CATALOGUE

THE TED STEPHENS COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL & RURAL BYGONES

To be held in conjunction with the Reading Carriage Sale

at the

Reading Auction Centre, Great Knollys Street, Reading RG1 7HE

on

Wednesday 3rd May 2017

Commencing at 1.00pm

Reading Carriage Sale starts at 9.30 am

Catalogue £2.00

Thimbleby & Shorland Telephone: +44 (0)118 950 8611 Market House Fax: +44 (0)118 950 5896 31 Great Knollys Street Web site: www.tsauction.co.uk READING RG1 7HU Email: [email protected]

SALE NOTES

THE SALE WILL BE HELD under the usual Conditions of Sale, which are to be found at the end of this catalogue. In particular, descriptions made verbally or in this catalogue are not guaranteed, including sizes of harness and vehicles.

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS Lots will be on view from 8.00am on the day of the sale. The majority of horse-drawn vehicles should be in the market prior to sale day, but most vendors bring smaller items early on the morning of the auction. Tuesday is not officially a viewing day but prospective purchasers are welcome to inspect vehicles, although we cannot guarantee the time of their arrival.

WITHDRAWN OR NOT FORWARD LOTS Despite our best endeavours to ensure that all lots catalogued come forward for sale we are at the mercy of individual vendors some of whom regrettably do not always send the lots entered. This inevitably causes frustration and annoyance to prospective customers who may have travelled long distances for a particular lot. To avoid such disappointment we recommend that you make a phone call to check the availability for any particular “one off” lot before setting out.

BUYERS’ NUMBERS All prospective purchasers are requested to register with the Auctioneers prior to the sale when they will be given a Buyer’s Number to enable bidding and assist the cashiering arrangements. The Auctioneers reserve the right to request a deposit of £500 from customers not known to them upon registration.

MONEY LAUNDERING In order to comply with money laundering regulations we will not accept payments in cash exceeding £9,000. Cash payments of over £4,000 must be accompanied by valid proof of identity ie passport/driving licence supported by 2 utility bills, bank statement or equivalent.

PAYMENT for all lots must be made on the day of sale and methods of payment are (1) CASH (see above) (2) DIRECT DEBIT CARDS such as Switch, Delta or Connect with PIN number (3) CREDIT CARDS with PIN number, which are subject to a 2% + VAT surcharge. Payments can also be made by BACS/CHAPS – bank details as follows: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC., 13 Market Place, Reading RG1 2EP; Clients’ Auction Account number 95544070 and sort code: 60:17:21. (IBAN NO GB66 NWBK 601721 95 5440 70, BIC Code No. NWBK GB 2L). Tel: 0845 6013399. No clearance of purchases will be allowed until satisfactory payment has been received.

A BUYERS’ PREMIUM of 9% (incl. VAT) will be added to the purchase price of all lots at this sale.

VALUE ADDED TAX All items consigned by VAT registered vendors are indicated by a ‘V’ before the lot numbers, and VAT at the standard rate will be added to purchasers’ accounts in respect of these lots. No VAT will be payable upon items consigned by unregistered vendors. Any known variation in the VAT status of vendors will be announced by the Auctioneers when selling.

CLEARANCE All lots should be cleared on the day of sale, unless alternative arrangements are made, and are at the risk of the purchaser from the fall of the hammer.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BID will be executed with care and judgment by the Auctioneers. Clients who are interested in lots which are due to be offered in more than one section of the sale at the same time are reminded of this free service.

PRIVATE SALES All lots are accepted on the understanding that they must not be sold prior to being auctioned, and any private transactions resulting from the exposure for sale of any items must be conducted through the Auctioneers.

INSURANCE Carriage House Insurance Services and the National Farmers Union can effect transit and longer term insurances, which have been devised for carriage owners and drivers.

