Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 19 January 2008

Lot 28 A G.W.R. Enamel Plate "VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WIDOW'S & ORPHANS BENEVOLENT FUND", white lettering and border on blue, 61/8"x5", a chip around the lower right screw hole otherwise excellent condition. The plate would have been fitted to the front of a collection box and a small _" slot to the right of the sign would have accommodated the key to the lock.
 This lot sold for £380

Please note: that the '_' (underscore character) after the inches shown above represents a fractional
measurement that, for technical reasons, is missing from the dimensions shown in this on-line catalogue.
The print version of the catalogue has the full dimensional information, including fractions of an inch.

The auction catalogue page that includes a photograph of Lot 28 is shown below:

Auction calalogue page including photograph of Lot 28