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Lot 2299

Hornby Dublo 3-rail Steam Locos comprising EDL2/D2 4-6-2 LMS maroon Princess Coronation Class Loco No.6231 "Duchess of Atholl", loco has Royal Scot headboard fitted to front, condition Good Plus to Excellent in Fair to Good plain blue loco box with both end packing pieces and top and bottom card strips, medium blue tender box is also Good and dated 1/52, EDL11/D11 4-6-2 BR green (gloss) A4 Class Loco No.60016 "Silver King", condition Good Plus in Fair to Good plain blue box complete with printed cover strip and spanner, EDL12/D12 4-6-2 BR green (gloss) Princess Coronation Class Loco No.46232 "Duchess of Montrose", condition generally Good in Poor box with split corners to lid and no inserts, tender is Poor to Fair with rusting around all handrails and top to both sides, pale blue tender box is undated and only Fair. (3)

Lot 2393

Hornby O Gauge No.2 Special "The GWR Bristolian" Passenger Set with a 4-4-0 Loco and Tender GWR green County Class "County of Bedford" No.3821, clockwork. Some expert restoration to the nearside running board and buffer heads otherwise generally Excellent to Excellent Plus, tender sides are Excellent Plus together with a pair of GWR No.2 Corridor Coaches consisting of 1st/3rd and Brake 3rd, sides Excellent to Excellent Plus, one roof expertly repainted and includes an oval of tinplate 2-rail track, 2 packets of track clips, corridor connector, end plate and spanner all contained in a Fair to Good box, box lid side with one replacement section.

Lot 25

Boxed Chad Valley Ubilda Locomotive, Tinplate clockwork ‘0’ gauge LMS 4-4-2 set, red lithoprinted tin plate constructed body, working clockwork motor, key & spanner, in good used original condition, box lid has slight age wear, with inner packing . L.10 ” (25.5 cms).

Lot 1777

AN ASSORTMENT OF TOOLS TO INCLUDE A HAMMER, SPANNER AND STILSENS ETC

Lot 183

A Meccano branded wooden boxed set, major parts from Outfit No.6. Red and green components including plates, strips, cylinders, large and small wheels, angled brackets, radius brackets, brass fittings, cogs, gears, nuts, bolts, spanner, screwdriver, etc. Plus a volume of bound Meccano magazines. Meccano Instructions No.4,5,7 & 8. Also 3/3 and 4/5/6. Plus another bound volume with pictures of large construction models . Plus a few other items. GC-VGC very little use. £100-200

Lot 618

A CASED SOCKET SET, SPANNER SET, SCREWDRIVER SET (3)

Lot 89

REGGAE / HIP HOP / SOUL - 7" COLLECTION. A collection of around 59 x 7". Artists / Titles include Mick Dorane - Stop In the Name of Love, Mighty Maytones - Searching For You, Desmond Dekker - Desmond Dekker, Rasalla & The Spear - Bosrah, Sugar Minott - Good Thing Going, Barrington Levy - Money Moves, Jimmy Lindsay - It's Hard, Althia & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking, Susan Cadogan - In the Ghetto, The Pyramids - Train Tour To Rainbow City, Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner, Roy Alton - Kung Fu International, Jimmy Cliff - Roots Radical, Bunny Wailer - Dream Land, Donna Summer - The Hostage, Bob & Marcia - Young, Gifted and Black, Ramsey Lewis - Spring High and Jimmy Cliff - Look at the Mountains. The condition is generally Ex to Ex+ with some dropping below this.

Lot 193

A tray of files, socket set, pair of leather gaiters, adjustable spanner and scrapers.

Lot 1776

AN ASSORTMENT OF TOOLS TO INCLUDE A PIPE BENDER, TWO SETS OF STILSENS AND A LARGE SPANNER ETC

Lot 515

EDP1 Hornby-Dublo ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ passenger set comprising loco & tender of same name, LNER blue no.7, block mechanism, some tarnishing to rods & handrails (VG), tender slight distortion to coal (VG-E); two teak coaches 1st/3rd & br/3rd almost no tarnishing to the silvering (NM). Track, D1 controller, guarantee. Box base (BVG) with replacement loco keeps; lid (BVG). With spanner & oil.

