Jim Ede started early. At the age of 12 he used £8 of his hard-won savings to buy a Queen Anne desk. No bicycle, air pistol or football for him: this solid piece of old furniture was the thing, the first step in a long life of acquiring objects that lived, breathed and spoke to
This month a small but notable piece of rail history goes under the hammer, and we look back on some of the connected history. On April 14, a railway token goes up for sale with Trevanion Auctioneers, currently with an estimate of £60-£100. The token was reputed to have been presented to Henry Richards on the occasion of the opening of the Wrexham to Ellesmere railway, he being the first passenger to book at Bangor-On-Dee, on November 2, 1895. It is framed with a metal railway whistle modelled as a 19th century steam locomotive, measuring 46cm x 34cm overall. To find out more details about the auction, visit trevanion.com