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Click here to subscribeA GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK the breakarched and silvered dial signed Barraud Cornhill London and with STRIKE/SILENT ring to the arch, the twin fusee movement with replaced verge escapement and bob pendulum, engraved backplate signed as the dial, in figured case with brass handle, scale pattern side frets and ogee feet, 38cm h excluding handle Some parts replaced, in restored condition
A DICAS HYDROMETER with brass float and (29 of 36) weights, glass jar and ivory scale, weights stamped ID, weights and float stamped 2880, in line inlaid mahogany box with oval ivory tablet and brass lock, 22cm w, marked on rule and tablet DICAS PATENTEE LIVERPOOL, early 19th c John Dicas patented his hydrometer and slide rule in 1780. The instrument was adopted for the US standard in 1790. See Clifton (G), Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851, 1995, p83. Lacks thermometer, glass jar original with pontil scar
AN ELLIOTT BROTHERS BRASS BOX SEXTANT with platinum inset scale and vernier with magnifier, the lid engraved J B Gilmore,7.5cm diam, signed Elliott Brothers London, leather case and shoulder strap, c1900, a Victorian gilt brass pocket barometer, signed on the silvered dial MARTIN & CO CHELTENHAM, with curved thermometer, in watch type case, maroon morocco case, an English 18th c fishskin covered instrument case, containing an ivory folding rule and brass protractor and dividers and an English mahogany magnetic compass with printed paper rose and blued steel needle, in square box (4) The sextant in fine original condition with the appearance of never having been used, retaining all the original lacquer, the leather case of pleasing old patina. Pocket barometer showing the effects of damp, particularly inside the case and with some localised verdigris around the bezel, the silvered dial discoloured, registers a change in pressure (by blowing in a bag). Fish skin instrument case with a few paint splashes. The compass in good condition
A WORCESTER SCALE BLUE CABBAGE LEAF MASK JUG brilliantly enamelled by `Dr` George Davis with five `Fancy Birds` perched on a tree or in flight, a similar composition to the reverse, in gilt cartouche frames on a finely laid scale blue ground with further reserves of birds in branches or moths, the cylindrical neck with a painted mask lip crowned in azure blue and gilt on a gilt foliate band of green fringed leaves, the handle with puce foliage and a large leaf, pea green and gilt scrolling inner border, 29cm h, fretted square mark in underglaze blue, c1770 A superb jug in brilliant, bright condition. No damage or restoration
A FINE PAIR OF WORCESTER SCALE BLUE KIDNEY SHAPED DISHES well painted, probably by `Dr` George Davis, with pairs of `Fancy Birds`, those to the centre beside a classical urn, four further pairs in gilt scrolling panels to the border interspersed with moths and other insects, the rim gilt, 28.4cm w, fretted square in underglaze blue, c1768-72 (2) Provenance: Parkinson Collection. Bought by the previous owner from Winifred Williams of Eastbourne on 25 January 1968 for£850. The quality of the painting on these dishes is particularly noteworthy. For a very similar dish from the Frank Lloyd Collection, see Hobson (R L) Worcester Porcelain, 1910, plt 1, no 1. In exceptional condition. The enamels brilliant, no rubbing, damage or restoration
An exhibition standard 7 1/4 inch gauge model of a Great Northern Railway Stirling `Single` 4-2-2 tender locomotive, 7, built by the late Mr John Adams of Poole, the model fitted with a brazed and riveted copper boiler with high quality fittings including faux lever type safety valve and twin working safety valves, scale back head with stays, and hinged and tilting fire door, the fine cab with simulated wooden plank floor, the fittings including twin sight water gauges, pressure gauge, push-pull twin-handled transverse regulator with slotted link and butterfly nut, lever-operated cylinder drain-cocks and lever and quadrant-operated reverse gear, safety, blower, injectors, steam brake valves, whistle, clack, blow-down and other valves, the chassis details including twin outside cylinders with inside valve chests controlled through Stephenson link motion, weight shaft and reach rod, mechanical lubricator, two injectors, steam-operated brake gear, whistle, single cylinder oscillating lubricator pump, wood fletched beams on locomotive