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Watches, Clocks and Banquet Lamps; Sporting & General Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:842
Sale Title:Watches, Clocks and Banquet Lamps; Sporting & General MemorabiliaLots with images:535
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:543
Date:7-Dec-2011
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Ansett Posters: c1982-2000 collection of travel, advertising & Sydney 2000 Olympics posters, diverse range, appear to be all different. Size varies, though majority normal poster size of about 69 x 99 cm. Most on paper, though 8 on thick card. Condition A/B. Wonderful collection, inspection will reward. (72 items)
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Railway Books, noted 'Locomotive Engine Driving' by Reynolds [London, 1878]; 'Wannan’s Engine-Driver’s Guide' - 13 different editions, from 1st edition 1899 to 30th edition 1918; 'James Watt and the Steam Engine' by Dickinson & Jenkins [UK, 1981]; 'Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive' by Young [UK, 1975]. Poor/Good condition. (44 items)
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Vr Railway Survey Plans/Maps, published in Melbourne 1879-1913: - Goulburn Valley Line (Murchison to Shepparton); Inglewood & Charlton Line; St.Arnaud and Donald Line; Shepparton & Numurkah Line; Numurkah and Cobram Line; Numurkah and Nathalia Line (2); Kerang and Swan Hill Line; Shepparton and Dookie Line; Donald & Birchip Railway; Woomelang through Mildura to Yelta; Sea Lake to Pier-Milan Line. Mainly Good condition. (169 pages)
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Railway photographs, c1898-1962, a mix of originals and photographic reproductions, many showing locomotives, mainly Victoria, also noted South Australian Railways and the emu Bay Railway Company; historical reproductions c1900-30s, includes Victoria, NSW and some SA, concentrating on locos; most captioned on the back. Also c80 enlargements of Railways postcards. Size and condition varies. (c470 items)
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South African Railways kerosene lamp, with brass insert and chimney. Front and back lens marked 'Sar'. in fine condition, repainted, but not recently
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Railway Magazines: 'Locomotive Firemen’s Magazine' [USA] Jan-June 1904 issues in bound volume; 'The Journal of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers' [UK] 50 issues 1950-61; 'British Railway Magazine' 55 issues 1957-62; 'The Railway Gazette - The International Weekly Journal of Management, Engineering & Operation' [UK], c170 issues 1950-62; 'History of Railways' 46 issues (near complete run) 1980s
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VR Railway clock: a circular pendulum wall clock, with black Roman numerals on white enamel dial and attached plaque '1107' complete with pendulum and key, and in working order, maker unknown, face diameter 30 cm
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V.R. Carriage lamp: circular acanthus with plain surround, painted in silver. Has part-frosted domed glass shade and two light bulbs. Not wired. Electric light as converted from Pintsch's gas. 42 cm high and 29 cm diameter. Minor paint chips but still good condition
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Training Courses: Three large cartons of material pertaining to various courses (drivers, guards, brake, safeworking, etc.), 1930s to 1990s. Contains Vri & Rmit course papers, questions & answers, instructors’ papers and some manuscript class notes going back to the 1930s. Includes information not found in other sources. Condition generally good. (100s)
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Enamel railway station sign, 'North Sydney', double sided with black letters on white (the white is mostly rust coloured), 15 x 40 cm, fixed to iron ‘pole mount’ mounting brackets, overall 15 x 64 cm
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NSW Parcel’s Van Platform Sign (79 x 49 cm) from Regent Street, c1950s: 'North Shore P.V. - Milsons Pt, Nth Sydney, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, St Leonards, Artarmon, Chatswood, Roseville, Lindfield, Killara, Gordon, Pymble, Turramurra, Warrawee, Wahroongra, Waitara'; St Leonards & Artarmon crossed out by m/s; with one 24 x 12 cm blackboard insert for the platform no. and departure time; red, blue & black on white with red 3D frame. A one-off sign! Minor faults
