Heritage Railway

USA auction house boss impressed by collectors’ knowledge

“INCREDIBLE”and“very impressed” were two of the accolades given by the principal of the US auction house that on November 30 handled the high-profile sale of the late Tom Jones collection, which comprised, among other artefacts, no fewer than 37 mainly GWR nameplates and 47 cabside numberplates.

As reported in last month's issue, the top realisations were spread from $13,000 (£10,276) to $8500 (£6719), but there was enough

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