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Estate of the Late Brian Murray — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:344
Sale Title:Estate of the Late Brian MurrayLots with images:343
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:344
Date:14-Sep-2019
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37 various Coogee & Randwick post cards, c1910.
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24 various postcards. One real photo postcard of Lithgow Pottery by H Mellor, c1910; seventeen Australian postcards, mainly real photo various scenes; & six panoramic photos of rose bay, Bondi beach.
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34 various postcards. Nineteen advertising postcards for Bonnington's Irish moss; thirteen Australian bird postcards, mainly by Neville Cayley; & two postcards by Outhwaite.
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The modern boy album of Up-to-Date Aeroplanes 1930. Complete. Including. Booklet RAAF display, April, 1938.
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Books (2), 'Brewers and Aerated water Manufaturers in South Australia 1836-1936,' the bottle Collectors guide; & 'Thirsty work the story of Sydney's soft Drink Manufacturers,' by David Jones.
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Book, 'The book of Colt Firearms,' by R Q Sutherland and R L Wilson.
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Queen bee! Deliver Quickly tag 26-10-41, Wyong to Randwick. Franked with one penny green.
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Two Envelopes with Paquebot marks for Royal packet navigation Company Overstruck on Australian 2nd red, 2 July, 1938. Including. One shilling Australian postal note unused; two complete Coa postage stamp booklets; & folded cover sent to Molong Twopence blue.
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Three various items. Royal Doulton match Striker. Match striker advertising 'Bass in bottle; Lincoln crested china clown with 'Put Me amongst the Girls' on the cap. Swan china England Rd no 522477; & shop counter change tray. Change tray surmounted with a bell. Lots of printing; 'The Stanley wine Company Clare South Australia Stanley brandy Burgundy claret port Muscat' and so on. Potters mark Shelley made in England, c1900. (diameter 16.5 cm)
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Glass light shades. Milk glass Art Nouveaux light shade with images of a woman. (height 13 cm); striped ruby glass light shade (height 10 cm); green light shade with red & yellow flowers on six sided skirt (height 11 cm); & enclosed ceiling light shade with metal gallery, octagonal with a floral pattern around the middle & is in the shape of a pyramid on top of an inverted pyramid. (height 22.5 cm & dia. Around the middle 63 cm)
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Two Early19th century ivory Protractors. One 'Hugh Rees Ltd London & Camberley' (6' x2'); the other 'J.M & H Cronmire London' (6' x1 3/4'). Nb: export restricted.
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Two early 19th century ivory Ruler & 1 ivory & silver parallel rule. One twenty four inch folding rule (four fold). 'T Aston the original maker (6' x3/4'); one twelve inch folding rule (two fold) (6' x13/8'); & parallel rule (6' x13/8') Nb; export restricted.
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18th century four draw telescope with a Shargreen cover. 233 x 32 mm (closed)
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18th century ivory & brass spyglass. 52 x 33 mm. Nb: export restricted.
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18th century ivory & brass spyglass. In a circular shagreen covered case, inscribed 'G. Adams London' (62 x 50 mm) Nb: export restricted.
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18th century ivory & tortoise shell spyglass. By George Adams, London. In a shagreen covered case. (57 x 38 mm)
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Early 19th century four draw brass & ivory spyglass. 'Smith Royal Exchange London' 39 x 48 mm (closed) N
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Brass cylinder engraved 'From Dover to Calais experimental Cable laid 1850 Recovered 1875' encloses a piece of this cable. (350 x 30 mm)
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18th century Surgical Instruments. Dental kit with seven tiny instruments in a shagreen covered case with a hook closure. 52 x 65 x 9 mm); & five small surgical knives each with a tortoishell protective covering, in a shagreen covered case with a push button. (76 x 42 x 20 mm)
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18th century simple microscope & 1 microscope lens. Each with an ivory handle, in a shagreen covered case. (65 x 26 x 20 mm) & lens (59 x 12 x 15 mm) Nb export restricted.