and tender, and correct coil springing on the driving wheels, the tender details including G.N.R. style axle box covers, water flow and hand brake columns, detailed leaf springs and single acting hand-feed pump, hand-operated brake gear, water cocks, rivet detail, steps, hand and lamp irons, finished in lined green livery and bearing the G.N.R. Doncaster works plate No.7 of 1873, with polished bright-work, 207cm long, the cab 27cm wide. Boiler History: The 7 1/4 inch Gauge Society Ltd. Boiler Tests Records. Club Member 480. Boiler Identity 7N1. Certificate of Hydraulic Test No. SQ 700039 Test Pressure 120 psi. Working Pressure 80 psi, expires 28th April 2014. Steam Test Certificate No. ST 700056 Working Pressure 90 psi, expires 29th October 2009. Issued and signed by Mr Brian Reading , Mr Don Ketley and Mr John Dabson appointed boiler testers for the society. Provenance: Commissioned and purchased directly from the late John Adams. Builder`s Plaque `J.F. Adams 1986 Poole`.Please note: Stirling single. Single safety valve fitted. Vaccum brakes with no steam brakes fitted
An exhibition standard 7 1/4 inch gauge model of London, Midland and Scottish Railway Class 5 4-6-0 tender locomotive `The Glasgow Highlander`, 5157, built by the late Mr John Adams of Poole, fitted with a fully brazed and riveted super-heated copper boiler and fittings including twin safety valves, pressure and water gauges, swivelling regulator with stops, brake vacuum control / working steam brake control, twin injectors and whistle, the cab detail including planked flooring, driver`s seat, screw reverse gear, cylinder drain-cocks, injector water valves, scale size pressure gauges and hinged folding cab doors, the chassis fittings including detailed sanding gear, twin outside cylinders with cab-controlled drain-cocks, automatic relief valves, Stephenson`s outside valve gear, finely fluted motion, lamp brackets and vacuum hoses, the tender fittings including hand-brake, water control column, hinged coal door, lamp holders and lifting eyes, single-acting longitudinal hand feed pump, lamp brackets and vacuum hose, finished in lined black livery, 217cm long, the cab 29cm wide. Boiler History: The 7 1/4 inch Gauge Society Ltd. Boiler Tests Records. Club Member 480. Boiler Identity No. 7N6. Hydraulic Test Certificate No. SQ 700023 Test pressure 135 psi. Working Pressure 90 psi, expired 6th July 2011, recorded on certificate of steam test but original hydraulic test certificate not present. Steam Test Certificate No. ST 700033 Working Pressure 90 psi, expired 24th June 2011. Issued and signed by Mr Brian Reading and Mr Don Ketley, appointed boiler testers for the society. Provenance: Commissioned and purchased directly from the late Mr John Adams. Builder`s Plaque `J.F. & G. Adams 1979 Poole`.Please note: L. M. S. Class 5. The locomotive has Walscheart`s valve gear fitted. The locomotive is fitted with a standard regulator with usual black head operation to a slide valve situated under the dome. It has vaccum brakes for train operation. Not steam brakes. One injector. Mechanical eccentric feed pump, plus a tender hand pump
An exhibition standard 7 1/4 inch gauge model of London and North Eastern Railway Class A3 4-6-2 tender locomotive `Windsor Lad`, 2500, built by the late Mr John Adams of Poole, fitted with a fully brazed and riveted super-heated copper boiler incorporating a combustion chamber with four Galloway type inclined water tubes and all normal fittings including pressure and water gauges, double handled push-pull regulator, blow and blow-down valves, injector, safety and whistle valves, scale cab fittings including vertically mounted reverse handle with working brass cut-off indicator, brake injector and ejector valves, drain cock and ash-pan levers, the chassis fittings including three-cylinder configuration with outside valves controlled through Walschaerts valve gear and the inside by Gresley`s conjugated valve gear, also including finely fluted motion, twin working injectors, cylinder drain cocks and end-cover relief valves, cast leaf springs and all external wash-out plugs and doors, running board mounted lubricator pumps, sanding boxes and piped axle-lubricating boxes, lamp brackets and vacuum pipe, oval brass works plate `Doncaster No 1790-1934`, the tender detail including twin water cocks, working hand-brake and water valves, hand feed pump, all lamp brackets, hand irons and vacuum connections, finely detailed axle boxes with