A Victorian silver parcel gilt Freedom Casket, by Carrington & Co, London 1894, the rectangular casket emblazoned in relief with the Arms of The Skinners' Company, the hinged cover containing a small box surmounted with cast figure of a feline, the inside cover inscribed, 'This Casket was presented by The Skinners' Company to the Right Honourable Arthur Wellesley Peel on the 8th May 1895 together with a copy of a resolution of the Master and Wardens & Court of Assistants dated 7th February 1895 conferring upon him while Speaker of The House Of Commons the Honorary Freedom of the Company and of a declaration signed by him upon admission to the same', cased, 20cm wide, 53.76oz Provenance: Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, PC (1829 – 1912), was a Liberal MP who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1884 until 1895 when he was raised to the peerage. He was the youngest son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel (1788 – 1850) In very good condition, case damaged
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Technics hifi system in Technics glass cabinet comprising Technics SL-J110R Automatic Turntable; ST-X302L Synthesizer Tuner; SL-PJ28A Compact Disc Player; SU-X102 Stereo Integrated Amplifier; RS-X102 Stereo Double Casette Deck; a pair of SB-CS50 60w speakers and Target Audio Speaker Stands (Made in England) plus remote control
MADAM SPEAKER'S ORDER Single Speyside Malt Whisky from Glendullan Distillery, aged 12 Years. Selected 11th July 1995 by House of Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd and colleagues. 70cl, 43% volume. TALISKER 10 YEAR OLD Single Island Malt Whisky. 70cl, 45.8% volume, in carton. BUSHMILLS MALT Single Irish Malt Whiskey, aged 10 Years, labelled for Bahrain Airport Tax Free Shop. 1 L, 43% volume, in tube. 3 bottles CONDITION REPORT: Very good.
Packet of Enoch Powell (1912-1998) interest including three TLS dated 19 February 1968, 16 October 1968, 6 July 1970, ea on House of Commons headed paper, in orig House of Commons stpd envelopes + Hornchurch Conservative Association election fund dinner menu 15 October 1973 signed "Enoch Powell" with advertisement ticket stating Enoch Powell as guest speaker loosely inserted + J ENOCH POWELL: 3 ttls: BIOGRAPHY OF A NATION, 1970 revised edn, signed to hf ttle, orig cl gt d/w; STILL TO DECIDE, 1972 paper front edn, signed to hf ttle, orig wraps; THE COMMON MARKET RENEGOTIATE OR COME OUT, 1973, signed to ttle pge, orig wraps + FREEDOM AND REALITY, 1969 1st paper front edn, orig wraps + RONALD N BELL (1914-1982), 2 TLS dated 25 May 1973 and 11 April 1975, ea on House of Commons headed paper + quantity other related ephemera including Press cuttings "Powell for Prime Minister" election material including badge etc
An unusual collection of ephemera and props relating to Prof. Ernie Leech, humorist, ventriloquist and descriptive vocalist. Included in the lot is a full ventriloquist dummy with body and moving parts to the head, four further heads, the original travelling trunk with label inscribed "Prof. Ernie with his Lilliputian Pierrots", two framed and glazed posters for Collins' Hippodrome, Stoke on Trent and The Lyseum Theatre, Heywood dated 1905, and ephemera including a photograph of Ernie Leech with one of the dummies seated upon his knee, related music scores, etc. Ernie Leech was the grandfather of the vendor and was a well know character from Crewe. In later life he became the licensee of The Angel Hotel in Victoria Street, Crewe and continued to work as a ventriloquist and speaker throughout the area. CONDITION REPORT: Mechanisms need attention, but mostly working. Cracking to the faces and hair loss throughout.
BWM & Victory to French & Serbian Red Cross Nurse group, M.E.Walker on pair, Serbian Cross of Mercy, France SBM Society Nursing Cross 1914-18, France War medal 1914-18, Mary Emmeline Walker was a Nursing Orderly, served in "2a" Balkans from Sept.1915 with French Red Cross, (FRC personnel did not get a 1915 star). A collectors note also records her serving with the Serbian Refuge on Isle of Corsica, noted as a Serbian speaker. NEF
A 12-BOLT DIVING HELMET AND SUIT BY SIEBE, GORMAN & CO LTD, tinned overall, the bonnet numbered ‘18178’ and fitted with spit-cock, air inlet with sprung non-return valve and internal vents, telephone port with wiring and speaker, exhaust valve and front-fitted hinged safety catch; the corselet numbered ‘18530’ with front-mounted weight hooks, numbered brasses with bolts and maker’s plate -- 19in. (48cm.) high; together with a canvas and rubber 12-bolt suit; and a pair of front/back lead weights, each stamped for SG & Co. Ltd.; and a pair of unsigned leather diving boots with brass caps and lead soles, (4)
A SELECTION OF SEVEN VINTAGE VALVE RADIOS ETC., to include an Invicta 32, an Invicta model 15, a Kolster-Brandes ER30, a Pilot radio, a Baird walnut Bakelite model 210, an Ultra valve radio and a RGD model 110 together with a Stentorian cadet cabinet speaker (8) Buyers - for shipping pricing on this lot, visit www.cuttlestones.co.uk/shipping

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