Lot 516

EDP1 Hornby-Dublo ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ passenger set comprising loco & tender of same name, LNER blue No.7, horseshoe motor (VG), tender, small distortion to coal (VG) with two teak coaches 1st/3rd & br/3rd very few marks to silvering (VG). Track, D1 controller, rail layout suggestions booklet, spanner, oil. Box base (BVG) lid (G-VG)

Lot 520

EDP2 Hornby-Dublo ‘Duchess of Atholl’ Passenger set comprising loco & tender of same name, minor corrosion spots to boiler (VG) tender (VG). Two D3 LMS coaches, grey roofs, one 1st/3rd, one br/3rd (E). Track & D1 controller. Box base (BVG) lid corners taped inside (BG) Instructions, spanner & guarantee

Lot 522

EDP2 Hornby-Dublo Passenger set ‘Canadian Pacific’ comprising EDL2 loco 1215 in yellow on cab-sides, black with deep red running plate edges, white rimmed wheels, small 1215 in straight line at top of smokebox (E) tender (E) with two D12 coaches one each 1st/3rd & br/3rd both (VG-E). Track, D1 controller, instructions, spanner & oil. Box base & lid both (BVG)

Lot 523

EDG3 Hornby-Dublo Canadian Pacific Freight set comprising EDL2 loco 1215 in yellow on cab-sides, black with deep red running plate edges. Loco has been well used and shows playwear but still (G) tender loss of paint and mild corrosion one side, top edge of coal space slightly bent (F). Brick wagon, bogie bolster & Canadian Pacific caboose all (E). Track, spanner & oil. Box base (BG) with repro wagon fitment & loco keeps very tatty. Lid all corners taped internally & externally, with signs of past damp damage (BF-G) Instructions

Lot 524

EDP2 Hornby-Dublo ‘Duchess of Atholl’ Passenger Train set comprising EDL2 loco & tender of same name, horseshoe motor, slight over-painting to l/h nameplate (G) tender (E), two D3 LMS coaches, ‘galvanised’ roofs, one each 1st/3rd & br/3rd both showing crazing to paintwork but still (G). Track, D1 controller, spanner, non-Hornby oil bottle empty, instructions. Box base & lid (BG-VG)

Lot 527

EDP11 Hornby-Dublo ‘Silver King’ Passenger Train set comprising EDL11 loco & tender of same name, BR lined green gloss, mild corrosion to some rods (VG-E) tender (VG) with two D11 maroon & cream coaches one each 1st/3rd & br/3rd (E), track, spanner. Repro instructions. Box base (BG) lid corners taped (BG)

Lot 355

Hornby-Dublo 00 Gauge 2-Rail Locomotives and Tenders, 2211 BR matt green Class A4 60030 'Golden Fleece with instructions, Guarantee, Tested Tag and spanner and 2226 BR maroon 46245 'City of London' with Tested tag, both in original boxes, E, boxes F and VG, tape marks (2)

Lot 1251

A vintage 20th Century mahogany hardwood coffee table. Of rectangular form with spanner look semi circular cross banded base finished on chunky leg braces united by stretcher. Measures approx. 55cm x 76cm x 45cm.

Lot 102

A Hornby Dublo Duchess of Montrose EDP12 boxed. Includes original oil container and spanner. Trains in very good condition.

Lot 555

A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED TOYS, to include boxed Schuco plastic remote control Porsche 924 Turbo, No.25-8674, 1/20 scale, not tested but appears complete and in fairly good condition, boxed Marx plastic clockwork Midget Racer, not tested but appears complete and in fairly good condition, box damaged, a boxed Knights Head Precision Models Mangle, appears complete with instructions and spanner, boxed Sacul 'The Waggly Duck Family', fairly good condition box damaged, boxed Marx plastic battery operated Traffic Light, box damaged, Schuco plastic battery operated Mercedes Benz 200 Police Car, not tested, missing several parts, boxed Meccano Super Tool Set, unboxed Hong Kong and other plastic and rubber car models etc., Tinkertoy Construction Set (not checked) (2 boxes)

Lot 209

A Victorian oak pistol case, having a green felt lined interior containing various eccoutrements to include a copper powder flask, spanner and oil bottle etc., w.32, d.21, h.6cm. Case is comprised of oak and other elements.Trade label has been removed from the lid.Interior is worn.Contents are associated.

