![]() (c) Each lot is put up for sale subject to any reserve price placed by the vendor. If during the auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen, he has absolute discretion to settle it or to re-offer the lot. The Auctioneer may at his sole discretion determine the advance of the bidding or refuse a bid. (b) The highest bidder shall be the buyer. He may bid on behalf of the vendor for all goods which are being offered subject to reserve or at the Auctioneers discretion. (a) The Auctioneer has absolute discretion to divide any lot, to combine any two or more lots or to withdraw any lot from the auction, to refuse bids, regulate bidding or cancel the sale without in any case giving any reason or without previous notice. (c) All statements whether printed in the catalogue or made orally as to any of the matters set out in (b) above are statements of opinion only and are not to be taken as being or implying any warranties or representation of fact by the Auctioneers unless they have been instructed by the vendor to so certify. (b) The Auctioneers do not accept responsibility for the authenticity, attribution, date, condition or quality of any lot unless they have been instructed in writing by the vendor to so certify. This clock was used by a pigeon fancier in Brotton.Whilst the Auctioneer makes every effort to ensure accuracy and the description of any lot: (a) Each lot is as set out in the catalogue or as divided or combined with any other lot or lots, is sold by the vendor with all faults, imperfections and errors of description. This method means time is not lost in removing the band and placing it into the clock. The bird’s arrival is recorded automatically, the band around the bird’s leg is fitted with a chip and is scanned as the bird arrives into the pigeon loft. Meaning the pigeon fancier does not have to be there when the pigeon arrives home. Fanciers even bought their own clocks.Ī modern development in pigeon racing which started in the 1990’s was the electronic timing method. Pigeon clocks were not accepted in England until around 1900 but by 1910 they were used across all of Europe. This time stamp would be taken to the club, meaning a fair system was in place for all competitors. When the bird returned, the fancier would remove the ring and slot it into the clock, the time it was slotted into the clock would be recorded. The number was recorded and the clock started. A rubber ring with a unique identification number was attached to the bird’s leg before the race. The first timing apparatus was built by Emery Van den Bossche from Oudenaarde in Belgium, his first pigeon clock was built around 1885. People initiated the use of pocket watches but this was unreliable between fanciers. Again, this proved unfair to some competitors. Later, fanciers used telegraphs as they could go to local post offices. This proved to be unfair as some fanciers lived further away from the club so the competition was imbalanced. After a race when the pigeon arrived home to its owners (fanciers) they would take the bird to the club, the first there was announced the winner. Originally, wing marks were stamped onto a pigeon’s wing to differentiate it from others. During the First World War pigeons played a vital role with over 100,000 being used to send messages. Pigeon racing has been recorded as early as 1806. At the beginning of the eighteenth century these carrier pigeons were used for sport and competition. The pigeon was noted as a special species of bird as they would always return to their home. Pigeons have been used since ancient times as carriers of messages and emblems of peace. This pigeon clock from the collection was made by Boddy and Ridewood a company based in Scarborough who have supplied pigeon equipment since 1933.
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