Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 19 January 2008
| Lot 73 | A Locomotive Worksplate "BLACK HAWTHORN & Co, ENGINEERS, GATESHEAD ON TYNE, No 971, 1890", from a 0-6-0ST O/C which went new to Holmside & South Moor Collieries Ltd at Craighead Colliery where it was named "Craighead". It had been rebuilt by Hawthorn Leslie by 1911. It became National Coal Board property in January 1947 when it was numbered "NCB 38" but denamed, and sent to Morriston Busty Colliery. It was cut up in January 1966. Cast brass oval 15_"x10", the front background repainted black with red centre panel, the back untouched |
| This lot sold for £840 |
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 73 is shown below:
