GWR Carriage Ventilator Panel carrying an advert for Communication between Passenger, Guard and Driver plus Luncheon & Tea Baskets available at a multitude of GWR Stations, Paddington July 1903. The wooden frame has the large number 1580 in shadow lettering with also the letter 'C', possibly from a Clerestory Coach, the back being branded CL 1229. The 'Ventilator Push To Shut' button has a little damage but the ivorine plate is still intact. Ex carriage condition, believed to have originated from a carriage that at one time resided at Bengrove near Gretton, Gloucestershire. Together with a Carriage Print of the Diagram Map of The Great Western Railway Showing Routes, Principal Stations & Junctions. In original glazed frame.
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Auction: May 2013, Lot: 25
Sold for: GBP£90