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Edmondson Tickets - Queensland, S.A., Tasmania & W.A: A box containing a huge assortment of all sorts of tickets, mainly Edmondsons. Chiefl y unused, but a handful of used. From systems you usually don’t see. Has to be plenty of finds. Generally very good to Mint condition. (1000s)
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Edmondson Tickets - Tasmania (275 tickets) & S.A. (325 tickets), collection housed in plastic pockets in an album, mainly 1960 to 80s. About a third have been used. Noted: a lovely Used Mount Lyell Queenstown-Regatta Point Ticket, Stamped '09 No 59'; unused E.B.R. tickets; a number of Cockburn (S.A.) tickets endorsed 'Privilege'; many better used tickets. Includes a few Mildean Press reprints & Don River Rwy tickets. Very good to Mint condition. (600)
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Vr Drop Tube Ticket Cabinet, 66 x 89 x 20 cm, with key
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Pc Railway Postcards: Nice accumulation in 3 albums with an emphasis on locos. Noted: 'Stephen Watson card' Vr series, black & white, numbered 101 to 126 inclusive; 4 x 'Puffing Billy' cards; 'Steam Locomotives of the S.A. (South Africa) Railways' series in black and white numbered 1 to 60 inclusive; an album of English postcards, with relevant loco. specs. (220+)
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Railway Magazines, noted 'Locomotives Illustrated' 1-108 bound in 8 volumes [UK, 1975-96]; 'Railway Refl ections' 1-28 bound in 2 volumes [UK, 1980-85]; 'Steam World' 46-129 bound in 7 volumes [UK, 1991-98]. Good condit. (17 vols)
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Railway Photographs: Group of colour photos, circa 1980s-97, presented with relevant negatives. Concentration on various contemporary Vr rolling stock. (c1570)
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Railway Photographs: c1990-95, colour photos with relevant negatvies. Includes: test run of R766; Climax at Emerald; from the cab of N466; Xpt promotional trip; mainly rail-related aspects of a trip to HMAS Cerberus; Koondrook/Stony Crossing/ Yungera lines’ surveys; R761, R766 Bendigo-Deniliquin; Murray River paddle steamers; Puffing Billy special; infrastructure changes Melbourne Yard; 1st standard gauge Overland; 1st Indian Pacific in Melbourne; Geelong-Warrnambool from the cab; Port Melbourne/ St Kilda…
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Railway Photographs: 1990s colour photos, noted rail recovery & gauge conversion, Cressy line; Geelong Loco. Depot; Red Hill, Cudgewa & Broadstore surveys; R707 at Bacchus Marsh; Victoria Dock (rail line & maritime scenes); rail exhibits at Scienceworks; Phoenix Foundry; Y112 (steam) to Redan; Sth. Dynon; Maldon; plus album with construction of the Victorian section of the Melbourne-Adelaide standard gauge. (c1200)
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Railway Photographs: Group of colour photos, c1997-2000. Various topics, strong on the Cressy line (inc. track re-laying, concrete re-sleepering, equipment used); and conversion of Melbourne Goods to Docklands. A few captioned on back. (2200+)
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Railways Library, noted range of British Railways Illustrated Specials (14) including 'The Book of the A3 Pacifics' by Coster [UK, 2003], 'The Book of the Schools 4-4-0s' by Derry [UK, 2006] & 'The Book of the Castle 4-6-0s' by Sixsmith [UK, 2009]; 'Yeadon’s Register of Named Trains on Lner Lines - Combined Deluxe Edition' [Notts, 2004]. Superb condition. (77 items)
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Locomotive builders, Class and number plates: NSW locomotive builders plate, 'Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd./ Gorton Foundry/ Manchester, 1899', oval brass plate, 42 x 20 cm, chalked on reverse '5021'
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Rolling stock builders plates, 'Registered, 207, Nswr’Ys, 1907, Load Not to Exceed 8 1/2 Tons'; 'Registered, 809, Nswr’Ys, 1912, Load Not to Exceed 10 Tons'; Nswgr wagon number plate '25255'; plus recast aluminium loco builders plate 'Climax Mfg. Co./ Cory Pa./ No.1694'. (4 items)
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NSW brass steam locomotive builders plate, 'Beyer Peacock & Co.Ld/ 1908/ Manchester', oval plate, 25 x 15 cm, with '3315' chalked on back
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Brass locomotive builders plate, 'New Zealand Government Railways. Built at Addington Workshops. No, 130, 1913' large oval plate 28 x 45 cm
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Recast brass locomotive builders plate, 'North British Locomotive/ Company Ltd Glasgow/ 1913, Atlas Works, No.20153' oval plate, 24 x 15 cm