Lot 423

A COMBINED HAND-IGNITED POWDER-TESTER, MEASURE AND WHEEL-LOCK SPANNER, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN, formed entirely of iron, with flat arched head numbered from ~1~ to ~15~ on one side, indicator arm attached to an internal ratchet wheel acting against a spring pivoting beneath the pan, double-ended spanner of square section, and tubular powder-measure acting numbered from ~1~ to ~14~, 18.8 cm overall¦¦A closely related example is illustrated in Kempers 1998, p. 166, fig 181.

Lot 826

A MIXED LOT OF PENDANTS TO INCLUDE SILVER EXAMPLES, SPANNER ETC

Lot 829

A 9CT YELLOW GOLD SPANNER PENDANT, WEIGHT 2.43G TOGETHER WITH YELLOW METAL ORIENTAL PENDANT (2)

Lot 1746

AN ASSORTMENT OF TOOLS TO INCLUDE TROWELS, HAMMERS AND AN ADJUSTABLE SPANNER ETC

Lot 222

A CAKE SLICE AND CAKE KNIFE WITH SPANNER HANDLES

Lot 65

Bentley chrome hub cap nut marked OFF-On, with cast alloy spanner RF 3851 and two winged car ornaments

Lot 1325

A Neilsen 25-piece combination spanner set (48)

Lot 335

A Sealey wing cover, vehicle steering lock (no key), tyre lever bars, oil can, adjustable spanner, etc

Lot 357

A box of spanners, tools, torque wrench, 3 3/4'' x 3 1/2'' box spanner.

Lot 380

An assortment of sockets, spanners, hydraulic oil pressure gauge, box spanner and valve clamp.

Lot 443

A Snap on tools kitchen knife set, spanner bladed knives set + wooden stand

Lot 583

 `It is printed in 50 copies which are entirely in my closet and of which I do not know anymore what the fuck to do with them.´DUBUFFET JEAN: (1901-1985) French Painter and Sculptor. Best known for founding the Art Brut movement. An excellent A.L.S., `Jean Dubuffet´, two pages, 8vo, 114 Bis Rue de Vaugirard, Paris, Tuesday 30th January, n.y. [1950], to René, in French. Dubuffet announces to his correspondent the completion of his book, and states in part `Mon cher René, tu m´avais recommandé de te donner des nouvelles de mon livre La bonfam a beber alors le voici justement terminé et en voici un échantillon. Il est tire à 50 exemplaires qui sont entièrement dans mon placard et don't je ne sais plus au monde quoi foutre, ne sachant à qui m´adresser et puis n´ayant guère le temps ni le goût de courir après les libraires ou les amateurs´ (“My dear René, you recommended to me that I give you news of my book La bonfam a beber so here it is just finished and here is a sample. It is printed in 50 copies which are entirely in my closet and of which I do not know anymore what the fuck to do with them, not knowing who to contact and also having little time or interest to run after booksellers or amateurs”) Dubuffet further refers to the price and explains to his correspondent that he should not feel obliged at all to acquire a copy, saying `Ne te crois en aucune manière oblige de donner suite à la curiosité que t´avait inspire ce livre. Le prix est de 3.000 francs mais je te ferais ma foi bien un petit rabais, du fait notamment que l´étui du libre est assez mal foutu, un peu petit, il faut une clé anglaise pour parvenir à en extirper le livre…´ (“Do not feel in any way obliged to respond to the curiosity that this book inspired in you. The price is 3,000 francs but I believe I would give you a small discount, in particular because the case of the book is rather wrongly made, a little small, you need a spanner to manage to extract the book from it...”) Very small overall minor age wear, otherwise G to VG René Dulsou (1909-1992) French writer who published under the pen name “Sinclair”. Dulsou was one of the great loves of Max Jacob.Labonfam Abeber was a work by Dubuffet, written in jargon and transcribed in phonetic spelling, including six India ink drawings lithographs, and which was published in 1950. 

Lot 358

A 17TH CENTURY COMBINATION STILETTO PRIMING FLASK AND WHEELLOCK SPANNER, 29cm triangular section blade chiselled with foliage at the forte, retained in its tubular braised iron scabbard with a sprung catch, 11.5cm tubular priming flask with sprung catch and suspension loop, triform spanners forming the crossguard.

Lot 706

A tray of assorted mascots, a boxed Rolls-Royce spanner etc.