cast leaf springs and full brake gear, finished in lined green livery with polished bright work, 276cm long, the cab 32cm wide. Boiler History: The 7 1/4 inch Gauge Society Ltd. Boiler Tests Records. Club Member 480. Boiler Identity No. 7N8. Certificate of Hydraulic Test No. SQ 700025 Test Pressure 135 psi. Working Pressure 90 psi, expired 13th August 2011. Steam Test Certificate No. ST 700033 Working Pressure 90 psi, expired 13th October 2008. Issued and signed by Mr Brian Reading and Mr John Dabson, appointed boiler testers for the society. Provenance: Commissioned and purchased directly from the late Mr John Adams.Please note: Class A3 "Windsor Lad" Two injectors fitted and a tender hand pump
An exhibition standard 7 1/4 inch gauge model of London and North Eastern Railway Class A3 4-6-2 tender locomotive `Flying Scotsman`, 4472, built by the late Mr John Adams of Poole, with a fully brazed and riveted super-heated copper boiler incorporating a combustion chamber with four Galloway type inclined water tubes and all normal fittings including pressure and water gauges, regulator, blow and blow-down valves, injector, safety and whistle valves, fine scale cab fittings including vertically mounted reverse handle with working brass cut-off indicator, brake injector and ejector valves, drain cock and ash-pan levers, the chassis fittings including three-cylinder configuration with outside valves controlled through Walschaerts valve gear and the inside by Gresley`s conjugated valve gear, also including finely fluted motion, twin working injectors, cylinder drain cocks and end-cover relief valves, leaf springs and all external wash-out plugs and doors, running board mounted lubricator pumps, sanding boxes and piped axle lubricating boxes, lamp brackets and vacuum pipe, oval brass work`s plate `London & North Eastern Railway Co. No. 1573 Doncaster 1923`, the tender detail including twin water cocks, working hand-brake and water valves, hand feed pump, all lamp brackets, hand irons and vacuum connections, finely detailed axle boxes with leaf springs and full brake gear, finished in lined green livery with polished bright work, 278cm long, the cab 29cm wide. Boiler History: The 7 1/4 inch Gauge Society Ltd. Boiler Tests Records. Club Member 480. Boiler Identity No. 7N2. Certificate of Hydraulic Test No. SQ 700038 Test Pressure 135 psi. Working Pressure 90 psi, valid until 14th May 2014. Steam Test Certificate No. ST 700079 Working Pressure 90 psi, expired 26th September 2011. Issued and signed by Mr Brian Reading and Mr Don Ketley, appointed boiler testers for the society. Re-boilered with Swindon boiler by Mr John Dabson. Provenance: Commissioned and purchased directly from the late Mr John Adams.Please note: Class A3 "Flying Scotsman". Two injectors and a tender feed pump
A fine exhibition standard 7 1/4 inch gauge model of London, Midland and Scottish Railway Coronation Class 7P 4-6-2 tender locomotive `Duchess of Abercorn`, 6234, built by the late Mr John Adams of Poole, with a brazed copper super-heated boiler with all normal fittings including quadruple safety valves, swivelling regulator, blower, whistle, brake, injector and blow-down valves, incorporating full external detailing, fine cab fittings include geared reverse gear with indicator and locking lever, hand lever-operated sliding firebox doors, operational drain-cocks and ejector levers, pressure gauges, twin water sight gauges, and wooden planked floor with scale checker-plate, the chassis with twin outside cylinders fitted with Walschaerts valve gear and two inside cylinders, scale twin ratchet lubricators, brass lubrication boxes, drain-cocks, sanding gear, working steam brakes, cast leaf springs and beautifully finished wheels, fluted motion, exceptional external detailing including wash out plugs and doors, lamp brackets, name-board brackets and vacuum connectors (locomotive not fitted with smoke deflector plates), the tender details including 4000 gallon Type II plaque, hand-brake, water pick-up controls and scoop, water valves, steam-driven mechanical coal pusher with cylinder guides, exhaust condenser with condensate return to tender water space, lifting eyes and hand feed pump, finished in lined maroon livery, 290cm long, the cab 35.5cm wide. Boiler History: None available. Provenance: Originally from the collection of the late Edwin C. Jamison Jr, Beaulieu Auction 17th May 2003.Please note: L. M. S. Duchess. Two injectors fitted. No condensers fitted.
