Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Midland Railway Ambulance Corps, 1904, a silver award medal, engraved locomotive and tender below City of Nottingham arms, rev. named (Presented to John Patterson…Concert Committee for gratuituous services given at the Grand Opera House on Good Friday 1904, Manager S. Seal), 52mm. Brooch mounted across the reverse, but obverse better than very fine, with ribbon and suspender, bar enamelled york; in fitted case of issue £120-150

A splendid letter from Mr Seal is sold with the lot (together with a typescript), in which he states: "I may tell you now that it is the only Medal of this description in the whole Empire. It is unique, and as years roll by, it will be of considerably more value than it is at present". The locomotive depicted appears to be a 1000 Class 4-4-0, designed for passenger work