The Jim Russell sale was staged by Cheffins at its Sutton HQ on November 25th November. This amazing event ran between 9am and 6.45pm and included just under 700 lots.
Jim Russell was a fastidious and serious collector of mostly Ferguson and Massey Ferguson models, literature, and memorabilia, but he also owned a beloved Ferguson Brown A type (No. 48). His family farmed on a large scale and, when he was just 13, his father took him to a Ferguson System demonstration. This was in September, 1947 and, not only did the event include an appearance by the Ferguson TE-20, but Harry Ferguson was there and asked Jim if he’d like
