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03 March 2010

                         

Z205 - 6 Pieces of Wreckage bought from Suffolk owner. I believe they are from L48 brought down at Thebeton June 1917 - £260 for 6 pieces
Z206 - Very unusual brooch made from piece of Zeppelin wreckage but having copper attached encircling it in flames. - £150
Z204 - Original Watercolour of 2 bi-planes shooting down German Zeppelin over England, signed Wheatley, Broadstairs.  I believe this is most likely taken from sightings over Ramsgate in June 1917 when L42 was brought down and L48 having trouble was attacked by 2 aircraft, finally crashing over Suffolk. Measurements 7" x 4.75". - £150
Z203 - Piece of Wire from SL11 in guarantee envelope reading THIS IS A PIECE OF WIRE OF THE FIRST ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN AT  CUFFLEY, HERTS SEPTEMBER 3RD 1916. The wire having been giving to the British Red Cross Society by HM War Office it is being sold to help the wounded at the Front. Price 1 shilling. - £95

Z200 - Photocard of L48 crashed Plus a drawing from a 17 card set of Crash Sites - £30 - (The other 2 photcards are sold)

Z199 - Photocard of Graf Zeppelin at rest - £35
Z198 - Photocard of R34 and V.I.P.S. Including American Zackary Lansdowne The Shenandoah Commander with Commander Scott of R34 - £35
Z196 - Photo Postcard of SL11 wreckage at Cuffley, 1916. - £22
Listed below large collection of original photographs gathered by Frank Tilly who was employed in the demolition of the R100 and is shown in Photograph Z10 and Z10a.  Messrs Elton, Levy & Co. bought the one million pound airship for scrap. Most photographs are marked on the reverse with the information and also have an official stamp.  Amongst the photographs are some excellent in flight original photographs.  Also with this collection are 8 Bandalasta Plates which had been used on board.
Z2 - A view of the inside of the hull. - £40
Z3 - Dismantling Picture - £20
Z4 - Excellent Photograph of Nose area with mooring anchor - £50
Z6 - General view prior to dismantling - £35
Z7 - A portion of the giant skeleton - £35
Z8 - Men dismantling frame - £35
Z10- Scrapping directors including the collector Frank Tilly 4th Left. 10a is a repeat of this photograph but damaged. -SOLD
Z11- General central view under demolition - £25
Z14 - Airship R100 at Cardington Mast - £70

Z16 - R100 moored in Canada - £70

Z16a - Repeat photograph with tear - £25

Z17 - On Montreal, Canada mooring mask - £70
Z18 - On Montreal, Canada mast - £70
Z19 - Workmen dismantling admidships - £25
Z20 - R100 nearing completion at Howden - £70
Z21 - General Internal view during demolition - £35
Z22 - Photograph on maiden flight from Howden to Cardington - £70
Z23 - Photo postcard showing dismantling - £20
Z24 - Photo postcard arriving at Cardington mast - £25
Z193 - Wooden Letter rack with Galleon carving made from teak of HMS Iron Duke. Admiral Jellicoes flagship. Jutland 1916. This information shown on metal plaque on front of rack. - £120
Z191 - circa 1940's Graf Zeppelin Tin Toy in working order made in Brazil. - £180
Z190 - WW1 Trenchart Bi Plane marked Dixmaude.3.5" x 4.5" undercarriage missing. Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection - £80
Z189 -WW1 Excellent miniature German Taube Trenchart Mono Plane 3.5" x 4" Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection - £250
Z184 - Very solid Trenchart Biplane. French or English with Bakerlite Prop. one blade missing. 4.5". 5" wide. Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection - £250
Z183 - Trenchart WW1 Brass Lighter Flint Expired. 2". Marked with the Village of Albert. Made in form of a book. Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection. - £35
Z182 - Trenchart WW1 Brass Letter Opener Marked BAPAUME 1917 Provenance JOHN GAIR own Collection - £25
Z181 - 2 off Guardsmen Duty Brass Plates. Coldstream No. 24096510 F. Hutt and Grandadier 5821839 G. Collett. Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection - £50 the pair
Z186 - WW1 Trenchart Letter Opener. 8" long. Marked Armentiers. Provenance: JOHN GAIR own collection - £25
Z187 - Excellent Miniature German Taube Trenchart Monoplane overpainted in gilt WW1 made from brass shell casing. Provenance: JOHN GAIR own collection. £250
Z188 - WW1 Trencghart Brass letter opener marked ZENECHEM 1918. Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection - £25
Z101 - A 1930's photograph of the Graf Zeppelin airship floating in the sky over New York City, handwritten note on the photograph pointing out the Paramount Building and the Park Central Hotel; 6.5" X 9.5"- Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £60
Z144 - Lovely framed watercolour of the US Airship SHENANDOAH above its sea borne mooring mast off the US East Coast. c.1924 original painting.  She was lost with Commander Zac Lansdowne in a storm over Ohio in 1925 modern frame but I think picture has age. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION  - SOLD
Z06 - An Arcadian crested china model of a WW1 Zeppelin airship, bearing the Chatham crest, Length 5.25" Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION  - £55
Z 02 - An Arcadian crested china model of a Zeppelin airship bomb the front with the crest of Bury St. Edmunds, Height 3.75". Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £35
Z175 - An unusual piece of WW1 trench art modelled as a paper knife with bullet handle the blade made from wreckage from L48 shot down Theberton 17th June 1917.  The blade is stamped L48 7" long Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £120
Z174 - A large sweetheart broach 3.5" long. made from wreckage of L48 shot down at Theberton, Suffolk 17th June 1917 Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £120
Z173 - Bookmark from Duralamin used in airship Akron made by Goodyear Corp. Akron, Ohio. Crashed 1933. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £60