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22 various Scientific booklets. The Travels of the time Keepers by Peter Poland 1991; the American Neptune pictorial Supplement XV11 Instruments of navigation published by the Peabody Museum Salem, Massachusetts; British globes up to 1850: a Provisional Inventory by Richard Dunn and Helen Wallis London 1999; the Compleat Surveyor published to accompany a special exhibition at the Whipple Museum of the history of Science; catalogue of globes by Trevor Philip & Sons Ltd; & seventeen volumes of historical…
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Ivory & silver page turner 2.50 x 2.8 cm. Nb: export restricted.
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Book, 'Mathematical Principles of Geography, II Use of the Artificial or terrestrial globe III Principles of spherical & Spheroidal sailing. William Emerson, pub. London, printed for J Nourse, 1777. Important but uncommon book on navigation, 172 pages, plus folding diagrams. Modern binding (21 x 13 cm).
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Book, 'First set of Gutteridges Tables.' pub. Knight & Lacey, London 1825. First attempt at standardising Imperial weights & including. A compendium of regional names for various measures. Very expensive at 5 shillings. (18 x 11 cm)
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Book, 'The Seaman's daily Assistant.' Thomas Haseldon. London, printed for mount, page & mount, 1777. 160 pages bound together with 1773 Logarithmic Solar tables. Maual of navigation & journal keeping when at sea. Interior fairly clean & tight, 20c. Full covered boards. 17. Haselden's Seaman's daily assistant. The Seaman's daily Affiftant. Keeping a Journal at sea. London. Printed for J. Mount, T. Page & W. Mount on tower hill M,Dcc,LXXV11.
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Various Scientific books. Vulgar & Mechanick - Scientific instrument trade in Ireland 1650-1921; drawing Instruments 1580-1980 Maya Hambley; two copies of R B Bate of the poultry 1782-1847 the life and Times of a Scientific Instrument-Maker; three studies in the history of celestial navigation Saul Moskowitz 1974; Scientific trade cards in the Science Museum collection W & S Jones; & Retailer of the Sciences Benjamin Martin's Scientific instrument catalogues 1756-1782 John R. Millburn.
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Books (3), convict and free. The master furniture makers of New South Wales 1788-1951; David St L Kelly; & framing the nineteenth century. Picture frames 1837-1935. John Payne.
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Three Australian book Auctions. The Davidson collection first sale 7 March, 2005; the Davidson collection second sale 27 February, 2006; & the Davidson collection third sale July, 2007.
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Book, Directory of British Instuments makers 1550-1851. Gloria Clifton, published by Zwemmer, London, 1995.
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Quantity of Australian themed books. Including. Land Grands 1788-1809, Australian Native plants, Bibliography Australian Printing, paper & related ndustries, Every Australian bird Illustated
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Early Australian Aviation magazines. Sea - land and air, 3 copies 1920 - 1921; wings, 14 copies 1929 to 1932 including. Vol 1 no 1; aircraft, 2 copies June, 1929 & March, 1933; the new Nation. 1935 - Aviation number; flying. (Aero Club of NSW) 2 copies Dec.1929 & Sept., 1930; the Slipstream (Australian Aero Club - Victorian section), 7 copies Nov. 1929 to Aug. 1930.
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Popular flying, Ed. W.E. Johns. 17 copies 1932-1939. July, 1933 and Sept, 1933 have original 'Biggles' stories.
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Five Trans-Australian railway time tables. Commonwealth Railways Trans-Australian railway time tables 1924 & 1937; 2 Victorian Railways, spirit of progress time-tables 1937; & NSW Railways, excursion trains booklet with timetables, c1935. Including. NSW bookstall timetable containing the new railway and Tramway summer alterations; & the North Shore Vehicular Ferry. 124 pages. Sydney February, 1922.
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Book, 'Atlas of engravings to the Rudimentary Treatise on locomotive Engines.' Dempsey, G Drysdale, fourteen copper-plate illustrations (single page, double page & folding), London, John Weale,1856 first edition. Oval ink stamps of railway Department New South Wales July, 1857 & Department of public works on paste downs & free front end paper.
