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Table knife, stainless steel with silver plated handle, by Mappin & Webb, (Rd No 664260), Midland Railway, marked on blade "Midland". Overall: 10 mm x 242 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife - Midland Railway

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade and silver plated handle, by Mappin & Webb, Midland Railway, marked "Midland Cars". RD 684260. Overall: 10 mm x 244 mm x 22 mm, 0.07kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated table knife - Midland Railway - Midland Cars

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, British Railways (M), reeded handle, made by Elkington & Company, Birmingham, 1963. Overall: 10 mm x 213 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel knife, British Railways (M)

Passenger Comforts

1963

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, British Railways (M), reeded handle, made by Elkington & Company, Birmingham, no date mark. Overall: 11 mm x 239 mm x 22 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel knife, British Railways (M)

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, BR-M, made by Elkington & Company Limited, Birmingham, unknown date. Overall: 10 mm x 238 mm x 21 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife, BR-M

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, British Railways (M), reeded handle, made by Elkington & Company, Birmingham, 1959. Overall: 10 mm x 239 mm x 22 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel knife, British Railways (M)

Passenger Comforts

1959

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, British Railways (M), reeded handle, made by Elkington & Company, Birmingham, 1960. Overall: 10 mm x 214 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel knife, British Railways (M)

Passenger Comforts

1960

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".

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" and 597.

Silver plated ashtray, London & North Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

1890-1914

Mustard pot, silver plate, Newhaven to Dieppe service, garter, blue glass liner, by Elkington 25682.

Silver plated mustard pot, Newhaven - Dieppe Service

Passenger Comforts

Table knife with bulbous handle, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle; stamped with Pullman Car Company Limited roundel. Unknown maker. Overall: 11 mm x 255 mm x 26 mm, 0.07kg.

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 23 mm, 0.07kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated fish fork

Passenger Comforts

Pair of silver plated steel framed spectacles, oval lenses and steel wire folding spring arms, unsigned, Southend in Essex England, 1825-1875.

Silver spectacles

Optics

1825-1875

Spyglass telescope, 'Galilean' type with silver plated, one-draw, brass tube, unsigned, European, 1815-1825. Fitted with double magnification eyepiece, operated by twisting the eyecap.

Spyglass telescope, with silver plated, one-draw, brass tube

Optics

1815-1825

Presentation flag, Norwegian flag (miniature) on silver plated stand, engraved: 'WITH HEARTY GREETINGS FROM THE NORWEGIAN RAILWAYS TEMPERANCE UNION, 1952'. Flag: 110 mm x 156 mm; flagpole: 342 mm 84 mm.

norwegian railways table flag

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1952

Compound (two lenses) magnifying reading glass with painted silver plated brass body, in cardboard black leather covered cylindrical case, unsigned, European, 1800-1899.

Compound magnifying reading glass in leather case

Optics

1800-1899

Ladle, silver plated, marked EPGS (Electroplated German Silver), London & South Western Railway, plain, L&SWR on handle. Overall: 62 mm x 325 mm x 104 mm, 0.23kg.

Silver plated ladle, London & South Western Railway

Passenger Comforts

Spyglass telescope, silver plated and painted brass tube, objective lens missing, by Dudley Adams, Fleet Street, London, England, 1800-1817

Steel and wood spyglass, the larger lens missing

Optics

1800-1817

Silver plated and glass bottle, by Maple & Co. London, 1900-1923, from 'Victoria Station Hotel, Nottingham'. With hole for spoon. Overall: 81 mm x 40 mm x 36 mm.

Silver plated and glass bottle from cruet set, Victoria Station Hotel - Nottingham

Passenger Comforts

1900-1923

Horn cigar case, hinged, in two interlocking halves, silver plated, frame, cloth pockets with silk flaps, lid inlaid with figures of deers, English, 1851-1900

Horn cigar case, hinged, in two interlocking halve

Smoking

1851-1900

Silver plaque awarded by 'Amateur Photographer' to N Blake September 211907; two female figures in Art Noveau style landscape.

The Amateur Photographer silver plaque

Printed Materials & Ephemera

1907-09-21

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

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

Framed hand-coloured daguerreotype, 5 3/4" x 7 1/8", August 1854. Subject: portrait of Margaret Reily. Hand-written inscription on reverse. Framed portrait of a seated young woman.

Hand-coloured daguerreotype portrait of Margaret Reily, 1854

Photographs

1854-08

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, Great Northern Railway - Dining Cars, made by Mappin & Webb and Thomas Firth & Sons, Sheffield; ribbed handle, G.N.R.D.C in sans serif letters on shield on handle; "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY" marked on blade (blade broken). Overall: 12 mm x 158 mm x 20 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated table knife, Great Northern Railway - Dining Cars

Passenger Comforts

Daguerreotype view of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio. This is one of a series of eight forming a panorama of the city, taken by Lorenzo Suscipi in 1841. This daguerreotype was taken from a viewpoint near the church of San Pietro in Montorio (St Peter's on the Golden Hill) on the Janiculum Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome. (6 of 8).