Lot 182

A Zello Punkt Nose Corrector, German, early 20th century, nasal device to correct deformit or beatify the nose, in decorated gilt brass, with multiple adustments and elastic band to attach to the nose, in original faux snakeskin case with adjustment spanner, case 7.9cm across. Note: This device was patented in 1894.

Lot 212

A Miele W1 Twin DOS and WiFi connect washing machine with spanner to release the drumLocation:

Lot 14

Hornby-Dublo EDP12 ‘Duchess of Montrose’ matt Set, mint, boxed with literatureContents in mint condition, has been lightly used. Box in generally excellent condition complete with all packing. Comes with operating instruction, guarantee, club application, oil and spanner

Lot 15

Hornby-Dublo 2015 ‘Talisman’ Set, mint, boxed with literatureLocomotive in mint condition, coached near mint, a couple of minute marks to the roofs. Box is generally excellent regarding the lid, base very good. Some repaired splits around the loco insert. Complete with instructions, headboard and spanner

Lot 3

Hornby-Dublo EDP2 ‘Duchess of Atholl’ Set, near mint and boxedSet contents in near mint condition, a few slights marks to the coaches. Loco has been lightly run. Box base in superb condition with all packing pieces. Lid has one corner neatly glued back from a small tape repair. Comes with instructions, guarantee, test tag and spanner

Lot 32

Hornby-Dublo EDP15 ‘Silver King’ Set, unused, superb box and literatureLocomotive and coaches in mint condition showing no signs of use to wheels or pick-ups on locomotive. Box overall in superb condition. Comes with instructions, guarantee, plans book, oil and spanner

Lot 33

Hornby-Dublo EDL2 Late ‘Duchess of Atholl’, unused, superb box and literatureThis locomotive is the last production Atholl with the raised footplate edge and extended nameplate for the Montrose. This is a difficult loco to find. The model is in mint condition showing no signs of use to the pick-ups, wheels or armature. The loco box stamped 1952 underneath is a superb example as is the tender box also 1952. All packing is present with 1952 instructions, guarantee, test tag, spanner and oil phial

Lot 1418

A NEILSEN RING SPANNER SET AND A SILVERLINE OPEN ENDED SPANNER SET

Lot 39

PAIR OF URBAN ART 'TOOL AND SPANNER' MOTORCYCLE SCULPTURAL MODELS,23cm high

Lot 179

Angling. Hardy Bros England the Exalta fixed spool reel, with spare spool, spanner, cloth pouch and original cardboard box Good condition with some signs of use

Lot 180

Angling. Hardy Bros England The Altex No 2 MKV fixed spool reel, with spare spool, cloth pouch and spanner in original cardboard box Very good condition, box with signs of wear

Lot 397

Pair of WW1/WW2 Military Wirecutters heavy set steel wirecutters with lower wooden handles.  One grip cracked.  Maker details faint.  Together with a Merryweather steel spanner. Complete in its leather belt pouch. 

Lot 461

Collection of rare singles to include The Melodians Round and Round on Punch, Slickers St.Jago De La Vega on Afrik, Harry J All Stars Liquidator, Dave and Ansel Collins Monkey Spanner, etc 5

Lot 321

A box containing a Black and Decker 18v electric drill with batteries and charger, a Bosch jigsaw spanner set etc.

