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The Reading Sale Wednesday 2nd March 2016 at 9.30am

31 Great Knollys Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7HU Reading Auction Centre Tel: +44 (0) 118 950 8611 Fax: +44 (0) 118 950 5896 www.tsauction.co.uk [email protected] Great Knollys Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7HE Thimbleby 2 March Covers.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 09:37 Page 2

SALE NOTES CONDITIONS OF SALE THE SALE WILL BE HELD under the usual Conditions of Sale, which are to be found at the end of this catalogue. In particular, 1. The highest bidder for each lot shall be the Purchaser and, in the event of any dispute, the Auctioneers shall have absolute descriptions made verbally or in this catalogue are not guaranteed, including sizes of harness and vehicles. discretion either to settle such dispute or to re-offer the lot immediately. 2. VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS All lots will be on view up to and during the auction on the day of sale. -drawn 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 should be in the Market prior to sale day, but most vendors prefer to bring their smaller items early in the morning of the retracted. The Auctioneer may, without giving any reason therefor, refuse to accept the bidding of any person or persons. auction. Tuesday is not officially a viewing day but prospective purchasers are welcome to inspect vehicles, although we cannot 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 guarantee the time of their arrival. 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. WITHDRAWN OR NOT FORWARD LOTS Despite our best endeavours to ensure that all lots catalogued come forward for sale we are at the mercy of individual vendors some of whom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 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 frustration and annoyance to prospective customers who may have travelled long distances for a particular lot. To avoid such purchase money at the close of the Sale or, if required, the whole or a portion of the purchase money, as the Auctioneer may disappointment we recommend that you make a phone call to check the availability for any particular “one off” lot determine, during the course of the Sale. If any Purchaser fails to comply with any of these conditions the lot or lots in before setting out. 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 BUYERS’ NUMBERS All prospective purchasers are requested to register with the Auctioneers prior to the sale when they will be the Purchaser in default upon the first sale. 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. 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 MONEY LAUNDERING In order to comply with money laundering regulations we will not accept payments in cash exceeding £9,000. Purchasers thereof, and shall be removed at the Purchaser’s expense after the conclusion of the Sale and taken with all Cash payments of over £4,000 must be accompanied by valid proof of identity ie passport/ licence supported by 2 utility bills, faults or errors of description. bank statement or equivalent. 6. The Auctioneers act only as agents for the Vendor(s) and are not responsible for any default by either Vendor(s) or Purchaser. PAYMENT for all lots must be made on the day of sale and methods of payment are (1) CASH (see above) (2) DIRECT In particular, they shall not be liable to pay the Vendor until payment is received from the Purchaser. DEBIT CARDS such as Switch, Delta or Connect with PIN number (3) CREDIT CARDS with PIN number, which are subject to a 7. No undertaking of the Auctioneers or their employees to take charge of any lots after the sale or to forward them to their 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 destination shall be held to impose upon the Auctioneers any legal obligation or vitiate any of the foregoing conditions. NO GB66 NWBK 601721 95 5440 70, BIC Code No. NWBK GB 2L). Tel: 0845 6013399. No clearance of purchases will 8. Purchasers paying by cheque must be prepared, if required, to produce a banker’s reference. The Auctioneers reserve the be allowed until satisfactory payment has been received. right in their sole discretion to refuse payment by cheque. A BUYERS’ PREMIUM of 9% (incl. VAT at the standard rate) will be added to the purchase price of all lots at this sale. 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 VALUE ADDED TAX All items consigned by VAT registered vendors are indicated by a ‘V’ before the lot numbers, and VAT at the to sell in such order as he may think fit. 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. 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 CLEARANCE All lots should be cleared on the day of sale, unless alternative arrangements are made, and at the risk of the purchaser from the fall of the hammer. 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 INSTRUCTIONS TO BID will be executed with care and judgment by the Auctioneers. Clients who are interested in lots which in the catalogue or made orally are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying a statement or are due to be offered in more than one section of the sale at the same time are reminded of this free service. representation of fact. Any intending Purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of PRIVATE SALES All lots are accepted on the understanding that they must not be sold prior to being auctioned, and any each such statement. The Vendor does not make or give and neither the Auctioneers, nor any person in their employ, have private transactions resulting from the exposure for sale of any items must be conducted through the Auctioneers. 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). 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. 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 EXPORT PURCHASERS should ensure that the country of destination has no import or currency restrictions on the goods they Sale. wish to purchase. Our normal terms of business otherwise apply and payment is due in full on the day of sale. VAT will be charged in the normal way and refunded on proof of exportation. A specific Export License is required before export from the 13. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY. All persons on the Auctioneers’ premises before, during or after the Sale shall be deemed to be UK of any item costing £43,484 or more, which is at least 75 years old. 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. THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM UNFAIR TRADING REGULATIONS 2008: All goods at this auction are second hand unless otherwise stated. 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 HOTELS Clients are reminded that Reading’s hotels are often fully booked so it’s recommended that you make arrangements well and expenses, without reference to any delivery or acceptance of the lot or lots, other than the first delivery by the fall of the in advance of arriving at the sale. Hotels in walking distance of the Market and Station – Crowne Plaza, Penta Hotel, Premier Inns, Ibis, Novotel, Travelodge, Quality Inn and Premier Inn. Hilton Hotel near Junction 11 off the M4. Further information on these hotels hammer, or to resell any lot or lots bought by such Purchasers, either by public or private sale, and the full amount of the can be found at the back of the catalogue. 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. REFRESHMENTS are available from the Market Café and the Queens Arms Public House, both located on Great Knollys Street. Auctioneers: THIMBLEBY & SHORLAND, READING NOTE: CAR PARKING Due to developments, the size of the Market car park has been reduced. There is a Pay & Display car park behind Purchasers or their agents are requested to obtain accounts and delivery orders at the Auctioneers’ Office before leaving the Market which is operated by NCP. Please arrive in good time, particularly with lorries and trailers, to secure a place here. the place of sale and carefully to examine same. The Auctioneers cannot be held responsible for any errors in accounts Alternatively, there are a number of other Pay & Display car parks located around Reading town centre. Park & Ride off M4, or delivery orders unless they are notified of such errors on the day of sale and before the lots are removed from the junctions 10 & 11 to station. Please see www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk for fares and times. premises. Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:37 Page 1

THE READING CARRIAGE SALE

TO BE CONDUCTED BY

AT

READING AUCTION CENTRE, GREAT KNOLLYS STREET, READING RG1 7HE

ON

WEDNESDAY 2nd MARCH 2016

at 9.30 am

Catalogue £7.00

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]

Front cover – Lot 42

Back cover – Lots 28 and 44 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:37 Page 2

HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES Commencing at 11.00 am

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

Lots 4 to 9 were purchased from the late Les Oakes

1 MASSEY HARRIS NO.33 HORSE MOWER, has been used regularly, with a new pole fitted a few years ago

4 HORSE-DRAWN EXTENDABLE SCUFFLER made by Garretts, supplied by J.Gibbs, Ripley and another horse-drawn scuffler

2 TWO-HORSE GIN GEAR in excellent condition made by Powell Bros & Whitaker (Engineers) of Wrexham 5 HORSE-DRAWN RANSOMES PLOUGH painted blue and silver 3 RANSOME RHB HORSE PLOUGH for general purpose

Please note that all lots are the responsibility of the purchaser (if sold) or the vendor (if not sold) at the fall of the hammer. Please be aware of their security and clear items as soon as possible.

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8 HORSE-DRAWN RNE RANSOMES POUGH supplied by Simms & Jeffries

6 BEET CUTTER painted green and a horse-drawn beet lifter painted green

9 HORSE-DRAWN MOLE PLOUGH painted blue and black and horse-drawn harrow

7 HORSE-DRAWN HOWARD DDP POTATO RIDGER and another painted yellow and black

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14 10 FREEDOM 2-STYLE built by Bellcrown of Malpas, Cheshire finished in black and natural varnished wood, with black upholstery. HORSE-DRAWN MUCK SPREADER painted red and blue Adjustable foot rests, back step, winding mechanism to balance and independent suspension

11 TWO-WHEEL EXERCISE/BREAKING CART to suit 16 to 17hh; painted black with shafts for heavy horse fittings

12 TWO-WHEEL EXERCISE CART to suit 13 to 14.2 hh; painted black

15 TWO-WHEEL DISABLED VEHICLE built by Jackson with a rear ramp for wheelchair access. Finished in black and natural varnished wood and black upholstery. Adjustable seats and axle for balance, and comes with two sets of wheels and axles

13 BELLCROWN EASY-ENTRY CARRIAGE regularly driven to a 13.2 hh pony by the local RDA Group, but recently with a larger turnout; painted black with varnished wood panels. Kept undercover and comes with a cover; in very good condition

16 TWO-WHEEL BREAKING CART to suit 11 hh pony; painted black with vinyl-covered cushion, fixed shafts and back step. In good condition, measures 1.18m wide/2.85m long

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17 20 EXERCISE CART built by Awesome of Norfolk, circa 1990 to suit BENT-SIDED RALLI CART by Wade of Hethersett, Norwich to suit 14.2 hh; painted black with varnished wood footboard and mud 14.2 to 15.2 hh; painted red/black on 16-spoke Warner wheels with guards and cushions covered in vinyl. Fitted with adjustable shafts Dennet springs, fitted adjustable seat, brass rail, lamp brackets, and back step. In good condition, measures 1.28m wide/3.10m long metal steps and bolted shafts. Some flaking paint but generally in good condition, measures 1.72m wide/3.35m long

18 GOVERNESS CAR built by Jones & Co., Old Kent Road, London to suit 14.2 to 15 hh; finished in red/brown paintwork with cream lining 21 and brown upholstered back rests. On 14-spoke, English pattern TWO-WHEEL MARKET CART by Algar Builders of Weybread to suit wheels with crank axle, elliptic springs, engraved hubs and small rear 14.2 to 15.2 hh; in natural varnished wood with slatted bent sides, metal step for access, and fitted with brass rein rail and lamp adjustable seating with upholstered back rest, lamp brackets, brass brackets. In good condition other than repair to paintwork on wheel, rein rail and metal steps. In good condition, measures 1.66m measures 1.80m wide/2.95m long wide/3.35m long

19 22 STICK BACK GIG built by Wm.Kinross & Sons of Stirling to suit 14.2 TWO WHEEL EXERCISE CART built by the vendor circa 2005 to to 15 hh approx.; an attractive country-type vehicle finished in suit 14 to 15.2 hh; painted red/black with varnished wood and black/yellow paintwork, covered dash and mud guards, lamp upholstered in black vinyl. On pneumatic tyres with fixed shafts brackets, fixed shafts and semi-elliptic springs. Needs some attention, measures 1.54m wide/3m long

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26 23 BENNINGTON INTRO to suit 13 to 14 hh, single or pair; painted TWO-WHEEL EXERCISE CART, to fit 36ins to 10 hh pony; painted midnight blue, with red panels and black vinyl-covered seating. With blue with cream lining, vinyl-covered seating and pneumatic tyres aluminium swan necked shafts, rear disc brakes, rear corner porches and front steps; there is a bracket fitting for a pole. In smart condition

27 FENIX FOUR-SEATER PLEASURE VEHICLE to suit 12.2 to 14 hh pony, single, pair or tandem; finished in racing green with black vinyl- covered seating and comes with pole, splinter bar, shafts and swingletrees. In smart condition

24 TWO-WHEEL EXERCISE CART to suit 13 to 15 hh; painted black. Comes with brake and swingletree

25 TWO-WHEEL MARATHON KIT CART built by Prestige Carriage of Woking to suit 14.2 hh; painted black with black upholstery 28 NORFOLK CART built by Baker Felly circa 1889 to suit 14 to 15 hh; finished in varnished African mahogany with beige upholstery. In show condition although the shafts have a few marks that need attention. 6 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:37 Page 7

29 LEFTLEY GIG built by Reg Leftley of Llandysul to suit 14.2 hh; painted navy blue with light blue lining and beige upholstery. In unrestored condition

32 BENT SIDED 4-WHEEL DOG CART built by Thrupp & Maberley painted black with green wheels and undercarriage with gold lines and upholstered seating and wedge driver’s seat in Bedford cord. On Warner wheels with brass hubs and fitted with elliptic springs, lamp brackets, mud guards and handbrake. To be sold with a pole to suit 13.2 to 14.2 hh pair, or shafts to suit up to 15.2 hh. In show condition having been shown with success in Private Driving, d’Attelage de Tradition and Vintage Vehicle classes

30 CHAIR BACK GIG circa 1900 to suit 9 to 10.2 hh pony; finished in black coach paint with gold lines and upholstered in Bedford cord with storage beneath the seat. On 36ins Warner wheels with brass hubs, Dennet springs, mud guards, holder, lamp brackets, sprung hooks. A very nice vehicle successful in showing

33 FARM FLOAT built by John Denton of Manchester in 1907 to suit 13.2 to 14.2 hh; painted in country cream and brown, with brown/blue lines and upholstered in black buttoned leather. The body is sign written ‘Farm Produce’ and ‘Delivered Daily’, and is fitted with lamp brackets, adjustable/tilt seats, brass rein rail, 16-spoke Warner wheels with cranked axle and semi-elliptic springs. The cart has been fully renovated to show condition and comes with a pair of black/brass oval fronted lamps with pie-crust tops

31 FORGE PONY 07 CART built by Robinson Equestrian circa 2010 to suit 11 to 13 hh pony; painted black. As new having only been used a few times in manège

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34 PICKERING FLOAT built by Pickering of Liverpool in 1920 to suit 14.2 to 15.2 hh; in natural varnished wood with cream wheels and undercarriage, green and gold lines sign written ‘T. Burgess’ and ‘Poultry & Game Dealer’, and cream cord upholstery. On 16-spoke Warner wheels with cranked axle and semi-elliptic springs, lamp brackets and brass rein rail, rear door to adjustable/tilt seating and two wire cages for poultry. In show condition and a winner of many shows including twice at the Royal Welsh.