Z172 - Duralamin matchbox. Original box inside etched with castle tower and lighthouse coast scene the side reads ' G. Williams 1914/1919 likely made from souvenier material from Zepp crash site. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION -

£70
Z177 - Airship tapemeasure, damaged replaced tail fins (paper) has working tape. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £50
Z176 - Airship shape material possibly from envelope offcut marked US Naval Air Station Lakehurst. News Jersey. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION -  £40
Z168 - Historic original hand written account of the Battle of Jutland 31st May, 1916 as experienced by an officer on the Bridge of HMS Indomitable having a reference to involvement with a Zeppelin. Facinating Item - Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £100

Z165 - 3 Pieces of wreckage from L48 shot down in flames over Thebeton Suffolk, June 1916, comprising a shield shaped piece, stamped L48 1917 and a piece of the skin of the airship and another fragment with old handwritten labels.Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION -

£140
Z162 - A piece of Zeppelin L32 airship girder shot down by Freddie Sowrey DSO at Billericay Essex 24th September, 1916 length 5.25" witdth 1" handwritten legend to the side Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD

Z161 - Unique and very special gift. A cigarette case from Egbert Cadbury who shot down L70 in his DH4 wearing pyjamas!! awarded DFC and DSO also shot down another Zeppelin L21 on 28th November 1916 became Air Commodore and received Knighthood died 1967. Amongt the Zepp crew killed in L70 was the commodore of airships Peter Strasser, thus ending raids over Britain in WW1 by airships. inscribed RNAS Zeppelin L70 destroyed August 8th 1918 Gt. Yarmouth, partly made from wreckage and given to Oscar Pellatt bought from the family some years ago, comes with his framed photograph.  The case is hallmarked 1918, outer casing  believed to be from the Zepp wreckage retrieved from sea. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION -

SOLD
Z160 - WW1 Red Cross fund item wire from Schultelanz SL11 shot down 3rd September 1916 by Leif Robinson made VC referred to as a Zepp for propagander purposes. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD
Z159 - Hallmarked silver trophy cup with RAF wings and reading presented to R.N. Airship station Polegate winners of football competition No. 10 group sports committee 8.5" high. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD
Z158 - Framed item labelled six fragments of metal taken from the Zeppelin shot down at Cuffley Sept. 1916 by Leif Robinson VC No glass long gone, Largest piece 5.5" x 1" Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD
 
Z157 - A lever retrieved from the wreckage of SL11 first German airship downed over Britain, 1916 pilot Leif Robinson VC 3rd September 1916 comes with typed letter from the family reads ' this is to certify that the control from the zeppelin that crashed at Cuffly, was given to my father George Blair at Newgate St Cuffly on or about 1930 together with the copy of a postcard and is signed Donald Blair. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD
Z156 - Two WW1 Metal matchbox covers with Leif Robinson VC on one and searchlight picture of airship saying reached London 2.30 a.m. on back of each, picture of burning airship coming down, one reads 'end of babykiller' the other reads ' went to my doom 2.45 a.m., side reads souvenir of the first Zeppelin destroyed in England, Sept. 3rd 1916 - Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD
 
