THE GENERAL TERMINUS AND GLASGOW HARBOUR RAILWAY DESK SEAL
A TULIP WOOD AND BRASS DESK SEAL, CIRCA 1849
£328
Auction: 19 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
the wooden handle of baluster form with a flat topped terminal, to a brass matrix, engraved '0-4-2 tender engine' above an inscription encircling a three-masted schooner
Dimensions
Length: 96mm, matrix: 24mm x 18mm
Provenance
Provenance:
Sheffield Railwayana Auctions 18th September 1999, lot 351
Matrix: A Collection of British Seals - David Morris 2012 - Seal 121, page 232
Footnote
Note:
The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway operated a line, and branches from the Pollock and Govan Railway to the River Clyde and opened in 1849. It was amalgamated with the Caledonian Railway in 1865