A finely detailed gauge '0' display model of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd Tram No. 143
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A finely detailed gauge '0' display model of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd Tram No. 143

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A finely detailed gauge '0' display model of the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd Tram No. 143
built by T. Russell, 1982 with external details including two axle chassis, glazed body with driver's controls, open staircases, hand rails, open top deck with slatted seals and lower deck interior seating, finished in finely lined blue and cream, advertisements and route boards for 'Filton' and 'Tramways Centre', mounted on a simulated roadway with catania wire and pick-up pole -- 8 x 14in. (20.3 x 35.5cm.)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot, if not cleared by 2.00p.m. on the day following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of:- Cadogan Tate, Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road, London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8735 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8735 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate, every week-day from 9.00a.m. to 5.00p.m. An initial transfer and administration charge of £18.50 and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will be payable to Cadogan Tate. These charges are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.
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Lot Essay

Tram No.143 was built by the American Car Coy in 1899, spent its whole working life in the City of Bristol and was scrapped in 1941.

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