THE GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY SEAL MATRIX
A VICTORIAN STEEL SEAL MATRIX, 1850
£227
Auction: 19 May 2023 from 10:00 BST
Description
the large steel matrix engraved with crest and dated 1850, with motto THE CORPORATE SEAL OF THE GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, with a short stem
Dimensions
Length: 40mm, matrix: 44mm diameter
Provenance
Provenance:
Sheffield Railway Auctions, 11th December 1999 lot 352
Footnote
Note:
The Glasgow & Southwestern Railway, which served a triangular section of south west Scotland, including Ayrshire and the busy Firth of Clyde ports, was formed by the amalgamation of the Glasgow, Dumfries & Carlisle Railway, and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock & Ayr Railway in 1850. The new railway adopted the emblem previously used by the latter company