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California ([Lot of 4 - California Oil]), ca. 1894-1907. x ”. This lot focuses on California oil near the turn of the 20th century and includes 1 stock promotional item and 3 books: A. Map of Kern River Oil District, by Standard Consolidated Oil and Land Co., circa 1901, black & white, (7.8 x 10.2"). This promotional map offers stock for sale at a "nominal figure" and promises "immense fortunes" in the Kern River District. According to newspaper reports of the time, it appears that the company didn`t have title to the properties advertised but sold substantial amounts of stock before the perpetrators of the scam disappeared. Condition: Issued folding with a few tiny splits at fold intersections and light toning. (B+) B. The Gas and Petroleum Yielding Formations of the Central Valley of California, by W. L. Watts, published 1894, black & white (6" x 9.3"). 100 pp. with 4 small folding maps and 5 plates. Condition: (A) C. The Santa Clara Valley, Puente Hills and Los Angeles Oil Districts Southern California, by George Homans Eldridge & Ralph Arnold, published 1907, printed color (5.5" x 9). 266 pp. with 41plates and maps including the large Geologic Map of the Santa Clara Valley and Adjacent Oil Fields, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, California (47.5 x 12.2"). Condition: Plates and maps are very good while the paper covers are chipped with insect damage. (B+) D. Oil and Gas Yielding Formations of California, by W. L. Watts, published 1900, printed color (6" x 9"). 236 pp., numerous illustrations and 14 small folding maps. Maps and plates are generally very good. Covers are somewhat worn and edges are bumped. (B+) See descriptions. ()
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*Model Railway. Hornby Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Hogwarts Express, 4-6-0 locomotive `Hogwarts Castle`, Heljan (class 14 item 1400 D9500 BR green), Heljan (Kestrel 4000 locomotive limited edition), two others, three lima models carriages, a Hornby LMS `Princess Elizabeth 6201` locomotive and tender (not original box), plus various other branded model railway (-)
Torquay Motto ware desk stand with pen tray and inkwell and one other oval dish (2) Ink stand in perfect condition, inkwell has a small patch of restoration to a chip on the rim near the verse, pen dish perfect. There are two items in this lot, the inkwell and stand being one item and the pen tray / oval dish being the second item, which is decorated with a view entitled `Shakespeare`s House` Further images and condition reports are available at www.reemandansie.com
Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway wooden Leaflet/Ticket Box with a rear mounted, brass handle bearing fully titled company garter. The box measures 12½" 6½" x 3¾" and when opened via the two rear hinges, it reveals three compartments numbered 2,3 & 4 in large, gold with black shadow numbers. A superb item not seen by us previously.
Wills`s Capstan Navy Cut Cigarettes wooden Vending Machine manufactured by Clement Garrett Co., Ltd., Sheffield. A wonderful, early machine standing 23¼" tall, 8½" wide and 7½" deep. The lettering is gold with black shadow and asks for 1/- IN SLOT. Complete with original key, the whole item looks to be in extremely good condition and the mechanism appears to work fine.
GWR `black leaf` Fruit Bowl manufactured by Bridgwood, England. A quite wonderful item, not seen by us before, it measure 9¾" diameter across the top, 6¼" diameter across the base and stands 5¼" tall. The company `twin shield - Great Western Railway Hotels` crest appears on the outside and inside. The makers name, along with the anchor trade mark, is clearly visible beneath. Wonderful condition with age crazing. Note: The pottery was at Longton and later became Anchor Pottery.
London & North Western brass Oil Can exquisitely engraved into the top `LNWR Dynamo Rooms Saw Mills`. The body is 3½" tall and the spout 7" in length. The handle has a chain attached to the filler cap. In all, a most scarce item that almost certainly originated from the LNWR Carriage Works Wolverton.
Volvo Lorry Mascot in the form of a Viking with attached Shield. Totally original measuring approximately 19" high. Retains the bottom mounting bracket and electrical connection beneath to light up once affixed to a lorry. Plenty of traces of original paint, this is a scarce item probably fitted to a Volvo F10 lorry.
Brass Locomotive Whistle ex West Donegal Railway Class 1 locomotive, believed to be from No 3 LYDIA. A wonderful item measuring just over 13" in length and having a barrel diameter of 1½". A very rare whistle indeed. The original 1960 receipt accompanies, made out to Patrick Mallon for the princely sum of £1.