Lot 712

One of the 90 examples finished by Ford in the more refined road car specification and just 7,800 miles from new.Ask any rally fan to name their favourite era and chances are that the wild Group B years will be at the top of most people’s list. It was a time of uncompromising and completely unhinged machinery, with designers and engineers really pushing the edge of the envelope when it came to interpreting the rules and endowing these four-wheel-drive turbocharged monsters with the maximum possible performance. Perhaps the wildest of them all was Ford’s RS200 and where the Audi Quattro, Peugeot 205 T16 and even the Lancia Delta S4 were very obviously derived from their more mundane production cousins, Ford took a different route, designing and building a Group B car that looked – and drove – like no other Ford before or since.Ford had, of course, been part of the rallying furniture ever since the rear-drive Escort made its debut, but as the WRC entered the Group B era, it found itself without a machine to compete at this level. Unusually for Ford, the solution proved elusive and, with the Escort RS1700T failing miserably, they were forced to return to the drawing board and start all over again. The result was the RS200, however, they had now become ‘late starters' and were effectively three years behind. The car was styled by Ghia and, unusually, the bodywork for the majority of cars was entrusted to Reliant of Shenstone, a company who knew a fair bit about building fibreglass cars. The chassis engineering was looked after by F1 gurus Tony Southgate and John Wheeler. Naturally, four-wheel drive was essential and it was built around a space-frame chassis, Kevlar bodywork, and a potent mid-mounted engine courtesy of well-proven race engine builder Brian Hart. Add to this an innovative front-mounted gearbox for better weight distribution and balance, plus a variable torque-split differential from Ferguson, and you have a serious rally car. The RS200’s mid-mounted engine was a development of the RS1700T’s, but capacity was increased to 1803cc with a bore and stroke of 86.0 and 77.62mm respectively. It featured Ford/Bosch injection, and with an 8.2:1 compression ratio allied with a Garrett turbocharger in road-going trim it developed 246bhp at 6500-7000rpm and a maximum torque output of 215lb ft at 4000-5000rpm. The rally cars had significantly more to play with – 444bhp at a screaming 8000rpm and 361lb ft at 5500rpm.It looked like Ford finally had the package to win and things were looking promising after Kalle Grundell came home third in the Swedish Rally of 1986, however, the fickle finger of fate was soon to be pointed at Group B. After a series of tragedies with both drivers and spectators being killed, it became obvious that 600bhp, lightweight rally cars being threaded at three-figure speeds through banks of standing spectators was not the way forward and the decision was taken by the FIA to pull the plug on Group B at the end of the ‘86 season. As a result, after just one year in competition, it was all over for the RS200 so it never got to show off its full potential, however, it did prove that it had enormous promise with many of the cars being spectacularly successful in Rallycross particularly in the hands of Norwegian Martin Schanche.FIA Homologation Rules for Group B required the construction of at least 200 road-legal vehicles, however, the demise of Group B meant that only 144 were completed. Of these, 20 were further developed and sold as the RS200 Evolution with a 2.1-litre power unit, a number were disassembled for spares, and records indicate that 90 were converted to road cars with improved build quality and a number of creature comforts.In the true tradition of RS Fords, Silverstone Auctions are proud to offer this RS200 as one of the 90 cars Ford returned to the more refined road specification. Well documented, it was supplied by Frews of Perth, one of the nine Rallye Sport Dealers in Scotland, to Mr Brian Holmes in Derbyshire who was the former Managing Director of Chesterfield-based Auto Windscreens, which probably explains why it comes with a new boxed spare windscreen. The RS joined his Collection which included an RS500, also supplied by Frews. It was fitted with the 300bhp upgrade, a multi-light grille lamp-pod, full competition Sabelt harnesses and finished in Ford Motorsport’s iconic blue and white livery.The RS200 remained with the Holmes family until 2010 and had still only covered around a 1,000 miles when it was entrusted to RS200 expert Geoff Page for a total engine refresh. The work is fully documented in the history file. It revisited GPR again in October 2012 for a throttle pot and full spanner check before being exported to a collector in Japan. He decided to reduce his collection and it returned to the UK last month with an indicated mileage of 7,794. It's supplied with the original alloys, spare screen, light-pod cover, original exhaust and its factory owner's manual.Group B rally cars with the cachet of the RS200 seldom come to market and, with its solid timeline and lovely condition, this is a super example and we welcome and encourage your close inspection.If this lot remains in the UK it will be subject to a reduced rate of import duty of 5% on the hammer price.  SpecificationMake: FORDModel: RS 200Year: 1988Chassis Number: SFACXXBJ2CGL00118Registration Number: F666 MSLTransmission: ManualEngine Number: GL00118 Drive Side: Right-hand DriveMake: RHDInterior Colour: RedClick here for more details and images

Lot 56

A German Combined Priming-Flask, Wheel-Lock Spanner And TurnscrewLate 16th/Early 17th Century, Probably NurembergOf steel, with tapering cylindrical body seamed along one side and with rounded cap at the base incorporating the turnscrew, tapering nozzle of circular section with sprung tap (top missing), and three spanners of square section, decorated overall with etched scrolling foliage against a gilt ground (gilding worn), the etching on the body arranged in spiral bands inhabited by birds and monster-heads (suspension mount missing) 18.5 cm. Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Dr. Ernst-Joachim Rogahn Collection, sold in these Rooms, 24 April 2013, lot 235This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 31

