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The Bruce Mai Sale - A major lifetime collection of New Zealand railway and shipping memorabilia — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:535
Sale Title:The Bruce Mai Sale - A major lifetime collection of New Zealand railway and shipping memorabiliaLots with images:29
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:440
Date:16-Oct-2010
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Iconic Crown Lynn straw coloured handle-less cup. First made by Crown Lynn specials dept during World War II. Line side find. A/f.
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Iconic New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn matching cup & saucer. Blue New Zealand Railways. A/f cup. (2)
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A rare large George Jones & Sons England ‘Cresent’ brand cup, blue New Zealand Railways, c.1900. Line side find. A/f.
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Extremely rare Kaitoke R.R.Rooms cup, from the world famous ‘Fell’ operated Rimutaka Incline. Line side find. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons cup & saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms’ in blue on garter. A/f. (2)
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New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons cup & two saucers with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms’ in blue on garter. A/f. (3)
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Two New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons saucers & one J & G Meakin saucer, c.1936, with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms’ in blue on garter. A/f. (3)
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One New Zealand Railways Vitresol saucer & one John Maddock & Sons saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms’ in blue on garter. A/f. (2)
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New Zealand Railways Grindley cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 3’ (Marton Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter.
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A cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms’ (Marton Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter, c.1925. Grindley' A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Grindley' cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 7’ (Taihape Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter.
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New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 5’ (Woodville Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Grindley' cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 20’ (Te Kuiti Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Grindley cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 9’ (Frankton Junction) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons' cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 15’ (Maungaturoto Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter.
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New Zealand Railways Grindley' cup with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 14’ (Patea Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Meakin saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 4’ (Palmerston North Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Meakin saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 4’ (Palmerston North Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Grindley saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 13’ (Kaitoke Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter.
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New Zealand Railways Grindley saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 12’ (Hawera Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter.
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New Zealand Railways Meakin saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 21’ (Aramoho Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Meakin saucer with ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms 15’ (Maungaturoto Refreshment Rooms) in blue on garter. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966. 228 No lot
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer set with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966.
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Crown Lynn cup & saucer set, blue New Zealand Railways. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways matching cup & saucer with blue ‘New Zealand Railways’ & crown c.1966-1971.
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New Zealand Railways Crown lynn saucer, blue New Zealand Railways but without the crown, 1987. Together with four New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons cup, blue New Zealand Railways, c.1930s, a/f. (5)
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Two New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons cups, blue New Zealand Railways; together with very rare Globe Pottery, Skelton, England cup, c.1930s; & George Jones & Sons cup, c.1943. A/f. (4)
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Two New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cups with New Zealand Railways in blue & crown c.1966. A/f. (2)
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A cup from privately operated ‘Railway refreshment rooms’, Ohakune, c.1908. A/f.
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New Zealand Railways Temuka Ware cup with New Zealand Railways & crown in brown, World War II issue. Together with New Zealand Railways Grindly cup, ‘N.Z.Rly Refreshment Rooms’ scratched out, c.1930s. A/f. (2)
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Two New Zealand Railways Temuka Ware cups, c. 1940s. A/f. (2)
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Nine saucers, New Zealand Railways brown scroll, H&M Sutherland bone china, England. First issue, c.1930-1940s. (9)
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Three New Zealand Railways brown scroll Royal Doulton plates, comprising side plate, dessert plate & bread plate. Brown rim type. First issue, 1928. (3)
