Catalogue - Thimbleby & Shorland

THE 2 nd MAJOR REDUCTION SALE OF
THE LATE LES OAKES COLLECTION
Wednesday 29 th June 2011
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SALE NOTES
DIRECTIONS The sale will be held on site at Hales View Farm, Oakamoor Road, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent,
Staffordshire ST10 4QR. Please refer to the map at the back of the catalogue and ‘To The Sale’ signs
will be in place. Leave M6 north bound off junction 15 and take A500 (Queensway) continue about 4
miles to roundabout and take 3rd exit onto A50 to Uttoxeter, then take 1st exit off roundabout to A521
Uttoxeter Rd, continue and turn right at T junction A521, continue to mini-roundabout turn right onto
B522, at next mini-roundabout take left onto B5417, continue to the farm. Hales View Farm will be on
the right hand side, opposite Caravan Park
PARKING There is parking on site for cars, trailers and lorries. Clients are reminded that they leave their vehicles
at their own risk and the auctioneers and vendors are not responsible for any damage incurred while
vehicles are parked on site. There will be STRICTLY no overnight parking for lorries or caravans.
VIEWING Viewing will be held on Tuesday 28th June from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm and on the morning of the sale
from 8.00 am.
CONDITIONS OF SALE The sale will be held under the usual conditions of sale which can be found at the back of this
catalogue. In particular, descriptions made verbally or in this catalogue are not guaranteed. Please
note that vehicles are attributed to builders on the evidence of their hub caps and clients must satisfy
themselves as to the authenticity of the items presented for sale.
BIDDING NUMBERS Prospective buyers are asked to register with the auctioneers prior to the sale, whereupon they will
receive numbered cards to assist bidding and cashiering arrangements. If you are not known to the
auctioneers you may be asked for proof of identity and a £500 deposit before a bidding number will be
issued. Information will then be used for future mailings and notifications.
PAYMENT Payment for all lots must be made on the day of sale. Terms are cash; direct debit cards such as switch,
delta or connect with PIN number; credit cards (subject to a 2% surcharge) with PIN number. Our
bankers are: National Westminster Bank Plc, Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EP Account No. 67642977
SC. 60:17:21 (IBAN NO GB WBK 601721 67642977, BIC Code No. NWBKGB 2L), Tel: 0845 3041924. No
clearance of purchases will be allowed until satisfactory payment has been received.
BUYERS’ PREMIUM A buyers’ premium of 7½% (plus VAT at the standard rate) will be added to all lots in this sale to be paid
by the purchaser.
MONEY LAUNDERING Under recent regulations, clients who wish to pay in excess of €15,000 in cash must provide full
photographic identification with an address. The auctioneers reserve the right not to accept cash
above this limit.
VALUE ADDED TAX No VAT will be charged on items, except for Lots 261-300.
CLEARANCE All lots are at the risk of their purchaser from the fall of the hammer. No clearance of goods will be
allowed until satisfactory payment has been received and cleared. Please note that vehicles can be
cleared once the sale of the vehicles have finished. Smaller items can be collected on the day of the
sale. Collection of goods after 29th July can be made by prior arrangement.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BID Commission or telephone bids will be executed with care by the auctioneers on receipt of written
instructions from intending purchasers who cannot be present at the time of the sale, providing that
they have viewed the lots in advance. Full payment details and a deposit will be required for this
service.
INSURANCE Clients are advised to take out their own insurance to cover lots purchased at the sale. NFU Mutual
(01467 625424) or Carriagehouse Insurance (01206 337388) will be able to advise clients in advance of
the auction.
EXPORTS Export purchasers should ensure that the country of destination has no import or currency restrictions
on the goods they wish to purchase. Otherwise our normal terms of business apply and payment in full
is due on the day of sale. A specific export license is required under certain circumstances, depending
on the age, value and destination of the object. Further details are available from the auctioneers.
HEALTH & SAFETY Clients attend the auction entirely at their own risk. Our health and safety policy document will
be available to view during the auction and viewing days. The auctioneers and vendors accept no
responsibility for any injuries incurred at the sale site.
ACCOMMODATION Clients are advised to book accommodation in advance before attending the sale. Nearby hotels are
Moorville Hall Hotel, Leek Road, Werrington, Stoke on Trent, Staffs ST9 0DG Tel: 01782 302326; The
Weather Vane, Lysander Road, Meir Park, Stoke on Trent, Staffs ST3 7TW Tel: 01782 388799; Prospect
House Guest House, 334 Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, Leek, Staff ST13 7BW Tel: 01782 550639; Premier
Inn (Trentham Gardens), Stone Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffs ST4 8JG Tel: 0870 423 6466 & Premier Inn
Uttoxeter, Derby Road, Uttoxeter, Staffs ST14 5AA Tel: 08701 977 256
AIRPORTS If you wish to arrive by air, the nearest airports are Manchester or East Midlands.
REFRESHMENTS Refreshments will be available on the viewing and sale days.

