3rd Apr, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Toys & Models, Sporting & Fishing
3202
A Large And Comprehensive Collection Of British Railway Photographs And Slides
taken and collected by D Butterfield and G Butland; the pictures date from the 1940's to the early 2000's and the majority individually annotated verso with location, date and other information. For example one box dated 1960-67 contains b/w photographs 5 1/2x3 1/2": 7-8-61 Wadebridge depicting BR Mogul 31853, 21-5-61 Polmadie depicting 4MT 80056, 5-3-61 Settle Junction depicting A3 60074 Harvester, 3-4-61 Sevenoaks A Signal Box depicting the signal box, 1-4-61 Basingstoke depicting Class 61 tank locomotive 6107 at the station; the collection primarily includes locomotives and is comprehensively catalogued in various notebooks and folders. The collection consists of over 44,000 images roughly half photographs and half slides
The photographs and slides taken by D Butterfield and G Butland are sold WITH COPYRIGHT; the others including the commercially produced examples are not sold with copyright
Sold for £5,500
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Summary of contents as per image, slides seem to start c1960, negatives in collection seem to related to prints in the collection
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Auction: Toys & Models, Sporting & Fishing, 3rd Apr, 2024
The sale will include an original 1964 Beatles programme for the world premier of the film A Hard Day’s Night, an extensive collection of annotated Railway photographs and slides (sold with copyright), a collection of football and other sporting items including early Rugby League medals and caps, items relating to the 1966 World Cup Finals and match-worn shirts. An extensive collection of HO gauge Continental locomotives and rolling stock, James Bond, modern and vintage diecast, tin toys, fishing and many other collector's items.
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Tuesday 2nd April 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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