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Sugar bowl with brown scroll, second issue, c.1960s. Together with New Zealand Railways Royal Doulton brown scroll side plate, brown rim type, first issue, c.1928. A/f. (2)
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Four plates, New Zealand Railways brown scroll, comprising three Crown Lynn (2nd issue c.1960s) dinner, bread & butter, & side plate; together with Maddock & Sons (1st issue c.1930s) dessert bowl. (4)
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Four New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn tapered cup with brown scroll, c.1960s. (4)
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Two New Zealand Railways Royal Staffordshire saucers, bone china, c.1930-1940s. Together with two New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn brown scroll saucers, second issue, c.1960; & John Maddock & Sons brown scroll saucer, first issue, c.1929. (5)
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Three New Zealand Railways Temuka Ware cups, c.1940s. A/f. (3)
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Two New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn black crown cup & saucer sets, c.1955. A/f. (4)
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Two New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cups with black New Zealand Railways & crown, c.1950s. A/f. (2)
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Two New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup with black New Zealand Railways & crown, c.1950s. (2)
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup with black New Zealand Railways & crown, c.1950s, together with an earlier New Zealand Railways & crown John Maddock & Sons cup. (2)
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A rare New Zealand Railways Temuka Ware saucer, c.1940s; together with two New Zealand Railways black & white checkered side plates, A J Wilkinson Ltd., Staffordshire, ironstone china, first issue c.1908. A/f. (3)
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Two New Zealand Railways black & white checkered A J Wilkinson Ltd., Staffordshire, England plates, comprising one side plate, one bread & butter plate. Ironstone china. First issue, c.1908. A/f. (2)
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New Zealand Railways John Maddock & Sons dessert plate with brown block New Zealand Railways, c.1937, a/f. Together with two dessert bowls, first issue, c.1927. (3)
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Two New Zealand Railways hostel Crown Lynn plates, comprising one dinner plate & one dessert plate, c.1960s. (2)
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New Zealand Railways Crown Lynn cup & saucer & two dessert bowls with ‘Lazy Z’, used in rare first class service on Silver Star, Silver Fern & Southerner, c.1970s. Together with ‘Lazy Z’ tall cup issued for 1972 ANew Zealand Railways conference; and one other cup. (6)
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New Zealand Railways Rail Ferrys dinner plate, dessert bowl, cup & saucer, c.1980s, & another cup, c.1977; together with New Zealand Railways Temuka Ware ‘Lazy Z’ cup, c.1991; & two New Zealand Railways glass tumblers, c.1950s. (8)
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Crown Lynn saucer with ‘Lazy Z’, c.1972. One of the last officially used New Zealand Railways saucers.
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Three silver plated serving dishes engraved with New Zealand Railways. One with no. 6015 stamped on bottom; another with two handles & no hallmarks; another hallmarked with Elkington Plate ‘T’ (1930). (3)
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Two nickel plated New Zealand Railways milk jug, unused, Walker & Hall (NZ Ltd.) Epns. Supplied to the Wellington & Auckland railway station cafeterias, c.1928. (2)
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Silver plated New Zealand Railways hot water jug, Elkington plate, 1930. Together with silver plated New Zealand Railways tea pot manufactured by New Zealand Platers Ltd., 1937. (2)
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Six nickel plated New Zealand Railways dessert spoons, c.1920s, together with New Zealand Railways knife. (7)
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New Zealand Railways chrome & brass ash tray, together with chrome plated New Zealand Railways ‘Lazy Z’ monogrammed tea pot from ‘Silver Star’ twinette berth, c.1971; New Zealand Railways silver plate teapot; & New Zealand Railways silver plate sugar pot. (4)
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Very rare silver ‘New Zealand Railways’ drivers hat badge. Hallmarked Stg Silver, probably late 19th century
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Silver New Zealand Railways drivers hat badge, hallmarked Stg Silver.
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Very rare silver ‘New Zealand Railways’ drivers hat badge, no lugs. Machine stamped, early 1900s.
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Cap badge ‘Auckland City Tramways’, c.1920.
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Chromed brass ‘NZ Railways’, two ‘Guard’, ‘Shunters’ hat badges, Stokes & Sons Melbourne, c.1970s, & reproduction ‘Porters’ badge. (5)
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Nickel ‘Inspector’ lapel or pocket badge, made by Tutill, London.
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Extremely rare silver medal ‘Canterbury Westland Nelson Railway League’ 1884-1885, no. 676. Promoting Midland Railway. A/f.
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Chromed brass green enamelled ‘New Zealand Railways Road Services’ hat badge, Stokes & Sons Melbourne. Together with chromed' ‘Station Master’ hat badge, possibly Australian; & ‘Mags’ train prefect badge, & ‘Guard’ Stokes & Sons badge. (4)
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Brass & blue enamelled lapel badge ‘National Reserve, New Zealand Railways’, Kings crown, probably World War II.