THE 2 nd MAJOR REDUCTION SALE OF
THE LATE LES OAKES COLLECTION
Including Farm Wagons, Tip Carts, Bread Vans, Marston Hearse and Living Wagons, plus
WWI Army Field Kitchen, Army Ambulance, a German Cannon and a Horse-Drawn Carousel
AUCTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY
on site at
Hales View Farm, Oakamoor Road, Cheadle,
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST10 4QR
on
Wednesday 29 th June 2011 at 10.00 am
Viewing: Tuesday 28 th June 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Catalogue £5.00
SALE DAY TELEPHONES – Michael Kimber - 07831 436112 or
Sales Office - 07841 974296
Back cover – Lots – 313, 389, 397, 405, 407 & 432
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FORWARD
It is a pleasure to again welcome you to this sale of
another selection of the unique collection complied
by the late Les Oakes.
Les was one of those characters who only come
along into your life very occasionally. Having spent
his life attending auction sales all around the country,
the collection at Hales View Farm is exceptional not
only for its quantity but also of the variety of items
collected by Les Oakes. It really is a snapshot of
everyday items used over the past 150 years.
This second sale includes what is probably the most
comprehensive private collection of Farm Wagons
from counties throughout England. Add to this, one of
the few remaining Field Kitchens from the First World
War and you will all want to be at the sale. But also
included in the sale is a Carousel built on a London
Trolley and also a mobile chip van, both of which
will bound to excite any collector. The private drive
carriages in the sale include a Marston Hearse, trade vehicles, bow-fronted Brougham,
wagonettes and phaetons also a gypsy wagon and two living vans.
All these items are being sold to make room for some more interesting developments at
Hales View Farm by his two sons and daughter who are really following in their father’s
footsteps. Time does not stand still but when you see the items on offer at this sale you
may feel you have been transported back many decades.
The last sale in 2009 was held on one of the wettest days of the summer. This year it
will be fine, hopefully! We look forward to seeing you at Hales View Farm on 29th June.
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CARRIAGE PARTS
Commencing at 10.00 am
1 Assortment of poles, axles, swingletrees,
etc (Lots 1-150)
SUNDRY ACCOUTREMENTS
151 Assortment of lamps, parts of harness, foot
warmers, etc (Lots 151-200)
FARM IMPLEMENTS
201 Furrow press
202 Water bowser
Please note that all lots are the responsibility
of the purchaser at the fall of the hammer.
Please be aware of their security and clear
items as soon as possible
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203 Hay baler with plaque stamped ‘No.1
Barford & Perkins, Peterborough,
Patentees & Sole Makers, Royal
Agricultural Soc. 1888’
204 Corn drill painted blue and red on iron shod
wheels
205 Turnip drill painted light blue, made by A.W
Gower & Son, M. Drayton

206 Albion corn drill
207 Sale reaper painted yellow
208 Seed drill painted red with green box by
Bamfords of Uttoxeter
209 Mower painted blue on yellow wheels, built
by Rushton & Hornsby, Grantham
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210 Potato ridger painted blue
211 Hay tedder painted red, blue and yellow
212 Mower with petrol engine, painted red with
yellow wheels

