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Ashtray, silver plated brass, London & North Western Railway, by James Beresford and Sons, Birmingham, 1890-1914, marked "LNWR".

Silver plated ashtray, London & North Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

1890-1914

Ashtray, silver plated brass, London & North Western Railway, by James Beresford and Sons, Birmingham, 1890-1914, marked "LNWR", 169 and 266.

Silver plated ashtray, London & North Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

1890-1914

Table knife with bulbous handle, stainless steel blade and silver plated handle, stamped with Pullman Car Company Ltd roundel. Unknown maker. Overall: 12 mm x 212 mm x 22 mm, 0.05kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, Pullman Car Company Limited

Passenger Comforts

Fish fork, stainless steel prongs with silver plated turned handle stamped with three figures carrying bags. Unknown maker. Overall: 11 mm x 183 mm x 24 mm, 0.07kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated fish fork

Passenger Comforts

Plastic long handled lorgnette spectacles with oval frames, lacking lenses and cylindrical textured handle, light amber tortoiseshell effect, unsigned, British, 1900-1930. Fitted with with silver collar above handle to repair crack to slotted framework. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.

Plastic tortoiseshell, long handled lorgnette spectacles.

Optics

1900-1930

Pair of round lens spectacles, fitted with wire arms and silver plated nickel silver frames, unsigned, British, 1870-1910. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.

Pair of round lens spectacles with wire arms

Optics

1860-1910

Bifocal nose spectacles with silver plated nickel silver octagonal frames, scrollwork decoration and fitted with carrying loop (recent silver effect plastic ribbon attached),carrying loop and flower decoration, unsigned, British, 1870-1910. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.

Bifocal nose spectacles with octagonal frames

Optics

1890-1910

Award, inscription reads 'British Transport Hotels Caterer and Hotel keeper Publicity and Promotion Award', made by Toye, Kenning & Spencer, 1970. Wooden base with silver plaques. Overall: 125 mm x 98 mm x 55 mm.

British Transport Hotels Caterer and Hotel keeper Publicity and Promotion Award

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1970

Award, inscription reads 'British Transport Hotels Caterer and Hotel keeper Publicity and Promotion Award', made by Toye, Kenning & Spencer, 1971. Wooden base with silver plaques. Overall: 125 mm x 98 mm x 55 mm.

British Transport Hotels Caterer and Hotel keeper Publicity and Promotion Award

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1971

Marine barometer with thermometer by Patrick Adie, London, England, 1872, ex HMS 'Challenger'.

Marine Barometer, 1872

Meteorology

1872

Callendar patent electrical temperature indicator, in mahogany case fitted with dry cell batteries, by The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, London, England, 1894

Callendar Electrical Temperature Indicator, 1894

Heat

1894

Souvenir spoon, silver plated with enamel decoration, good condition, enamelled 'W H'. Stamped on reverse 'Made in England Silver Plated'. Overall: 120 mm x 26 mm. From a set of three designs.

Silver plated souvenir spoon

Passenger Comforts

Hors d'oeuvres fork, steel and silver plate, British Rail, crossed arrows, 1948-1975.

Silver plated hor d'oeuvres fork, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1948-1975

Mustard pot, glass with silver plated hinged lid, chipped base.

Glass and silver plated mustard pot

Passenger Comforts

Pepper pot, glass with silver plated lid, star shaped sprinkler holes.

Silver plated pepper pot

Passenger Comforts

Silver-plated medal from the Leeds International Photographic Exhibition. Awarded John E Austin for lantern slides, 1891; reverse, city coat of arms, obverse profile of Apollo.

International Photography Exhibtion Award Medal

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1891

Powder pot, British Transport Commission. Overall: 104 mm x 70 mm.

Silver plated powder pot, British Transport Commission Cars

Passenger Comforts

Inkstand, British Transport Commission, consisting of two cut glass jars and a pierced marmalade pot on a silver plated tray, BTC Cars.

Silver plated inkstand, British Transport Commission Cars

Passenger Comforts

Cased daguerreotype portrait of a little girl. Bottom half of Morocco leather case. Plain oval gilt mat, no frame. 65x80mm. Daguerreotype oval portrait of little girl standing by red plush chair. Pink tinting on dress and face. Profile of lady holding child just visible. 40x55mm.

Cased Daguerreotype Portrait of a Little Girl

Photographs

1845-1855

Cased daguerreotype portrait of two young men sat side by side. Hands and faces hand-coloured. Gilding to watch chains.

Portrait of Two Men

Photographs

1845-1855

Hand coloured daguerreotype in case, 2 3/8" x 2 15/16" x 1/2". Portrait of old lady in striped dress, unknown photographer, mid nineteenth century.

Portrait of an Old Lady in a Striped Dress

Photographs

1840-1860

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by George Butler & Co, Sheffield - 'Cavendish'; ornate handle, "LMS HOTELS" in block letters on blade. Overall: 13 mm x 260 mm x 24 mm, 0.08 kg.

Silver plated table knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Cigar cutter, bone and metal, "Great Central Railway" engraved on both sides of handle, unidentified maker. Overall: 17 mm x 145 mm x 32 mm, 0.05kg.

Bone and metal cigar cutter, Great Central Railway

Passenger Comforts

Hors d'ouevres knife, silver plated blade with ivory handle; Great Eastern Railway - Dining Cars; "GER DC" surmounted by dragon's wing on handle. Unidentified maker. Overall: 9 mm x 190 mm x 9 mm, 0.03kg.

Silver plated hors d'ouevres knife, Great Eastern Railway - Dining Cars

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, Great Northern Railway - Dining Cars, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; ribbed handle, GNR DC in sans serif letters on shield, blade marked "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY - FIRTH STAINLESS". Overall: 10 mm x 258 mm x 22 mm, 0.08kg.

