WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 13 MAY 2023

162 History 298 1924 (4 December) Poster: Auction of Maryborough Marble Works. Published by J.J. Aird & Sons for Messrs. Walshe & Sons - ‘Centre of Main Street,.....suitable for Cinema, Motor Garage or Building Site’. Accompanied by a copy of the Indenture, typescript, mentioning Fintan Walsh, sculptor and Allured Rolleston, solicitor. 22 by 18in. (55.9 by 45.7cm) Condition: Very good, light folds and creases, a few edge tears. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 298 299 1925 - Establishment of sugar factory at Carlow. Sixty photographs of the building of the first sugar factory in Ireland, including pictures of workers during the various stages of construction during 1925, the organising committee, also the original invitation to the turning of the first sod by Bishop Foley in January 1925 along with some newspaper clippings from 1925 relating to the event. Photograph size mainly: 3.50 by 5in. (8.9 by 12.7cm) Condition: Mainly fine. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £180-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 299