213 Water carrier used by Great Western
Railway
214 Potato harvester built by Clayton &
Shuttleworth Ltd., Makers, Lincoln. No.
1137
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215 Manure spreader
216 Cable drum
217 Potato spinner painted red and blue by
Bamford

218 Drill painted red and blue, stamped ‘Old
& Maddison Ltd., Agents, Darlington’;
missing parts
219 Manure spreader painted yellow and red on
wide iron wheels
220 Hay elevator by G.H Innes & Co., Manuf.
Hitchin, Herts, Eng.
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221 Hay mower built by A.C Bamlett, with a
Villiers petrol engine, gears, crank handle,
handbrake and a pole
222 Cider press

GARDEN STATUARY – Note: Garden
Statuary will carry VAT at the standard rate
261* One pair of swan necked cast iron urns on
plinth 10ft high
262* One rams head cast iron urn on plinth 12 ft
high
Please note that all lots are the responsibility
of the purchaser at the fall of the hammer.
Please be aware of their security and clear
items as soon as possible
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263* One pair of Grecian cast iron vases on
plinth 9ft high
264* One pair of swan necked cast iron urns on
plinth 10ft high
265* Fifteen pairs of half oak whiskey barrels
(Lots 265-279)

COUNTY FARM WAGONS
Commencing at approx. 12 noon, following
the sale of Garden Statuary
Please note that carriages are often
attributed to builders on the evidence
of their hub caps and such information
cannot be relied upon in some cases
301 DERBYSHIRE WAGON light green body
with dark green undercarriage
302 SUSSEX WAGON blue body with red
undercarriage
303 KENT WAGON green body on iron shod
wheels
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304 SUSSEX WAGON blue body on red
undercarriage with hay rades
305 STAFFORDSHIRE WAGON in natural
varnished wood
306 SHROPSHIRE WAGON orange and
brown

307 LINCOLNSHIRE WAGON orange body
with sign writing in black, ‘Albert Baxter,
Ingoldsby, 1946 Lincoln’.
308 WORCESTERSHIRE WAGON painted
yellow and sign written ‘Daniel Giles,
Bromsgrove’.
309 LINCOLNSHIRE TIP CART in natural
varnished wood with black lining with
decorated scalloped edging and hay rade
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310 HAMPSHIRE HAY CART painted blue
with red undercarriage, ‘Tasker & Sons
Ltd, Andover’
311 KENT HOP WAGON painted orange
312 OXFORDSHIRE WAGON in natural
varnished wood

313 NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE WAGON blue
with cream lining and red undercarriage
314 SUFFOLK FARM WAGON painted blue
with red undercarriage lined in blue and
sign written in yellow on the front board,
‘Suffolk Waggon’
315 FARM WAGON painted orange with
yellow unders
316 SOMERSET WAGON
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OTHER HEAVY HORSE WAGONS &
CARTS
321 FARM WAGON a cream body with light
blue undercarriage, decorated with red and
blue lining
322 HERMAPHRODITE WAGON red body
323 FLAT BED green body on red
undercarriage
BUYERS ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER WITH THE AUCTIONEERS BEFORE
THE SALE COMMENCES TO ASSIST WITH CASHIERING ARRANGEMENTS
PURCHASERS WILL ALSO BE ADDED TO THE MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE
FUTURE CATALOGUES AND NOTIFICATION OF SALES

324 FLAT BED blue body on cream
undercarriage
325 WAGON blue on red undercarriage, lamp
brackets, bench seat and a small tool box
326 FARM WAGON blue with cream lining
and red undercarriage
327 FARM WAGON
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328 HAY CART in natural wood and blue by
‘Elder & Son, Berwick on Tweed’
329 ROAD REPAIR CART natural wood with
black lining, ‘Kirkstall Forge, Leeds,’ dropdown
tail gate and tipping mechanism on
56” English pattern wheels
330 NIGHT SOIL CART
331 TIMBER BOB painted green on red iron
shod wheels