36 ‘EXPRESS’ WAGONETTE, finished in black and varnished natural wood, with buttoned tan upholstery. The front seat has a retracting hood; with shafts

35 FOUR-WHEELED BUGGY, on pneumatics; painted black with yellow lining and black seating. A versatile everyday vehicle with inward facing rear seating; with shafts

37 WAGONETTE, on pneumatics, painted burgundy with yellow lining and natural varnished panels and tan leatherette upholstery. With seating for six behind and to be sold with shafts

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40 RALLI CAR by Fenix Carriages of Devon, circa 1980’s to suit 11 to 12 hh pony; show- ready vehicle painted black with beige upholstered cushions. On Dennet springing with 12-spoke English 38 pattern wheels, adjustable seat and lamp brackets. A smart little WAGONETTE, on pneumatics with disc brakes, painted blue with carriage shown successfully at Royal Cornwall, Stithians Show, South white lining and light grey upholstery, whip holder and footbrake of England, New Forest always in the ribbons.

41 LONDON TROLLEY to suit 14 to 15 hh; in show condition the body is painted blue with decorated chamfered edges in red, blue, yellow and white lining, whitemetal bench seat, footbrake and rear drop- down panel. The undercarriage is painted red in same decoration, on pneumatics and artillery hubs. To be sold with shafts

39 SURREY, ideal for weddings, painted blue with synthetic blue buttoned upholstery, 16-spoke wheels with disc brakes and a retracting hood

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42 SPIDER PHAETON by J.Lawton & Co. of Liverpool, Chester and London to suit 15.2 to 16.2 hh. Painted black on a red undercarriage, an elegant and sought-after carriage on Warner wheels with brass stamped hubs, elliptic springs, black leather buttoned upholstery, driver’s wedge seat and rumble seat, leather-covered dash and mud guards, and wicker panels. It comes with a pair of shafts and has provision for a pole. Ideal for the show ring, it was completely repainted and overhauled by Fairbourne Carriages in 2013. Lamps are not included in the sale

44 LANDAU built by J.Lawton & Co. of Liverpool, Chester and London in the late 1800’s to suit 14.2 to 16 hh pair; painted black and Lawton green with red lines. With leather folding hoods, the interior, door panels and driver’s seats are upholstered in beige Bedford cord, 43 and fitted with drop down windows with leather pull straps. On 14/16-spoke wheels with brass hubs and elliptic springs, fitted with STICK BACK GIG by Walters of Fakenham to suit 15 hh plus; lamp brackets, handbrake and covered steps, and comes with a pole. painted black/blue with blue upholstered cushions and wedge seat. Recently renovated to show condition, it was previously owned by the On 16-spoke Warner wheels with brass hubs and Dennet springs, late BDS judge, Bill Vine and once part of the Eridge Estate patent leather dash and mud guards, whip holder, lamp brackets and collection metal steps

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45 WEDDING CART to suit 14.2 to 15.2 hh single or pair

46 PHAETON by Hartland Carriages to suit 14.1 to 15.2 single or pair

47 EXERCISE CART

48 EXERCISE CART

50 LEDGE-TYPE GYPSY painted and decorated in the traditional colours of maroon, red/green and yellow on a cream 49 undercarriage with carved dub ends, iron shod wheels and scrolled DOG CART to suit 14.2 to 15.2 hh approx; stored and under cover brass supports. Gold leaf decoration of grapes, with lion’s heads and for 50yrs, painted black with yellow undercarriage, red vinyl seating. a galloping horse on the crown board, along with lamp brackets, With whitemetal fittings, rein rail, horse heads, lamps and steps shuttered windows, cages, a pan box and cratch. The interior is finished in varnished wood and contains a stove, bed with under cupboard, chest of drawers, seating and steps. To be sold with a pair of shafts, steps and a single angel lamp with a decorative ceramic reservoir

51 52 MINIATURE VICTORIA in need of some renovation SOCIABLE built by Hartland Carriages, to suit 15 to 16 hh single or pair; painted dark blue with vinyl seating, with shafts and pole. Ideal for weddings and functions 11 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 12

53 54 AMERICAN ROAD CART to fit 14.2 to 15 hh in show condition PICKERING FLOAT built by Pickering of Liverpool to suit 13 to 13.2 hh; painted light brown and cream. In show condition

CARRIAGE TRAILERS & HORSEBOXES To follow the Carriages

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91 MULTI-PURPOSE TRAILER, 12ft long x 5ft wide, with lockable Collection and delivery of goods aluminium storage box, two demountable screw-type jacks for use when loading heavier items, and comes with a spare wheel from one-off small items, classic cars to horse-drawn carriages Fully insured, UK and covered, van and trailers available BDS Essex & North London Area Show Sunday 12th June, 2016 References available upon request Ashfields Centre, Great Canfield, Dunmow, Essex CM6 1LD So take a load off your mind Osborne & Victoria Foods Qualifiers & Best Shod Awards and contact us for a quote £100 prize money, rosettes & trophy for Trade Contact Office: 01235 850276 (Suzanne) Champion Mobile: 07721 091113 (Horace) £50 prize money for Show Champion £25 for Reserve Email: [email protected] Schedules - Mrs Eunice Hopton, The Grange, Grange Road, Thundersley, Essex Telephone: 01268 773291

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SETS OF HEAVY HORSE & DRIVING HARNESS

Commencing at 9.30 am

Please note that all sets are sold ‘as seen’ and are NOT guaranteed complete

Light Horse 109 V122 New and complete set of four-in-hand Set of black/whitemetal English working 101 training or marathon harness to suit 15 hh harness with collar; in good condition Complete set of patent leather/whitemetal and over V123 harness made in America to fit 15 hh (2 lots, 101-102) 110 Set of quick release trotting harness Complete set of patent leather/whitemetal 103 TANDEM harness made in America to fit 15 V124 New set of brown leather training harness hh Set of English working cob harness with made in America to suit 14 to 15 hh PAIR collar cobs 111 Set of single full size debut harness in very V125 good condition made by Zilco; mark on trace Set of full size harness by Zilco Bowman; never used 112 Set of black/whitemetal working harness to 126 fit 14.2 to 16 hh with new lined 23ins full Set of brown/brass single harness by collar Huskissons of Walsall to fit a large pony, comes with extra trace 113 Set of black/brass cob size harness with 127 21ins collar Set of black/brass working leather harness by John McDonald to fit a large pony 114 Set of new Top Mark driving harness with 128 buckles and Set of black/brass working PAIR harness by John McDonald to fit large ponies and 115 comes with shortners to reduce to 12 hh fit Set of black/brass trade harness to fit 14 to and Zilco quick release traces, plus one 15 hh with full collar extra; no

116 129 Set of good quality patent leather/brass Set of black Tedman’s Fireman’s harness for 104 show driving harness with 21ins collar, all large PAIR ponies; no Good quality set of black/patent/brass double lined with box keepers etc. to fit 13 private driving harness with 17ins collar, to 14 hh 130 owned by Miss Grizelda McDonald Set of black/whitemetal cob size harness V117 with 22ins collar 105 Set of vanner harness with collar Set of black/whitemetal trade harness to fit 131 pony PAIR V118 Set of cobs size harness Set of full size breastcollar PAIR harness 106 132 Complete stallion in-hand harness for a V119 Set of black/patent/brass breastcollar hackney or cob Set of black full size PAIR harness with harness to fit a cob brass fittings 107 133 Complete set of black leather/whitemetal V120 Set of black leather/nylon trotting harness private driving pony harness with an 18ins Set of brown/brass harness with 20ins 134 collar and a breastcollar made by van der collar by Bridleways of Guildford to fit 13.2 Set of hand-made English breaking harness Wiel Bros., Belgium to 14.2 hh 135 108 V121 Complete set of small handmade stallion Complete set of patent leather single Set of Dutch harness to suit full size tack harness made in America to fit 15 hh Gelderlander, made approx. 20yrs ago

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136 154 V169 Set of black/brass hackney breastcollar Complete set of brown/brass Shetland Set of black/whitemetal full size PAIR harness to suit 12.2 to 13.2 hh approx. breastcollar harness harness made by Alex Marsh around 35yrs ago; no bridle 155 V170 Set of black leather pony harness Set of English working harness with collar 137 Set of full size English show PAIR harness 156 V171 with box keepers, 21ins and 22ins collars Set of black leather cob harness with full Set of Shetland harness and brass hames on steel collar; no back strap or V172 138 157 Set of ‘wipe-clean’ cob harness Set of Zilco PAIR Set of black leather vanner harness to suit full size to cob V173 139 Set of English working harness Set of pony size breastcollar harness in 158 V174 brown leather Set of English leather harness to suit 15 to 16 hh Set of brown/brass harness 140 V175 Set of single harness to fit 15 hh (2 lots, 159 Set of pony harness 140-141) Set of black/red Giddens of London trade harness approx. 60/70 yrs old; no , and 176 142 needs slight repair TEAM Set of black leather/brass Set of Shetland harness, as new 160 presentation/show harness with 143 Set of black leather/brass driving harness breastcollars to fit standard Shetlands, in Set of cob harness as new made by John McDonald to fit 13 to 14 hh excellent condition used only six times pony, in good condition and comes with 144 Tilbury and open tugs Complete set of black/patent leather Heavy Horse competition PAIR harness made by Alex 161 Marsh Full set of black English leather/patent breastcollar showing harness to fit hackney 145 cob by John McDonald, Somerset with brass Set of English-made brown/brass harness fittings with 20ins collar 162 146 Set of tan leather cob size trade harness Part set of brown/whitemetal pony harness made by Huskissons of Walsall with both a 22ins collar and a breastcollar, plus plaited 147 reins Set of black/tan cob size harness made by Tedman 163 Set of black patent/leather Shetland 148 breastcollar harness by Huskissons of Set of cob size webbing harness Walsall with brass fittings and false 149 breeching Pair of patent leather harness with 21ins 164 collars, to fit 14.2 hh PAIR Set of full size single patent harness 150 165 Set of English patent leather harness with 179 Set of English leather breastcollar pony 21ins collar to fit 14.2 hh; in show condition Set of black/brass heavy horse harness with harness , collar, hames and hessian band 151 166 (Photo of collar and hames) English set of black full size trotting harness Set of full size Huskissons of Walsall PAIR with horseshoe buckles 180 harness with full 21ins and 22ins collar with Set of heavy horse harness with two pair brass fittings 152 pads, one bridle and a wheeler single pad Part set of black breastcollar harness with V167 belly band 181 Set of harness Set of black leather/whitemetal Ideal 153 V168 Equestrian breastcollar harness complete Foreign set of black breastcollar harness Set of black/brass harness to suit PAIR with reins and bridle to suit 16 to 16.2 hh cobs heavy horse. Hardly used and in very good condition 14 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 15

182 186 192 Set of new black English webbing harness Set of heavy horse working harness Set of harness for a TEAM of Shires with with ‘D’ rings to fit a large draught horse in collars and brass hames, bridles, pads, excellent condition; no bridle, collar or reins 187 wheeler, breeching, reins, martingales, etc. Set of ploughing harness with all with brass fittings V183 Set of heavy horse working harness with 188 193 collar and hames, bridle, pad and breeching Set of new black English webbing harness Set of Shire harness in Liverpool style with with ‘D’ rings to fit a large draught horse; no 28ins collar; in very good show condition V184 bridle, collar or reins. In excellent condition Set of heavy horse harness with stag 194 embellishments made by Giddens of London V189 Set of American Shire breastcollar harness Set of heavy horse harness (2 lots, V189- made of biothane; has been used with a V185 V190) lady’s cart wheeler, breeching, reins, Complete decorated set of black/brass martingales, etc. all with brass fittings heavy harness with 28ins collar V191 and brass hames, blinkered bridle, pad, Set of harness to fit a smaller heavy horse breeching, wanty, leather rein boxes, loin and shoulder straps, , bells, plumes and brasses

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VEHICLE PARTS

Commencing at 9.30 am

211 230 245 Pair of new iron carriage wheels with rubber Hinged pony team pole head Brass rein rail treads, approx. 32ins (2 lots, 211-212) 231 246 213 Team pole head (2 lots, 231-232) Brass whip holder Four old, good quality carriage wheels, size 233 247 100/120cms Set of reinforced shafts to fit a Norfolk Cart, Pair of 11ft 6ins laminated ash shafts 214 14 to 16 hh in very good condition 248 Pair of shafts Pair of 9ft laminated ash shafts 234 215 42ins axle with boxes and brass nuts 249 Pair of swan neck ash shafts Two x three-stud artillery wheels and tyres 235 (2 lots, 249-250) 216 Set of chrome shaft fittings Pair of swan neck lancewood shafts 251 236 Pair of nutcracker springs 217 Set of brass shaft fittings 252 Pair of wooden wheels with axle, 44ins 237 Pair of brass trace hooks Chrome whip holder 218 253 Pair of carriage springs 238 Pair of Dray springs Back step for a Bennington Carriage 219 254 Pair of wooden shafts 239 Three-stud Trolley axle (2 lots, 254-255) Whip holder 220 256 An English brake mechanism for a four- Two x three-stud top hats (2 lots, 256-257) wheeled vehicle 258 221 Wheelwrights boxing engine Turntable for a four-wheeled vehicle 259 222 Pair of tandem spreader bars Brass rein rail 260 Set of team bars 223 Various colours of leather for covering shaft V261 ends Brass rein rail 224 V262 Assorted carriage parts Whip holder V263 225 Set of brass shaft fittings Pair of lamp brackets V264 226 Pair of brass lamp brackets Pair of brass shaft ends 240 V265 227 Pair of single Shire horse shafts, ready for Pair of whitemetal lamp brackets Pair of metal trace hooks showing V266 228 241 Set of whitemetal shaft fittings Eight wheel spanners ‘Hand cuff’ pair connector V267 242 229 Stainless steel quick release snaps (3 lots, Set of wheel nuts to fit a London Trolley Cranked axle 40ins wide with 19ins metal V267-V269) spoked wheels with pneumatic tyres, 243 V270 complete with full elliptic springs Pair of lamp brackets for a modern carriage Stainless steel quick release snaps with (2 lots, 243-244) buckles (2 lots, V270-V271)

Please note that all lots are the responsibility of the purchaser (if sold) or the vendor (if not sold) at the fall of the hammer. Please be aware of their security and clear items as soon as possible.