Signal Box `mimic` diagram from Neath & Brecon Junction Signal Box. The item probably dates from the 1960`s when the layout around Neath Riverside was rationalised. It measures 12" x 5" and is wooden construction with ivorine overlay. It shows the line from Glyn Neath and also Onllwyn to the left and the line to Jersey Marine to the right. A couple of original pegs remain, these were used to show the location of the many trains that would have been working at a given time in the vicinity. Not seen the likes before so quite a scarcity. Together with Signal Box description Plates, qty 3 traffolite, each 4" x 1":- Cymmer (For Token Inst); Llynfi Jcn (For Block Bell) ; Llynfi Jcn (For Disc)
Dinky, mixed lot 254 Police Range Rover (M,BVG), plus 243 Volvo police car police with man and sign (M,BVG), 410 Bedford van promotional `Danish Post`, this is a rare item (NM,BP), 283 single decker bus, red under discoloured (NM,BF), 321M.H manure spreader (M,BG), 150 Rolls Royce 2-tone grey mascot missing and small chip (G,BF), 340 farm Land Rover, green body and hubs needs cleaning inside (NM,BR), 297 Silver Jubilee bus National (M,BG), and 2 replica streamlined buses 29x and 31x with 280x delivery van `Dinky Toys` (these 3 M,BM)
Tipco, Germany, c1928 clockwork motorcycle and pillion female, mechanism needs attention, would clean up well for display, headlamp missing, some rust spotting on faces, rare item, similar pressing to Mickey Mouse & Minnie also in Moses Khonstan`s catalogue of 1928 see page 124 Tin Toys by Jack Tempest (F)
RHODESIA 1896-97 3s green and mauve/blue block of four from foot of sheet, the lower pair error "IMPERFORATE" (SG 36a) large part o.g. thin affecting lower left stamp and has been heavily hinged, but very fine appearance and a spectacular item of the highest rarity, according to the RL encyclopaedia only 10 imperf pairs existed, one of which is in the Royal collection, BPA Cert (1990), cat £9,500+ Container: Card
RHODESIA 1905 Victoria Falls 1s blue-green horizontal pair from top of sheet, error Imperforate between (SG 97b) one toned perf (and insignificant pin holes in sheet margin), u/m and the finest example available to collectors (of the other four pairs extant one is in the Royal collection, while the three pairs in the Danson block had perf stains, with one pair being defective), a wonderful item for the connoisseur, combining beauty and great rarity, and one of the stars of Rhodesian philately, Brandon Cert (1993) Container: Card
SOMALILAND PROTECT Officials: 1903 (1 June) ½a yellow-green group of three singles and two horizontal pairs from the one sheet which had the "On H.M.S." seriously misplaced (SG O1vars) comprising a single from the top part of the sheet (showing "S" at left), and two singles from the middle (showing "S" divided - one also showing broken "I" in SOMALILAND, the other from the left column with only part of "S" at right) and two pairs from the bottom, fresh large part o.g. to o.g., the third item with faults, a rare and interesting group Container: Card
SOUTH AFRICA 1930-45 ½d black and green horizontal strip of five with selvedge at left, the right hand pair "Inverted" yielding a tete-beche pair (SG 42b) two light vert bends on stamp one and trivial discoloration on stamp five, fresh large part o.g. a rare and attractive item, from an uncut booklet sheet Container: Card
SOUTHERN RHODESIA 1924-29 6d black and mauve horizontal pair from upper right corner of sheet, error imperforate between (SG 7a) u/m, light gum creasing (and tone spot in right selvedge) but brilliant colour and a magnificent exhibition item, being one of only six pairs possible (one of which is in the Royal collection), and unique in this positional form Container: Card
STELLALAND 1884 3d orange, 4d olive-grey and 6d lilac-mauve (SG 2-4) used together on piece, each with M/S initials "FH", and showing date "9/12/84" across all three stamps, odd faintly toned perfs (and 6d with small fault at left), but a most attractive and very rare item, BPA Cert (2003) cat £1,025+ Container: Card
BRITISH EAST AFRICA 1896 October 1 locally addressed "Grierson" cover with 1895-96 5r ultramarine and violet, tied by Mombasa squared circle, with same day delivery backstamp, the cover with minor tone spotting (away from stamp), and the cyclostyled address impinging on corner of stamp, still an attractive and scarce item Container: Card
"James Bond, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) signed script by the main film cast including Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Pryce, Teri Hatcher and Ricky Jay, full numbered script with colour page updates, this script was issued to Giles Masters a member of the art department, a rare item"
Original Boxed Factory Engraved Remington Rider Double Action Percussion Pocket Revolver,.31 cal., 3" octagonal barrel, S/N 443. Etched cylinder, Engraved frame, German silver triggerguard. Two-piece checkered gutta percha grips. Original partitioned cardboard box, flask, mold, loader. Condition: Barrel retains 95% of the bright original blue finish. Frame retains 60% of the original bright blue finish with the rest thinning and turning plum. Cylinder still retains most of the original blue finish. Hammer retains most of the case coloring. Grips are excellent. Box is excellent; flask retains all of the original lacquered finish. Mold and loader are excellent. This is an exceptional item.Starting Price: $1500
Smith & Wesson Box for Early .357 Registered Magnum RevolverBlue two-piece box with metal corners for early registered magnum revolver. Condition: Very good condition with minor scuffing to the high edges and normal handling wear. This is a hard to find item in any condition and will add value to your registered magnum revolver.Starting Price: $300
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