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Lot 470
TONY McMULLEN (born 1942); sepia watercolour 'Woodworking Tools', signed and dated 1990 and inscribed verso, framed and glazed, 15.5 x 21.5cm. Pat wrote: 'At a Rufford charity draw my prize was a black framed picture, its title 'Tony McMullen, Woodworking Tools'. The lady handing it over said 'Pat I don't think you will like this'. She looked bemused when I said it couldn't be more appropriate. I had collected tools for a few years and had such examples at home.'
Lot 76
Owlbert Owlbert celebrates University College Birmingham as one of Europe’s leading specialists in vocational degree courses. The design features the tools, accessories and accoutrements of the trades, jobs and skills the college is known for and includes the University College Birmingham Coat of Arms motifs, such as the bull, bear, sheath of corn and motto, ‘Service Before Self’. Artist: Meghan Allbright Sponsor: University College Birmingham About the artist: Meghan is a Birmingham-based artist who re-appropriates imagery and uses a glut of materials to create works that are loosely based on systems and hierarchies. Her painting style uses a similar technique of layering and mapping. She collects children’s book illustrations alongside more industrial imagery to create ‘suspended’, dreamlike landscapes.
Lot 346
Group of vintage miniature work tools including Sharratt & Newth of London diamond cutter, hammer, sharpening block, punch set etc CONDITION REPORT: Sharrat no3 diamond cutter has 2cm slide to handles Starret divders good condition (with thumbscreen) 2nd divder has one tip bent Both chisesl have chipped ends
Lot 76
(We are grateful to the vendor for the detail contained in this description) This magnificent-looking motorcar was recently created in honour of the trio of Dolomite Straight 8s Triumph produced in the 1930s - their history explains the significance of the car now offered. Donald Healey, having been largely responsible for the Imp and MPH models whilst at Riley, joined Triumph in 1933 and persuaded his new chairman, Lieutenant Colonel Holbrook, to manufacture a prototype sports car at least the equal of anything then available, as many British enthusiasts - Earl Howe 'Tim' Birkin, Tommy Wisdom and Healey himself among them - wanted the all-conquering Alfa Romeo 8Cs quashed. Birkin and BRDC President Earl Howe in particular, publicly criticised the lack of a British sports car capable of taking on the continental opposition. As Alfa's 8C 2300 was the benchmark, Healey unsurprisingly based his first prototype on that design. In fact it is believed he purchased a year old Monza (chassis 2211130 or 2211125) and stripped it so the dimensions could be recorded. Healey also travelled to Milan to discuss the project with Vittorio Jano, who was reportedly delighted that so famous a marque as Triumph wished to adopt their design. It was even mooted the car could be dubbed the Triumph-Alfa. However, a combination of the costs associated with the Dolomite's hi-tech specification and Triumph's perilous financial status caused the project to be abandoned in 1936. Of the three Straight 8 prototypes produced, two are in private hands, while the third was destroyed on the 1935 Monte Carlo rally with Healey at the wheel - it clashed with a train at a level crossing; happily Healey and his co-driver escaped with only minor injuries. Scroll forward to today and to Rob Green of Gloria Coachworks who has become arguably the world's leading specialist in pre-1940 Triumph's and restored and re-created many examples of the marque. These have included two evocations of the aforementioned Dolomite Straight 8 and the second, Rob's own, is the stunning Triumph now offered. It is based on a 1938 Dolomite chassis and features all pre-1940 Triumph running gear. It is powered by a Dolomite straight-six engine fed by triple SUs and an ingenious siamesing of the exhaust manifold results in eight fully functioning pipes exiting the bonnet, much as per the original cars. The drawings for the Straight 8 prototypes were destroyed in the blitz, so accurate replicas had to be created from period photos. The resulting coachwork was hand crafted in aluminium over an ash frame and includes a modified Gloria bonnet and genuine period Ace spare wheel cover. The evocation abounds with delightful touches, such as the hand modified Dolomite radiator badge that once read Gloria but now spells Dolomite - a detail believed to have been unique to the three original cars. The windscreen folds down to expose a pair of aero screens for those more sporty moments behind the wheel. 'EYT 342' is finished in Green and trimmed in Brown hide, and comes with a matching Green tonneau and hood. The jack and tools are neatly stowed within storage compartments on the engine bulkhead. The vendor informs us that the Triumph 'starts easily, is a delight to drive and revels in spirited motoring'. This splendid motorcar represents 2,700 hours of skilled labour, and Rob apparently has no plans to construct further examples, making this a unique opportunity to acquire a fine example of automotive art at a fraction of the build cost.
Lot 91
Launched in April 1955, the Silver Cloud was based on a completely new closed box-section frame that was reputedly fifty percent stiffer than that of the outgoing Silver Dawn. The newcomer's elegant Standard Steel Saloon body was penned by in-house designer John Polwhele Blatchley, the proportions of which belied its considerable overall length of 17ft 8in. Though the retention of a separate chassis allowed for the production of bespoke coachwork, all but 157 of the 2,360 Cloud Is produced featured the in-house offering. Powered by an alloy-headed, 4887cc straight-six engine mated to 4-speed automatic transmission, the model utilised servo-assisted drum brakes all-round. The suspension was independent with coil springs at the front and featured a live axle hung on semi-elliptic leaf springs at the rear. Changes introduced in 1956 included the incorporation of twin brake master cylinders and the options of power steering and air conditioning. A test by Motor magazine in 1956 recorded a top speed of 102.9mph and a time of 13.5 seconds for the 0-60mph dash. Still finished in its original colours of Sage Green over Smoke Green, chassis SBC108 was first owned by J.W. Kempton Esq. of Leicester who took delivery on 5th October 1956. More recently entrusted to marque specialists Hillier Hill and NRT Motors of Tewsburry for over £35,000 worth of mechanical fettling, the Rolls-Royce is said to 'drive like it did when it left the factory'. Describing its bodywork, paintwork, engine and automatic transmission as 'good' and its Stone-hued leather upholstery as 'fair / good', the vendor further informs us that this lovely Silver Cloud has covered just 100,500 miles from new. Riding on whitewall tyres and benefiting from power steering, it is accompanied by an original handbook, assorted MOTs, V5s, complete boot tools, lamp and a spare set of keys.
Lot 27
The tool chest and tools of Ernest Staples, Pattern Maker (d.1979). Comprising Geo. Preston brass back saw, another, board with Short Bros label, Record 311 plane, Record 044 plane, Record 05 1/2 plane, chisels, gouges, augers, etc. Provenance; (David Staples, Bourne - Ernest's son). These tools belonged to Ernest Staples who was apprenticed as a pattern maker and worked in the Bradford area with the engines which pumped the mines and powered the mills. During the Depression the Labour Exchange sent him to the Admiralty Dockyard in Chatham (see plate on front of tool box). He was made redundant in 1927 and went to Short Brothers of Rochester (see transfer on inner lid of box). With some of these tools he helped to build the prototype of the Short Sunderland Flying Boat which played an important role in the Battle of the Atlantic. He then trained as a woodwork teacher. With some of these tools he handmade furniture to replace items lost when the family home in south east London was destroyed in the blitz. He retired in 1966 as a key member of staff in the Craft Design and Technology Dept of Catmose College in Oakham. He was a true craftsman who passed on his skills to many a youngster, including his son David.
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