Z155 - A piece of aluminium girder from the US Zeppelin airship Shenandoah brough down in severe line squall over Ohio 3rd September 1925, those lost included the famous commander Zachary Lansdowne, along with a Notary Public declaration of origins; length 1.75" Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION  - £120
Z154 - Naval Trench Art brass ladies boot made from shell case etc. engraved HMS Phaeton Zeppelin L7 May 4th 1916 Jutland May 13th 1916 7" x 5" x 5" Phaeton and Cruiser Galatea broujght L7 down in flames off Horns Reef finished off by submarine E31 - Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £100
Z153 - A piece of LZ85 Zeppelin that was destroyed off Salonika May 5th 1916 by HMS Agamemmon, probably a piece of girder; length 2.5", attached is a piece of card with handwritten note Zeppelin LZ85 destroyed off Salonika May 5th 2 a.m. 1916.  There is also a small silvered piece of Zeppoelin skin with handwritten comments May 5th 1916 and other handwritten notes. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD
Z152 -  An early 20th century Continental porcelain cruet modelled as a Zeppelin airship titled in gilt A PRESENT FROM HEARN BAY; believed to be a depiction of L15 Zeppelin airship that was shot down close to the Kentish coast in 1916. Length 7.5". Perfect. - Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £130

Z151 - Book 1 of Zeppelin Weltfahrten History Pair complete containing all 277 photo cards

Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION -SOLD

Z150 - Book 2 of Zeppelin Weltfahrten complete containing 156 Photo Cards

Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - SOLD

Z147 - Interesting WW1 Period laminated bowl box with label inside reading: AERO ART GUARANTEED MADE FROM BRITISH AIR CRAFT PROPELLERS OF THE WAR PERIOD 1914-1919. 5" diameter. Provenance: John Gair own collection - £110
Z146 - Heavy WW1 rench Art Shell Case made into a Tobacco Jar with Applied R.A.M.C. Badges and half bullet heads. 7" high. 3.5" diameter. Base marked DLZ 1916. HL27 ST19 Provenance: John Gair Own Collection - £225
Z145 - WW1 Trench Art Shell Case made into lidded inkwell. 4" diameter. Marked underneath SL54 Oct 1914 Imperial Prussian Crown MGZ Polte Magdeburg Provenance: John Gair own collection. - £125
Z143 - VERY NICE BROOCH MARKED AND MADE FROM L33 - PROVENANCE JOHN GAIR OWN COLLECTION -SOLD
Z142 - 2 MOLTEN ZEPPELIN PIECES FROM L33 WRECK WITH INFO. HAND WRITTEN BY THE FINDER AT THE WRECK SITE. PROVENANCE JOHN GAIR OWN COLLECTION - £88
Z138 - EXCELLENT QUALITY MATCH BOX COVER CONTAINER. SMALL CARD PACK.; ORIGINAL- BOUGHT FROM THE FAMILY OF MR. AUSTIN WHO OBTAINED IT FROM A P.O.W. AFTER L48 WAS BROUGHT DOWN IN SUFFOLK. THE INTERESTING FACTOR IS ONLY 3 GERMANS SURVIVED THE DOWNING PRUSUMING ONE OF THEM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FINE WORK -SOLD
Z136 -WW1 Prisoner of War piece. possibly airship factory worker. made out of duraluminium in the form of a book. wording round outside reads: A Mon fils Maurice Recqueur a Estaires (Nord)/ Souveuir de son pere prisonnier de la guerre 1914-15./ Also place names round edge of book reading: - PARCHIM - ALLEMAGNE - MECHLEMBOURG Provenance John Gair Collection - Measurements 3.75" x 3" x 1". -SOLD
Z133 - Art Deco hatpin made from wreckage L31 brought down Potters Bar 1st October, 1916 - Provenance John Gair Collection - purchased in New York March 1999 - SOLD
Z131 -Sweetheart Brooch marked and made from wreckage of L31 1st October, 1916 brought down at Potters Bar - Provenance John Gair Collection - purchased June 1997 - £80
Z132 - Original piece of cross girder from Zeppelin  brought down at Potters Bar 1st October 1916 numbered L31 - Provenance John Gair Collection - purchased 1995 -SOLD

Z130 - Original piece of girder from Zeppelin L32 bought down at Billericay, Essex 24th September 1916 marked on side of girder.. - Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - bought August 1997

