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The Bruce Mai Sale - A major lifetime collection of New Zealand railway and shipping memorabilia — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:535
Sale Title:The Bruce Mai Sale - A major lifetime collection of New Zealand railway and shipping memorabiliaLots with images:29
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:440
Date:16-Oct-2010
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Ten Hornby Dublo Rolling Stock Carriages, various types and livery.
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A Boxed Lms Keyer Kit 4-6-0 Smt Express Loco and Tender, black livery, train #4789.
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Seven Hornby Dublo Lms Rolling Stock Carriages, various types and livery.
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A Boxed Wills Finecast Lms Rly 0-6-4 Tank (200 class) Loco, black livery, train #2013 together with a modified Riverossi 0-6-0 shunter, brown livery, train #7.
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Eight Lms Rolling Stock Carriages, various makes, types and livery.
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Six Boxed Lledo Model Cars, two Efe model trucks, three boxed matchbox models of Yesteryear, one boxed Days Gone model truck, two Clip Fits vintage car kitsets and one boxed Corgi Classic Lms 508 forward control Ston Cabover.
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Box of German Elastolin toy soldiers.
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Hornby O gauge tin plate train set, includes original box plus box of further locomotives, rolling stock, signals etc. & two boxes of track.
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A Large Quantity of Mainly 00 Gauge Railway Accessories and track
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A Large Quantity of Mainly 00 Gauge Railway Accessories.
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A Selection of NZ Railways Uniform, buttons together with two photographs, Ferrymead anniversary plate, four posters and plastic New Zealand Railways cups.
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Seven Books - Blandford Railways of the World in Colour together with Railway teatowels, coasters, postcards, trainspotter books and tickets, clock and badges.
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Hornby O gauge curved track (47 pieces) & Hornby O gauge straight interrupter track (3), ordinary straight track (8), Rh turnouts (2), Lh turnout (1), track connectors (3)
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New Zealand Railways copper & brass riveted carriage & van two gallon soda acid fire extinguisher. Supplied by Wormald Bros (NZ) Ltd. Engraved with Otahuhu Serial no. 57 tested 14.9.82.
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Copper beer finds copper funnel 19th century Together with rare cast brass & iron Victorian period gallon jam preserving pan. (2)
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Pottery charcoal water filter, embossed with ‘Slack & Brownlow, Canning Works, Manchester, Established 1830.’ Minor chips to lid, no tap
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A large set of Birmingham scales, possibly dockyard scales, 1860.
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Very large & rare nickel plated brass carbide lamp. Herm Riemann ‘Germania’ automobile or motorcycle lamp, c.1903. Complete but needs attention.
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Tin plate veteran car driving lamp embossed with ‘Dietz champion Steel lamp, New York’.
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Tin plate & brass carriage lamp ‘Brevete S.G.D.G.’, Japanned, with burner & chimney.
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Tin plate paraffin hand lamp, P&H, RAF, 1918? Together with tin plate police paraffin hand lamp c.1900. A/f. (2) Dunbar Sloane Auckland, October 2010
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A brass Miller's hanging parlour lamp, white shade.
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Cast iron two gallon oval shaped Colonial boiler or cooking pot with tin lid & steel handle (the boiler has been painted black), J & J Siddons, West Bromwich.
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A Falkirk cast iron pot on three feet.
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Chromed or nickelled brass acetylene bicycle lamp c.1920-1930s. Lucas ‘Silvia 254’. Very minor faults.
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Chromed brass bicycle lamp, acetylene c.1930s. Powell & Hanmer ‘New Sultan’. A/f.
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Blue enamelled cast iron Art Deco electric heater, c.1930's.
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Cast iron & steel Victorian stove trivet for shacklock orion?
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Nickel plated cast brass, ‘Milners 212 patent fire resisting, strong hold fast safe plate. With Lion & Unicorn coat of arms.
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Brass safe plate, ‘Milners patent thief resisting.’