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V272 V284 297 Set of whitemetal shaft fittings Pair of trace hooks Set of iron whippletrees for two (2 V273 V285 lots, 297-298) Carriage foot rest Brass whip holder 299 V274 V286 Pair of heavy horse shafts Pair of trace hooks Whitemetal whip holder 300 V275 V287 Single Pair of brass shaft tug stops Set of whitemetal shaft fittings 301 V276 V288 Brass fittings for tandem bars pair of brass shaft points Whitemetal rein rail 302 V277 V289 Chrome fittings for two sets of drag bars Sundry parts Brass lamp bracket 303 V278 V290 Two yellow pneumatic wheels Pole head Whitemetal lamp bracket 304 V279 V291 Green wedge driver’s seat Whip holder Stainless steel quick release snaps (2 lots, 305 V280 V291-V292) Pole with evener, no neck suitable for Rein rail V293 either vehicle, Lots 37 and 39 V281 Assorted carriage parts 306 Set of brass shaft fittings V294 Pair of elliptic springs (2 lots, 306-307) V282 Set of brass shaft fittings 308 Brass rein rail 295 Pole Head V283 Pair of metal shafts 309 Set of shaft fittings 296 Leather box seat to suit sport marathon Pair of leaf springs carriages

2016 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY CARRIAGE AND EQUESTRIAN SALES CARRIAGE SALES Wednesdays – 4th May, 7th September & 9th November 48th ANNUAL READING SHETLAND PONY SALE Wednesday – 19th October OTHER SALES THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST FARMERS’ MARKET Saturdays – 5th & 19th March, 2nd & 16th April, 7th & 21st May, 4th & 18th June, 2nd & 16th July, 6th & 20th August, 3rd & 17th September, 15th October – ONE ONLY, 5th & 19th November and 3rd & 17th December MONTHLY READING GENERAL SALES Saturdays – 27th February, 19th March, 23rd April, 21st May, 25th June, 23rd July, 20th August, 23rd September, 29th October, NO SALE IN NOVEMBER and 10th December CONTRACTORS’ PLANT & EQUIPMENT SALES Thursdays – 7th April, 9th July, 4th August, 6th October and 1st December CHRISTMAS POULTRY SALE Thursday – 22nd December Above sales will be held at the Reading Auction Centre, Great Knollys Street, Reading RG1 7HE HEWDEN AUCTIONS 22nd June – Newbury, Berkshire, UK 16th March & 19th October – Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK For details (when available) follow the Hewden Auction dedicated website

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SADDLERY & TACK

To follow the Sets of Harness

321 345 366 Pair of pony bridles (2 lots, 321-322) Bridle and reins Two green cob size headcollars and ropes

323 346 367 Pair of cob bridles Assortment of bits Five assorted snaffles

324 347 368 to fit a pony Headcollars Two Pelhams, one kimblewick and double bits all 5½ ins 325 348 ropes 369 Dixie Western saddle 326 349 Pair of full size head protectors Bridle and reins 370 Leather stock saddle 327 350 Pair of new pony size headcollars Saddle 371 Pony size English snaffle bridle 328 351 7ft 3ins heavy outdoor rug by Falpro in good Assortment of bits 372 condition Three hook-over feed bins 352 329 Assortment of leatherwork 373 7ft 3ins heavy rug by Falpro Three pairs of reins 353 330 Measuring stick 374 7ft 3ins thick fleece stable rug In-hand bridle 354 331 Lead ropes 375 Farrier’s hoof stand and two stools in very Hunting ; new good condition 355 Numnah 376 332 Two leather headcollars; new Three white show 356 Saddle pad 377 333 Three hook-over feed bins Six coloured lead ropes 357 Assortment of bits 378 334 English ‘Comfy’ bridle; new Synthetic riding saddle 358 Bridle and reins 379 335 English pony saddle Riding saddle 359 Headcollars 380 336 Three pairs of reins Six white pony headcollars; new 360 Saddle 381 337 Full size bridle with Six white cob headcollars; new 361 Five saddle racks 382 338 Three leather foal slips Heavy indoor rug; new (2 lots, 338-339) 362 Three green under-bridle headcollars 383 340 Saddle Waffle rug; new (2 lots, 340-341) 363 Three 384 342 Saddle horse Outdoor rug; new (2 lots, 342-343) 364 Two sets of harness brackets 385 344 Four metal saddle racks Pair of riding boots with trees 365 Cavesson, long reins and a lunge rein

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386 408 429 Box of , girths and a lightweight Quantity of assorted brow bands 5ft 3ins green canvas stable rug with wool saddle lining 409 387 Leather full size saddle, hardly used 430 Four horse rugs Two 4ft 8ins green/red woollen rugs with 410 rollers 388 English leather breastplate with figure work Two riding crops 431 411 Navy sweat sheets for a team of horses 389 Black leather boots, size 9 Shoe horn 432 412 Six pairs of riding breeches and in 390 English leather jumping saddle assorted sizes Mullen mouth in-hand bit 413 433 391 Leather foal slip Assorted hunting and driving stocks Brown leather full size headcollar 414 434 392 Assorted and bridle parts Pair of full chaps in neoprene and a pair of Bridle rack suede half chaps 415 393 Harness rack set 435 Two saddle racks Set of Lister horse clippers serial no. 18522 416 with spare blades; in perfect working order 394 Bridle rack set Three leather headpieces with whitemetal 436 417 fittings Chifney and an anti-cast horse roller Assorted numnahs - two white cotton/one 395 sheepskin/one blue and red cotton 437 Black assorted synthetic bridle parts Pony saddle, complete (2 lots, 437-438) 418 396 Hackney schooling bridle with hackney 439 Set of black metal harness wall brackets bridoons, snaffle and accessories 6ft 9ins green fly rug with neck and belly guard 397 419 Set of wooden harness wall brackets Four woollen quarter sheets in green/pink 440 for racehorses or a team 6ft 9ins fly rug with neck and belly 398 protection, in white with blue edging 17½ins Jeffries GP saddle, wide 420 Various racing silks 441 399 6ft 9ins fly rug with neck and belly Pair of leather riding boots 421 protection, in brown with brown edging Three 5ft 6ins woollen rugs, green/yellow 400 442 17½ins saddle by Silhouette 422 6ft 9ins blue waffle rug 6ft navy and red Lavenham stable rug; new 401 443 Body protector; new 423 Three black/brown full size Two 5ft 3ins navy/red woollen rugs 402 leather/rubber/canvas reins Albion 424 17½ins dressage saddle by 444 6ft 3ins navy Lavenham stable rug 403 6ft 9ins sweat rug in caramel with black Quantity of show shirts 425 edging; in original packaging (3 lots, 444- Four 5ft 7ins waterproof rugs 446) 404 Two sets of Flair bags for 426 447 6ft 3ins black/mauve waterproof rug Set of full size travel boots in caramel with 405 black edging; in original packaging Riding hat by Owen, 17½; new 427 6ft 2ins navy/red Lavenham stable rug 448 406 Black Woof guard and bandage Assorted toe stirrups 428 Three 6ft 6ins navy/light blue woollen rugs 449 407 Headcollar, rope and gel pad Four saddle trees

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450 V469 V494 Falpro 450gms stable rug in tartan Pair of long boots, size 5 Ten lead ropes blue/green V470 V495 451 Saddle Five lead ropes Two 6ft 9ins under-stable rugs by Mark Todd in blue with neck cover V471 V496 Bridle Saddle 452 Horse size brown belly guard V472 V497 Numnah 6ft 9ins NZ rug 453 6ft 9ins 400gms stable rug in blue with V473 V498 green edging Pair of flexi irons Pair of boots

454 V474 V499 Two packs of fleece leg exercise bandages Ten lead ropes Sundry tack in light blue and gold V475 V500 455 Bridle Bridle 6ft 9ins Weatherbeater winter weight V476 V501 turnout rug with detachable neck Pair of leathers and irons 7ft NZ rug 456 V477 V502 High grade stainless steel horse dental Saddle 5ft 9ins NZ rug syringe, 500ml V478 V503 457 Five hay nets Bridle Two Kavalkade white numnahs V479 V504 458 Bridle Saddle Set of four full size leather show jumping boots with interchangeable foam and V480 V505 sheepskin liners Pair of flexi irons Fleece rug

459 V481 V506 Complete GFS brown leather bridle with bit Jacket NZ rug and reins V482 V507 460 Saddle Sundry tack Brown leather padded for a jumping saddle V483 V508 Numnah Saddle 461 Full size leather running reins V484 V509 NZ rug Horse measuring stick 462 Set of leathers V485 V510 Girths Leathers and irons 463 Selection of stainless steel bits, 4¼ - 4¾ins V486 V511 Sundry tack Girths 464 Pair of and roller V487 V512 Saddle (3 lots, V487-V489) Jacket V465 Five haylage nets V490 V513 Two pairs of leathers Pair of flexi irons V466 Pair of long boots, size 8 V491 V514 Stable rug Bridle V467 Pair of long boots, size 7 V492 V515 Bridle Numnah V468 Pair of long boots, size 6 V493 V516 Five haylage nets Saddle

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V517 V538 570 Ten lead ropes Sundry tack Three saddle racks

V518 V539 571 Saddle Western saddle Quantity of jumping cups

V519 540 572 Breastplate Sundry (10 lots 540-549) Riding saddle

V520 550 573 Lunge whip and rein General purpose saddle 17½ins riding saddle made in Wolverhampton V521 551 Five haylage nets Large Western saddle 574 Heavy hay rack (2 lots, 574-575) V522 552 Numnah Girth for a Western saddle; new 576 Black/patent bridle with brass buckles (2 V523 553 lots, 576-577) Bridle bridle 578 V524 554 Quantity of assorted velco harness trim NZ rug Pair of stirrup irons 579 V525 555 Two red/black schooling whips by Shires, Stable rug Three brown/black English leather saddle 66ins long flaps part butts V526 580 Breaking tack 556 Two black/white schooling whips by Shires, Black flap leather butt 66ins long V527 Bridle 557 581 Quantity of vintage leather tools and Pony felt pad with crupper V528 punches Pair of boots 582 558 Pony snaffle bridle with stainless steel bit V529 Black English saddle flat leather part butt Saddle 583 559 Cob snaffle bridle with stainless steel bit V530 Box of miscellaneous buckles and fittings Five lead ropes 584 560 Three leather girths V531 Three bags of black/brown leather-covered Rug (4 lots, V531-V534) stitched buckles 585 Pair of long leather riding boots, fully lined, V535 561 size 38 Bridle Sam Browne belt 586 V536 562 Assorted travel and brushing boots Five hay nets Black English saddle flat leather part butt (3 lots, 562-564) 587 V537 Full size bridle with 5½ins stainless steel Breastplate 565 gag Box of mixed leather work tools 588 566 Hunting whip Three mixed leather polo knee boots IMPORTANT NOTE 589 567 Full size leather hand-made anti-cast roller Anyone missing their lot/s, Sam Browne belt either bought or unsold, must 590 speak to a member of staff on 568 Assorted stainless steel bits the day of the sale, prior to Mixed quantity of rollers and belt buckles 591 leaving the premises, so that we 569 Assorted leather strips and roll of webbing can look into the matter Two saddle racks 592 Full size handmade bridle; no reins

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593 597 602 Full size handmade bridle; no Two leather pouches Set of leather alphabet stamps

594 598 603 Three bridle heads 5ins stainless steel eggbutt bit and a lunge Full size slip head line 595 604 Handmade event reins 599 Handmade, top quality GP saddle by Frank Assorted leather strips Baines, 17½ins 596 Handmade lace reins 600 605 Saddler’s clam (2 lots, 600-601) Handmade patent leather show driving pad

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SUNDRY HARNESS & ACCOUTREMENTS

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Heavy Horse 630 648 Hames and straps for a 29ins collar all in Quantity of Shire horse harness with brass 611 very good condition fittings, collar, hames, bridle and straps Old wooden working collar to fit 16 hh 631 649 612 Black pair reins for a heavy horse in very Shire bridle Pair of heavy horse working brass hames (2 good condition 650 lots, 612-613) 632 Nylon Shire headcollar 614 Black leather heavy horse traces with chain 651 23ins collar ends in excellent condition Cart horse bridle 615 633 652 24ins collar Set of thick black leather heavy horse reins in excellent condition Two antique heavy horse headcollars 616 653 Heavy horse handler’s whip 634 Single steel saddle tree in very good Pair of 32ins wood/black metal Shire horse 617 condition hames Queen Ann patent collar, 21ins in very good 654 condition 635 Double steel saddle tree in very good Black/brass heavy horse saddle 618 condition 655 22ins patent collar with brass hames in very good condition 636 Black/brass heavy with hames Large skidding grapple and choker chain 619 656 24ins trade collar with hames; new 637 Heavy horse collar and a pair of brass/wood Two heavy weights with hames 620 springs 657 24ins plain working collar (2 lots, 620-621) 638 Show pad for a Shire 622 Holly driving whip in very good condition (2 658 29ins adjustable working collar; new lots, 638-639) Shire bridle 623 640 659 Amish-made black leather adjustable collar, Driving pair whip in very good condition 25ins to 27ins in excellent condition Pair of red wooden Suffolk hames 641 660 624 Green driving apron in very good condition Amish-made black leather adjustable collar, Bull collar 642 26ins to 28ins in excellent condition 661 Blue driving apron in very good condition 625 Collar and hames 643 Black vinyl collar pad to fit a 25ins-27ins 662 adjustable collar in excellent condition Four quick-release snap shackles Two cart bridles and tree 626 644 663 Black vinyl collar pad to fit a 26ins-28ins Pair of black leather pole straps Set of brass hames adjustable collar in excellent condition 645 664 627 29ft plough lines in very good condition Collar and hames Black leather collar, 24ins - 26ins, made in 646 USA 665 5½ins Liverpool driving bit and Show jacket (2 lots, 665-666) 628 647 Hames and straps for a 24ins-26ins collar V667 Two heavy horse collar pads covered in Leather headcollar to fit a Shire 629 striped material, possibly filled with deer hair; Black leather collar, 29ins, made in USA in fair condition V668 Cart collar 23 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 24

