Product Details
L.S.W.R.
A SUBSTANTIAL BRASS LEVEL-CROSSING KEEPER'S HAND-BELL,
probably mid-Victorian, 16 1/2 in. high with a bell casting diameter of 7 1/2 in., the casting deeply engraved 'L.S.W.R' (sic), iron clapper, brass collar and Lignum Vitae handle drilled for a lanyard
Provenance: The London and South Western Railway was formed in 1838 (then known as the London and Southampton Railway, linking as it did those two cities). The line proved a great success and the company soon extended its line further west as well as developing the docks at Southampton. Its London terminus was originally at Nine Elms but as the company grew it built a very grand edifice which was named Waterloo, one of the great stations of the world.
The L.S.W.R. was considered forward-thinking and spearheaded the development of electrified suburban lines and power signalling. It was also responsible for an enormous amount of traffic, both human and otherwise, during the Great War.
The company survived until 1922, and the Grouping Act, when it was joined with other companies in the south to form Southern Railways, or just Southern as displayed on the locomotives.
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Estimate £30-50