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Brass & cast iron steam gauge, ‘F.C. Sanford Mfg Co., Bridgeport Con.’
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Brass & iron small screw jack, 300 mm high, five ton lift, 19th century
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Copper and brass Enots medical atomiser, used by hospitals during the 1918 influenza epidemic.
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Copper oiler.
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Nickel plated brass on wood base. Time clock Ncr (National Cash Register), 24 hour clock.
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Glass Coronation bowl, George VI & Elizabeth, 1937. Together with a poster, The Story of the Rosary, A Dashing Military Drama. Theatre Royal, set in World War I. (2)
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Brass spring loaded candle stick, together with copper Teachers Highland Cream Whisky tray. (2)
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Small cast iron cow tail water pump bolted to a kitchen sink back board. This is a genuine British made pump, c.1900.
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Two cast bronze deco goat head coat hooks, together with two ceramic toilet pulls with chain and word ‘Pull’ in ribbo; brass door bell & bell push button & push rod, mechanical flailing weighted balls, c.1920; & glass light shade c.1920-1930s.
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Two iron gig or wagon candle lamp brackets.
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Transfer for postal van, ‘Er’, ‘Letters Posted Here Must Bear Two Pence Extra Rate Of Postage As Late Fee’, by the Quality Transfer Co., c.1950-1960s. Unused.
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Three blue bottles for castor liver oil with original labels. C. 1910-1950s.
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Marble type bottle, Codds patent Thompson & Lewis Wellington, Wanganui, Petone. Together with glass torpedo bottle, Townsend Salford (UK), Patronized by the Queen, c.1880; & bottle of caster or cod liver oil, c.1890s. (3)
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Cast brass machine makers place, ‘No. 311, F. Martini & Co., Frauenfeldt Schweiz.’
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Two curved cast brass makers plates, ‘English Electric Co. Ltd. London Stafford works, no. 436709 & 426716. Patent 21310/10.’
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Three bottles, 1/2 pint glass milk bottle with metal clip seal top, c.1930s; glass medicine; & blue ink. Together with old rubber accounts stamp ‘Paid’; & ceramic toilet pull. (5)
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Brass & glass machinery oiler, ‘Lukenheimer Co. C in O Sentinel No:1½ inches.’
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Two pottery jelly moulds, small & large. (2)
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Tin plate hand battery lamp, World War II. Together with tin plate bicycle lamp body (incomplete – parts only), Japanned, Powell & Hanmer. (2)
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Two brass Chubb locks, late 19th century (One lock has brass key, other lock has no key).
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Brass safe lock protector, ‘Milners safe picklock & drill. Powder proof solid lock. Liverpool & London.’
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Brass hunting horn.
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Brass & iron shop bell with clapper, mounted on a coiled spring with chain and driving spike, 19th century Together with iron whip holder for horse drawn vehicle, 19th century (2)
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Brass & green/gold enamelled British Charringtons Brewery beer pull label, ‘Best mild 6d per pint.’ Together with brass trivet. (2)
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Silver/enamelled 2 ½ Shillings Kruger 1896 (reverse enamelled) with Casien butter advertisement & calendar for 1905 ‘Golden Meadow butter’ made by Aplin & Barretts, England.
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Tin plate & brass oil can, c.1920s.
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Brass plaque, ‘Rt Newham 21yrs Nov 27 1790 Stockton Tees’. Ruler ¾ – 2½ inches.
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Framed ‘City Of Christchurch Certificate of Registration’ for motorcycle 1907.
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Florentine bronzed brass gas lamp ceiling bracket (two burner).
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A very rare pottery salt glazed bird feeder stamped with ‘4’. Made by Staub ware, Timaru.
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Three cotton flour bags 19th & early 20th century Champion Northern Roller Mills, Auckland; Eclipse Flour Co., Oamaru; Snow White Flour.
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Cast iron & brass set of scales with weights.