V669 V694 721 Pair of carriage lamps Stable rug to fit a Shire (2 lots, V694-V695) Pair of chrome plough chains by Huskissons of Walsall (2 lots, 721-722) V670 696 Pair of cotton plough lines Heavy horse chrome ridger chain 723 Cart bridle V671 697 Wanty Light vanner pad and breeching V724 Pair of cotton plough lines V672 698 Sundry harness (2 lots, V672-V673) Pair English pole straps V725 Wanty belly band V674 699 Plough harness Pair of pole straps with Hungarian buckles V726 6½ins Liverpool bit V675 700 Riding saddle to fit a Shire Two swan neck pole heads V727 7ins Liverpool bit V676 701 Large riding saddle to fit a Shire Heavy horse cavesson V728 Hoof cutters V677 702 Pair pad plates Pair of wooden handles for a plough V729 White leather show halters (3 lots, V729- V678 703 V731) Riding bridle to fit a Shire Two ridger chains for shafts V732 V679 704 Liverpool bit Cart breeching Two heavy horse bridles V733 V680 705 Stainless steel back chain Pair of cotton plough lines Pair of wooden hames V734 V681 706 Cart bridle Nylon Shire headcollar Two pairs of metal hames V735 V682 707 Cart pad and breeching Stainless steel back chain Heavy horse breeching V736 V683 708 Pair of hames Leather Shire headcollar Spreader and chains V737 V684 709 Nylon Shire headcollar (2 lots, V737-V738) In-hand Shire bridle Belly band (3 lots, 709-711) V739 V685 712 Collar Nylon Shire headcollar Two sets of tug chains (2 lots, 712-713) V740 V686 714 Hausen Ten lead ropes Two pairs of metal hames V741 V687 715 Stable rug to fit a Shire (2 lots, V741-V742) Whip Pair of metal hames V743 V688 716 Pair of cotton plough lines In-hand Shire bridle Back band for a heavy horse (2 lots, 716- 717) V744 V689 Pair of carriage lamps Wanty belly band in show condition 718 25ins heavy horse collar V745 V690 Carter’s whip Pair of driving reins 719 Two large hay nets V746 V691 Martingale with brasses NZ rug to fit a Shire (2 lots, V691-V692) 720 Heavy horse bridle and headcollar V747 V693 Cart bridle Ten lead ropes

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V748 799 NZ rug to fit a Shire (2 lots, V748-V749) Pair of leather/brass chain connectors V750 800 Measuring stick Pair of leather drops with brasses 751 801 Two pair horse pads ex-Tetley brewery Brown English leather headcollar with brass 752 plaque Jim Pair of leather-covered dray chains for 802 wheelers (2 lots, 752-753) Show belly band by Geoff Dudley maker; unused 754 776 Pair of dray chains for leaders (2 lots, 754- A fine pair of dray lamps in show condition 803 755) (view in security pen) Breaking/stallion roller 756 777 804 Stainless steel Liverpool bit Nylon Shire headcollar (2 lots, 777-779) Red spreader bar 757 780 805 Good quality dandy brushes Large brass hub caps Pair of leather spats 758 781 806 Two large tins of Fiebings black harness Leather headcollar to fit a Shire soap Box of large (2 lots, 781-782) 759 783 811 Pair of American leather traces with chain Bowler hats (2 lots, 783-784) Pair of leather traces (2 lots, 811-812) ends 785 813 760 Show martingale with wheatsheaf brass Pair of brass lamps Stainless steel Liverpool bit 786 814 761 Pair of chrome chains Pair of whitemetal lamps Set of team leader reins for Shires 787 815 762 Genuine Yorkshire ; never been used Leather hat box Set of pair horse reins for Shires 788 818 763 Stainless steel back chain Driving bridle for a Shire Wooden harness racks 789 764 Brass horse nameplate on leather - Ernie Light Horse Wooden harness racks (3 lots, 764-765) 790 819 767 Brass horse nameplate on leather - Mo Joe Leather in-hand lead rope with brass clip Shire driving bridle by Giddens of London 791 and chain 768 Brass horse nameplate on leather - Tim 820 Brown leather stallion roller with crupper 792 Quantity of English leather traces 769 Brass horse nameplate on leather - Eric 821 29ins American collar 793 Quantity of leather off-cuts for harness 770 making Brass horse nameplate on leather - Jim Two red cotton anti-sweat rugs; new 822 794 771 Driving pad decoration of three brass bells Brass horse nameplate on leather - Ben Leather strap with 24 round bells decorated with an eagle; excellent condition 795 772 823 Brass horse nameplate on leather - Royal Set of three team bars with stainless steel English breeching complete with breeching fittings 796 straps and crupper 773 Brown leather in-hand bridle for a Shire 824 American collar pad 797 Two Liverpool bits 774 Brown leather lead rein with brass chain 825 Wooden manger chock 798 Saddler’s hole punch to fasten on a bench 775 Pair of martingales with brasses 826 Two nylon webbing horse slings Three white slip rope headcollars 25 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 26

827 848 874 Small pony collar Pair of brass lamps with oval fronts in good Old dealer’s whip condition (view in security pen) 828 875 Pair of side reins by Shires; new condition 849 Two rosewood whips Coaching umbrella with knarled handle (3 829 lots, 849-851) 876 Harness trunk Holly whip and team training whip for four- 852 in-hand horses 830 Two 140cm driving whips by Dobert with Quantity of Victorian sticks PVC grips and nylon lashes; new 877 Pony driving holly whip 831 853 Parasol for a lady’s phaeton (view in security Set of webbing harness for a small pony 878 pen) Pair of old small carriage lamps 854 832 Two horse size pair hames 879 Victorian walking stick with bone handle Pair of original carriage lamps 855 833 Pair of leather-covered horse size hames 880 Hunting stick complete with lash Pair of drop nose bands 856 834 Pair of whitemetal horse size hames 881 Black driving whip, 63ins Suitcase containing a large quantity of 857 whitemetal fittings (view in security pen) 835 Two old pony size collars Brown driving whip, 48ins 885 858 Four leather traces 836 Box of pony size driving harness parts Black leather crupper with brass buckles 886 and a 6ins driving bit 859 Four leather traces with brass fittings 20ins army collar 837 887 20ins black patent leather collar with brass 860 Two leather collars (2 lots, 887-888) hames Two pairs of pony hames 889 838 861 WWI military officer’s leather map case (view Pair of round fronted brass lamps (view in Brown leather 19ins collar with whitemetal in security pen) security pen) hames 890 839 862 Extendable whip Rear carriage lamp 22ins army collar 891 840 863 Single trade pair traces Pair of silver-lined round fronted carriage Two open collars, 22ins lamps (view in security pen) 892 864 Pair pole straps 841 Two old cob size collars Six special candles for carriage lamps (3 lots, 841-843) 865 American neck sweat band to fit 14 to 15 844 hh Old wood/copper carriage stove 866 845 19ins working collar and bridle with brass Pair of lamps by J.A. Lawton & Co. with fittings screw-in stems in very good condition (view in security pen) 867 Four pairs of small brass pony hames 846 Pair of American-type Gig lamps in very 868 good condition (view in security pen) Three assorted pony bits (2 lots, 868-869)

847 870 893 Pair of brass lamps with square fronts in Four-in-hand team whip (3 lots, 870-872) Mail Coach guard’s coat in red with black very good condition (view in security pen) 873 trim, brass buttons and gold embroidery, Horse size driving whip comes with leather bag (view in security pen)

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V894 V916 940 A large pair of six-sided Hearse lamps by Pair of cotton plough lines Pair of Lawton carriage lamps (view in Marston of Birmingham; in need of repair security pen) V917 V895 Driving collar 941 Driving whip 21ins brown collar and hames V918 V896 Driving pad 942 4½ins Liverpool bit 23ins lined working collar; new V919 V897 Pair of leather boots with wooden trees 943 Pair of traces Two Victorian brass harness bells V920 V898 Military saddle 944 Driving collar Set of old harness racks V921 V899 Horse measuring stick 945 Two harness pads Leather cutting machine V922 V900 Driving whip 946 Wilson bit Small horseshoe Wilson snaffle bit V923 V901 Three harness bells 947 Rear carriage lamp Shetland mouthing bit V924 V902 Pair of driving reins 948 Pair of carriage lamps Two Victorian nickel harness bells V925 V903 Driving apron 949 Driving pad Pair of carriage lamps (view in security pen) V926 V904 Two pairs of driving gloves (2 lots, V926- 950 Collar V927) Vintage army saddle with holsters

V905 V928 951 Whip by Crawley Zilco breastcollar and traces Vintage cowboy saddle

V906 V929 952 Whip by Holland Stainless steel quick release snaps (2 lots, Hunting V929-V930) V907 953 Show rug V931 Old Dealer’s whip Stainless steel quick release snaps with V908 buckles 954 Pair of pole straps Pair of English plaited horseshoe driving V932 reins V909 Two harness pads Two harness pads 955 V933 Two whip thongs V910 Pair of carriage lamps Liverpool bit with rollers 956 V934 Hunting whip V911 Driving whip Pair of pole straps 957 V935 Large leather trunk V912 Driving collar Two whip thongs 958 V936 Leather hat box V913 Pair of driving reins Military-style saddle 959 937 Quantity of brass rings; new V914 Frying pan for a Gypsy Wagon Ten lead ropes 960 938 Army saddle for restoration V915 Cooking pot for a Gypsy Wagon Dealer’s whip 961 939 Police saddle Set of Gypsy chitty irons

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962 976 995 Leather tethering strap Pair of good quality brown/brass cob size Holly driving whip padded driving reins 963 996 Nose bag 977 Pair of cob size brown leather traces Pair of brass carriage lamps with oval fronts 997 964 and leather retaining straps Pair of black/brass Tilbury tugs and straps Yorkshire halter 978 998 Pair of black/brass pair horse driving reins 965 Saddler’s/harness maker’s leather splitter Pair of American hoof clippers 979 999 Military saddle by Barnsby of Walsall 966 Assorted driving parts Pair of crocodile pliers 980 1000 Pair of black leather traces 967 Assortment of leather parts 981 Assortment of tools for leatherwork 1001 22ins patent leather collar with brass hames Driving bits 968 982 Side saddle for restoration 1002 Pair of good quality cob size driving pair Measuring stick 969 pads in patent leather/brass complete with Two tie-up bobbins , kicking straps and trace carriers; 1003 all in good order Pair of English leather laced driving reins 970 983 1004 Quantity of new buckles (2 lots, 970-971) Full size black/brass driving bridle with Pair of English leather driving reins patent winkers and box keepers 1005 984 Boxing out engine for making wheels Full size black/brass driving bridle with 1006 patent winkers and box keepers Small wagon stove 985 1007 Set of black/brass traces for full size pair Pony driving whip horses with roller bolt fittings 1008 986 Old coaching umbrella Pair of black/brass cob size laced driving reins 1009 972 Cob size bridle (2 lots, 1009-1010) Leather feed bucket 987 Heavy duty leather punch with 1011 973 interchangeable punches Pony holly whip Walking cane 988 974 Pair of good quality brown/brass cob size Two umbrellas padded driving reins 989 Pair of cob size black leather traces 990 Pair of brown/brass driving reins for pair horses 991 Measuring cane 992 Black/brass pony size breastplate in new condition 993 Pair of black pony size traces; new 1012 Gent’s check waistcoat ‘Clifton’ by Shires 994 Black/whitemetal full band and tugs to fit 1013 cob/full size by Huskissons of Walsall in Gent’s check waistcoat (3 lots, 1013-1015) excellent condition 975 Set of scales by Warmisham, Maker, London 28 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 29

1026 1047 Sandwich case and tin (view in security pen) Two-piece tandem horn by Chapel (view in security pen) 1027 Set of graduated cups in a leather case 1048 Rare winker with glass insert 1028 Tapered spirit flask with cup plus one other 1049 Fur-lined coaching rug 1029 Hunt horn by Köhler (view in security pen) 1050 Three side-saddle skirts 1030 Hunting horn 1051 Two leather muzzles 1031 Horn by Köhler (view in security pen) 1052 Two manger logs/bobbins 1032 Leather hat box 1053 Swales bridle 1016 1033 Lady’s yellow waistcoat by Shires, 34ins Rug ring 1054 Rutters patent 1034 Leather bag 1055 Adjustable mouth gag by Huish, London 1035 Set of lawn boots 1056 Dumb jockey plus a leather breaking roller 1036 Pair of black boots with trees 1057 Quantity of old bits 1037 Carriage umbrella 1058 Two military bits 1038 Boot jack 1059 Small Victorian pilch saddle 1039 Driving whip (view in security pen) 1060 7 Black bowler hat, 6 ⁄8 1040 1017 Holly driving whip by Schomberg with long 1061 Lady’s check waistcoat by Shires, 46ins 1 silver butt cap (view in security pen) Top hat by Christy’s, 7 ⁄8

1018 1041 1062 Hunting crop and thong Holly driving whip (view in security pen) Three leather stirrups

1019 1042 1063 Hunt crop Wooden horse measure by Maxwell, London Unusual stirrups (3 lots, 1063-1065)

1020 1043 1066 Leather plaited whip with silver top Leather-covered harness crane with four Unusual (2 lots, 1066-1067) hooks 1021 1068 Leather race whip 1044 Miniature stirrups Collapsible coach horn by Army & Navy 1022 Stores 1069 Gent’s whip with whalebone handle Large rowel 1045 1023 Fine tandem horn by Köhler (view in security 1070 Postillion whip pen) Stirrups 1024 1046 1071 Dog whip with whistle in the carved head Heavy mail horn with strengthening ribs by Antique safety irons Köhler 1025 1072 Pair of military spurs Saddler’s clams 29 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 30