332 LIVESTOCK WAGON painted blue with
mud guards and lamp brackets and sign
written ‘T Sutton, Cockshot’
333 TWO-WHEEL BUILDER’S CART sign
written ‘F.W Bond & Son, Mackworth,
Derbyshire’
334 TIMBER BOB with 74” English pattern
wheels
335 TWO-WHEEL BUILDER’S CART
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336 KNACKERS CART with winch system
337 COFFIN BIER on two wheels with elliptics
338 FARM CART yellow with red
undercarriage

339 HERMAPHRODITE WAGON painted
cream with red undercarriage
340 BUILDER’S CART in natural wood
on English pattern wheels, ‘Davis Bros.,
Standerwick, Frome, 1902’
341 TIP CART blue and red on 16-spoke iron
shod wheels, and sign written ‘Uttoxeter
Urban District Council’ on the sides
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342 MILLERS WAGON painted yellow with
carved side panels and 14-spoke English
pattern wheels
343 WHISKEY WAGON stamped ‘John
Jameson & Son Ltd., Bow St.,’ rear turn
handle and door, on 14-spoke iron shod
wheels
344 HAY WAGON built by Joseph Atkinson,
Leeds

345 LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT WAGON built
by Wagon & Carriage Works Co. Ltd.,
Bristol; on 12-spoke iron shod wheels with
crank axle, drag shoe and lamp brackets,
the roof is removable for larger stock
346 MARKET GARDEN CART green, on
12-spoke wheels with iron treads
347 BASS WAGON painted red and blue,
rear panel sign written ‘Bass. Ratcliff &
Gretton Limited, Burton-on-Trent, No.43’
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348 DRAY high driver’s seat and to be sold
with ten barrels
349 HORSE AMBULANCE painted red with
small plaque ‘Lingfield Patent Ambulance,
Sole Makers, J & W Rendall, Kingsland,
London. (Fowler & Rendall), Patent No.
25532’

350 TWO-WHEEL CATTLE CART built by
Lawrence, Welwyn; painted green with
canvas roof, drop-down door and small
driver’s seat
351 SLURRY/DUNG CART
352 LIVESTOCK AMBULANCE
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353 TRANSPORTATION WAGON/MILITARY
VEHICLE with screw handbrake and drag
shoe
354 TIMBER WAGON with shafts
355 FARM WAGON painted blue and sign
written, ‘W. Hancock’

356 PIT PONY WAGON black on small
wheels for a track
357 HEAVY HORSE WAGON red on iron
shod wheels
358 RAILWAY WAGON
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359 FARM WAGON
360 KNACKERS CART painted red and blue
361 LIVESTOCK CART in natural varnished
wood, dennet springs, crank axle, fixed
shafts and rope netting
BUYERS ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER WITH THE AUCTIONEERS BEFORE
THE SALE COMMENCES TO ASSIST WITH CASHIERING ARRANGEMENTS
PURCHASERS WILL ALSO BE ADDED TO THE MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE
FUTURE CATALOGUES AND NOTIFICATION OF SALES

362 PARAFFIN TANKER painted red and
yellow, open cab front with small oval
windows and five oil cans
363 FLAT BED natural wood with iron shod
wheels
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364 TIMBER BOB natural wood with wide iron
shod wheels
365 FARM WAGON painted pale blue and red
with black and blue decoration, sign written
‘E.H Prescott, Clayworth, Woodhouse,
Retford’ and a small metal plaque ‘Hy.
Sissons, Builder, Beswick’
366 ROOT COLLECTING/CUTTER CART
finished in red and orange, on 12-spoke
warner wheels with iron treads, fixed shafts