EXPORT PURCHASERS should ensure in advance that the country of destination has no import restrictions on the goods they wish to purchase, as our normal terms of business apply and payment in full is due on the day of sale. VAT will be charged in the normal way and refunded on proof of exportation. In addition, it is the responsibility of the Buyer to comply with export regulations and to obtain any relevant export licence, which is issued by the Arts Council England. Without prejudice and purely as a guide, it appears that for horse-drawn vehicles over 50 years old the value limit for export within the EU is £65,000 and outside the EU for vehicles over 75 years it is £39,219. Vehicles with values in excess of these limits may require an export licence.

THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM UNFAIR TRADING REGULATIONS 2008: All goods at this auction are second hand unless otherwise stated.

HOTELS Reading’s hotels are often fully booked so it’s recommended that you make arrangements well in advance of arriving at the sale. A list of hotels can be found at the back of the Catalogue.

REFRESHMENTS are available from the Market Café and onsite.

CAR PARKING There is limited space for car parking within the Market. There is a Pay & Display car park behind the Market which is operated by NCP. Please arrive in good time, particularly with lorries and trailers, to secure a place. Alternatively, there are a number of other Pay & Display car parks located around Reading town centre. Park & Ride off M4, junctions 10 & 11 to station. Please see www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk for fares and times.

Market House, 31 Great Knollys Street, Reading Berkshire RG1 7HU Tel: +44 (0)118 950 8611 Fax: +44(0)118 950 5896 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tsauction.co.uk

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INTERNET BIDDING

Live Internet bidding will be available in this section only.

This enables you to listen in and view the auction live online and to participate in the bidding. No deposit required when registering, but internet bidders will be required to pay an additional 1% plus VAT Buyer’s Premium

The auctioneers reserve the right to refuse or withdraw online bidding facilities without reason.

To register for online bidding please follow the link from www.tsauction.co.uk

Commences approx. 1.00pm

N.B. There is no VAT on the following lots

2001 2 no. wooden pulley blocks 2016 Wrought iron chimney crane 2002 Quantity of old horseshoes, pair of 2017 Vintage cooking salamander hames, a saddle rack and a horse bit 2018 Wooden milk yoke with players 2019 Whippletree 2003 Slate ripper made by Graves of 2020 Large steel yard and a pair of England butchers scales to weight 300lbs 2004 Iron made by Davis ‘Crystal’ Gas 2021 Steel yard scales to weight 200lbs, a Iron, Luton, England smaller set of spring balance scales 2005 Small copper and a Salter 20t to weight 200lb 2006 APVO meat press and 2 no. wooden 2022 Shoemaker’s lasts butter pats 2023 Long handled iron ladle 2007 Stainless steel Fullwood vacuum 2024 Long handled drainage scoop milking bucket 2025 Long handled wrought iron ladle 2008 Aladdin paraffin heater with pouring lip; possibly for 2009 Set of balance scales with weights pouring molten metal by W. T. Avery, Birmingham 2026 Corkscrew weed grubber 2010 ‘Foster mother’ with 12 2027 Large wrought iron thistle/dock teats with lid and handle lifter 2011 Varnished wood and green No.2 2028 A dock lifter and butter churn made by Wade & Sons, 2029 Wood/metal bulb planter Crown Pont Road, Leeds 2030 Asparagus knife and a round chisel 2012 Root pulper 2031 Roughing iron 2013 Cast iron clamp by M. Gover, Leeds 2032 Wrought iron and a wooden 2014 Blow in churn cooler dibber 2015 Vintage set of platform scales by 2033 Mole trap Chayney & Co., Canterbury 2034 Long handled river