1073 1092 Assorted saddler’s tools Black round enamel pattern 1¼pt cooking pot with swing handle marked ‘Judges 1074 Patent’, complete with original tin lid; in Assorted buckles, fittings, etc. excellent condition 1075 Collar mallet 1093 Black oval enamel pattern 2pt cooking pot 1076 with swing handle marked ‘Judges Patent’, Quantity of new brass harness buckles complete with original tin lid; in excellent 1077 condition Quantity of rug making material 1097 1078 Pair of very ornate Venetian-style octagon Quantity of coloured leather carriage lamps in their original condition. In 1079 silver plate on copper, (silver plating worn), Quantity of patent leather the body is decorated with cast mounts depicting bunches of grapes, vine leaves and 1080 roses. All in sound condition but lacking Pair of oval carriage lamps with nickel trim stems (view in security pen) 1081 Rear carriage lamp 1082 Pair of brass oval carriage lamps 1083 Pair of coach lamps by Shanks (view in 1094 security pen) Large brown pigskin footboard/dashboard 1084 timepiece case and rein clip combination Wooden saddle horse complete with a timepiece in working order. The case has the additional feature of a 1085 pocket for cards, etc. all in good condition Large single carriage lamp 1098 1086 A pair of solid silver handled boot pulls Pair of large black/gilt ornate carriage hallmarked Chester 1906, overall length lamps, approx. 31ins long (view in security 6ins (view in security pen) pen)

1099 A pair of lady’s crescent-shaped boot pulls with ivory handle, overall length 7ins

1095 Brown leather dashboard rein clip in good condition

1096 1090 A four-branch adjustable harness cleaning A fine mahogany-coloured pitch pine crane harness cabinet from a Wiltshire estate and fitted with four sliding glass doors with 1100 original Victorian glass, approx. A large and impressive pair of ivory handled measurements are: 11ft 2ins long x 8ft high boot pulls measuring 10½ins long (view in x 16ins deep. One end flat, the other end security pen) bowed and designed to fit flat against a wall. All in good condition and dismantled ready for erection. (2 lots, 1090-1091) 30 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 31

1101 1107 A rare carriage door key with hallmarked Four-branch adjustable harness cleaning (London 1897) silver top and gilded shank, crane with an engraved heraldic boars head on the silver handle (view in security pen)

1102 A display board of 14 various farrier tools including docking shears, rasp, buffer, paring knives, tooth rasps etc. 1108 Brass farrier’s measure, circa 1910 (view in 1103 security pen) Box of sundry farrier and blacksmith tools 1116 1109 A brass covered leather on oak cartridge A pine saddle horse to hold two saddles in magazine complete with four divisions and its original dark green paintwork cartridge lifts, with trade label for Geo. Hinton & Sons, Fore Street, Taunton (Somerset), the brass nameplate for 1110 H.L.Rushton, Colthurst, Clitherroe A solid leather bucket-shaped top hat box with quilted silk interior in cerise and a brass 1117 maker’s plate inscribed George & Co., Long A brass covered leather on oak cartridge Acre, London magazine complete with six divisions and cartridge lifts, with trade label for Geo. 1111 Gibbs, Bristol; length 19ins and width 14ins approx. A solid leather bucket-shaped top hat box 1104 with red quilted linen interior 1118 Child’s /pony chair in crimson velour A nickel plated sandwich box in a leather with gold bullion braid and brass studding, all 1112 case with saddle fittings (view in security in original condition A good quality solid leather top hat box by pen) Robert Heath & Co., London with fine red 1119 1105 quilted silk interior Hunting canteen with flask and sandwich Pair of black patent campaign whip/stick box in a leather case with saddle fittings straps complete with brass hooks to take 10 1113 (view in security pen) whips etc., in very good condition A neat domed leather trunk with trade label 1120 for Atkins & Clark, Elm St., Boston, complete A military leather case for a spare horseshoe with tray and internal compartments; overall with saddle fittings, complete with shoe and width 13ins, length 22ins, height 14ins nails (view in security pen) approx. 1121 1114 An unusual pair of child’s leather and nickel Black silk top hat clog stirrups 1122 1115 A good quality folding boot jack containing a A black silk top hat pair of nickel plated boot pulls 1123 Brass bound oak stable bucket 1124 Dealer’s Peterborough whip by Crawley 1106 A Musgrave-type mahogany covered collar 1125 bracket with brass horseshoe front and Copper and hallmarked silver hunt horn by bridle hook Swaine & Adeney, with silver London hallmarks on mouthpiece and ferrule

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1126 1148 Lady’s side saddle whip with leather handle A Musgrave saddle horse in pitch pine with complete with point and embossed hinged, opening top, three drawers to one hallmarked silver ferrule and butt cap (view end and a cupboard at the other, with cast in security pen) iron armorial name plates at either end; overall length 4ft 3ins approx. 1127 Lady’s side saddle whip with plaited cream whalebone handle complete with blue tassel, and silver plated ferrule and butt cap (view in security pen) 1128 A side saddle whip with lizard skin handle and hallmarked silver ferrule and butt cap by Swaine & Co. (view in security pen) 1129 Side saddle whip in very good condition, with finely carved ivory handle in the form of a 1149 fox’s head and hallmarked silver ferrule and Brass equestrian timepiece consisting of a complete with point (view in security pen) 1135 clock and barometer sitting within horseshoe frames, together with a pair of 1130 An unusual pair of black military-style crossed riding crops beneath (view in A brass whip ferrule and butt cap in unused Wellington boots with original black security pen) condition (view in security pen) enamelled trees 1131 1150 A brass whip ferrule and butt cap in unused Military banded trunk with metal lined condition (view in security pen) interior, bearing brass trade labels for ‘The Marshall Improved Air & Weather Tight 1132 Chest’ A brass flexible sweat scraper with wooden handles (view in security pen) 1151 Solid nickel safety stirrup by Copes, size no. 1133 3 (view in security pen) A pair of carriage lamps ‘Anti-Candles’ (view in security pen) 1152 Burnished steel side saddle stirrup by Owen (view in security pen)

1153 Full length livery coat in black Melton cloth, of good size (view in security pen)

1154 Full length livery coat in Melton cloth with navy blue velvet collar; of good size (view in 1136 security pen) Pair of black military-type Wellington boots with original trees 1155 Full length livery coat in Melton cloth with 1137 navy black velvet collar; of good size (view in An officer’s brass campaign washing bowl security pen) complete with leather cover 1156 1138 Two quarter length black coats (view in A selection of unusual steel bits, some security pen) military to be sold individually (9 lots, 1138- 1157 1134 1146) Silver mounted bamboo walking cane by Pair of black military-type boots with 1147 Julius Klinkhandt, London 1884 with a engraved brass topped trees (view in A good quality leather Gladstone bag (view in security pen) security pen) spherical agate top hunting kit, length 27ins, height 14ins, width 13ins approx. 1158 Silver mounted root wood walking stick, monogrammed and decorated with figures and foliage (view in security pen) 32 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 33

1159 1173 1184 Original lead Sun Life Insurance fire mark. All-brass, 44ins coaching horn by Boosey & Antique leather tub hat box (2 lots, 1184- Co. of London with brass ribbing and original 1185) 1160 mouthpiece, comes with its original leather An all-leather covered wangee cane hunt case (view in security pen) 1186 crop (view in security pen) Bowler hat by A.J. White reputedly Mrs 1174 Graham’s Cup Winning hat (Ice Field) 1161 Oak and antler whip rack for six sticks or August 1939 Old holly whip with ivorine handle, nickel whips (view in security pen) ferrule and butt cap; connection between 1187 thong and stem broken (view in security pen) 1175 Bowler hat by Lincoln Bennett, 7½ ins in Pair of small tandem carriage lamps (view in good condition 1162 security pen) Pair of 5ins Buxton driving bits 1188 1 1176 Bowler hat by Aristos, London, 7 ⁄8 in good Pair of carriage lamps by Insole & Grimley condition (view in security pen) 1189 1177 Walking cane with triangular tapered cut Pine box with leather straps for coaching silver top with heraldic crest with eagle, whips 87cms long 1163 Brass/copper singeing lamp 1178 1190 Holly whip by Merle & Co., with leather Tirion shooting stick 1164 handle and nickel butt cap and ferrule (view Large black hard top bowler hat in fitted in security pen) 1191 cardboard box by Scott of Piccadilly Two silk top hats of small size, a/f

1165 1192 Extra large black hard top bowler hat by Silk top hat by Imrie & Co., Durham, 7¼ Lock of London in fitted cardboard box 1193 1166 Silk top hat by A.F. Bodecker, Sweden, 7¼ Grey top hat in fitted cardboard box, good size 1194 Brown leather Huskissons collar with brass 1167 hames, 19ins x 7½ins Two tethering rings - one with horse motif, the other with a lion (view in security pen) 1195 Black/brass leather pony bridle by John 1168 McDonald with Liverpool bit Collapsible two-piece nickel silver tandem horn by Boosey & Hawkes, measuring 29ins 1196 long (view in security pen) Black/brass leather pony breastcollar by John McDonald 1169 Gentleman’s walking stick with malacca 1197 shaft, antler grip and silver collar which Brown webbing pony reins opens up to reveal a horse measuring stick; 1179 1198 in excellent condition (view in security pen) A very decorative cast iron Queenie stove marked NM Huy, in excellent condition Pair of black quick release Zilco traces 1170 1199 Nickel silver box with a tandem scene (view 1180 Four driving bits, 5ins and 5½ins in security pen) Leather bag 1200 1171 1181 Assortment of traces, pole straps and Clock timepiece set in a leather outer case Coaching lamp in cast metal converted to breeching straps for use in carriages, with two unusual electricity attachments back and front (view in security 1201 pen) 1182 Walking stick with brass duck head Basket of useful straps 1172 1183 1202 Three carriage whips - one by Swaine & Three holly whips Adeney of London, the other two with leather Walking stick with brass horse head handle grips (view in security pen) 1203 Pair of carriage lamps (1 damaged)

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1204 V1228 1252 Webbing driving bridle to fit a pony Two whip thongs Two grey toppers in boxes; new

1205 V1229 1253 Four mouthing bits Three harness bells Black topper; new (2 lots, 1253-1254)

1206 V1230 1255 Set of leather driving reins Driving apron Two pairs of new black leather driving gloves

V1207 V1231 1256 Driving pad Two harness pads Pair of new black driving boots, size 8

V1208 V1232 1257 Pair of carriage lamps Harness racks Leather lead rein with brass chain end

V1209 V1233 1258 Pair of traces Stainless steel quick release snaps (3 lots, Two pairs of leather driving gloves; new V1233-V1235) V1210 1259 Dealer’s whip V1236 English bridle with brass fittings Stainless steel quick release snaps with V1211 buckles 1260 Show rug (2 lots, V1211-V1212) Three hook-over feed bins V1237 V1213 Dealer’s whip 1261 Set of pair horse driving reins Coach horn by Boosey (view in security pen) V1238 V1214 Zilco rib protectors 1262 Pair of long breechings Coach horn by Boosey in a leather case V1239 (view in security pen) V1215 Zilco breastcollar and traces Breastcollar 1263 V1240 Roundsman’s bag V1216 Zilco empathy collar Pair of carriage lamps 1264 V1241 Two combined bridle and collar racks V1217 Number holder Horse measuring stick 1265 V1242 Two harness racks V1218 Rear carriage lamp Liverpool bit with port 1266 V1243 Pair of carriage lamps with pagoda tops V1219 5½ins horseshoe Wilson bit Butterfly bit 1267 V1244 Driving whip by Swaine with ivory handle V1220 4½ins horseshoe Wilson bit (view in security pen) Pair of Buxton bits V1245 1268 V1221 Pair of ex-army leather bags Holly whip with brass fittings Pair of Liverpool bits with bottom bar V1246 1269 V1222 Liverpool bit Three driving whips Pair of pole straps V1247 1270 V1223 Driving apron Malacca driving whip Two pairs of driving gloves (2 lots, V1223- V1224) V1248 1271 Pair of carriage lamps Hunt crop V1225 Lightweight driving whip V1249 1272 Driving whip Two hunt crops V1226 Lightweight driving whip for a team V1250 1273 Holly driving whip for a team Driving whip with a coin in the butt end V1227 Collar V1251 1274 Holly driving whip for a team by Dobert Driving pad for a goat

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1275 1298 1322 Set of dog harness Pad and breeching for a cob Original lady’s hunting whip with bone handle in the form of a horseshoe with brass 1276 1299 shoe (view in security pen) Saddle rack by Musgrave of Belfast Set of cob size brass hames and leather traces 1323 1277 Original lady’s hunting whip (view in security Pair pole straps 1300 pen) (3 lots, 1323-1325) Pair of brass oval fronted carriage lamps 1278 1336 21ins black patent collar 1301 Set of eight Coachman’s buttons (view in Assortment of harness security pen) 1279 18½ins black patent collar and hames 1302 1337 Side saddle safety iron Large leather document case 1280 Pair of whitemetal hames 1303 1338 Show breeching for pair horses Set of eight Coachman’s buttons (view in 1281 security pen) Set of team traces 1304 Pair set of reins 1339 1282 Pair of leather traces Pair of horseshoe fronted carriage lamps 1305 (view in security pen) Set of team leader reins with Hungarian 1340 buckles English-made brown 18ins collar with brass 1283 hames Pair of carriage lamps with pagoda tops 1306 Set of team leader reins 1341 1284 English-made black 20ins collar with brass Pair of nickel carriage lamps 1307 hames Set of stainless steel swingletrees 1285 1342 Dealer’s whip by Crawley 1308 English-made black/patent 23ins collar with Three fire buckets 1286 brass hames 1309 Dealer’s whip with brass ferrules 1343 Harness hooks 1287 Quantity of old cut glass for carriage lamps 1310 Driving whip with leather handpart 1344 Pair of carriage lamps (2 lots, 1310-1311) 1288 New 250cms telescopic driving whip by Driving whip 1312 Dobert with PVC grip and white nylon lash; Two lamp bags (2 lots, 1312-1313) new 1289 Dealer’s whip 1314 1345 Leather hat box Pair of whitemetal carriage lamps 1290 Quantity of rosettes 1315 1346 Lady’s driving hat with hat box (2 lots, 1315- Pair of full size brown leather/webbing pair 1291 1316) reins Pair of black livery boots (2 lots, 1291- 1292) 1317 1347 Waterproof driving apron (2 lots, 1317- Black wool driving apron by Shires 1293 1318) Quantity of harness spares 1348 1319 Pair of full size leather pole straps with brass 1294 Pair of 6ft long waterproof padded shaft fittings Pair of hame straps covers 1349 1295 1320 Pair of quick release tugs Quantity of farrier’s tools Horse size carriage driving exercise rug 1350 1296 1321 Gent’s navy raincoat by Dunn & Co. Pair of leather driving reins Pony size carriage driving exercise rug 1351 1297 Brown leather spares case (no spares) Pair of pole straps

