Cork auction offers opportunity to turn back pages of history

A copy of The Cork Examiner from 1848, a Victorian dining table, and GAA memorabilia are sure to appeal to collectors

The Cork Examiner from March 24, 1848, at Lynes and Lynes.

An original copy of The Cork Examiner from 1848 with a front page full of auction advertising, a large collection of old GAA hurling and football programmes including the iconic Thunder and Lightning All-Ireland hurling final of 1939 (played on the day Britain declared war on Germany), an 18-carat gentleman's Rolex watch and a London 1928 crocodile vanity case with tortoiseshell fittings are among the highly collectible lots at Lynes and Lynes next Saturday (November 26).

This Victorian dining table and the Cork 11-bar chairs will be at the Lynes and Lynes sale.