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This probably accounted for the fact that there was a huge crowd representing all parts of the UK and buyers from Ireland and Europe, which descended on the small Suffolk village of Badwell Ash. The top price of the day, however was for the 1925 Wm Allchin steam traction engine ‘Royal Chester’ which is one of the most famous and well known engines in the UK having been the subject of numerous scale models. £114,000 was the winning bid and the engine was straight off to grace the Bedford Steam Rally before heading back to it’s new home in South Somerset.
The biggest surprise of the day was the £66,000 paid for the ex G. Miles and Son Walsh and Clark ‘Victoria’ oil traction engine, which was fiercely bid for and ended up headed for a village a few miles away!
But, of course, it was the wonderful selection of Caterpillar Crawlers, for which Peter was best known for, that dominated the sale and they would not disappoint. The DW15 with scraper box was keenly bid for and after a starting bid of £10,000 was finally knocked down for £28,500. The D8 was similarly contested and found a new home at a whopping £27,000, but where do you find another in such good condition. The remaining Cats sold well with D4’s at £3,200 and £4,900 and D2’s ranging from £2,800 to £6,200. A D6 in original condition sold at £8,200 and the D7 at £7,500. Onto Fowler Crawlers and these were fighting for top spot with a 1939 330 3cylinder diesel topping out at a fantastic £20,500 and one buyer hitting a hat trick buying all 3 FD3’s at prices between £5,500 and £5,200. Amongst the other makes, the much sought after Fordson N Roadless Crawler was hotly contested to £14,000 and a rare David Brown was finally knocked down for £11,500. Of the wheeled tractors a very rusty but original Marshall M hit an impressive £19,500.
A good selection of stationary engines caused a great deal of interest with an 1895 Hornsby Ackroyd oil engine making a top price of £14,000 and a Walsh and Clark ‘Victoria’ engine at £6,800 amongst others.
Spares were a knockout and a huge crowd of buyers gathered in the building to see a huge array of Caterpillar and Field Marshall spares go under the hammer.
With over 300 cast iron seats and concerns that the trade had flattened out, a cautious approach was taken but a large company of buyers ensured a buoyant trade. The excited buyer of the Wm Storrie seat had to fend off several serious punters before fetching a remarkable £2,000. There were many seats between £200 and £600 particularly for British makes.
A tremendous sale overall the likes of which we are unlikely to see for some considerable time.
A full list of results will be available on line.
Suffolk Hoards
‘A once in a lifetime opportunity’ is a phrase that is liberally used, but in the case of the sale held on behalf of the late Peter Fordham there were many items for which this phrase could be appliedThis probably accounted for the fact that there was a huge crowd representing all parts of the UK and buyers from Ireland and Europe, which descended on the small Suffolk village of Badwell Ash. The top price of the day, however was for the 1925 Wm Allchin steam traction engine ‘Royal Chester’ which is one of the most famous and well known engines in the UK having been the subject of numerous scale models. £114,000 was the winning bid and the engine was straight off to grace the Bedford Steam Rally before heading back to it’s new home in South Somerset.
The biggest surprise of the day was the £66,000 paid for the ex G. Miles and Son Walsh and Clark ‘Victoria’ oil traction engine, which was fiercely bid for and ended up headed for a village a few miles away!
But, of course, it was the wonderful selection of Caterpillar Crawlers, for which Peter was best known for, that dominated the sale and they would not disappoint. The DW15 with scraper box was keenly bid for and after a starting bid of £10,000 was finally knocked down for £28,500. The D8 was similarly contested and found a new home at a whopping £27,000, but where do you find another in such good condition. The remaining Cats sold well with D4’s at £3,200 and £4,900 and D2’s ranging from £2,800 to £6,200. A D6 in original condition sold at £8,200 and the D7 at £7,500. Onto Fowler Crawlers and these were fighting for top spot with a 1939 330 3cylinder diesel topping out at a fantastic £20,500 and one buyer hitting a hat trick buying all 3 FD3’s at prices between £5,500 and £5,200. Amongst the other makes, the much sought after Fordson N Roadless Crawler was hotly contested to £14,000 and a rare David Brown was finally knocked down for £11,500. Of the wheeled tractors a very rusty but original Marshall M hit an impressive £19,500.
A good selection of stationary engines caused a great deal of interest with an 1895 Hornsby Ackroyd oil engine making a top price of £14,000 and a Walsh and Clark ‘Victoria’ engine at £6,800 amongst others.
Spares were a knockout and a huge crowd of buyers gathered in the building to see a huge array of Caterpillar and Field Marshall spares go under the hammer.
With over 300 cast iron seats and concerns that the trade had flattened out, a cautious approach was taken but a large company of buyers ensured a buoyant trade. The excited buyer of the Wm Storrie seat had to fend off several serious punters before fetching a remarkable £2,000. There were many seats between £200 and £600 particularly for British makes.
A tremendous sale overall the likes of which we are unlikely to see for some considerable time.
A full list of results will be available on line.
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