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1352 1371 1389 Pair of leather traces with chain ends 22ins black patent collar by Geoff Dudley; Old singeing lamp complete with wicks new 1353 Hi-Viz breastcollar poly pad, 107cm 1372 20½ins black patent collar with chrome 1354 hames by Geoff Dudley; new Leather back trace, assorted leather straps and an assortment of keepers 1373 20½ins black patent collar with chrome 1355 hames by Geoff Dudley; new Pair of leather straps with whitemetal fittings 1374 1356 Pair of brown plaited driving reins with brass Pair of webbing straps and three pairs of fittings and another set of brown driving other straps reins with brass fittings

1357 1375 1390 Assorted double ended straps Pair of brown long reins by Mrs Haydon with Pair of black/brass carriage lamps to fit a whitemetal fittings 1358 large carriage (view in security pen) Pair of leather hame ends with box keepers 1376 1391 Single Trolley lamp 1359 Pair of whitemetal carriage lamps by William Liverpool bit, 5½ins 1377 Whiston, Birmingham (view in security pen) Pair of brass lamps with square tops by 1360 1392 Odell, Hitchin Red patent/black leather parts for a trade Old mouth gag by Arnold & Son, London, harness 1378 approx. 1900 Pair of black traces with chain end 1361 1393 Assorted synthetic harness parts and a 1379 Old circular oat sieve with wicker bottom synthetic breastcollar; no neck strap Pair of brass hames and black traces with 1394 23ins chain ends 1362 Box of no.10 mustard horseshoe nails, as Pair of tugs with box keepers and brass 1380 new (4 lots, 1394-1397) buckles, and a black leather/brass false Pair of brass hames and black traces with 1398 martingale 18ins chain ends Two 140cm driving whips by Dobert with 1363 1381 PVC grips and white leather drop lashes; Black leather hackney noseband with flash Black painted hames, 18ins with nickel new buckles 1364 1399 Black English leather neck strap with brass 1382 Two new 140cm driving whips by Dobert Pair of hames, 23ins with PVC grips and white leather drop lashes; 1365 1383 Quantity of miscellaneous English leather Pair of hames, 21ins and pair of no.3 hames 1400 harness parts Two metal pad trees 1384 1366 Pair of brown reins with brass fittings and 1401 Pair of English leather black traces brown/brass kicking strap Four metal pair pad trees

1367 1385 1402 Pair of English leather black loin straps Brown/brass square blinkered cob size Pair of hames with leather trace buckle bridle straps 1368 Antique harness trunk 1386 1403 Old cart jack Pair of whitemetal hames with straps 1369 19¼ins black patent collar by Geoff Dudley; 1387 1404 new Pair of brass rein protectors for a collar Pair of brass hames with straps and clips

1370 1388 1405 20ins black patent princess collar by Geoff Old brass fly rein holder Pair of brass hames with straps Dudley; new 1406 Pair of brass hames 36 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 37

1407 1425 1444 Four hame clips Good quality leather vintage case for a Solid nickel sandwich tin by Barrett & Sons hunting canteen (2 lots, 1425-1426) (view in security pen) 1408 Leather carry case (view in security pen) 1427 1445 Vintage silver plated sandwich tin by Sandwich tin by James Dixon & Sons (view in 1409 Champion & Wilton with gilded interior (view security pen) Four wooden whip reels in security pen) 1446 1410 1428 A good quality vintage leather hunting flask Fibreglass pony team whip with leather-type Vintage sandwich tin by James Dixon & Sons case to hold a 7½ins bottle thong; unused and another modern pair (view in security pen) whip; damaged 1447 1429 Gent’s glass hunting flask with silver plated 1411 A very rare dumb jockey by Isaac Green & top, 10ins Waterproof driving apron with thick woollen Co, patented lining 1448 1430 Good quality vintage leather case to hold an 1412 Gig tree for a harness maker 8½ins hunting flask Black thick woollen driving apron with leather straps and brown edging 1431 1449 Silver plated sandwich tin by James Dixon & A large silver plated sandwich tin by James 1413 Sons (view in security pen) Dixon & Sons in a leather monogrammed Pale green driving apron with tan border and case initialled R.S.C. (view in security pen) initialled AFA; used once 1432 Large bag of 1ins brass plated split D’s 1450 1414 Lady’s glass hunting flask with silver plated Buff twill driving apron with green and 1433 top, 8½ins (view in security pen) burgundy border and leather straps Large silver plated sandwich tin by James Dixon & Sons (view in security pen) 1451 1415 Gig tree for a harness maker Paint pin striping tool (view in security pen) 1434 Gig tree for a harness maker 1452 1416 Good quality vintage leather case to hold a Team whip thong 1435 9½ins hunting flask case Sandwich tin by James Dixon & Sons (view 1417 in security pen) 1453 Assorted pairs of driving and winter gloves Black vintage wool tail coat suitable for 1436 carriage driving, size 36-38ins (view in 1418 Vintage leather case for a hunting flask by security pen) Dog leg holly whip, 110cms long with green Champion & Wilton to hold a 7ins bottle leather handle with silver butt end made by (view in security pen) 1454 Woodcock Hill (view in security pen) Gent’s glass hunting flask with silver plate 1437 top by James Dixon, 10ins (view in security 1419 Quantity of nine solid nickel plain wire pen) Holly whip with leather handle and silver butt terrets; new end, 130cms total length (view in security 1455 pen) 1438 Holly whip by Swaine & Adeney for Gent’s glass hunting flask, 10ins restoration 1420 Horse measuring stick 1439 1456 Leather gun cleaning kit Sandwich tin by James Dixon & Sons (view in 1421 security pen) Cane and silver handled hunting crop 1440 Old holly whip for restoration 1457 1422 Good quality sandwich tin in a bespoke Glass and wooden vintage display case for 1441 hand-stitched doe skin lined leather case; as bits Gig tree for a harness maker new (view in security pen) 1423 1442 1458 Good quality vintage leather case for a Vintage leather case for a hunting canteen Black vintage wool tail coat suitable for hunting canteen with brass name plate by Champion & Wilton carriage driving, size 38ins (view in security engraved Julian Pope (view in security pen) 1443 pen) 1424 Gent’s glass hunting flask with silver top, 1459 Box of vintage leather bags 10ins (view in security pen) A good quality leather case to hold an 8½ins hunting flask (view in security pen) 37 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 38

1460 1478 1499 Gent’s glass hunting flask with silver plated Pair of leather pole straps; as new Brown single reins with brass buckles top, 9½ins (view in security pen) 1479 1500 1461 Pair of full size plastic bridles Pair of black/brass carriage lamps A good quality vintage leather case to hold an 8½ins hunting flask (view in security 1480 1501 pen) Assortment of old hames Black top hat with box

1462 1481 1502 Good quality vintage leather suitcase with Two ridge pad trees and pad spares Black bowler hat (4 lots, 1502-1505) two smaller matching cases that fit inside 1482 1506 each other, all hand-stitched and with solid Leader coupling strap Grey top hat (4 lots, 1506-1509) brass fittings and monogrammed G.S.L in gold lettering 1483 1510 1463 Old collar and hames, 22ins Trotting pad Gent’s glass hunting flask with silver plated 1484 1511 top by James Dixon & Sons, 10ins (view in Set of cast harness hooks Set of single reins with brass studs security pen) 1485 1512 1464 Pair of carriage lamps Set of brass hames and a black strap (2 lots, Pair of carriage lamps 1512-1513) 1486 1465 Black leather Zilco pole straps with quick 1514 Pair of carriage lamps (view in security pen) releases, 38mm Two 140cm driving whips by Dobert with PVC grips and nylon drop lashes; new 1466 1487 Driving whip Two 15½cms Liverpool bits 1515 Dobert 1467 Two 140cm driving whips by with 1488 PVC grips and nylon drop lashes; new Assorted drops Bag of curb chains

1468 1489 Set of brown leather single reins Bag of curb chains HORSE BRASSES 1469 1490 Full size single pad with shield emblems Two 140cm driving whips by Dobert with Commencing at 12 noon 1470 white leather lash and PVC grip 1551 Brown leather cob size pad 1491 Quantity of new headcollar brasses Dobert 1471 Two 140cm driving whips by with PVC grip; new but one lash only 1552 Assorted traces and harness parts Quantity of new headcollar brasses 1492 1472 Black reins with horseshoe buckles 1553 Pair of single horse size brass hames for Three martingales approx. 23/24ins with 22ins collar, approx. 1493 brass hearts 1473 Breastcollar 1554 Pair of old pads, back straps and martingales 1494 A vestry brass in the form of a large shield 1474 Pad and breeching with brass buckles for the City of Nottingham, 2¾ins x 2½ins approx. Full size breastcollar 1495 1475 Strap and tugs with brass buckles 1555 stamped Wisbey Show 1910 Four horse team leader reins with chrome 1496 buckles; as new Pad, breeching and crupper with brass 1556 1476 buckles Horse brass of Leeds Parade Pair of Huskissons throat lashes with 1497 1557 chrome buckles Plaited reins with brass buckles Brass roll with rosettes and bells 1477 1498 Pair of leather pole straps with brass Black single reins with brass buckles buckles

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1566 1585 Hinged nosepiece, F.Burnham maker Leather strap with six brasses including a Reading Weald & Downlands

1568 1586 Hinged nosepiece, G.W.C.Stone maker Mere Leather strap with six brasses including a Masonic 1569 Hinged nosepiece, W.J.Hammond maker 1587 Horsham Leather strap with six assorted brasses mainly Suffolk Horse Society 1570 Hinged nosepiece, J.Davies maker 1588 Carmarthen Leather strap with six assorted brasses of various wheatsheafs 1558 1571 RSPCA Merit Badge, London Horse Cart Hinged nosepiece, S.Ryder maker 1589 Parade 1924 on a single leather strap with Shrewsbury Leather strap with mainly WW2 brasses brass buckle including Montgomery 1572 1559 Hinged nosepiece, James & Son maker 1590 Ten assorted horse brasses on a black Llanissilio Leather strap with six assorted brasses leather strap including one with a Jockey 1573 1560 Hinged nosepiece, J.Campbell maker 1591 Four pony brasses on a black leather strap Ulveston Leather strap with six assorted brasses including hearts 1574 Hinged nosepiece, W.T.Pilkington maker 1592 Accrington Leather strap with six assorted brasses including Horse Parade 1575 Face brass R.J.Rowe maker St.Austell 1593 Leather strap with six assorted brasses 1576 including London Harness Parade 1979 Two apprentice studs P.W.P 1594 1577 Framed display board of thirty six SCHHA Award brass stamped Kendal 1900 ploughing brasses mounted on black leatherette 1578 Parade brass stamped Huddersfield 1912

1579 Old leather strap with twelve assorted brasses with sharp casting stubs

1580 1561 Seven pony brasses including some Royalty brass - Edward VIII 1936 and a Guinness George V 1581 1562 Eight pony brasses including two-sided Two small brass bells suspended on a unicorn wooden plinth, measuring 9cms x 10cms 1582 1563 Four leather straps with five brasses Ornamental headpiece with four small brass including Shire Horse Centenary 1978 bells and plume on a leather fixing strap 1583 1564 Four leather straps with four brasses Brass stand with moon and star hanging including Surrey Musical Ride 1989 inside a ring, measures 11cms x 7cms 1584 1595 1565 Leather strap with six brasses including Framed display board of thirty brasses Hinged nosepiece, King maker Pewsey guide dog mainly railway mounted on black leatherette

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1596 1608 1626 Framed display board of thirty brasses Leather strap with six brasses one depicting Leather martingale with horse brasses and mainly animals mounted on black leatherette a windmill plumes

1609 1627 Leather strap with six brasses including four Brass swingers UK heavy breeds numbered 1000 1628 1610 Brass rosettes Leather strap with six brasses including one Christmas 1991

1611 Leather strap with five brasses some including Dickens characters

1612 Leather strap with five brasses, four of Knowl Hill Steam Rally

1613 Leather strap with five brasses, four of Knowl Hill Steam Rally

1614 1597 Leather strap with six brasses, five of Knowl Framed display board of thirty five brasses Hill Steam Rally mainly royalty mounted on black leatherette 1615 1629 1598 Seven NHBS brasses dated 1984-1991 Two aluminium Merit badges Presented by Leather strap with six assorted brasses the RSPCA 1971 and three Merit Award mainly dated 2000 plus 1946 Victory 1616 brasses, RSPCA 1977, along with two fly Seven NHBS brasses dated 1992-1997, terrets 1599 member no. 188 Leather strap with six assorted animal 1630 brasses including a bear up a tree 1617 Leather hausen with three brass oval studs Six NHBS brasses dated 1998-2003, 1600 member no. 188 1631 Leather strap with six brasses depicting Two leather hausens with brass studs horses including a nickel New Forest 1618 Six NHBS brasses dated 2004-2009, 1632 1601 member no. 188 Old leather head piece with two shield studs Leather strap with six assorted brasses and a brass including a beehive 1619 Six NHBS brasses dated 2004-2009, 1633 1602 member no. 177 Matching pair of old leather head pieces Leather strap with six brasses of horses with one stud and a crescent brass 1620 1603 Six NHBS brasses dated 2010-2016, Leather strap with six brasses of horses member no. 188 including three within a horseshoe 1621 1604 Six NHBS brasses dated 2010-2016, Leather strap with six brasses depicting member no.177 people and pixies 1634 1622 Leather martingale with crescent brasses 1605 Three owl horse brasses and studs Leather strap with six brasses including four pre-decimal coins dated 1983 1623 1635 Three wheatsheaf brasses Three-bell swinger with plume 1606 Leather strap with six brasses including the 1624 1636 Golden Hind Leather martingale with five brasses Three leather straps each with studs

1607 1625 1637 Leather strap with six brasses including Unusual brass swinger Three leather straps each with studs three small shoes with frogs in a larger one