Daguerreotype of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio, 1841 by Lorenzo Suscipi

Photographs

1841

Two daguerreotypes believed to have been taken in 1839: a) The National Gallery. b) St. Martins-in-the-Fields.

Two Daguerreotypes Believed to Have Been Taken in 1839

Photographs

1839

Daguerreotype view of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio. This is one of a series of eight forming a panorama of the city, taken by Lorenzo Suscipi in 1841. This daguerreotype was taken from a viewpoint near the church of San Pietro in Montorio (St Peter's on the Golden Hill) on the Janiculum Hill, one of the Seven Hills of Rome. (8 of 8).

Daguerreotype of Rome, Panorama from San Pietro in Montorio, 1841 by Lorezno Suscipi

Photographs

1841

Achromatic prospect glass telescope, silver-plated brass, two-draw tube with ivory covering, incomplete (objective lens missing), by Thomas Blunt, London, England, 1794-1823

Achromatic prospect glass telescope

Optics

1794-1823

Table knife, silver plated handle with stainless steel blade, Highland Railway, made by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield; lined handle. Overall: 12 mm x 245 mm x 23 mm, 0.06 kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated table knife, Highland Railway

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade and silver plated handle, by Mappin & Webb, Midland Railway, marked "Midland Cars". Overall: 10 mm x 244 mm x 21 mm, 0.07kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated table knife - Midland Railway - Midland Cars

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, Midland Railway, stainless steel blade, fluted bulbous silver plated handle, by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield. Overall: 10 mm x 244 mm x 22 mm, 0.07kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated table knife - Midland Railway - Midland Cars

Passenger Comforts

Table knife, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle, by Mappin & Webb, Midland Railway, marked "Midland Cars". Overall: 11 mm x 143 mm x 21 mm, 0.07kg.

Stainless steel and silver plated table knife - Midland Railway - Midland Cars

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 245 mm x 21 mm, 0.07kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel table knife - Midland Railway

Passenger Comforts

Kettle, screw top lid, wicker handle, tea insert strainer, from Drew & Sons "En Route" Tea Basket, c1890. Overall: 155 mm x 165 mm x 115 mm; strainer: 102 mm x 50 mm.

Kettle for En Route lunch set

Passenger Comforts

1890-1910

Table knife with bulbous handle, stainless steel blade with silver plated handle; stamped with Pullman Car Company Limited roundel. Unknown maker. Overall: 14 mm x 250 mm x 24 mm, 0.07kg.

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

Passenger Comforts

Salt pot, silver plated, London & North Eastern Railway, glass base with silver plated screw-on tops, ten sided glass base. Overall: 76.2 mm 31.75 mm.

Silver plated salt pot, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948

Pair of silver plated steel framed spectacles, fitted with lightly blue tinted glass lenses (non-corrective, may be artist aid), unsigned, British, 1838-1870. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.

Pair of metal spectacles with blue tinted lenses

Optics

1838-1870

Pocket ophthalmoscope, without case, fitted with 8 lenses in rotating housing, and mirror, unsigned, European, 1850-1911

Pocket ophthalmoscope, without case, fitted with

Optics

1850-1911

Round framed silver plated pince-nez spectacles with steel spring bridge but without nose pads, unsigned, British, 1870-1900. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.

Round framed silver plated pince-nez spectacles

Optics

1870-1900

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 214 mm x 21 mm, 0.06kg.

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

Passenger Comforts

Sugar sprinkler, glass and silver plate, British Transport Hotel Services. Stamped on lid, also marked with either 'm' or 'w' on glass. Overall: 151 mm 62 mm.

Glass and silver plated sugar sprinkler, British Transport Hotels

Passenger Comforts

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

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

Passenger Comforts

1937

Fish serveing knife, silver plated with bone handle, large, decorative design, shield designed stamped into handle - not identified. Made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1903. Overall: 20 mm x 305 mm x 44 mm, 0.18kg.

Silver plated fish serveing knife with bone handle

Passenger Comforts

1903

Cruet stand, silver plated, London Midland & Scottish Railway, made by Walker & Hall, Sheffield; 4-hole (3 round, one oval), with oval glass inset, LMS coat of arms underneath. Insert: 316 mm x 64 mm x 46 mm; overall: 168 mm x 135 mm x 127 mm.

Silver plated cruet stand, London Midland & Scottish Railway

Passenger Comforts

Tinted stereo daguerreotypes by Thomas Richard Williams; portrait of seated man with bald head and sideburns; hand-coloured with gilding.

Tinted Stereo Daguerreotypes

Photographs

1854-1864

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: 12 mm x 246 mm x 23 mm, 0.07kg.

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

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: 12 mm x 246 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: 7 mm x 190 mm x 17 mm, 0.06kg.

Silver plated and stainless steel dessert knife, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965