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Cast iron & brass set of scales with a weight.
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Set of jewellers scales, Johnston & Hendon, with weights.
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A Brass & Copper Divers Helmet, ‘A Schrader's Son Inc, Mfgers of Diving Apparatus, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.’
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A brass ships wheel inscribed Miller Tunnage & Coy/port Chalmers.
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Wooden and brass ships wheel, eight spoke.
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Painted life buoy, RMS Monowai/Wellington, with Union steam Ship Co. Flags to sides.
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Framed English print commemorating May 1692 battle of La Houge when Anglo-Dutch ships engaged the French, c.1806. Together with framed coloured official photograph of Tev Maori (1952- 1974), Union Steamship Co., c.1966. (2)
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Plastic ‘Emergency Notice’ from life boat stations. Union Steam Ship Co. Turbo-Electric Vessel (Tev) Maori 1952-1974, c.1956. Together with wooden coat hanger, Union Steamship Co. of NZ Ltd. - For All Travel by Sea, Air & Land, c.1960s. (2)
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Union Steamship Co. Advertisement promoting South Seas winter excursions
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Two early framed photographs of the Kestrel. One showing the ferry tied up at the Devonport wharf.
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A New Zealand Shipping Co. World Wide Travel Service poster, linen backed.
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American 'stars & stripes' flag, 48 states, ex Pacific Theatre World War II. 880 mm x 500 mm. Fair condition, mothing and tears.
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An early Union Steam Ship Co. house flag with stitched panels. 970 mm x 620 mm. Some holes and thinning.
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A large New Zealand flag off the Rms Monowai.
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New Zealand maritime red ensign 1400 mm x 720 mm. Some holes.
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Two semophone flags off the Rms Monowai.
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A brass Porthole with hinged cover.
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19th century brass & tin plate French made ships bulk head clock with enamel dial and Roman numerals. Marked Brevet Sgdg. Not working.
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Modern nautical brass bell with shackel 7, nylon rope, diameter 100 mm, H. 80 mm.
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Galvanised iron boats masthead lamp complete with burner but missing glass lens. English ‘Dl’ make.
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Nickel plated ships oil lamp with milk glass shade & original burner (recently re-nickeled).
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Brass air ventilator cowling.
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Original World War II brass gimballed life boat binnacle card compass. In working condition. Lamp missing from house.
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Brass boat port hole, 263 mm diameter (glass 163 mm diameter).
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Brass ships bell marked Port Pirie with knotted rope and clapper, c.1888.
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An early brass gimballed paraffin boat lamp. Made in England.
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A 1941 World War II naval brass wardroom/bulkhead lamp. Made in Sydney, Australia by Holder-Stroud. Missing reflector and burner. Could easily be electrified.
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A 1944 World War II naval brass wardroom/bulkhead lamp. Made in Sydney, Australia by Holder-Stroud. Missing reflector and burner. Could easily be electrified. Holes in back.
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Tin plate ships candle hand lantern. Glazed five sides
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A ‘Pauluhn’ American brass bound ships light.
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Extremely rare copper and brass lighthouse lamp, Chance Bros. & Co. Ltd. Crystal Crookes fresnel lens and original messenger No. 2 burner and front
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Galvanised iron small ships starboard lamp complete with burner. Not restored, no rust holes but surface rust. Painted green with white lens boarder.
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Brass ships bell c.1950-1960s.
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Wooden double ships pulley with lignum vitae sheaves, 19th century A/f.
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Galvanised iron ships lantern with large English Meteorite brand and ‘Not under command’ painted in red, complete with burner, front and red lenses. Surface rust.
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A Brass Ships Lantern. H. 33 cm.
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Two vitreous china plates marked Huddart Parker line, Steelite by Globe potteries Ltd. England. (2)
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Vitreous china side plate marked Huddard Parker line, Duraline by Grindley hotel ware Melbourne 11.56’.
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