9th Dec, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Toys, Sporting & Collectables
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Collection Of Cycling Medals Relating To Nellie Rodgers And Family
(i) Yorkshire Road Club Record gold "Miss N Rodgers 359 miles 24 hours Tandem (unpaced) 1910" (cased) (ii) Yorkshire Road Club Record gold "12 hours Mixed Tandem Record unpaced Miss N Rodgers 211 miles 1913" (cased) (iii) Yorkshire Road Club Record gold "J T Rodgers 12 hours Mixed Tandem (unpaced) 205 1/4 miles 1909" (iv) Yorkshire Road Club gold "Miss N Rodgers 182 3/4 miles 12 hours Tandem (unpaced) 1911" (v) Yorkshire Road Club gold "Miss F Rodgers 182 3/4 miles 12 hours Tandem (unpaced) 1911" (vi) Yorkshire Road Club gold "Miss N Rodgers 196 3/8 miles 12 hours Tandem (unpaced) 1910" (vii) Yorkshire Road Club gold "1912 Miss N Rodgers Leeds to Darlington & back Tandem 6hrs 30mins" (viii) Yorkshire Road Club gold "Wetherby to Darlington & back Tandem Miss F Rodgers 5H 8M 1914" (ix) Yorkshire Road Club gold "Wetherby to Darlington & back Tandem Miss N Rodgers 5H 8M" 1914" (x) Yorkshire Road Club gold "Leeds to London (Tandem) Miss F Rodgers 12H 16M 1914" (xi) Yorkshire Road Club gold "Leeds to London (Tandem) Miss N Rodgers 12H 16M 1914"; two gold Yorkshire Road Club oval 'belt' badges, two Yorkshire Road Club "Life Member" badges, Yorkshire Road Club "Vice Captain" badge, Yorkshire Road Club 100 Miles "J T Rodgers 6h 12m 52s" and Yorkshire Road Club 'belt' badge; together with two files of assorted newspaper cuttings and other paperwork relating to the Rodgers' exploits including Yorkshire Road Club Rules 1909, numerous articles from Cycling, photographs, a few letters
J T Rodgers ran a Bicycle Shop in Castleford and along with his daughters Nellie and Florry the family set numerous records in the Yorkshire Road Club in endurance rides both single and tandem in the pre-WWI era
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
9ct Gold weight 149g
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Auction: Toys, Sporting & Collectables, 9th Dec, 2022
An important piece of English sporting history is set to be auctioned, when a 1966 FIFA World Cup Winner’s Medal, won by Alan Ball, comes under the hammer at Tennants Auctioneers, North Yorkshire with an estimate of £80,000-120,000 (plus buyer’s premium). Also on offer will be Ball’s 1966 World Cup Final No.7 Shirt (estimate: £30,000-50,000 plus b.p.), and his 1966 World Cup Cap (estimate: £15,000-25,000 plus b.p.). The sale will take place on 9th December, coinciding with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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