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Lot 776
Various petroleum issued football collections: to incl. World Cup 1970, 1990 and 1998 and FA Centenary coin collections, plus a quantity of Cleveland football players busts, to incl. Bobby Moore, Mike England, Martin Peters, Francis Lee, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Johnstone and T. Gemmell - each with a number of duplicates (32).
Lot 321
Hartley Colliery Medal 1862, a die struck silver medal, 51mm, obverse: an angel looks on as two miners dig to uncover their comrades from the rubble; reverse inscription in raised letters, Presented to those who risked their own lives in attempting to save the lives of their fellow workmen buried in Hartley Colliery, January 1862, the edge inscribed, Richard Johnston, fitted with claw and straight silver bar suspension, crimson ribbon and silver buckle brooch, in J. S. Wyon, London case of issue, obverse with die flaw, nearly extremely fine (lot) £1400-1800 On 10 January 1862 disaster struck at the New Hartley Colliery in Northumberland, leaving in its wake a death toll of some 202 miners. A cage carrying eight people proved too much weight for the massive pumping engine beam which, although weighing over 40 tons, gave way and tumbled down the shaft, carrying with it a mass of machinery and debris. Much of it came to rest a little over 400 feet from the surface on the immense oak beams which held the centre set of pumps in the shaft. The unwalled sides of the shaft collapsed, piling tons of rock and rubble on top of the initial fall, sealing the shaft. It took six days of dangerous and strenuous work by the rescuers to reach the men trapped by the fall, but all were found to be dead. One of the dead, by the name of James Armour, kept notes of the ordeal in a book whilst trapped underground. These notes were referred to in the official enquiry into the case It appears to be certain from the date of the entry in the book found on the person of the overman, Armour, that all had died not later than the afternoon of the day following the accident, having fallen victims of the noxious gasses generated in the pit. Subsequent to the disaster there were many expressions of opinion in favour of some reward being made to the sinkers and others, who had so nobly risked their lives in their ill-fated attempts to rescue the entombed miners. In accordance with this widely expressed desire a special fund was instituted under the direction of a Committee with Mr T. G. Hurst as its secretary. At the outset it was determined that the testimonial should assume the form of a medal, and ultimately, Mr Wyon, of the Mint, whose designs had been approved by the committee, was engaged to execute the dies and strike the medals. A total of 1 gold and thirty seven silver medals were awarded. For his services, Richard Johnston was awarded a medal in silver, together with the sum of ú17. The amount of money paid was a reflection of the amount of time their assistance was given; ú30 being the highest and ú4 the lowest. With a copied extract from the Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin of March 1983 which relates to the medal. The medal and case set in a glass-fronted wooden case, 430 x 225mm. (approx.), together with a clay pipe and leather pit tokens (2) recovered from a dead miner, and a tooth from a pit pony killed in the disaster.
Lot 523
Four: Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond Coape Barry-Smith, 17th Cavalry 1914-15 Star (Maj., 17/Cav.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Maj.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (Lt. Col., 17 Cavy.) mounted as worn, good very fine and better (4) £280-320 Raymond Coape Barry-Smith was born on 31 May 1874. After attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant with the Gloucestershire Regiment on 20 May 1893 and advanced to Lieutenant in November 1896. In July 1898 he transferred to the Indian Staff Corps and in April 1900 was appointed Squadron Officer with the 17th Bengal Lancers. He was promoted to Captain in May 1902 and Major in May 1911, and in March 1915 he was second in command of the regiment. A composite Pathan squadron of 17th Cavalry went to East Africa in January 1915 and returned to India in January 1917. Barry-Smith served in East Africa in 1917, and as a Major was mentioned in despatches by General J. C. Smuts, C-in-C. East Africa (London Gazette 8 February 1917). He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and Commandant of the 17th Cavalry in June 1917. Post-war he served in Waziristan and retired on 19 June 1922. He was the 10th Commandant of the Regiment (1917-22). With copied research, including an article by I. McInnes, in Coin & Medal News, January 1988, An Indian Cavalry Regiment - in which Lieutenant-Colonel Barry-Smith is mentioned.
Lot 379
Wooden Coin Cabinet, with trays converted for containing miniature medals - Cabinet, 344 x 304 x 201mm., stained oak, with 9 trays - 7 of which have a depth of 19mm., 2 with a depth of 3mm., with various subdivisions, trays with gilt fittings, with twin doors bearing lock and key, all dimensions approximate, good condition, sold as found £80-120
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