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‘Porter’, ‘Guard’, ‘NZ Railways’ and ‘Attendant’ badges.
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Nickel ‘Guard’ hat badge with lugs, Stokes & Sons, c.1920. Together with ‘NZ Railways’ badge.
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Brass wagon date plug La 18322, 1938. Together with New Zealand Railways Kings crown buttons, six large & three small brass, & seven large silver. (17)
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A rare New Zealand Railways brass padlock stamped N – R, c.1900. Sliding keyhole protector missing.
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New Zealand Railways brass lock & key. The star indicates used by ‘Way & Works Branch’. Key stamped with no. 5066. Working.
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New Zealand Railways brass union six lever lock & key.
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New Zealand Railways brass lock stamped with ‘E’ for ‘On service.’ Both lock and key branded Adams & Westlake, Chicago.
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New Zealand Railways brass union six lever lock & key. Dunbar Sloane Auckland, October 2010
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New Zealand Railways brass padlock & key (working), Zeni Z16, stamped A in circle, no. 1542. c.1950-1960s.
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Chrome plated brass plate ‘Switch’ and side panel handle from Tyers Train Tablet apparatus. Together with cast brass window latch c.1890, etc.
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Five New Zealand Railways brass keys with green leather pouch, together with carriage gas lamp key & chrome plated fold-up carriage door key & ‘Signals’ padlock, etc. (22)
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Early New Zealand Railways brass ticket clippers together with chrome plated hand ticket punch (or nippers), no. 800. (2)
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Rare nickel guards whistle with chain and pocket hook, c.1920-1930s.
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Ten large buttons with New Zealand Railways Queens crown. (10)
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Four tin plate painted Tyers tablet machine indicators, together with brass tag & brass ‘derrick’ plate from New Zealand Railways steam crane. (6)
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Four New Zealand Railways brass carriage match stickers. (4)
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Three New Zealand Railways playing card sets from Southerner Service & Silver Fern Daylight Railcar. One set unopened & still in plastic. (3)
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Brass cast facsimile of bull produced by New Zealand Railways & Ls Canterbury branch for the centennial of the opening of the Ferrymead railway 1863-1963. Together with brass Ab locomotive cab hand rail cap. (2)
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Cardboard timetable from horse drawn buses, Avondale-Mt Albert-New Lynn, 1901. Together with two New Zealand Railways Rail-Air Goods Consignment Tickets & booklet of seat reservation tickets, Northerner Dining Car Ticket, Third Sitting, c.1975. (3)
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Two New Zealand Railways transfers in red & black for carriage/railcar doors, ‘Exit, To Open – Press Button And Turn Handle To Left.’ Together with transfer, ‘Notice Passengers are Requested Not to Use the Water Closet While the Train is Standing at a Station.’ (3)
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Pad, Privilege ticket requisition, from I.P.Way Office, Newmarket Railway Station, c.1979. Together with photograph of tram & rail ferry stickers. (2)
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Two Wellington Tramway sightseeing service pre-war booklets. (2)
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Magazine, New Zealand Railways August 1927.
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New Zealand Railways magazine, January 1934, K 900.
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Four New Zealand Railways transfers with carriage warning ‘Emergency Signal. To stop train in extreme emergency turn lever down. Penalty for improper use $20.00.’ Unused, c.1960s.
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Rare limited edition working timetable, W&Mr (Wellington & Manawatu Rly Co.), 1905. Reprint by Southern Press. No. 223, 1974. Together with a rare book, New Zealand Govt Railways Timetable, 1st October 1917, missing covers. (2)
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Two books, New Zealand Railways Rules & regulations 1943; & Stores branch catalogue no. 3, manufactured material, steam loco parts, lamps, etc., from Comptoller of Stores 1st April, 1963. (2)
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Book, New Zealand Railways Passenger fares, coaching & goods rates 1925. With amendments. Ex Wrights Bush station, Southland (north-west of Invercargill).
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Book, New Zealand Railways Appendix to working timetables 1908. With amendments. Issued to R. Welsh, Inspector Permanent Way, Timaru.
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