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1638 1677 Three leather back bands with brasses Horse print, measuring 22ins x 18ins 1678 Horse print, measuring 22ins x 18ins 1679 Print of Lord Lonsdale Match v Time ‘First Course’, measuring 32ins x 22ins 1680 20 x assorted country prints (3 lots, 1680- 1681) 1683 Engraved painting entitled Comforts of the Cabriolet 1684 Pair of coloured coaching prints 1685 1673 Set of four coloured engravings of Travelling Unframed print depicting a pair of Shires, in Ireland, 1856 Blanconts Establishment measuring 21ins x 17ins 1639 1686 Two brewery brasses on leather from the Three coloured prints in one frame Guinness company and another strap with 1687 three brasses A very large framed print depicting 1640 numerous types of livery Quantity of rosettes and three brasses 1688 1641 Three coaching prints in decorative frames Set of four rosettes with bells and two bell 1689 terrets, one with plume Large framed print entitled The Cover Hack 1642 1690 Five swingers Framed print after Aldin entitled The Eton Coach 1691 Panoramic photograph of a street scene with carriages 1692 Three framed photographs of decorated 1643 1674 Shire horses and , circa 1920’s Matching pair of hip drops with brasses Unframed print of Shires with a farmer and his dog, measuring 21ins x 17ins V1693 1644 Framed stevengraph entitled Good Old Days Hausen with brasses V1694 Framed stevengraph entitled The Struggle EQUESTRIAN & 1695 SPORTING PRINTS Framed picture of a horse’s head by Rosa & PICTURES Bonhew 1890 1696 1671 Pair of framed coaching prints Two framed carriage prints depicting four-in- hands entitled Niver & Automne (Winter & 1697 Autumn) 1675 Framed print of The Taglioni Windsor Coach Unframed print depicting a Shire logging, 1672 1698 measuring 21ins x 17ins Two small hunting watercolours Framed picture of a winter coaching scene 1676 and another of coaching scene; damaged Horse print, measuring 21ins x 17ins 41 Thimbleby 2 March Pages.qxp 15/02/2016 09:38 Page 42

1699 Framed hunting print MODELS 1700 To follow the Pictures Framed colour print entitled The Skittish Colt, signed by the artist Ivester Lloyd 1811 Child’s iron toy early 1930’s entitled Victoria 1701 Framed colour print entitled Tandem Driving, 1812 by Benno van Achenbach Child’s iron toy early 1930’s entitled Chief 1702 1813 Framed colour print of huntsman, Ned Child’s iron toy early 1930’s entitled Osborne on Grey Tick, by Sir Alfred Selbsfahrer Munnings 1814 1703 Mid-century cane/wicker rocking horse Framed colour print entitled Hunting on Wheels 1815 Brass candle snuffer with a wooden handle 1704 Framed colour print entitled Donkey Tandem 1827 after G.Goodwin Kilburn Large carved wooden statue of a pair of 1705 rearing horses, measuring 7ft tall x 2½ft Framed colour print after Lionel Edwards of wide approx. (2 lots, 1827-1828) a hunting scene 1706 Framed sepia print of a gypsy camp, circa 1910

1707 1816 Lithograph of a tandem Bronze horse’s head stable plaque 1708 1817 Picture ‘Mail Changing Horses’ outside the Brass model of a horse and cart Falcon Inn 1818 1709 Brass model of a blacksmith Picture of Lester Piggott 1819 1710 Rocking horse Picture entitled On the Brighton Road 1820 1711 Rocking horse Picture entitled Crossroads 1821 1712 1900’s model of a milk float and horse Leather picture entitled Rules of the 1829 American Tandem Club 1822 Large carved solid wooden statue of a Scale model of a Mail Coach and team rearing horse, with harness, mane and tail, 1713 measures approx. 7ft high x 3ft long (2 lots, Oak framed print 1823 1829-1830) Model of a horse and cart (4 lots, 1823-1826) 1831 Model of a Shire horse by Beswick

IMPORTANT NOTE Anyone missing their lot/s, either bought or unsold, must speak to a member of staff on the day of the sale, prior to leaving the premises, so that we can look into the matter

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1832 1839 1874 Model by Border Fine Arts entitled Leading Brass-coloured magazine rack with scenes Damase, Jacques: Carriages, Pleasure and Hand of coach and horses Treasures

1840 1875 Small brass kettle Huggett, Frank: Carriages at Eight

1841 1876 Quantity of small wooden Walrond, Sallie: Breaking a Horse to Harness 1842 Miniature wheelbarrow decorated by Sydney 1877 Winnard & Son, approx. 35/40yrs old (2 lots, Godden, Walter: Ye Coach Horn Tootlers 1842-1843) 1878 Catalogue by Offord & Sons, London of Pony EQUESTRIAN BOOKS Carriages

To follow the Pictures & Models 1879 1833 Ryder, Tom: The Road and the Ring Quarter size Reading-type Gypsy Wagon 1861 built in Hertfordshire circa 1980 to suit a Assorted horse books 1880 miniature pony/large dog, complete with Brown, Norman: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, shafts and steps. Approx. Weight 150- 1862 Coaching - London to Brighton 200kgs, measures 47ins high x 31½ins Assorted horse related books wide x 52ins long, plus 32ins shafts 1881 1863 Dubey, Auguste: Carriage Driving in the 1834 Summerhay’s Encyclopaedia for Horesemen, Course of Time, 1930-2000 Model of a Trade Cart built circa 1980 by a completely revised edition, 1988; as new Romany traveller from Hertfordshire, painted 1882 maroon and yellow with blue and green 1864 Edwards, E.H.: Bitting in Theory & Practice lining, measuring 12ins high incl. seat, 10ins Walrond, Sallie: The Encyclopaedia of 1883 wide and 31ins long incl. shafts Driving, new and revised edition 1978; in good condition Richards, H.S.: All About Horse Brasses 1835 1884 Model of a Dealer’s Trolley built circa 1980 1865 by a Romany traveller from Hertfordshire. Hartley-Edwards, Elwyn: The Country Life C.T.S., Birch-Reynardson: Down the Road - Painted blue with red undercarriage and Book of Saddlery and Equipment, edition The Reminiscences of a Gentleman decorated with blue and cream lining. In 1981; in good condition Coachman 1887, restored show condition, measuring 10ins high, 6ins 1866 1885 wide and 24ins long The Girl Book of Ponies; and The Howlett, E.: Driving Lessons - The Art of Young Rider by Barbara Woodhouse (3 Driving a Four-In-Hand books) 1886 1867 Catalogue by Thomas Stell - Wagon & Van Wanklyn, Joan: Drawn for Friends Builder

1868 1887 Holden, Bryan: The Long Haul Catalogue by Brown & Sons: Windsor & Slough 1869 Walrond, Sallie: Judging Carriage Driving 1888 The Vigilant - London to Brighton Coach Run 1870 1836 Smith, Carol: Driving Finish 1889 Brass ornate ink well with horse figurine Two horse brass booklet holders 1871 1837 Quarton, M.: Breakfast the Night Before 1890 Cast iron doorstop in the shape of a horse Three volume set: An Artist’s Life, The 1872 Second Burst and The Finish by Sir Alfred 1838 Davies Wynne: Welsh Ponies and Cobs Munnings Collection of plastic model carriages and horses 1873 1891 Arnold, James: All Drawn by Horses Jenkins, J.G.: The English Farm Wagon, Origins and Structure

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1892 1906 1915 First edition of Old Coaching Days by Harris, Catalogue for Hampson & Scott The Equine Gilbey, Sir Walter: The Harness Horse, 1882 Album containing 264 pages of illustrations revised by Sanders Watney of saddlery, harness and stable requisites, 1893 plus numerous advertisements all bound in 1916 Frist edition of The Coaching Age, 1885 its original green cloth boards with the cover Four pamphlets: The Art of Long-Reining by stamped McNair & Munro, Saddlers, Oban; Sylvia Stanier; Getting your Horse Fit by 1894 one of the most detailed catalogues on Diana Tuke; The Hackney by J.A.Allen and American Four-in-Hand Coaching book, saddlery and harness The Harness Horse by Edward Hart 1883 1907 1917 1895 Collection of driving magazines including Jepson, Stanley: The Coach Horse, 1977 C.T.S., Birch-Reynardson: Down the Road, Carriage Driving, Horse & Driving and (USA) 1875 Achenbach, etc. 1918 1896 1908 Brocklebank, S.: The Road and the Ring with Burgess, Anthony: Coaching Days of Herbert, Ivor and Smyly, Patricia: The Winter an introduction by Tom Ryder and Horse- England Kings Drawn Carriages, 1975 1897 1909 1919 Quantity of saddlery catalogues The Willow Riding School with introduction Spruyte, J.: Early Harness Systems by Dorian Williams, published by Harvey 1898 1920 Millar Quantity of harness catalogue plates Bregel, Peter: Booted & Spurred, Anthology of Riding 1899 1910 Summerhay’s, R.S.: Here’s Horse Sense, Knight, Morley: Hints on Driving, 1902 1921 1932 Evans, Simon: Stopping Places – A Gypsy 1900 History of South London and Kent Tristram, Outram: Coaching Days & 1911 Sabretache: Monarchy and the Chase, Coaching Ways, 1893 1922 published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948 Davies, Jennifer: Tales of the Old Gypsies 1901 1912 Twenty-seven page catalogue for Maxwells, 1923 Ganton, Doris: Breaking & Training the Dover St., London, Spur maker etc. circa Seymour, Brian: Gypsies in Britain 1920’s. Containing illustrations of spurs, Driving Horse, 1972 1924 boots and boot pulls, whips and shooting 1913 sticks, leather hat boxes, kit bags, cleaning Sandford, Jeremy: Gypsies Carr, Raymond: English Foxhunting, A kits, whip racks, hunt horns, flasks and History, 1976 canteens, wire cutters, boot jacks etc., 1925 complete with a section on the care of 1914 Frost, J.Albert: The Shire Horse in Peace and War boots; in unused condition Coombs, Tom: Horse Driving Trials, 1985, published by David & Charles 1902 1926 The Harness Maker’s Guide, 1st edition. Assorted books 1900 containing detailed measurements and prices for all types of harness including instructions, numerous advertisements, profusely illustrated and 57 plates of text Get the latest and advertisements Subscribe on-line 1903 The Badminton Library - Driving by the Duke www.tsauction.co.uk of Beaufort, 1890 edition in good condition

1904 A fully illustrated and priced catalogue for St Pancras Iron Works, London, containing approx.118 pages of different types of stabling, fittings, etc. along with harness room accessories, all bound in blue cloth 31 Great Knollys Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7HU boards Tel: +44 (0) 118 950 8611 1905 Fax: +44 (0) 118 950 5896 Ray & Sons - Everyday Farriery profusely Email: [email protected] illustrated

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READING AUCTION MARKET, 31 GREAT KNOLLYS STREET, READING RG1 7HU IMPORTANT DISPERSAL SALE THE TIM PRICE COLLECTION AGRICULTURAL, RURAL, EQUESTRIAN & DOMESTIC BYGONES, TRAPS, TOOLS ETC.

AUCTION WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY 2016 (in conjunction with the Reading Carriage Sale at the Reading Auction Centre)

Catalogues online or £3 by post on request

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Would you like to advertise your company in our Reading Carriage Sale catalogues? Please contact the office for further details 0118 9508611

The next Reading Carriage Sale will be held on Wednesday 4th May Entries need to be in by Friday 1st April 2016 to ensure a place in the printed catalogue. Entry forms can be found on our website: www.tsauction.co.uk or call us for a form on: 0118 9508611

enjoy driving horses and ponies Driving Highlands Driving Highland Ponies With Elinor Steven

Drivingdonkeys Elinor Steven and Glenbanchor Somerled Breed Description www.highlandponysociety.com

13hh to 14.2hh (132cms - Colours:Driving A range of duns - mouse, Donkeys Height: DDo yellow, grey, cream. Also grey, on 148cms) brown, black, bay and occasionally

liver chestnut with silver mane With Trudy Affleck Head: Well-carried and alert with and tail. Many ponies have a a kindly eye. Broad-muzzled with a Based neardorsal Salisbury stripe andPlain some in Wiltshire,Wiltshow Trudy Affleck, who owns four donkeys, is our latest featured donkey driver. in deep jowl. shire, Trudy Affleck, who owns four donk Trudy and her herd markingshave active on their in-hand legs. Shoulder and driven lives and can be spotted at a varietyva of events throughout the South of England.

stripe is also commonly present. A Neck and shoulders: Reasonable small star is acceptable but other length of neck going from wither white markings are discouraged. with a good sloping shoulder and Not just grazing machines well-placed forearm. Introducing: Foal coat often “Followingchanges and the many loss of my horse, I

ponies change foundcolour myself gradually with as grazing but nothing Body: Well-balanced and compact they grow older,to especiallygraze it. I’d those consideredcon getting with deep chest and plenty of room sidered getting with grey hairsanother interspersed horse, with but felt unable to give for heart and lungs. the original colour.a horse Others the time show that a it needed. Not slight seasonalwanting change to in take colour on endless grass Quarters and hind legs: Powerful between wintercutting and summerI decided coats. to take on two quarters with well-developed thigh, take on two harness Broken coloursdonkeys are not from allowed. The Donkey Sanctuary, strong second thigh and clean flat Reportt one of whom was a youngsteryou who hocks. ngster who NB: Stallions withneeded white something markings to dodo otherwise

other than a smallhe found star aresomething NOT to do that was Legs: Flat hard bone, broad knees, eligible for licensing.not always acceptable from a human short cannon bones, oblique view point. He quickly took to long pasterns and well-shaped broad reining so driving seemedse the natural Keita aged 28 Action: Straight and free movingemed the natural dark hoofs. Feather hair at back of next step. RetirRetireded from driving but stillwithout up undue knee action. legs soft and silky. for long reining as a pair with Tilly. “Lessons with Claire Wigmore proved Used to be the tandem wheeler.Capabilities: A ride, drive and pack Mane and tail: Hair should be a valuable introductionintroducti to driving animal and can adapt to many on to driving Tilly and Keita natural, flowing and untrimmed and whilst having beenbee involved with Tilly aged 19 equestrian disciplines. n involved with with a full tail.Thinks she knows it all,a drives horses for many years,years I came later in them as I want them tot be adaptable ll, drives , I came later in “Jacob has been the most challenging single, pair and tandem leader. life to driving and started drivingSteven Elinor and Photography ES Haines, Sara by Photos with to whatever I ask them to do, and as he is so quirky and was very reactive Clare in 2004.” have been known to longlo rein three to everything. The main challenge with PleasurePPleElinorasure keeps a close eye on Alan driving Tandem drivingdrivi abreast in as partpar of introducing him was getting him to think rather Driving personalitiespersonali something new to them.the ties than react and training him to stop

and stand. I used a clicker to achieve On Issuethe 38 | April/May road 2015 and into thethh ring “I have personally trainedtrained all my “Generally I drive withoutwitho 32 inharness this and as a result he’s always rather InIn associationassociation wwithith BBenningtonennington CCarriagesarriages donkeys to drive and each one has as I spend a lot of time familiarising each one has hopeful that anyone around might be needed a slightly3/26/2015 differentdiff 3:19:01 approach PM my donkeys with differentdiffer sights and erent approach holding treats. I drive him in blinkers as they all have such different sounds and I want my donkeys to think different d (particularly in the show ring) purely personalities. I try to vary what I do about what is going on;o Tilly would n to stop him heading towards people GotGot the skills with the donkeys each time I work be mortified if she couldn’tco fully see time I work ul looking for treats. what was happening andan watches with

