282, Lot: 473. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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temp. HANOVER. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, inventor, engineer, and architect. 1769-1849. WM Medal (43mm, 27.02 g, 12h). Completion of the River Thames Tunnel. By W. J. Davis. Dually-dated 1824 and 1842. SIR ISAMBART MARC BRUNEL, F · R · S · &c ·, bare head left / ROTHERHITHE/ENTRANCE, view of the twin tunnels; in four lines in exergue, THAMES TUNNEL 1200 FEET LONG/COMMENCED 1824 · COMPLETED 1842/76 FEET BELOW HIGH WATER/COST £450000. BHM 2080; Eimer –. EF, some marks.