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New South Wales Government Railways & Tramways, ambulance Corps' handbook. Issued by the Chief Commissioner of Tramways & Railways 6th edition, Govt Printer, Sydney, 1910; New South Wales Government Railways Rules & Regulations, Govt Printer, Sydney, 1907: Railways of New South Wales Rules, Regulations and By-Laws for the Guidance of officers & Servants on the Railways of New South Wales, Govt Printer, Sydney, 1885.
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New South Wales Government Railways. Passenger Fares & coaching Rates, J S Cargill Esq. Solicitor for Railways. Govt Printer, Sydney, 1st July, 1907. Government Tramways of New South Wales - Rules, Regulations & By-laws. Govt. Printer, Sydney, 1898.
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New South Wales Government Railways. Military fortnightly ticket, second class for soldiers in uniform only, expires 5 June, 1941. Including. Queensland Railways, returned soldier, first class pass. All stations available until Dec 13, 1919; Government Railways (Victoria), 17 carrier's way bills, most with a circular ink stamp, Customs, Albury, New South Wales,1886.
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Photograph, railway Workers breaking through the mountains zig zag Deviation (blue mountains NSW). The image is 10.5 x 15.5 cm, mounted on board 20 x 24.5 cm. Imprint on lower left of board Henry T Mellor, Lithgow Photographer.
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NSW Railways, 1863. Great Southern railway from Picton to Goulburn. Notice of Lands taken for railway purposes by the Commissioner for Railways. Printed form finished in manuscript on conjugate leaves with a tipped in manuscript surveyor's map of the land to be taken. Leaves are (33.5 x 21 cm) & the tipped in map is (17 x 21 cm). The document is signed by the Commissioner for Railways John Rae & countersigned by the Chief Clerk. The Common seal of the Commissioner for Railways is affixed in red wax.…
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Two press photographs, Railways, Tramways. Press photo of tram outside Kings cross Theatre (Sydney), c1920; & of an Earlwood (Sydney) bound tram caught in floodwaters at Undercliffe, c1955; including. 2 6d. B NSW Govt Tramways cardboard tickets Quay or railway to cricket or sports ground & return. 15 x 20 cm & 16.5 x 22 cm.
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Royal visit 1927 railway ticket (for Mrs T.J. Ley), NSW Railways Royal train 1954. Black leather wallet with gold embossing. Establishment of the seat of Government at Canberra by his Royal Highness the Duke of York May1927 beneath the Australian coat of arms. The wallet encloses a smaller Royal or navy blue leather folder with gold embossing Royal visit Canberra ceremony May, 1927 under the Australian coat of arms. Inside the folder, on both sides, is a pastedown ticket no 276 Government Railways of…
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Photograph, Sydney railway station also known as 'Redfern' because it was at the Redfern end of town. A very busy scene. Trams with Baldwin steam locos, single horse Hansom cabs & two & four horse buses. The building with the curved roof in the left background is the exhibition building in Prince Alfred park. Photo probably taken from George Street near Quay street looking southeast across present day railway square 1885. Image size 18 x 36 cm. Frame with mount 30 x 51 cm.
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New South Wales railway & coaching Routes. Map showing coach & other routes from the various stations, together with mileage from Sydney, with diagrams of north coast, south coast & parts of Southern & Western lines. Scale 29 miles to one inch. Printed at the Department of Lands 1904, dimensions 670 x 790 cm. Map laid on linen, folded & enclosed in leather embossed covers, 14.5 x 23.5 cm.
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Bronze medal commemorating the King George V Hospital in Sydney 1947. Circular bronze medal 5 cm deep and 6.5 cm in diameter. Inscribed: King George V Memorial Hospital for mothers and babies around the circumference & with an image of a mother holding her baby. The medal was designed by Andor Maszaros & was sold for ten shillings to mothers who had given birth to a baby in the hospital.
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