Trains Galore
Day One
Lots 1 to 18 - N Gauge
Lots 19 to 46 - Rivarossi Arnold N Gauge Archive Models
Lots 47 to 136 - Various HO Narrow Gauge Models
Lots 137 to 231 - Tri-ang TT Gauge
Lots 232 to 241 - Other TT Gauge
Lots 242 to 262 - Tri-ang, Tri-ang Hornby and early Hornby OO Gauge
Lots 263 to 325 - Hornby OO Gauge
Lots 326 to 361 - Hornby-Dublo OO Gauge
Lots 362 to 370 - Wrenn OO Gauge
Lots 371 to 381 - Trix and Bing Table Top OO Gauge
Lots 382 to 403 - Bachmann OO Gauge
Lots 404 to 409 - Lima OO Gauge
Lots 410 to 423 - Dapol 00 Gauge
Lots 424 to 474 - Other 00 Gauge
Day Two
Lots 475 to 553 - Kitbuilt OO Gauge
Lots 554 to 586 - London Underground Kitbuilt and RTR OO Gauge
Lots 587 to 607 - OO Gauge Trams
Lots 608 to 624 - Finescale OO Gauge
Lots 625 to 722 - The Pierce Carlson Collection Part One OO Gauge British Finescale
Lots 723 to 822 - The Pierce Carlson Collection Part Two OO Gauge American Brass
Lots 823 to 926 - HO Gauge
Lots 927 to 967 - Rivarossi HO Gauge Archive Continental Models
Lots 968 to 999 - Rivarossi HO Gauge Archive American Models
Lots 1000 to 1009 - Other American HO Gauge
Day Three
Lots 1010 to 1068 - Railway Collectables and Railway Jigsaws and Pictures
Lots 1069 to 1073 - Finescale O Gauge Section 1
Lots 1074 to 1088 - Hornby O Gauge
Lots 1089 to 1150 - Bassett-Lowke and Exley O Gauge
Lots 1151 to 1201 - Other O Gauge
Lots 1202 to 1303 - Finescale O Gauge Section 2
Lots 1304 to 1322 - O Gauge Trams
Lots 1323 to 1371 - Modern O Gauge
Lots 1372 to 1439 - Vintage Gauge 1
Lots 1440 to 1444 - Modern Gauge 1
Lots 1445 to 1544 - Wide Gauges and Live Steam
The Pierce Carlson Collection
Part One – Lot 625 to Lot 722
British-Outline 00 Gauge 4mm Finescale Rolling Stock
Part Two – Lot 723 to Lot 822
US-Outline H0 Gauge Japanese and Korean Brass Locomotives and Rolling Stock
For several decades, Pierce was a very well-known and well-liked feature of the vintage toy and train collecting world. He had numerous friends in the hobby, both in his original homeland in the USA and over here in his adoptive country. His move here was entirely our gain, as we all had the regular pleasure of enjoying his wisdom, his knowledge, his kindness, his skill as a raconteur, and, above all, his wit. All who knew him will remember the way that he leant forward slightly, often seeming to peer beadily just under the top rim of his glasses, preparatory to releasing a few pertinent, pithy and amusing ‘bons mots’.
Fortunately, Pierce was not one to keep his knowledge to himself: in 1986 Victor Gollancz published Pierce’s excellent book ‘Toy Trains – A History’ and no railway book collection is complete without it. I have particular reason to be grateful to him, as we worked together on a book in 2001 and he cast an avuncular eye over my meandering prose.
When Pierce dispersed part of his original vintage toy and train collection a decade ago, he was left in a situation that chills the blood of the dedicated (or incurable) collector: empty display cabinets. Thus, at full tilt, he filled them with some of the models offered in this auction, with more similar auctions to follow in 2023, as well his large and impressive collection of Bassett-Lowke and other waterline models. The world is a duller place without him.
Hugo Marsh
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