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Click here to subscribeEnid Blyton, The Valley of Adventure pub. MacMillan and Co, 1947, together with Walt Disney's Wonder Book pub. Mardon, Son & Hall; Tintin, The Castafiore of Emerald pub. Methuen 1963; three first editions from the Thomas the Tank Engine series titled Four Little Engines; Troublesome Engines and Henry the Green Engine, and three later printings from the series, together with four children's annuals (13)
A Mamod steam traction engine with power-press, to/w a boxed Japanese Ko tinplate 'Billy the Ball-Blowing Magic Whale' with clockwork movement, a clockwork bear 'Shoe-Maker', a Britains Howitzer, Dinky Harrow, Coventry Climax Forklift Truck, Borguard Isabella, Simca Chamboro, Chevrolet Corvair
A cased harlequin set of six silver seal-top coffee spoons with enamelled backs to the bowls, Sheffield 1925/26, to/w a pair of engine-turned hairbrushes, Birmingham 1937 and three American Gorham sterling oval photograph frames (5) Condition Report Enamel chipped on yellow and pale blue bowls
A heavy quality silver cigarette case with engine-turned decoration, Smith & Bartlam, Birmingham 1943, to/w a sterling cigarette case engraved with a map of India and Burma (pre-Partition) and a Japanese example engraved with buildings in a landscape, stamped 'Sterling Silver 950' (3) 15.3 oz
A William IV cut glass travelling ink-bottle, the silver-gilt top with engine-turned decoration and screw-down cover, London 1834, to/w a cut amethyst-glass scent bottle with unmarked silver top (top a/f), a Victorian miniature stemmed open salt with spoon, Sheffield 1865, and a miniature glove-button hook as a folding fob
A Continental 'Fine Silver' hunter pocket watch retailed by J. Walker, The Strand, London, with keywind movement, to/w a Harrian gilt pocket watch with top-wind movement, three silver Albert watch chains, three other chains and a silver fob toothpick Condition Report Silver - glass loose, engine turning worn, fair condition, ticking Gilt - scratched case not ticking
An engine-turned silver cigarette box, Birmingham 1927, a silver cigar-piercer, Birmingham 1956 and a Victorian mustard, Birmingham 1896, to/w an electroplated oval bread-dish, egg-cup cruet and a pair of Aspreys electroplated hot-dishes with spirit burners and ceramic liners (one lacks lid) (box)
1905 DE DION BOUTON TYPE Z Registration number BW 98 The Edwardian car with two seat, 'Victoria' style coachwork incorporating a 'Spider' rear seat, track 3'11, wheelbase 6'5", the door sills with brass plates inscribed H.S. Mulliner No. 253, finished in deep moss-green with black tubular chassis and varnished hickory artillery wheels shod with 760 x 90 beaded-edge tyres, the hubcaps engraved DE DION BOUTON, the brass mounted 'coal scuttle' pattern bonnet rising to reveal the water cooled single cylinder 9 h.p. (1100cc) (8 h.p. (1055cc)?) engine No. 17776 with associated De Dion carburettor No. 126 and water pump, the hand operated plunger-type oil pump is mounted adjacent to the driver's dash board, the plate clutch, operated by the right hand pedal, drives through the combined three speed gearbox (with reverse), and differential unit, selection of the gears being made sequentially via a long lever at the driver's right side, final drive by articulated half shafts to the wheels, the rear brakes are provided with internal expanding shoes within drums, and are operated by a 'push-on' hand lever beside the gear lever, the left pedal, the first movement of which, automatically reduces the engine speed while, finally, operating a transmission brake, other controls, by the use of levers mounted on the inclined steering wheel, are readily accessible, suspension in by 1/2 elliptic front and rear with an additional transvers spring at the rear, the rear wheels are mounted on the eponymous De Dion axle, the dashboard mounted with a case containing the trembler coil and a similar case for small tools, sparking plugs and other accessories, together with a rare triangular plaque inscribed 'Licensed by the British Motor Motor Traction Co. Ltd., & the Dunlop Motor Co. Ltd.,' stamped 'No. 2196 Not Transferable' with a set of two Lucas period 'King of the Road' headlights and another for the tail light Together with an extensive history file including a purchase receipt from F. Loring & Co., scrap yard in Cardiff for £8.00 dated 27/3/47 and subsequent historic receipts for the original restoration, the acquisition of the registration number, correspondence with the Veteran Car Club, the original dating certificate No. 1442 dated 4/12/74, the accompanying brass plaque, the Vintage Sports Car Club, correspondence and 'Buff form' (amendments needed) and other correspondence of historic interest, contained in six folders. Spare parts include a pair of aluminium panelled doors, a Stepney wheel, a spare tyre and various wheel rims and other items
A tri-gold cased gentleman's pocket watch by E Howard & Co, c1880 CONDITION REPORT: 150g total weight, heavy case, no dents or damage, vacant cartouche to front, in good working order, keeps good time, dial has hairline cracks from centre but no losses. HM 14k WWC MFG Co, 14k cuvee, movement number 228934, E Howard & Co Boston, engine turned decoration, four coloured gold case.
A SILVER RECTANGULAR CIGARETTE BOX, Birmingham 1940, the lid with engine turned decoration, Belvedere crest and inscribed “Old Belvedere Golfing Society, Captains Prize 1940”, 9x16cm; together with an Edwardian silver cigar case, Birmingham 1907, with engraved scrollwork decoration, with initials; together with an Art Nouveau rectangular cigarette case, the lid decorated with flowers and head of a young woman, stamped ‘800’ and ‘Silver’. (3)
A 9ct cigarette case by A E Poston & Co hallmarked Birmingham 1938, with all over engine turned engraving in an Art Deco linear style, weight approx 137.5gms, together with a 9ct Collibri monogas lighter with engine turned engraving in a basket weave pattern, weight including lighter mechanism 72.6gms.
A silver and enamel compact by Henry Clifford Davis, Birmingham 1949, of square form with engine turned decoration, the hinged lid with red enamel sunburst decoration and Art Deco style triangular mount, flipping open to a talcum compartment and mirror (7cm square) with a silver and enamel cigarette case, Birmingham 1951 (8.3cm x 7cm) (2), 7oz total
A continental novelty 9ct gold vesta case maker's mark P. J. B. and marked 375, modelled as a motor car radiator grille, the front engine turned and engraved with the Argyll badge, 5.5cm x 4cm, 20 grammes. The Argyll Motor Company was established in Glasgow in the early 20th Century before moving to Alexandria, Loch Lomond. They were the first to introduce four-wheel braking and developed the Burt-McCollum single sleeve valve engine, but unwillingness to compromise on quality and the resulting high overheads caused their downfall
Major Wilhelm "Willi" Batz (21 May 1916 in Bamberg 11 September 1988 in Mauschendorf/Ebern in Unterfranken) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace. Willi Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 enemy aircraft shot down. 234 of these victories were achieved over the Eastern Front, including at least 46 IL-2 Sturmoviks, but he did claim three victories, including one four-engine bomber against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploieşti oil fields. He was wounded three times and was shot down four times. Batz was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. In very fine condition.
A late 19th century Swiss full hunter 18ct gold pocket watch with fifteen jewel movement and fob key, engraved No. 156 Echappement Libre a Ancre 15 Rubis Jeanjaquet Frères Neuchatel Suisse, white enamel dial with Roman numeral and subsidiary seconds dial at six o'clock, blued steel fleur-de-lis hands, engine turned case and milled band, in its fitted leather case signed Jeanjaquet Frères Neuchatel Total 43mm
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