22 PIECE KAMASA COMBINATION SPANNER SET IN TOOL ROLL & 1 OTHER COMBINATION SOCKET SPANNER SET

Lot 39

A vintage Jaguar MkII tool kit, to include spanners, an adjustable spanner, hand pump, spark plug and more, all within fitted case

Lot 207

1897 Daimler 4hp Twin-Cylinder Tonneau Coachwork by Arthur Mulliner Registration no. W 95 (see text) Engine no. 1058•The second car manufactured by the Daimler Motor Company•The oldest known Daimler engine•Present family ownership for the last 70 years•Many-time London-Brighton participantFootnotes:'There can scarcely be a better way of appreciating the pleasures and perils of the pioneering days of motoring in Britain than by sampling an early Coventry Daimler, and I'm about to go for a ride in the earliest one there is.' – Zack Stiling, The Automobile, July 2022.The historic automobile offered here is the second car manufactured by the Daimler Motor Company Ltd in their Coventry Mills factory in June 1897 or earlier. It is powered by a 1,527cc vertical twin-cylinder engine rated a 4 horsepower, which drives via a four-speed gearbox and chain final drive. Engine number '1058' is the oldest known, and 'THE KIRKSTALL FORGE Co 1897' is stamped on the rear axle. This wonderful car was first owned by Arthur Mulliner, the famous Northampton coachbuilder, who nicknamed his car 'The Owl'. On 27th November 1897, this Daimler was demonstrated to The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) at Buckingham Palace, and two days later drove in the London to Brighton Commemoration Run from Northumberland Avenue to Richmond Park in London, organised by the Motor Car Club. A little over a week later, on 8th December 1897, Arthur Mulliner drove this Daimler with Henry Mulliner, his cousin, as passenger on the inaugural run of The Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland in London's Pall Mall. According to The Automobile: 'Another likely claim to fame is that this is the first car used for a manufacturer-organised road test, as well as one of the first in Britain to be driven a meaningful distance by women. Two journalists from The Gentlewoman were driven 75 miles in a Daimler by Mulliner from Northampton to their London offices in Arundel Street... Feeling affronted by Mulliner's comment that he called the car 'she' because it 'took a man to manage her', the two ladies determined to prove their worth as motorists and took over for a while from the suitable chastened colonel.' The Daimler's history only started to come to light following its acquisition by the Veteran Car Club in the 1940s (see below). Circa 1900 the car returned to the Daimler factory for updating: the tiller steering being changed to wheel; the front suspension to dumb irons and single elliptical springs; and the cylinder head revised, adding electrical trembler coil ignition to the existing 'hot tube'. It is possible that a rear radiator was added. It is also very likely that Mulliner's coachbuilding company changed the original body to a new Tonneau design (as invented by Arthur Mulliner). Evidence suggests that Arthur Mulliner (or his company) kept 'The Owl' until his death in 1946. However, when participating in the first London-Brighton 'Old Crocks Run' in 1927, it was entered by one S E Statham of Baker Street, and is well documented as having participated in the '28, '29, and '34 events. Henlys Ltd had taken over Mulliner's coachbuilding business in 1940, and later that decade the Daimler was purchased from them for the VCC by Stanley Sears. Sears had accumulated a collection of neglected early automobiles during the war to save them from the scrap merchants, and following the end of hostilities was engaged in finding homes for them with like-minded enthusiasts.Denis Flather, of the eponymous motoring dynasty, bought the car in 1952 from Sears' auction to become only its second private owner. A total restoration followed, and in November Denis successfully completed his first Brighton Run. Circa 1953/1954 tiller steering returned and in 2015 the hot tube ignition was reinstated (for safety reasons now fired by propane instead of petrol). Rear wheel drum brakes have been added also, made to Daimler's design of circa 1899. Originally registered 'YU 1572', the car carried the (presumed bogus) numberplate 'AD 1896' when purchased. The current registration, 'W 95', started life on Denis' father's 1903 Werner motorcycle. Its long life has seen the Daimler feature in various publications over the years, commencing in 1954 when a cutaway drawing of it appeared in The Eagle. It also appeared in Sixty Miles of Pencil, a collection of Brighton Run sketches by Messrs Reynolds and Clark published in 1971. In 1973 'W 95' made the front cover of Motor Sport's February edition, being flagged off by Prime Minister Edward Heath at the start of the 'Drive into Europe' rally to Brussels following the UK's admission to what was then the Common Market. The Daimler is now a veteran of more than 50 London-Brighton Runs. It has also been rallied extensively, completing the Hull-Scarborough event several times and on one occasion being driven around the Swiss lakes. Cruising speed is around 15-20mph and the car will cover around 20 miles per gallon (the tank holds five gallons). In 1970 Denis Flather passed the Daimler over to his son Michael, who extensively rallied and maintained the car in good running order for the next 52 years, taking the family ownership to 70 years in total. On the 1974 London-Brighton, Michael turned around in Brighton and drove back to Hyde Park, covering 120 miles in the day! On the 1980 FIFA Rally (five days and 350 miles around the South of England) the crew never touched a spanner. What an enticing prospect for the fortunate next owner!Accompanying the Daimler (boxed) are various spare parts; some useful tools and a starting handle plus odd parts in the drawer under the driver's seat; a roll of original brown leather; a headlight and bracket; and a drip tray. There is also a framed A4 picture outlining a brief history of the Daimler plus a large schematic Daimler Company drawing of the layout of a pre-1900 Daimler. A 2/3-full propane cylinder for firing the 'hot tube' ignition is under the passenger seat. A 'Guide to Preparing, Starting and Driving' is provided to ensure this Daimler continues to be driven for many years to come. The car also comes with a most comprehensive history file containing press cuttings and photographs of it in action and undergoing restoration at various times over the years (inspection recommended). Please note the seller reserves the right to retain the registration 'W95' should the Daimler be exported from the UK. According to The Automobile: 'Another likely claim to fame is that this is the first car used for a manufacturer-organised road test, as well as one of the first in Britain to be driven a meaningful distance by women. Two journalists from The Gentlewoman were driven 75 miles in a Daimler by Mulliner from Northampton to their London offices in Arundel Street... Feeling affronted by Mulliner's comment that he called the car 'she' because it 'took a man to manage her', the two ladies determined to prove their worth as motorists and took over for a while from the suitable chastened colonel.' The Daimler's history only started to come to light following its acquisition by the Veteran Car Club in the 1940s (see below). Circa 1900 the car returned to the Daimler factory for updating: the tiller steering being changed to wheel; the front suspension to dumb irons and single elliptical springs; and the cylinder head revised, adding electrical trembler coil ignition to the existing 'hot tube'. It is possible that a rear radiator was added. It is also very likely that Mulliner's coachbuilding company changed the original body to a new Tonneau design (as invented by Arthur Mulliner). Evidence suggests that Arthur Mulliner (or his company) kept 'The Owl' until his death in 1946. However, when participating in the first London-Brighton 'Old Crocks Run' in 1927, it was entered by one S E S... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 63