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2035 Hand-held wooden breast 2067 3 no. assorted hoes (2 lots, 2067- 2036 Turf lifter (2 lots, 2036-2037) 2068) 2038 2 no. and a turf lifter 2069 2 no. heads 2039 3 no. assorted spades – an , a 2070 Small double-headed pick and an latrine and a half moon edger 2040 3 no. trenching spades 2071 Set of hand shears and a double- 2041 Planting/posting spade, a trenching headed pick/hoe spade and 1 other 2072 Long-handled hedging knife and 2042 Steam engine coal and a crook long-handled clinker fork 2073 2 no. pairs of shears 2043 Clay-breaker spade and 2 others 2074 2 no. pair of garden shears; one 2044 2 no. long-handled hoes long-handled 2045 ‘Parkers’ long-handled turf-lifting 2075 3-prong wooden barley/straw fork iron 2076 Pair of tree and a 2046 Long-handled drainage/gulley spade pair of multi-blade reciprocating 2047 Small ‘strawberry’ spade hand shears 2048 Clay fork from Stourbridge, 2077 5 no. assorted England made for LBC 2078 Bill hook and a 2049 Iron clay fork 2079 2 piece hay sampler 2050 Twin-headed planting spade 2080 3-prong pitch fork 2051 Lady’s fork, a flat pronged fork and 2081 Hay rick knife 1 other 2082 Corn flail and 3 no. sack grabbers 2052 Flat pronged fork, a 2-prong fork 2083 Wooden rattle/bird scarer and a long-handled short pronged 2084 Wooden 4-prong hay fork fork 2085 2-prong pitch fork 2053 2-prong iron pitch fork, possibly for 2086 Galvanised seed lip roasting 2087 Rain King water sprinkler and 2054 Lady’s border fork, a turnip fork garden line and stake and a flat pronged fork 2088 Corn/feed scoop and ladle 2055 Potato fork 2089 Pig scraper (Scud), circa 1800 2056 Long-handled 5-prong fork, a 6- 2090 Hay knife (2 lots, 2090-2091) prong fork and a long-handled 3- 2092 Thatcher’s needle prong fork 2093 Wimble 2057 Unusual hammer-headed pick 2094 Field anvil (Blacksmith-crafted 2058 2 no. hay forks wrought iron stake with four circular 2059 Potato/beet scoop holes part-way down) 2060 3 no. of short-handled hoes 2095 3 no. sickles 2061 Hand and 2 no. onion 2096 5-prong vintage wooden hay rake hoes 2097 2 no. garden slashers - one 2062 4 no. assorted rakes long-handled and a turnip knife 2063 Double-headed hoe and a hoe tool 2098 2 no. long-handled head slashers 2064 2 no. small drag rakes 2099 Miniature 2065 Long-handled cultivator hoe with 2100 Hay fork adjustable head and a draw hoe 2101 Bow saw 2066 2 no. cultivator hoes, one with an 2012 2-man cross cut saw (2 lots, 2012- adjustable head 2013)

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2104 2 no. meat cleavers 2140 Brass stirrup pump inscribed Patent 2105 Axe and bill hook Four Oaks 2106 2 no. hand saws 2141 Myers & Bros. brass stirrup pump 2107 An adze circa 1912 2108 1-man cross cut saw 2142 Brass barrelled pump 2109 Large fret/bow saw 2143 ‘Code Half Time’ reciprocating 2110 5 no. assorted earthenware shears pots and 2 no. ginger beer bottles 2144 4 no. assorted secateurs (2 lots, Beddington Mineral Water, 1930 2144-2145) and another dated 1938 2146 Vintage Myticuttah secateurs 2111 3 no. wooden moulding planes 2147 An early pair of Wilkinson Sword 2112 2 no. Stanley No.71 grooving planes, secateurs and 1 other 2 no. wood moulding planes and a 2148 Pair of secateurs Brevete RGM block plane 2149 Pair of heavy duty secateurs with 2113 2 no. wooden levelling planes – 1 long handles, inscribed XWD large/1 small (3 lots, 2113-2115) 2150 7 no. assorted long and short- 2116 8 no. of assorted old hand handled forks and 2 no. including a drill saw, spirit level etc. 2151 Butcher’s block 2117 9 no. assorted old hand tools 2152 2 no. 2-man cross cut saws including hand drills, spirit level etc. 2153 Shepherd’s dipping crook and one 2118 12 no. assorted old hand tools other tool 2119 6 no. assorted wood chisels 2154 Shepherd’s dipping crook (2 lots, 2120 Wooden clamp, spoke share and a 2154-2155) scriber 2156 Sheep shearing and dagging shears 2121 6 no. assorted wood augers 2157 3 no. assorted garden sieves 2122 Tile lifter/scraper 2158 Shop bell 2123 3 no. wooden pulley wheels 2159 Single row pedestrian seed drill by 2124 Fireman’s axe inscribed AFS Turner Bros., Newton, NW (Auxiliary Fire Service) 2160 Horse-drawn single row root lifter 2125 3 no. 2161 Large wooden hay fork 2126 Large adze 2162 Wool combers 2127 Mistletoe hook and spade 2163 Horse-drawn single row ridging 2128 Pruning tool and 1 other plough by Davey Sleep & Co., Ltd., 2129 An adze Plymouth, Devon 2130 Slasher inscribed Elwell, 1945 2164 Early 20thC hand-drawn shandy 2131 5 no. assorted moulding hammers seed barrow made by R. Hunt & Co., 2132 4 no. assorted hammers Ltd., Earls Colne 2133 3 no. assorted hammers 2165 Seed drill made by A.W. Gower & 2134 4 no. assorted hammers Son, Britannia Iron Foundry, Market 2135 3 no. paraffin blow lamps Drayton 2136 Drenching gun by Arnold & Son, 31 2166 Mid-20thC hand-push mower made West Smithfield, London by Webb 2137 7 no. assorted old hand tools 2167 Very large wooden 24-prong rake 2138 Box of assorted blacksmith’s tools 2168 2-wheeled green/red metal water including hammers, grips etc. all in a carrier Coleman Mustard wooden box 2169 4 no. assorted brass garden syringes 2139 Brass stirrup pump by DL 2170 Anti-suckling calf’s head collar

