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Telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

Telecommunications

1930-1960

Telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

Telecommunications

1930-1960

telephone operator's chair, 1930-1960

Telecommunications

1930-1960

Modern chair. Beech and plywood 'Jason' chair by D

Domestic Appliances

c. 1953

Walnut chair from Hôtel Dieu, Europe, 1400-1500

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1401-1500

Office Chair

Textile Industry

Chair, Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Committee, oak, seat re-upholstered in red leatherette, N&S carved on back.

Chair, Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Committee

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Northern Railway, straight back, 'G.N.R.' carved on wooden inset in back, brown leather seat, makers plaque underneath, 'Blyth & Sons, Complete House Furnishers, 4 to 7 Chiswell St. London'.

Chair, Great Northern Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Southern Railway, wooden, seat upholstered in green moquette with white fleurs-de-lys, 'SR' stamped underneath.

Chair, Southern Railway

Railway Furniture

Armchair, brown & beige moquette armchair with wooden legs, ex Pullman Car 'Topaz'.

Armchair, Pullman

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Central Railway, straight back, re-upholstered in green leatherette, G.C.R. inlaid in brass on back.

Chair, Great Central Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Southern Railway, wooden, seat upholstered in green moquette with white fleurs de lys, 'SR' stamped underneath.

Chair, Southern Railway

Railway Furniture

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Chair, Cheshire Lines Committee, interlocking initials carved on back with red leatherette seat, no provenance.

cheshire lines committee chair

Railway Furniture

Padded wooden chair, United Kingdom, 1770-1823

Public Health & Hygiene

1770-1823

Chair, Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co. Ltd, wooden chair, loose seat upholstered in brown leatherette, ornamental carving on back, with plaque 'The Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co. Ltd Tramways Dept. Brislington, Bristol, No. 1190'.

Chair, Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co. Ltd.

Railway Furniture

London & North Western Railway chair for BS95 rail, 1905. Chair dated 1908, mounted on sleeper end with brass plate giving details of rails, chairs and fastenings.

London & North Western Railway chair for BS95 rail

Railway Infrastructure

1908

Chair, London & Birmingham Railway, L&NWR Co., stamped underneath.

Chair, London & Birmingham Railway

Railway Furniture

Armchair, London & North Eastern Railway, brown upholstered chair with curved back with small brass plaque on back: "This chair was used by Sir Nigel Gresley. Chief Mechanical Engineer. LNER 1923-1941", believed to be from Gresley's King's Cross office, where it remained after his death when the Chief Mechanical Engineer's office was moved to Doncaster, subsequently used by Rupert Hart-Davies and finally ended up in the electrical engineers offices.

Sir Nigel Gresley's Armchair

Railway Furniture

Chair, London & Birmingham Railway, straight back, curved top, green leather seat, 'L&B' painted on back.

Chair, London & Birmingham Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, straight-backed wooden chair with brown leatherette seat 'MS & L' carved on back.

Chair, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Bristol & Exeter Railway, wooden with curved back, B&E carved on back.

Chair, Bristol & Exeter Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Eastern Railway, wooden with green leatherette seat, 'GER' carved on back, stamped 'GER 92' and '805' underneath.

Chair, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, North Midland Railway, wooden, with curved back, leather seat.

Chair, North Midland Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Eastern Railway, seat re-upholstered in red leatherette, 'GER' carved on back.

Chair, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Railway Clearing House, curved back with blue leather inset & blue leather seat, 'R.C.H.' carved on back.

Chair, Railway Clearing House

Railway Furniture

Chair, North Eastern Railway, Wooden with upholstered seat. Marked NER 258

Chair, North Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, British Railways, ex-Barnsley Station, wooden with `B.R.' leatherette seat.

Chair, British Railways - Barnsley Station

Railway Furniture

Chair, Hull & Barnsley Railway, ornate wooden chair with seat & back panel upholstered in brown leather, on costers.

Chair, Hull & Barnsley Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway, dark brown leather seat, 'T&HJR' carved in back, no provenance.

Chair, Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Central Railway, wooden, green leatherette seat, 'GCR' inlaid in brass on back, ex Refreshment Rooms at Leicester Central.

Chair, Great Central Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Midland Railway, wooden chair with brown leatherette seat, 'M' carved on back.

Chair, Midland Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Eastern Railway, wooden, green leatherette seat, 'GER' carved on back, stamped '2963' underneath.

Chair, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture

Swivel chair, Great Eastern Railway, wooden, upholstered cushion 'GER' carved on back.

Swivel chair, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Chair, Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Committee, oak, seat re-upholstered in red leatherette, N&S carved on back.

Chair, Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Committee

Railway Furniture

Chair, Wooden. Re-upholstered loose seat. Unidentified. Several numbers stamped underneath: No.583, 912, 535

Wooden chair - unidentified

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Central & Great Northern Railway, wooden with brown leather seat.

Chair, Great Central & Great Northern Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, wooden chair with tan-coloured upholstered seat and curved back. Unmarked. Ex Wolverton Works Offices.

Wooden chair, ex Wolverton Works Offices

Railway Furniture

Chair, Cheshire Lines Committee, straight back, green leather seat, 'CLC' carved across top of back.

Chair, Cheshire Lines Committee

Railway Furniture

Chair, London Midland & Scottish Railway, swivel chair, interlocking company initials carved in back, with blue velvet cushion and ornate fish design cast iron base, stamped 'Carron Patent No. 10'.

Chair, London Midland & Scottish Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Midland Railway, wooden, with grey upholstered seat, 'M' carved on back, stamped 'MR Co.' underneath, made by J. Jones of Derby.

Wooden chair, Midland Railway

Railway Furniture

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Carver Chair, London & North Western Railway, mahogany, upholstered in cream, pink & green floral pattern, ex Wolverton, unknown Royal or Semi-Royal Saloon.

Carver Chair, London & North Western Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Northern Railway, Wooden. Seat re-upholstered in red leatherette GNR carved underneath

Chair, Great Northern Railway

Railway Furniture

Chair, Great Northern Railway, Straight back. G.N.R. carved on wooden inset in back. Re-upholstered in green leatherette

Chair, Great Northern Railway

Railway Furniture