367 FARM WAGON painted orange with
yellow unders
368 FARM WAGON dark blue/grey body
on 10 and 12-spoke English pattern
wheels with iron treads, inscribed with
‘William Cary’ and ‘Cunningham Builders
Bridgwater’ on the rear and front tail
boards
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369 RAILWAY WAGON blue on red wheels,
sign written and used by the ‘Midlands
Railway Co.’, ‘No.28’
370 POLICE VAN finished in dark blue, rear
double door with bars in the windows, sign
written in white ‘Police’

371 WATER TANKER on the side reads,
‘Southport Corporation’, possibly for fire or
sewage
372 THREE QUARTER SIZE HAY CART
finished in blue and red with white lining,
on red unders lined in black and two hay
rades
HAND CARTS
377 HOVIS HAND CART painted brown on
two wire wheels, sign written on the top,
sides and front ‘Baker’, ‘H. Skillicorn, 44
Denbigh St, Llanrwst’
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378 KNIFE GRINDING CART cream with
blue lining and sign written in blue and
black, ‘R. Cove’, ‘Cutler’, ‘All kinds of
Cutlery ground and set’, ‘Saws set and
sharpened’, ‘Tin goods repaired’

379 BREAD DELIVERY HAND CART body
painted pale green with cream hood and
sign written in yellow on the sides, ‘London
Co-operative Society Ltd’, and ‘238’ on the
front, draws and cupboards
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380 WINDOW CLEANER’S HAND CART
wooden body on iron shod wheels and
provision to carry a ladder each side (one
ladder), marked ‘Central Warehouse, J&P’
381 COFFIN BIER a wooden body with
carved dub ends, four pall bearer handles,
two of which drop down for loading

TRADE VEHICLES
386 CAB FRONTED BREAD VAN painted
blue and red with small glazed windows
and a rear box, sign written ‘Cooperative,
High Class Confectoners and Pastry
Cooks, No.8’
387 TRADE VEHICLE/BREAD VAN painted
yellow with red undercarriage, side door,
lamp brackets, 14 and 16-spoke wheels;
‘Tregarthen Bros. Penzance’
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388 AMBULANCE in natural varnished wood
with frosted windows, lamp brackets and
stretcher carriers inside, small plaque
‘Built 1910 by Wilson and Stockall, County
Carriage Works Ambulance Makers, Bury,
Lancashire 1877-1961’

389 TWO WHEEL FISH & CHIP WAGON in
natural varnished wood and red, tiled
serving area, scrolled roof supports,
cupboards and chimney, sign written
‘Best’s Chipper’
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390 PONY HEARSE wooden body with metal
decoration, on 12 and 14-spoke wheels
391 MARSTON HEARSE built by J. Marston;
painted black with brass fittings and fringed
interior, metalwork decoration

392 MILK FLOAT built by D. Cartwright;
finished in natural varnished wood with
red wheels, mud guards, whipholder and
brackets
393 BAKER’S CART built by Price of
Eversham; painted cream with yellow
18-spoke wheels and semi-elliptic springs
394 HEARSE decorative carved body with
glazing to three sides, 12 and 14-spoke
English pattern wheels with elliptics, lamp
brackets and provision for a pair pole
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395 TWO-WHEEL ICE CREAM VAN painted
yellow and blue, rear door to serving area
and sliding windows
396 ICE CREAM CART painted yellow with
red edging, sign written ‘Pure Ice Cream’
on the side panel