A fine exhibition standard 5 inch gauge model of Great Eastern Railway rebuilt Class D16 4-4-0 tender locomotive `Claud Hamilton`, 1900, built by L. Labram of Nuneaton in 1973, to the design by J. Holden of the Stratford works, with a brazed copper boiler, silver soldered stays, extended smokebox, superheater, side feed clacks as per prototype and D16/2, two Ross Pop safety valves, and sloping grate with ash pan, the boiler fed by two injectors or donkey pump with hand feed pump in the tender, with two inclined inside cylinders with slide valve gear and Stephenson`s link motion, bronze bushed where possible or hardened, the Adams type bogies equalised and side controlled with working leaf springs throughout, the brakes being steam or air with reservoir, the right-hand side of the model featuring a Westinghouse pump, the locomotive also with twin ram Wakefield lubricator and feed pipes to the axle boxes with separate metering valves, and ratchet lubricator, the fine scale cab including whistle control, driver`s brake shut-off, injector controls, hand pump clack, blower, driver`s brake, grate dumper, rear axle box oilers, regulator, scale pressure gauge, sight glasses, lever-operated drain cocks, wooden planked floor and reversing screw, the later type three 450 gallon six-wheel tender with detailed rivet-work, toolboxes, vents, water cocks, hand feed pump, brake gear, steps, hand-rails and lamp irons, finished in lined Royal Blue livery with vermillion coupling rods, with polished brass beading on the decorative wheel splashers, G.E.R. coat-of-arms on the driving splashers, polished steel ring on the smokebox door, polished copper chimney cap, hand rails, vacuum pipes and couplings, 149cm long, the cab 25cm wide; presented in a glazed brass display case with display track and mahogany base, and accompanied by a series of build photographs demonstrating the high build quality. Boiler history: None available.
A well engineered 4 inch scale live steam model of a Fowler BB1 compound ploughing engine, the steel boiler with fittings including sight-glass, pressure gauge, eccentric driven feed pump, injector, speed gear operating lever, safety valve, whistle operated by chain, ratchet lubricator, balanced crank with fitted brass oiler cups and bevel gear drive to spoked flywheel, cylinder drain cocks operated from driving position, reverse quadrant and lever, hand feed water pump fitted to tender, lever operated bevel gear linkage to plough winding drum with fitted wire rope and fairlead, finished in black paintwork with brass barrel bands, spoked wheels with red lining, polished brass wheel caps, rubber road tyres, wooden running boards to sides of boiler, and cast builder`s plates `John Fowler & Co (Leeds) Ltd`, 236cm long, 85cm wide. Boiler history: Built by Gratton Engineering in 2000. Serial Number PV211. Report of Examination of Pressure System carried out by Farncare of Lymington and signed by Ian Farrance (Eng.Tech,Glnst NDT), 27th June 2013. Hydraulic test pressure 230 psi. Safety valves set at 150 psi. Valid until 27th August 2014.
Societa Italiano Ernesto Breda. A rare archive relating to the Type 116 bis, folio and drawings with facsimile signature, by Dott. Ing. Mario Pittoni, twenty-nine pages, dated 5 Maggio 1939, line drawings in ink with type-written specifications of this aircraft in front and side elevation and additional aerfoil detail, all contained in a folio; together with a blue-print of a Fokker C.V oleo unit; and a large three-view die-line drawing, after the original, of the Savoia-Marchetti S81 T.P., 1:50 scale.
A well built flying scale model of a De Havilland Gipsy Moth, G-EBLV, the wood airframe covered with fine fabric, finished in blue and white, the metal engine cowling concealing a four-stroke petrol engine with silencer, with fully working flying control surfaces, dummy pilot and some cockpit detail, the main-planes arranged to fold as with the original aircraft, on a braced and sprung main undercarriage with rubber tyred wheels and tail skid, 60 inch (152cm) wingspan.
circa 1858: Rosewood writing slope presented to James H. Swanton for his work during the famine A remarkable rosewood writing slope by Austin of St Andrews Street, Dublin. Brass cartouche on the lid inscribed Presented to James H. Swanton Esqr. as a mark of regard and esteem from Doctors Donovan, Somerville & Hadden" All three doctors were practising in and around Skibereen, County Cork during the Great Famine of 1846 to 1849 and were among the first to realise the scale and magnitude of the disaster which became known as The Great Irish Famine. Dr. Donovan, in a moment of desperation, wrote to The Times of London bringing to the notice of the world the terrible famine conditions then prevailing in Skibereen; West Cork and all over Ireland between 1846 and 1849. James H(utchinson) Swanton was a substantial landowner of 6000 acres with his home at Rineen, Skibereen. He also had a residence at Carisbrook House, Pembroke Road, Dublin. He provided as much help and sustenance to these Doctors as was possible and this writing slope was presented by them as a mark of regard and esteem in the immediate aftermath of the famine. He provided many buildings which were used as ancillary workhouses of which there were twenty in Skibbereen. One of these buildings featured in various famine correspondence as Swanton`s Stores where the destitute were given shelter in a work house like environment. Swanton’s Store was situated at Levis’ Quay, Skibbereen. A.G.Stark who visited Skibbereen towards the end of the famine tells us in his report: “I did not visit any of the poorhouses; indeed, the shrill sound of female voices that reached my ears as I passed Swanton’s Store-as if nothing reigned within, except discord and pain- rendered the invitation to enter anything but desirable.” This presentation piece demonstrates a remarkable example of an ascendancy landlord`s attempt to help his fellow countrymen. P
1966: 1916 Rising commemoration sculpture of `The Dying Cúchulainn` by Oliver Sheppard 1966 official small scale sculpture of `The Dying Cúchulainn` by Oliver Sheppard. Manufactured under license from The Commissioner of Public Works. Mounted on marble. The large scale version is located today in the G.P.O P Measurements: 9 by 3.5in., 22.5 by 8.75cm.
