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ENGLAND, Centenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1925, a light bronze medal by G....
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ENGLAND, Centenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1925, a light bronze medal by G. Bayes for Pinches, busts of Edward Pease and George Stephenson conjoined, flanked by arms of Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington, rev. Vulcan left, holding model of Locomotion No.1, Pacific class locomotive above, 76mm, 251.84g (Irvine/Atterbury p.139; Attwood, NC 1992, pl. 22, 14; BHM 4205; Moyaux 44A; MJP p.101; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.79, 11; E 2001a; cf. DNW 138, 2857). Extremely fine £80-£100
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Although the railway opened to freight on 27 September 1825 and to passengers on 10 October, the centenary event was held early, on 2 July 1925, when a procession of locomotives and autocars from the previous 100 years ran on the line to Stockton; subsequently many of the locomotives and rolling stock were exhibited at the Faverdale works of the L.N.E.R. in Darlington from 4-18 July. This size of the medal was originally sold for 10s. each
ENGLAND, Centenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1925, a light bronze medal by G. Bayes for Pinches, busts of Edward Pease and George Stephenson conjoined, flanked by arms of Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington, rev. Vulcan left, holding model of Locomotion No.1, Pacific class locomotive above, 76mm, 251.84g (Irvine/Atterbury p.139; Attwood, NC 1992, pl. 22, 14; BHM 4205; Moyaux 44A; MJP p.101; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.79, 11; E 2001a; cf. DNW 138, 2857). Extremely fine £80-£100
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Although the railway opened to freight on 27 September 1825 and to passengers on 10 October, the centenary event was held early, on 2 July 1925, when a procession of locomotives and autocars from the previous 100 years ran on the line to Stockton; subsequently many of the locomotives and rolling stock were exhibited at the Faverdale works of the L.N.E.R. in Darlington from 4-18 July. This size of the medal was originally sold for 10s. each
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