397 ARMY FIELD KITCHEN believed to be
from World War I; finished in brown with
chimney
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398 CAROUSEL consisting of wooden seats
in the form of horses and cars, on a flat
bed with winding handle
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399 GERMAN CANNON painted khaki and
red
PURCHASERS ARE REMINDED OF THE 7.5% BUYER’S PREMIUM (PLUS VAT
AT THE STANDARD RATE) ADDED TO ALL LOTS IN THE SALE
BUYERS ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER WITH THE AUCTIONEERS BEFORE
THE SALE COMMENCES TO ASSIST WITH CASHIERING ARRANGEMENTS
PURCHASERS WILL ALSO BE ADDED TO THE MAILING LIST TO RECEIVE
FUTURE CATALOGUES AND NOTIFICATION OF SALES
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PRIVATE DRIVE VEHICLES
404 OMNIBUS finished in black and
yellow with red undercarriage, on 12
and 14-spoke English pattern wheels
measuring 56” and 40” on leaf springs,
rear door with window and step and metal
luggage rail
405 BOW FRONTED BROUGHAM painted
black and yellow on 12 and 14-spoke
wheels with iron treads and elliptics,
carved dub ends, urchin bar and
handbrake
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406 WAGONETTE painted black with elliptics
and shafts, seating for eight
407 HOODED PHAETON to suit 15 to 16 hh;
painted green with yellow lining, 12 and
14-spoke wheels with elliptics, shafts and
provision for a pole; rumble seat missing
408 VIS A VIS PHAETON rear seat with
wheels lined in yellow

409 DOG CART built by Windsor Brown
& Son of Wales; painted black with red
upholstery on 14-spoke English pattern
wheels
410 OPERA BUS built by Hollis & Son,
London and Derby; painted black with
green undercarriage and yellow lining,
elliptics, rear step and door and lamp
brackets
411 BROUGHAM built by Wilson & Stockall,
Bury, Lancs.; painted maroon and black,
rear door, rear lamp bracket and shafts
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412 PICKERING FLOAT build by Pickering
Bros., Liverpool; in natural wood
413 LANDAU black hood with blue body and
yellow undercarriage, black seating, carved
dub ends and a pair of oil lamps
414 SPINDLE BACK GIG in natural varnished
wood

415 SQUARE SIDED MARKET CART in
natural varnished wood
416 GOVERNESS CAR painted yellow and
brown with 16-spoke wheels, elliptic and
crank axle
417 MARKET CART in natural varnished
wood with red wheels with yellow lining,
14-spoke English pattern wheels on semielliptics,
crank axle, mug guards, lamp
brackets, rein rail and shafts
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418 MARKET CART bench seat, rear dropdown
tailgate, 14-spoke English pattern
wheels on semi-elliptics
419 SLEIGH painted green and black with
red seating
420 MARKET CART painted black, with
yellow 16-spoke wheels lined in red on
dennet springs and crank axle. Sign
written in gold on the front, ‘B & CR
Roberts, Golden Bull Inn, Whiston’

421 GOVERNESS CAR to fit 12 to 13 hh;
black and yellow on 16-spoke wheels with
iron treads, crank axle, mud guards, lamp
brackets, rein rail and shafts
422 WAGONETTE painted maroon with
yellow lining on 12 and 14-spoke wheels
with stamped hub caps possibly ‘Horst,
Osnabgstock’, screw handbrake, mud
guards, lamp brackets, rear door and step
and provisions for a pole
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423 MARKET CART painted yellow with black
lined wheels, with hub cap stamped ‘J.W
Reade, Builders’
424 HANSOM CAB painted black
425 WAGONETTE red and black with fringed
roof, carved dub ends, elliptic springs,
brackets, step and shafts

