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№ 1140

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14 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£160

Poultry, The Monmouthshire County Council County Egg Laying Trials, a bronze award medal, unsigned, cruciform shields, 1889 below, rev. legend, wreath and tablet, named (Awarded to W.E. Morgan, White Leghorn Section, 1935-36), 39mm; The Poultry Club, a bronze award medal by J.A. Restall, hen, chickens and other birds, rev. legend, named (Best Male Bird in Surrey Branch Show, 1922, Won by H. Corrie), 45mm; Scientific Poultry Breeders Association, a bronze award medal, unsigned, hen standing left, rev. wreath, named (Presented to S. Nutt, Winner of S.P.B.A. Trophy, 1935), 38mm; The Small Poultry Keepers League, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, cock and hen standing left, rev. circular shield and wreath, named (Awarded to Mrs E.M. Valder), 45mm; Taunton Poultry Exhibition (Established 1852), a bronze award medal by T. Ottley, nine birds standing and sitting, rev. wreath, named (To Jas. Turner Esq. For Cochin China Fowl (White), 1st Prize, Nov. 1854), 47mm; Worcestershire Laying Test, a light bronze award medal, unsigned, hen and two chickens, rev. named (1923-24, Rev. N. Burgess), 29mm; Poultry, a bronze award medal by Pinches, hen, peacock and other birds in landscape, house in background, rev. wreath, named (W.A. Crawford, Hen House Average 235, B.O.C.M. Trials, 1948/49), 51mm [7]. First two about extremely fine, Taunton good fine and cleaned in the past but a rare early award, others generally very fine (£60-80)

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