d. [1847]. 8vo., cont. half green stained calf (rubbed, lacks spine label). Engraved frontispiece (stained margins) -- ROGERS, SAMUEL. Italy, A Poem. New Edition, 1852. 8vo., cont. maroon morocco gilt, a.e.g., ticket of J.W.Coombs of Bath. Engraved portrait and text illustrations after Turner (some spotting). (2)

"BUMBLE BEE". A Day With the Duke [of Badminton] n.p. or d. [Printed by Cowell, Ipswich, c. 1890]. Oblong 4to., cont. half black morocco gilt with ticket of Price, Bookbinder, Wells. Title and 12 litho. plates of fox hunting scenes.

DICKENS, CHARLES. Oliver Twist, New Edition, 3 vols., 1839. Cont. half green stained calf, spines gilt by P. Hance of 55 King`s Road, Chelsea with ticket. Plates by Cruikshank (spotted); The Pic Nic Papers. By Various Hands. Edited by Charles Dickens, Paris 1841. Cont. half morocco (spine defective); A Christmas Carol, Ninth Edition, 1844. Red morocco gilt. 4 hand coloured plates. 12mo., or 8vo. (5)

DICKENS, CHARLES. American Notes for General Circulation. First Edition, First issue, 1842. 2 vols. bound together, 8vo., cont. half green stained calf gilt by P. Hance of 55 King`s Road, Chelsea, with ticket (rubbed, spine chipped). Half titles, but without ads. in vol 2.

An Almex ticket machine, for the London Bus Company, cased

GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. A good, unusual D.S., George PW, as Prince of Wales, two pages, small 4to, n.p. (London), n.d. (April 1806). The printed document is a ticket issued by the Great Chamberlain for the thirteenth day of the trial of Viscount Melville at the House of Lords and states, in part, ‘NO LADY can claim Admission into the Seats called the Peeresses Seats by this Ticket, unless her Name is written on the Back thereof, on the Line denoting the State of her Claim’. Signed by the Prince at the head of the second page, above the five lines referred to (not completed). The ticket bears a printed coat of arms and red wax seal. Some light overall age wear, a minor split to the edge of one fold and slightly irregularly trimmed edges, about VG Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811) Scottish Lawyer and Politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom. In 1804 Melville entered office as First Lord of the Admiralty when he introduced numerous improvements in the details of the department. Suspicion had arisen, however, as to the financial management of the Admiralty, of which Dundas had been treasurer between 1782-1800. In 1802 a commission of enquiry was appointed, which reported in 1805. The result was the impeachment of Dundas in 1806, on the initiative of Samuel Whitbread, for the misappropriation of public money, and though it ended in an acquittal, and nothing more than formal negligence lay against him, Melville never again held office. This was the last impeachment trial ever held in the House of Lords.

[NELSON HORATIO]: (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. An original oblong 12mo printed ticket of admission to the Funeral of Lord Nelson at St. Paul`s Cathedral on 9th January 1806. The black bordered ticket allows the bearer to enter at the South Door to the Galleries under the Dome. Signed in ink by the Dean of St. Paul`s, George Pretyman Tomline (`G Lincoln`, as Bishop of Lincoln, 1750-1827 English Clergyman) and bearing a good black wax seal in the lower right corner. VG

PELE: (1940-) Brazilian Footballer. A colour printed 8vo promotional handbill for a Civic Lunch in honour of Pele at Sheffield United`s Bramall Lane stadium, 8th November 2007, featuring three colour images of Pele, signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area. Together with an unsigned printed 12mo ticket for Sheffield Wednesday vs. Santos, 22nd October (1962). VG, 2

BEATLES THE: A printed oblong 3.5 x 4.5 ticket for A Dance to be held at the Mersey View Ballroom on 20th April 1963, featuring a performance by The Beatles, supported by Bill Gorman and his Orchestra, individually signed to the verso by each of the Fab Four, John Lennon, Paul McCartney (who adds Beatles above his signature), George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Professionally matted in black beneath a large 29 x 19.5 image of The Beatles performing together at a concert. Framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 36 x 30.5. McCartney`s signature is somewhat faded, although remains legible. The other three signatures are in bold blue ink. Some light overall age wear, G The Beatles performed at the Measure View Pleasure Grounds and Ballroom at Frodsham, Cheshire, as part of their Spring 1963 tour of the United Kingdom.

Aethelred II, silver penny, CRUX Type, Spink 1148, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAED REX ANGLOX [both `AE`s and `NG` ligulate, first `D`with thorn], reverse reads:- +FOLCARD M-O DEOD [`D`s seem not to have thorns and there is probably a pellet below - in `M-O`], Thetford Mint, moneyer Folcard, sold with an old ticket, full, round, well centred, lightly toned GVF

Aethelred II, silver penny, Last Small Cross Type, Spink 1154, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAED RAEX ANGLO : [all AE`s` ligulate, first `D` has thorn, the legend stop is : with - between], reverse reads:- +CIOLNOD ON SIDESTEB: [both `D`s with thorn, `O`s with pellet at centre], Mint of `Sith[m]estebyrig`, Cissbury, moneyer Ciolnoth, the present piece is from the same dies as Hildebrand 3407 and British Museum and is from the same reverse die as Hildebrand 3408 and British Museum Catalogue 313. A study of this mint was made by R.H.M.Dolley and F.Elmore-Jones in the British Numismatic Journal, Vol. XXVIII, Part II, 1956, pp. 270-282 and pl. XXIII, 7. The mint is excessively rare being only known striking this issue for Aethelred II and the first issue of Cnut, the quatrefoil, the present piece being Ex. F.Elmore-Jones Collection and sold with his ticket plus two more, full, round, reverse slightly off centre, peck marks mostly on the reverse, lightly crinkled, VF/NVF