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NSW brass builders plate, 'The Clyde Engineering Co Ltd/ Granville & Sydney/ No.175 (Phoenix) NSW/ 1916' with Australian coat-of-arms at top (25 x 29 cm), chalked on reverse '5426'
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Steam locomotive builders plate, 'Avonside Engine Co./Limited 1760 1917/ Bristol', oval brass plate, 28 x 17 cm
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Brass locomotive builders plate, 'A.And G. Price. Ltd./ Thames N.Z./ No.88 1917' large oval plate 42 x 28 cm
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VR locomotive 'A2' class builders plate, 'Manufactured, at The, V (Crown) R, Bendigo Workshops, 1920', oval cast metal plate, 30 x 18 cm
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Qgr: brass locomotive builders plate: 'Walkers Limited, Engineers, Maryborough. No.358, 1923', oval plate 29 x 18 cm. Believed to have come from a Queensland Government Railways 'C17' 4-8-0 steam loco. Painted all-over red
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Qgr: brass locomotive number plate: 'No.701', 46 x 18 cm. From a Queensland Government Railways 'C19' 4-8-0 steam loco
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NSW locomotive builders plate, 'N.S.W.G.R., Designed and Built, Eveleigh Works, 1926', brass plate, 35 x 20 cm. From an early NSWGR C36 4-6-0 locomotive
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Recast locomotive builders plate, 'Climax Mfg.Co./ Corry Pa./ No.1694', circular brass plate, 30 cm diameter. [No.1694 is reputed to be the last 'B' class Climax sold by the Climax Manufacturing Company, and is now located at Emerald on the Puffing Billy Railway]
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NSW locomotive builders plate built by Mort's Dock and Engineering Co Ltd to accompany NSWGR locomotive 5702, which was built by Clyde Engineering
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Locomotive builders plate, 'Australian Standard Garratt Locomotive/ G-11 /Commonwealth Land Transport Board ', 48 x 33 cm. (locomotive was built at the Islington Railway Workshops in South Australia to the design of the Commonwealth Land Transport board as a wartime measure during World War II. G-11 entered service with Queensland Railways in December 1943, they were not a success in Queensland and G-11 was sold to the Tasmanian Railways in June, 1949)
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Vr Locomotive builders plate, 'North British Locomotive Company Ltd Glasgow, 1950, No.26776', diamondshaped, 35 x 14 cm
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Recast locomotive builders plate, 'Baldwin - Lima - Hamilton - Corp. Philadelphia. Pa., U.S.A.' plate numbered 75571 and stamp dated (August) 1952. Locomotive 5908 was built by the Baldwin Lima-Hamilton Corporation in 1952 as works number 75571. It was one of a class of 20 imported oil-fired locomotives ordered to ease the critical shortage of motive power after the Second World War. Following a later than expected delivery time, due to difficulties supplying a customised short tender, the class entered…
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VR brass locomotive builders plate, 'No.6049, 1953. The Vulcan Foundry (Limited) Newton-Le-Willows Lancashire', chalked on reverse 'J 503', oval 23 x 13 cm. (the 'J Class' was built by the UK firm Vulcan foundry of Newton-le- Willows in 1953 and 1954. This class of 60 locomotives were a progression of the K class and were designed for easy conversion to standard gauge, the first thirty were built as coal burners and the final thirty were oil burners)
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Sterling silver butter knife 1881 by Hilliard & Thomason silversmiths, Birmingham England. Engraved blade, ivory handle, clear bright hallmarks. Included is an original handwritten card explaining the history of the knife. a fine example.
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Model Cars: Large collection of model cars (320), both boxed & unboxed, includes Trax (20); nice group of fire engines & cars (78); together with library of catalogues (c100) including Matchbox, Corgi, Burago, Lledo, etc; books (42); model collector magazines (c90); classic car magazines (c200) & 'Old Glory' magazines (90)
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Miniatures: Huge collection of small bottles of spirits & liqueurs in 4 cartons - inspection will reward. (100s)
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