A well-engineered 5 inch gauge model of a Marie E Porter 0-4-0 American style tender locomotive, built to the Don Young design by Mr David Tompkins of Somerset. The silver soldered copper boiler having fittings including water sight glass, steam pressure gauge, lubricators, regulator, fire box door, direction control quadrant and fitted water cocks. The chassis having twin outside cylinders with exposed polished steel motion. The locomotive is finished in lined blue, red and black livery with cow catcher set below smoke box door bearing the number two and having fitted front head lamp. Smoke arrester, brass bell with mounting and fitted safety valve. The locomotive is sold together with two wooden transportation cases, drawings and magazine articles in which the build is described. Firing tools to include coaling shovel, pricker, hand pump handle and spanner to fit the blow down valve. Past boiler history from the Surrey Model Engineering Club will be made available for inspection at the auction rooms.

Lot 1146

Shackleton Toy mechanical Foden F.G. Vehicle, flat bed, green body, with key and spanner, boxed.

Lot 591

Two electric mobility chairs (2) CONDITION REPORT: chair in picture 1 has spanner light showing - chair in picture two in working order

Lot 389

A Pratts two gallon petrol can by Valor dated April 1930 with gilded lettering and attached wooden cap spanner and Pratts cap.

Lot 564

2211 Hornby-Dublo 2-rail loco & tender ‘Golden Fleece’ BR lined green, small chip l/h side of cab roof, with spanner, with ‘Flying Scotsman’ headboard (E) (BE) with instructions

Lot 1266

Part combination spanner set (one AF)

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