Mystery headboard?

[Logan6h]

Hi all, last year in August I aquired this headboard from an Antique Shop in Church Stretton, I'm told it's made out of Aluminium. It does have a bracket on it and has been worn by 60028 (but that was my doing)

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if it's genuine and if so do you have any information (or pictures) of it being in use at all? Looked all over the web and haven't found anything of it so it would be greatly appreciated !

 

[Gloster]

There was a Great Western Society railtour The Royal Venturer from Paddington to Derby via Banbury and back using King 6024 north of Didcot on 24 November 1990. Details are on Six Bells Junction. I have looked a couple of years either way and can’t find another.

 

[bangor-toad]

Here's an image from Hondawander showing the headboard:

Link

Cheers,
Mr Toad

 

[Mcr Warrior]

@Logan6h. Welcome to the forum. "Crewe Heritage Railwayana" (auctioneers) were selling an aluminium reproduction of the headboard back in October 2022. Guide price was £100 to £150. Maybe that's what this is.

https://www.ukrailwayana.com/2022CH10/catalog.htm

(Item #224, will be necessary to scroll down a bit to the listing).

 

[Logan6h]

@Logan6h. Welcome to the forum. "Crewe Heritage Railwayana" (auctioneers) were selling an aluminium reproduction of the headboard back in October 2022. Guide price was £100 to £150. Maybe that's what this is.

https://www.ukrailwayana.com/2022CH10/catalog.htm

(Item #224, will be necessary to scroll down a bit to the listing).

Yes that'll be it, much appreciated

 

[Logan6h]

There was a Great Western Society railtour The Royal Venturer from Paddington to Derby via Banbury and back using King 6024 north of Didcot on 24 November 1990. Details are on Six Bells Junction. I have looked a couple of years either way and can’t find another.

Interesting, much appreciated

 

[Logan6h]

Here's an image from Hondawander showing the headboard:

Link

Cheers,
Mr Toad

Cheers! Mine turns out to be a reproduction but this is what I'm assuming the headboard is based on

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Hi all, last year in August I aquired this headboard from an Antique Shop in Church Stretton, I'm told it's made out of Aluminium.

How much did you pay for it? And how big? Two feet plus wide?

 

[Logan6h]

How much did you pay for it? And how big? Two feet plus wide?

£110 if I remember correctly, its the size of just a standard headboard