GYPSY WAGON & LIVING VANS
431 GYPSY WAGON built by Abbotts & Son;
painted maroon with red, green and yellow
decoration, glazed mollicroft, shuttered
windows, 12-spoke English pattern wheels
with iron treads
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432 LIVING WAGON red body with red,
blue and green lining and floral carved
decorations, yellow undercarriage on
iron tread wheels, carved dub ends and
shuttered windows
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433 LIVING WAGON painted red and yellow
with glazed windows and comes with steps
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Notes
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CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. The highest bidder for each lot shall be the Purchaser, and in the event of any dispute the Auctioneers shall
have absolute discretion either to settle such dispute or to re-offer the lot immediately.
2. No person may advance less at a bid than a sum to be named from time to time by the Auctioneer, nor shall
any bidding be retracted. The Auctioneer may, without giving any reason therefore, refuse to accept the bidding
of any person or persons.
3. All lots are put up for sale subject to any reserve price placed by the Vendors, who may bid for any lot or lots,
and may withdraw any lot or lots, either personally or through the Auctioneer or through any other person, as
many times as they respectively may think fit.
4. Each Purchaser shall give his or her name and address in writing (if required) to the Auctioneer at the Sale,
and pay the full purchase money at the close of the Sale, or, if required, the whole or a portion of the purchase
money, as the Auctioneer may determine, during the course of the Sale. If any Purchaser fails to comply with
any of these conditions the lot or lots in respect of which such failure is made may, if the Auctioneer thinks fit,
be put up again and resold. If upon such resale a lower price is obtained for any of such lots than was obtained
on the first sale the difference in price shall be a debt due from the Purchaser in default upon the first sale.
5. No lot or lots shall be removed from the premises until paid for, but each and every lot shall immediately
at the fall of the hammer be considered as delivered, and be and remain in every respect at the absolute risk
of the respective Purchaser or Purchasers thereof, and shall be removed at the Purchaser’s expense after the
conclusion of the Sale and taken with all faults or errors of description.
6. The Auctioneers act only as agents for the Vendor(s) and are not responsible for any default by either
Vendor(s) or Purchaser. In particular, they shall not be liable to pay the Vendor until payment is received from
the Purchaser.
7. No undertaking of the Auctioneers or their employees to take charge of any lots after the sale or to forward
them to their destination shall be held to impose,upon the Auctioneers any legal obligation or vitiate any of the
foregoing conditions.
8. Purchasers paying by cheque must be prepared, if required, to produce a banker’s reference. The
Auctioneers reserve the right in their sole discretion to refuse payment by cheque.
9. In all cases of transfer the original Purchaser shall be held responsible for the purchase money.
10. The Auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw or divide any lot or to combine any two or more lots at his
sole discretion and to sell in such order as he may think fit.
11. The Auctioneers have described the lots to the best of their ability and belief from information furnished
by the Vendors who shall be alone responsible for any error or mis-statement which there may be. The
Auctioneers undertake no liability whatever in respect of any faults, deficiencies and errors of any description,
oral or printed, nor do they accept responsibility for the authenticity, genuineness, origin, age, condition or
quality of any lot and all statements as to these matters whether contained in the catalogue or made orally
are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying a statement or representation of
fact. Any intending Purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each such
statement. The Vendor does not make or give and neither the Auctioneers, nor any person in their employ have
any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to any of the lots without the express
instructions of the Vendor(s).
12. The Auctioneers accept no responsibility in connection with the commissioning of their staff to bid for
any lots. Reserves and commissions given verbally or by telephone are accepted at sender’s risk and must
be confirmed in writing before the Sale.
13. THIRD PARTY LlABlLlTY. All persons on the Auctioneers’ premises before, during or after the Sale shall be
deemed to be there at their own risk and with notice of the condition of the premises and of the method of
arranging lots and shall have no claim against the Auctioneers in respect of any in jury or accident which may
occur from any cause whatsoever.
14. If any Purchaser shall fail to comply with the above conditions or any of them, the Auctioneers shall be at
Iiberty to recover in full I the amount of the purchase money of the lot or lots bought by such Purchaser together
with all interest, costs, charges and expenses, without reference to any delivery or acceptance of the lot or lots,
other than the first delivery by the fall of the hammer, or to resell any lot or lots bought by such Purchasers,
either by public or private sale, and the full amount of the purchase money at the present sale, or the deficiency
(if any) arising from the second sale, together with all interest, costs, charges and expenses, shall be made good
by the defaulter, and be recoverable as and for liquidated damages.
Auctioneers: THIMBLEBY & SHORLAND, READING
NOTE - Purchasers or their agents are requested to obtain accounts and delivery orders at the Auctioneers’
Office before leaving the place of sale and carefully to examine same. The Auctioneers cannot be held
responsible for any errors in accounts or delivery orders unless they are notified of such errors on the
day of sale and before the lots are removed from the premises.
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Hales View Farm, Oakamoor
Road, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent,
Staffordshire ST10 4QR
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