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2171 No lot 2184 Black/brass British Rail lamp 2172 4 no. iron gauges to measure the stamped BR (M) with round front thickness of metal lens and three internal coloured 2173 Topiary shears rotating lenses, complete with 2174 Dung fork (2 lots, 2174-2175) burner and reservoir 2176 Hand hoe 2185 Brass cycle gas lamp by Lucas with spare carbide holder Lots 2177-2179 included by kind permission 2186 Solid brass ship’s gimbal candle 2177 8 wooden moulding planes, a jack holder, measures 9ins long plane and spoke shaves 2187 Vintage heavy horse bridle with 2178 Treadle-operated French dentist’s rosettes drill 2188 Vintage garden dock leaf needle 2179 Set of old platform scales approx. 33ins long by Abol, with spare needle Lots 2180-2187 included by kind permission 2180 1950’s multi-cut shears with slide Lots 2189 -2199 included by kind permission action clipper and push pull grip 2189 Champagne rack 2181 Tool box containing vintage tools 2190 Old wicker four-wheeled trolley 2182 Vintage Pattern maker’s tool set 2191 Galvanised watering can (2 lots, 2183 Vintage Stanley Bailey No.7 plane 2191-2192) 2193 Brown enamel pail 2194 Green enamel pail 2195 Galvanised pail (4 lots, 2195-2198) 2199 Knife grinder/whet stone on stand

CARRIAGE & EQUESTRIAN SALES DATES FOR 2017

READING CARRIAGE & HEAVY HORSE SALES - Wednesdays – 6th September and 8th November

READING SHETLAND PONIES SALE - Wednesday –18th October

2ND NORTH OF ENGLAND CARRIAGE SALE Wednesday 28th June At the Richmond Equestrian Arena Breckenbrough Farm, Brough Park, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 7PL

DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING SALES GENERAL SALES, CONTRACTORS’ PLANT AND FARMER’S MARKET

Can be found in the main catalogue or on www.tsauction.co.uk

Entries for all the above sales are now being accepted, forms are available from the office or online. All catalogues will be online prior to the sale. For further information about our carriage sales or any other auction or service we provide, please contact us.

Market House, 31 Great Knollys Street, Reading Berkshire RG1 7HU Tel: +44 (0)118 950 8611 Fax: +44(0)118 950 5896 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tsauction.co.uk

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 therefor, 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 such lot or 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 the sender’s risk and must be confirmed in writing before the Sale.

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13. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY. 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 injury 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 liberty to recover in full 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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