1966: 1916 Rising commemoration sculpture of `The Dying Cúchulainn` by Oliver Sheppard 1966 official small scale sculpture of `The Dying Cúchulainn` by Oliver Sheppard. Manufactured under license from The Commissioner of Public Works. Mounted on marble. The large scale version is located today in the G.P.O. P Measurements: 9 by 3.5in., 22.5 by 8.75cm.
A cased black lacquered and brass sextant by Heath & Co, of New Eltham, London, the pierced frame with pivoted arm mounted with mirror and aperture, with vernier for the signed and silvered inset scale, sold with numerous lenses and with telescopic lens opposing two sets of filters, the mahogany case with accessories and Hezzanith Observatory Works test certificate dated September 1917, case w.29cm
Three Blue Box 1/6 scale WWII Elite Force Action Figures: 21092 RAF Fighter Pilot Squadron Leader Keith Gordon; 21135 North Africa Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Otto Schulz (box a little crushed at one end, includes outer trade box); 21064 2nd British Commando Unit Private Robert James (with outer trade box). Appear E/M and boxed.
Four Dragon 1/6 scale WWII Action Figures: 70130 Mariupol 1941 LAH Division `Kurt`; 70037 Eastern Front 1943 Feldgendarm `Gustav` with dog `Kaiser`; 70001 Barbarossa 1941 Wehrmacht Infantry Private `Klaus`; 70002 Barbarossa 1941 Wehrmacht Infantry NCO `Hans`. Together with Dragon 71073 WWII German Armed Elite Guard Officer Uniform Set. Appear E/M and boxed/carded. (5)
Six Corgi 1/72 scale Aviation Archive models: AA32713 Hawker Hunter F6; AA36306 Fairey Swordfish Mk1, Fleet Air Arm; AA36805 Westland Lysander MkII; AA36008 Royal Air Force Red Arrows BAE Hawk T1A; AA38704 Spitfire PRXIX - PS915 `The Last` Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; AA38405 Blenheim MkIVF - V5735, QY-D. Appear VG/E (not checked for completeness) and boxed.
Two Corgi The Aviation Archive models: 1/72 scale AA37207 Handley Page Halifax GRII - HR686, 502 Sqn, Coastal Command, Stornoway, Oct 1944, ltd.ed. 359/1000; 1/32 scale AA33909 Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary Spitfire Mkla - X4036, Pilot Officer Robert Doe, No.234 Sqn, Middle Wallop, Aug 1940, ltd.ed. 220/999. Both appear VG/E (not checked for completeness) and boxed.
Bauer (Germany) 1/18 scale Bugatti Royale Coupe de Ville: well detailed die-cast model with lift off body work revealing detailed chassis/engine, dark blue and black. Appears VG although a couple of parts unattached and loose in box, and a couple of parts appear to be missing from front bumper (not checked for completeness), includes leaflet/instructions and wooden mirrored plinth with plaque, in VG box.
Two Corgi Aviation Archive 1/72 scale models: AA38602 BAC TSR-2, XR222, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, limited edition 257/1000; AA37201 HP Halifax B.MkII Series 1, 35 Sqn, RAF, TL-S (W1048), April 1942, limited edition 147/2310. Appear VG/E (not checked for completeness) and boxed.
Four Corgi 1:50 scale die-cast model Pickfords lorries: 55201 Diamond T Ballast (x2) with 24 Wheel Girder Trailer & Steel Casting Load; Heavy Haulage 17701 2 Scammell Constructors & a 24 Wheel Low Loader Set; Heavy Haulage 16601 Scammell Highwayman Ballast and Land Rover Set; 17502 Scammell Constructor Wrecker. All appear E in VG boxes.
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