SOLD
Z127 Graf Zeppelin postcard 1929 posted from Flughaven Boblingen sent to New York with Friedrichshafen luftpost ie it went on a Transatlantic Graf trip also marked "luftschiff graf zeppelin" £30
Z126A phot of Graf Zeppelin over Munich c1930,s dims. 3.5" x 4.5" £20
 
Z125 Rare complete Mary Tin complete with officers silver pencil all cigs. /tobacco/xmas card/mary photo in envelope 1914 mint cond. tin SOLD
 
Z68 Original photo Graf Zeppelin flying over Germany (Constanz?) c1928 SOLD
Z76A  Piece of envelope and a piece of duralumin Girder from the LZ85  shot down by HMS Agamemnon in Salonika Harbour  2am May5th 1916 , Pencil and ink written details on paper and old label  plus modern  type written account of incident.    
SOLD
Z102-1 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 10" x 8" , shows Graf Zeppelin over Fleet Street , August 1931
£75
Z103-2 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 10" X 7.5" , appears cut to side , shows Graf Zeppelin at Hanworth August 1931
£70
Z105-4 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 8" x 6" shows Graf Zeppelin landing at Hanworth UK 18 August 1931 
£75
Z106-5 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress ,8" x 6" shows Graf Zeppelin over the Old Bailey London 18 August 1931 (small photo) 
£70 
Z107-6 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress , 10" x 8" shows Graf Zeppelin over the Old Bailey ,London 18 August 1931 , Large photo
£75
Z109-8 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress , 10" x 8" , shows Graf Zeppelin of St Paul's , August 1931 SOLD
Z110-9 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 8" x6" , shows R101 wreckage Oct 6th 1930 at Beauvais, Paris, £65
Z111-10 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress ,8"x 6" , shows close up of R101 wreckage at Beauvais. Paris , 6th Oct. 1930, £70
Z97 REAL SEPIA PHOTO 4.5" X 3.5" C1910 OF GERMAN HARBOR WITH BATTLESHIP AND AIRSHIP OVERHEAD 
£28
Z98 REAL PHOTO OF SHENANDOAH ( EX ALBUM), LATER LOST OVER OHIO IN LINE SQUALL SEPT 1925 WITH LOSS OF ZACKERY LANSDOWNE AND OTHERS. 6" X 3.5" SEE ALSO ITEM Z76B - £32

Mary Tin 1914 with rare officers monogrammed bullet pencil, full tobacco (paper split), 2 monogrammed cigarettes, many photo and xmas card, all original
Ref. Z91 - £170
Arcadian china ww1 crested ware (south queensbury) Model of Zeppelin(wrong shape), 5" long.
Ref. Z81- £95
HINDENBURG WRECKAGE. 1937. NEW JERSEY CRASH SITE. FULLY AUTHENTICATED.
Ref. Z33 - £285
REAL PHOTO BELIEVE HINDENBURG AND GRAF ZEPPELIN OVER BODENSEE. 1936. GERMANY. GENUINE.
Ref. Z31 - £38
ANOTHER DIFFERENT COLLECTION IN A GOLD FLAKE TIN COMPRISING EXCELLENT DURALUMIN CROSS PIECE FROM DOWNED ZEPP. 6" AND 7" C1916 PLUS 3 OTHER FRAME PIECES, 12 SCHRAPNEL PIECES ONE PROBABLY FROM A TIMER FINALLY SOME WW1 BULLETS (SPENT)
Ref. Z48 - £175
"THE NEW PARSEVAL DIRIGIBLE" COLOURED POST CARD c.1910,
REF. Z63 - £15
SWAN CHINA WW1 CAP (CREST FRASERBURGH) PERFECT
Ref. Z58 - £45
IMPERIAL GERMAN WW1 NAVY BUTTON USED IN THE AIRSHIP SERVICE AS WELL AS REGULAR NAVY
REF. Z77 - £15
ARCADIAN CRESTED WARE (SCARBOROUGH) WW1 SUBMARINE (E4), PERFECT
REF. Z51A - £55
ARCADIAN CRESTED WARE (EASTBOURNE) WW1 AMBULANCE (RADIATOR MARKED EH139), PERFECT
REF. Z56 - £65
Duralumin souvenier, WW1 tobacco tin with bi-plane depiction worked into the lid, 4" diam. a form of trench art, interesting piece.
Ref. Z80 - £85

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