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17 Llandough Trading Estate

Penarth Road

Cardiff

CF11 8RR

United Kingdom

Welsh Ceramics | Welsh Antiques & Collectables | Items of Welsh Heritage

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18CT GOLD CUFFLINKS relating to Solomon Andrews, oval panels with chain-link engraved with 'S.A.'

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LATE VICTORIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT named to Francis Emile Andrews on the occasion of his

246

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SILVER TABLE OR CIGAR BOX, Sheffield 1905, the slightly domed hinged cover engraved with monogram '

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INTERESTING COLLECTION OF CARDIFF TRANSPORT-RELATED & DEPARTMENT STORE PHOTOGRAPHS, including

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VINTAGE LEATHER DRIVING HORSE HARNESSES relating to S. Andrews & Son horse-drawn buses, with applied

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VINTAGE LEATHER DRIVING HORSE HARNESSES relating to S. Andrews & Son horse-drawn buses, with applied cast metal Andrews family armorial shields, 2 blinker bosses engraved E.F., nickel plated edge detailing, together with peaked cap with Prince of Wales Feathers and F.R. initials, displayed on painted wood stand, and paraffin lantern Auctioneer's Note: The S Andrews & Son / S Andrews Star Omnibus Company was the company through which Solomon Andrews became one of the United Kingdom's most significant private transport operators. Founded as a limited company in 1892 with his son Francis, the firm served as an expansion of their existing Cardiff-based business, Solomon Andrews and Son, allowing them to establish a massive presence in London and other major cities like Belfast, Manchester, Leicester, and Nottingham. The company's success was largely built on the Andrews patent bus, a vehicle design that Andrews manufactured himself after purchasing a coach-building works in 1872. These buses were so highly regarded that even the London General Omnibus Company contracted him to supply them. In Cardiff, his operations were famously competitive; stories persist of his buses deliberately driving along tram lines to slow down rival services during the local transport wars of the late 19th century. At its peak around 1902, the company's London division alone operated nearly 250 buses and maintained a massive stable of over 1,900 horses. However, the business eventually struggled due to the rise of electric tramways and the unreliability of early motor buses, leading to its winding up in 1908 following Solomon's death. Today, several of the company’s original horse-drawn buses have been preserved and can be seen at the London Bus Museum and St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff. Provenance: John Andrews Charitable Trust, please see Lot 245 for further information relating to Solomon Andrews. Comments: some replaced parts, one armorial loose, inspection advised

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FOUR VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOLOMON ANDREWS including a group photograph of Solomon in top hat,

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MARGARET STELLA WHATLEY (20th C.) acrylic on canvas - S. Andrews & Son horse-drawn Bus in a city

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‡ ARNOLD CLARKE SHUTTLEWORTH (1897-1986) oil on canvas - S. Andrews & Son horse-drawn bus in a

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PRESSED COPPER MEMORIAL PLAQUE named to 'Solomon Andrews, died 9th Nov'r 1908, aged 73 years',

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FINE FACSIMILE OF 'THE ANDREWS DIPTYCH', depicting the six miracles of Christ, in shallow relief and

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COLLECTION OF VINTAGE BUS, RAILWAY & TOLL GATE TICKETS, 1950s and later, including London General

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ASSORTED ANDREWS & SONS MEMORABILIA, including propelling pencils, steel blindstamp dies, brass

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