"From Under the Counter" Sales

Approx 1gallon capacity oil can. Has flexible spout for filling those awkward spaces! £10.00

Pair of solid-tyred wheels on solid steel axle. The wheels are approx 6" (150mm) diameter and the axle is approx 1" (25mm) diameter and about 20" (0.6m) long. They are similar to what you might expect from a wheelie bin - but rather sturdier. Axle easily shortened if required. £10.00

Signwritten Art by A.J. Lewery (Hardback, 1989) Brand NEW Copy.

A study of signwritten art which bridges the gap between popular and serious art in varying degrees. It seeks to define signwritten art and present a history of the subject to the present day.

ISBN-10 0715392735
ISBN-13 9780715392737

Table Of Contents Some definitions; holy writ to signwriting - a short history of the business; two boys is half a boy - training for the trade; the lettering - ancient Rome to Blackpool Pier; tricks and treatments - clothing the bare bones; stimulating simulation - pure gold to mack marble; survivals on water and in the fairground; crossroads or dead end? - the tradition today.

Flowers Afloat: by A.J. Lewery (Hardback, 1996) Brand NEW Copy

A celebration of the traditional style of paintwork which adorns British narrow boats, and of the lives and work of the artists who created it. The book gives an explanation of the designs and motifs which characterize this branch of folk art.

ISBN-10 0715301454
ISBN-13 9780715301456

Table Of Contents Boats, boatmen and wives 1760-1860; the Rose and the Castle picture; origins, possible, probable and problematic; the professional painters - all in a day's work; boatmen painters; the unconventioneal tradition; blue and yellow, and the souvenir disease.

Tales from the Old Inland Waterways by E Corrie (Hardback, 1998) Brand NEW Copy

A brief history of the development of Britain's river and canal navigation system provides a background for these reminiscences. A group of men and women recall their working years on the waterways. Also included are such associates of the canal trade as the dredgers, lock-keepers and blacksmiths.

ISBN-10 0715305425
ISBN-13 9780715305423

Table Of Contents George Trevithick of Keadby, Humberside - towage contractor and marine engineer; Harry and Sarah Bentley of Scholar Green, Cheshire - potteries boating; Tom Kelly of Runcorn, Cheshire - ship canal tug skipper; George Wood of Kingswinford, West Midlands - Staffs and Worcs Canal dredger driver; Violet Moulds of Thurmaston, Leicestershire - long-distance boating; Jack Strange of Ellesmere, Shropshire - blacksmith; Thomas Tyson of Ardrishaig, Argyll - carpenter and lock gate builder; Joe Safe of Birmingham - from oil boatman to lock keeper; Bill and Rose Whitlock with Laura Carter, Braunston, Northamptonshire - boating 'til the last; Bill Dean of Newport, Shropshire - canal inspector.

Narrow Boats by Tom Chaplin (Paperback, 1997) Brand NEW Copy

An much expanded (after several intermediate generations!) version of the original small paperback book from the 1960s.

ISBN-10 1873580347
ISBN-13 9781873580349

Includes descriptions of the different builds of boat, boat builders, decoration, working practices - in fact the best grounding you could have to learn about the original working narrow boats characterising the English narrow canals.

Cabin Crochet of the Inland Waterways by Janet M Reeve. A short history of crochet work relating to the tradtional english narrow boat. Includes ten traditional patterns. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 portrait size, 26 pages. Copyright 1989. £3.50

Roses and Castles by Robert J Wilson. A small but detailed history of traditional narrow boat decoration with many fine photographic examples and illustrations. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 48 pages. Published 1976. £3.50

Speedometer cable - believed for Yamaha XS650. Bought in error - will confirm model later... £5.00

Aluminium jam pan. Great big traditional pan for home made jam/preserves or for mechanics to wash oily bits in :-) £20.00

Approx. 1 gallon Bells Whisky bottle. Ideal for displaying stones, coloured glass, beads etc (spirits?). Offers?