Ancient Greek, The Seleukid Kingdom, silver tetradrachm, wt. 14.8g., of Antiochos VII, Euergetes, 138-129 B.C., obverse:- Diademed head of Antiochos, right within fillet border, reverse:- Athena standing left, holding Nike, spear and shield, Sear 7092, with old ticket which states `1979`, ancient light scratch before mouth, large and well centred, VF

Ancient Greek, The Seleukid Kingdom, silver tetradrachm, wt. 16.1g., of Alexander I [Balas], 150-145 B.C., obverse:- Diademed head of Alexander, right, within fillet border, reverse:- Zeus enthroned, left holding Nike and sceptre, similar to Sear 7030 but no cornucopiae in left reverse field but another symbol and below the Seleukid date 164 which = 149-148 B.C., with old ticket dated `1979`, large flan, light scuff across portrait, obverse slightly off centre, good metal, dark tone VF

Gnaeus Pompey Junior, bronze as Spanish Mint, Corduba 46-45 B.C. obverse:- Head of Janus ` I ` above and between, reverse:- Prow of Galley, [CN] MAG above, IMP below, Sear 1386, sold with old ticket, F

The Roman Province of Syria and Cilicia, after 64 B.C., silver tetradrachm, wt. 15.6g., in the name of Philip Philadelphos, obverse:- Diademed head of Philip, right within fillet, reverse:- Zeus seated on throne, left, holding Nike and sceptre, with the legend `XAT`, with old ticket dated `1979` good metal, toned, VF

British Political Medallion, copper d.31mm: NO EXCISE 1733 with foliage, countermarked R. REED / PAKINGTON FOR EVER with cup, bottle and pipes above, and roses either side, with a small countermark RR. This was a privately issued medalet to commemorate the withdrawal of the Excise Bill in the Commons in 1733, anticipating its defeat in the House of Lords due to protests and the burning of political effigies by the nation`s shopkeepers. The bill was meant to introduce inland taxes on tobacco and wine (as we have today). The `Pakington` in question may refer to the Pakington family, an aristocratic family who could have issued the medalets in celebration (aristocrats being consumers of much wine and tobacco). The countermarks are probably late additions to convert the medal into a copper-weight token. VF with a minor edge flaw. Unusual, interesting and most likely very rare. (with research and an old Seaby ticket)

Token, 17thC: Chesterfield, Richard Clarke at The Angel (inn), Halfpenny, Derbyshire no. 40, a nice light brown GF example with a couple of weak spots and a slightly mis-cut flan. (with an old ticket)

Thomas Mercer, St Albans, a mahogany cased two-day chronometer, the chain-fusee movement having maintaining power, an Earnshaw-type detent escapement with the cut bimetallic compensated balance having round shaped weights, the four-inch silvered dial engraved with black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, ‘up-and-down’ dial for 56 hours, Admiralty mark and signed ‘Thomas Mercer, St Albans, England, 16442’, with blued steel spade hands, the serial number repeated to the bowl, with a plain two-tier mahogany case, diameter 18cm x 18cm x 17cm. The serial number on this movement would indicate a date of manufacture of 1943.* Thomas Mercer moved to London from Lancashire where he had worked with the famed chronometer maker Thomas Russell. Finding work hard to come by he was ready to emigrate to America. He had bought a one-way ticket, until he noticed a fine chronometer in the shop window of John Fletcher. He walked in and was immediately given a position as a watch springer and finisher. He then established his own business in 1858 at New North Road, London before, in 1874, moving to St. Albans, setting up a factory behind his house in Prospect Road. In September 1900 Thomas Mercer was appointed as judge for the horological class at the Universal Exhibition held in Paris. Unfortunately he caught a cold on the ferry crossing over and died at the Hôtel Internationale, Paris, whereupon his son Frank took over the running of the business. A 1929 Advert in the British Industries Fair Catalogue shows Mercers as manufacturers of the ‘Octo’ timekeeper System of Electric Synchronised Clocks for all purposes, both Land and Marine. The company closed in 1984.

Large collection of mixed postcards including Arda Reichslotterie" German lottery ticket with Nazi emblem and a Dunville`s Old Irish Whiskey certificate of authenticity. "

"George IV ornate silver Madeira decanter label / bottle ticket, bunch of grapes & leaf design, by George Unite"

"Georgian silver claret decanter label / bottle ticket of crescent form, by Elizabeth Morley, London 1798"

"Taylor and Perry Victorian silver "Sherry" decanter label / bottle ticket of grape, leaf and blackberry design, Birmingham 1841"

"George III silver port decanter label / bottle ticket with grape border, by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1797"

"Phipps and Robinson Georgian silver port decanter label / bottle ticket, London 1807"

London, Midland and Scottish railway company first class ticket for 1924 inscribed to "Mr J.A. Bright", available in sleeping cars.

Anon Explore the South Coast with a Day Tour Ticket, original poster printed for BR(SR) by Hegerty 1963 - 102 x 64 cm Grade A mounted on linen