If you regularly drivedrive on the roads or interest the other competitorsco in the About Bennington mp “For training purposes I find 32mm outout andand aboutabout in thethe countrcountrysideyside yyouou Jacob aged 15 show ring. drainage pipes really useful as they Carriagege DrivingDriving willwill more than likelylikely possess manmanyy ofof The most quirky donkey that Academymy thethe skills required in the show ring,ring, the Trudy have ever workeworkedd with. main difference being that that in in the the ring ring Drives mainly single but has you are being judged. beenb a tandem wheeler with ennington has always Tilly as leader. focussed on making These skills will include a natural Bcarriage driving enjoyable awareness of what is going on around and accessible to all. you, road sense and rein handling To some this means relaxed - preferably coachman, which is driving through picturesque particularly important when on the countryside and a picnic road enabling one hand to be free for halfway through the drive. To signalling and thanking drivers, and others it means the thrills and also your ability to think ahead. excitement of competing at If you regularly drive on the road you will likely possess many of the skills required for the ring

club, national and international As defined by the British Driving level. respect this. Pneumatic tyres are suitability, fit and cleanliness; 15% Society a class is: allowed. Lamps need not be carried. harness suitability, fit and cleanliness; ‘For newcomers to showing and Danny aged 3 The Academy offers an These classes are to be judged on 70% driver and groom, horse/pony, not intended for those who show general cleanliness, safety of turnout, wayThe of new going boy, and showing suitability as a family extensive range of facilities great promise already as a in private driving classes. Regular correct fitting of harness and vehicle pleasure animal. Competitors may, for and training for all levels of driving donkey. showing competitors are asked to driver. A wide range of ‘Try suitability. To be judged: 15% vehicle example, be required to drive and halt Tilly wins the Concours D’ Elegance Carriage Driving’ experiences Tilly and Keita put to the are available for those new to carriage driving or for those 22 inharness Issue 38 | April/May 2015 who would simply like to ‘have a go’ for the first time.

For more advanced drivers, IH April May 18-26 indd 22 the Bennington Carriage Driving Academy has a wide range of carriage driving facilities to help improve performance and develop skills.

The Carriage Driving Academy is our purpose built facility, set in ten acres of picturesque countryside, and is extensively equipped to help maximise your enjoyment of the sport. Ample parking, wash down facilities, toilets, tea, coffee and kitchen facilities are available as well as expert advice from Bennington staff who are always on hand. The Academy is also the home of our showroom where an extensive range of carriages and accessories are always on display.

Classes are judged on general cleanliness, safety of turnout, correct fitting of harness and vehicle suitability Palfrey Wendy by Photos

18 inharness Issue 38 | April/May 2015 6868 PAGESPAGES PACKED WITH y Carriage Driving SUBSCRIBE TODAY y Training Articles y Behind the Scenes Annual subscription £22.50 for 6 issues y Working horses Ask about saving a further 10% when subscribing by direct debit y Reports y BDS and BC news www.inharness.co.uk 01380 734374

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IMPORTANT NOTICE – MARKET OFFICE In order to assist with the efficient running of the market office on busy sale days and to reduce the queuing time, please note the following system. Purchasers will queue as before to request and settle invoices with the main cashier. Vendors requiring advice notes or clients with any queries which DO NOT involve payment will enter from the ‘Exit’ door and talk to the member of staff on the end computer. Your co-operation in this matter would be much appreciated.

LISTS OF AUCTION PRICES These are available after the auction and are intended for clients who attended the sale who will be aware of any substituted lots that may have been forward. The price is £5.00 per sale or £20.00 for an annual subscription.

ACCOMMODATION IN READING

Crowne Plaza Reading Caversham Bridge, Richfield Avenue, Reading RG1 8BD www.crowneplaza.com

Hilton Hotel – exit Junction 11 off the M4, follow signs for Reading Drake Way, RG2 0GQ Tel: 01189 169000 www.hilton.co.uk

Travelodge Reading Central Hotel – nearest to the Market 60 Oxford Rd, RG1 7LT Tel: 0871 984 6211 or Central Reservation 0871 984 8484 www.travelodge.co.uk

Travelodge Reading Oxford Road Hotel – 1.7miles from Reading Central 648-654 Oxford Rd, RG30 1EH Tel: 0871 984 6357

Travelodge Reading Whitley Hotel – 1.9 miles from Reading Central 387 Basingstoke Road, RG2 0JE Tel: 0871 984 6209

Hotel IBIS Reading Central – 10mins walk to the Market 25a Friar St. RG1 1DP Tel: 01189 533 500 www.ibishotel.com

Hotel Novotel Reading Central – 10mins walk to the Market 25b Friar St. RG1 1DP Tel: 01189 522 600 www.novotel.com

Premier Inn – 15min walk to the Market Richfield Av. RG1 8EQ Tel: 0871 527 8922 or Central Reservations 0871 964 0010 www.premierinn.com

Quality Inn Reading – 20min walk to the Market 4-8 Duke St, RG1 4RY Tel: 01189 58 3455 www.qualityinn.co.uk

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Est. 1901 Buyer’s Number 31 Great Knollys Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7HU Tel: +44 (0) 118 950 8611 Fax: +44 (0) 118 950 5896 Email: [email protected] Absentee/Telephone Bid Form Bids will not be accepted without full details

Name: ...... Address: ......

...... Post Code: ......

Tel No: ...... Mobile No: ...... Email: ......

CREDIT CARD DETAILS

Card No: ...... Issue No: ...... Security No: ......

Expiry Date: ...... Valid From: ...... Type of Card: ...... Name on Card: ...... Lot No. Description £ Max limit Telephone Bid Exc. Premium & VAT please 3 – #

Conditions 1. Please ensure that your written bids are submitted a minimum of 30 minutes before start of the sale and telephone bids are placed a minimum of 24hrs before the start of the sale. 2. Bidding will be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or reserves if any, and with care and judgment by the Auctioneers. 3. I understand that if any of my bids are successful the total price payable will be the hammer price plus a Buyer’s premium of 9% incl. of VAT at the current rate. 4. Lots marked with a ‘V’ are subject to VAT at the current rate on the hammer price, plus a Buyer’s premiums of 9% incl. of VAT at the current rate 5. I request T&S, without legal obligation of any kind on its part, to bid on the above lots up to the prices listed. 6. Instruction to ‘buy’ with no upper limit will not be accepted. 7. Horse-drawn carriages not collected within 7 days will be subject to a storage charge of £5 a week plus VAT at the current rate. 8. I understand that items purchased, unseen, are still my responsibility regardless of condition reports provided by the Auctioneer. 9. Please sign below and return to Thimbleby & Shorland.

I agree to abide by the Auctioneers’ Conditions of Sale as printed in the catalogue and I confirm that I have inspected/not inspected the above lots and am satisfied with their descriptions and appearance.

Signed: ...... Date: ......

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SALE NOTES CONDITIONS OF SALE THE SALE WILL BE HELD under the usual Conditions of Sale, which are to be found at the end of this catalogue. In particular, 1. The highest bidder for each lot shall be the Purchaser and, in the event of any dispute, the Auctioneers shall have absolute descriptions made verbally or in this catalogue are not guaranteed, including sizes of harness and vehicles. discretion either to settle such dispute or to re-offer the lot immediately. 2. VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS All lots will be on view up to and during the auction on the day of sale. Horse-drawn carriages 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 should be in the Market prior to sale day, but most vendors prefer to bring their smaller items early in the morning of the retracted. The Auctioneer may, without giving any reason therefor, refuse to accept the bidding of any person or persons. auction. Tuesday is not officially a viewing day but prospective purchasers are welcome to inspect vehicles, although we cannot 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 guarantee the time of their arrival. 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. 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 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 frustration and annoyance to prospective customers who may have travelled long distances for a particular lot. To avoid such purchase money at the close of the Sale or, if required, the whole or a portion of the purchase money, as the Auctioneer may disappointment we recommend that you make a phone call to check the availability for any particular “one off” lot determine, during the course of the Sale. If any Purchaser fails to comply with any of these conditions the lot or lots in before setting out. 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 BUYERS’ NUMBERS All prospective purchasers are requested to register with the Auctioneers prior to the sale when they will be the Purchaser in default upon the first sale. 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. 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 MONEY LAUNDERING In order to comply with money laundering regulations we will not accept payments in cash exceeding £9,000. Purchasers thereof, and shall be removed at the Purchaser’s expense after the conclusion of the Sale and taken with all Cash payments of over £4,000 must be accompanied by valid proof of identity ie passport/driving licence supported by 2 utility bills, faults or errors of description. bank statement or equivalent. 6. The Auctioneers act only as agents for the Vendor(s) and are not responsible for any default by either Vendor(s) or Purchaser. PAYMENT for all lots must be made on the day of sale and methods of payment are (1) CASH (see above) (2) DIRECT In particular, they shall not be liable to pay the Vendor until payment is received from the Purchaser. DEBIT CARDS such as Switch, Delta or Connect with PIN number (3) CREDIT CARDS with PIN number, which are subject to a 7. No undertaking of the Auctioneers or their employees to take charge of any lots after the sale or to forward them to their 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 destination shall be held to impose upon the Auctioneers any legal obligation or vitiate any of the foregoing conditions. NO GB66 NWBK 601721 95 5440 70, BIC Code No. NWBK GB 2L). Tel: 0845 6013399. No clearance of purchases will 8. Purchasers paying by cheque must be prepared, if required, to produce a banker’s reference. The Auctioneers reserve the be allowed until satisfactory payment has been received. right in their sole discretion to refuse payment by cheque. A BUYERS’ PREMIUM of 9% (incl. VAT at the standard rate) will be added to the purchase price of all lots at this sale. 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 VALUE ADDED TAX All items consigned by VAT registered vendors are indicated by a ‘V’ before the lot numbers, and VAT at the to sell in such order as he may think fit. 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. 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 CLEARANCE All lots should be cleared on the day of sale, unless alternative arrangements are made, and at the risk of the purchaser from the fall of the hammer. 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 INSTRUCTIONS TO BID will be executed with care and judgment by the Auctioneers. Clients who are interested in lots which in the catalogue or made orally are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying a statement or are due to be offered in more than one section of the sale at the same time are reminded of this free service. representation of fact. Any intending Purchaser must satisfy himself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of PRIVATE SALES All lots are accepted on the understanding that they must not be sold prior to being auctioned, and any each such statement. The Vendor does not make or give and neither the Auctioneers, nor any person in their employ, have private transactions resulting from the exposure for sale of any items must be conducted through the Auctioneers. 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). 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. 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 EXPORT PURCHASERS should ensure that the country of destination has no import or currency restrictions on the goods they Sale. wish to purchase. Our normal terms of business otherwise apply and payment is due in full on the day of sale. VAT will be charged in the normal way and refunded on proof of exportation. A specific Export License is required before export from the 13. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY. All persons on the Auctioneers’ premises before, during or after the Sale shall be deemed to be UK of any item costing £43,484 or more, which is at least 75 years old. 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. THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM UNFAIR TRADING REGULATIONS 2008: All goods at this auction are second hand unless otherwise stated. 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 HOTELS Clients are reminded that Reading’s hotels are often fully booked so it’s recommended that you make arrangements well and expenses, without reference to any delivery or acceptance of the lot or lots, other than the first delivery by the fall of the in advance of arriving at the sale. Hotels in walking distance of the Market and Station – Crowne Plaza, Penta Hotel, Premier Inns, Ibis, Novotel, Travelodge, Quality Inn and Premier Inn. Hilton Hotel near Junction 11 off the M4. Further information on these hotels hammer, or to resell any lot or lots bought by such Purchasers, either by public or private sale, and the full amount of the can be found at the back of the catalogue. 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. REFRESHMENTS are available from the Market Café and the Queens Arms Public House, both located on Great Knollys Street. Auctioneers: THIMBLEBY & SHORLAND, READING NOTE: CAR PARKING Due to developments, the size of the Market car park has been reduced. There is a Pay & Display car park behind Purchasers or their agents are requested to obtain accounts and delivery orders at the Auctioneers’ Office before leaving the Market which is operated by NCP. Please arrive in good time, particularly with lorries and trailers, to secure a place here. the place of sale and carefully to examine same. The Auctioneers cannot be held responsible for any errors in accounts Alternatively, there are a number of other Pay & Display car parks located around Reading town centre. Park & Ride off M4, or delivery orders unless they are notified of such errors on the day of sale and before the lots are removed from the junctions 10 & 11 to station. Please see www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk for fares and times. premises. Thimbleby 2 March Covers.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 09:37 Page 1

The Reading Carriage Sale Wednesday 2nd March 2016 at 9.30am

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