Silver plated table knife, Great Northern Railway - Dining Cars

Passenger Comforts

Gallantry medal, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, 'Presented to James Clarkson, Engine Driver, for extraordinary vigilance and promptitude in stopping his Train near Chorley station on the 5th of July 1861, and thereby preventing a collision with another Train, which had been accidentally thrown off the line'. On maroon velvet ribbon. Overall: 88 mm x 41 mm x 4 mm.

Gallantry medal for James Clarkson - 1861

Coins and Medals

1861

Dessert knife, stainless steel blade, silver plated handle, by Butler, Sheffield, London Midland & Scottish Railway, ex Gleneagles Hotel, ornate handle with "Gleneagles" in script lettering, "Gleneagles" in block lettering on blade. Overall: 10 mm x 220 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated starter knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Gleneagles Hotel

Passenger Comforts

Souvenir spoon, silver plated with enamel decoration, bearing gold and green monogram. Overall: 120 mm x 26 mm. Part of a set of three designs.

Silver plated souvenir spoon

Passenger Comforts

Silver plated brass plate camera for 4 x 10.5cm plates. Lens panel missing, sliding shutters, defective, push-pull plate changing box. L. Toux

Toux stereo camera

Photographic Technology

1910

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by George Butler & Co, Sheffield; ornate handle, "LMS HOTELS" in block letters on blade. Overall: 13 mm x 261 mm x 24 mm, 0.08 kg.

Silver plated table knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Daguerreotype of Pompeii, Italy, taken by Alexander John Ellis (1818-1890),on 12 May 1841. It is entitled 'Pompeii, The Forum from the Southern extremity. In the distance (scarcely visible) Vesuvius' Ellis made eight daguerreotypes in Pompeii between April 21 and May 12, 1841, also taking daguerreotypes in nearby Paestum at the same time. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851), became the first photographic process to be announced to the public. A highly-polished silver surface on a copper plate was sensitised to light by exposing it to iodine fumes. After exposing the plate in a camera it was developed with mercury vapour. Daguerreotypes are unique images which may appear as a positive or negative depending on how light hits the surface. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Pompeii, The Forum...

Photographs

1841

Table knife, stainless steel blade, silver plated handle, Firth Stainless, by Asman, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, marked on blade "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY", ribbed handle, garter on shield "LNER HOTEL PETERBORO'".

Silver plated table knife, London & North Eastern Railway - Hotel, Peterborough

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Dessert knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle marked 'Berkeley Court', made by Lambert & Blaber, Sheffield. Overall: 8 mm x 215 mm x 18 mm, 0.08kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, Berkeley Court

Passenger Comforts

Fish fork, ivory handle with silver plated prongs, Great Central Railway, made by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield; GCR coat of arms on handle. Measurements overall: 14 mm x 192 mm x 25 mm, 0.05kg.

Silver plated fish fork, Great Central Railway

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel with silver plated handle, by Mappin & Webb, (Rd No 664260), Midland Railway, marked on blade "Midland". Overall: 11 mm x 244 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife - Midland Railway

Passenger Comforts

Daguerreotype 'Florence, The Campanile and portion of the South side of the Cathedral', 1841 by the Rev Alexander Ellis. Between Easter 1840 and the summer of 1841 Alexander Ellis toured Italy, taking daguerreotype panoramas, landscapes and architectural views. In total, Ellis took or acquired 159 daguerreotypes. He intended to publish engravings made from these as a book entitled 'Italy Daguerreotyped', but sadly the project was never realised.

Florence, The Campanile and portion of the South side of the Cathedral

Photographs

1841-07-03

Dessert knife, stainless steel with silver plated handle, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels, made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; "HOTELS LMS" block logo on handle (late pattern). Measurements overall: 9 mm x 217 mm x 18 mm, 0.06 kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

Dessert knife, silver plated, stainless steel blade, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, "Coronation" block logo on handle, c1937

Silver plated dessert knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1937

Hors d'oeuvres knife, silver plated, stainless steel blade, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, shaped blade, "Coronation" block logo on handle, c1937.

Silver plated hors d'oeuvres knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1937

Dessert knife, silver plated, stainless steel blade, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, "Coronation" block logo on handle, c1937

Silver plated dessert knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1937

Hors d'oeuvres knife, silver plated, stainless steel blade, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, London & North Eastern Railway, "Coronation" block logo on handle.

Silver plated and stainless steel hors d'oeuvres knife, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1937

Fruit fork, silver plated handle and stainless steel blade, London & North Eastern Railway, LNER block capitals on handle, by Walker & Hall (BTH 281E).

Silver plated fruit fork, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

Serving dish, round divided in two, silver plated, Southern Railway with 'SR' capitals on base, made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, (BTH 10S). Overall: 37 mm x 172 mm, 0.33kg.

Silver plated serving dish, Southern Railway

Passenger Comforts

Table knife with serrated blade, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, stamped with Pullman Car Company Ltd roundel. Made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield. Stamped on blade 'non-stain', 'Firth Stainless'. RD 725803. Overall: 15 mm x 246 mm x 22 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, Pullman Car Company Limited

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Railways, Eastern Region, made by Lambert & Blaber, Sheffield; bulbous handles marked BR(E), from Hudson House, York. Overall: 13 mm x 247 mm x 23 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Railways (Eastern Region)

Passenger Comforts

Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 207 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Dessert knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 208 mm x 20 mm, 0.05kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 236 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 236 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, British Rail, made by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, crossed arrows logo on handle. Overall: 10 mm x 236 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965