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Z269 - Original newspaper pages from Daily Express 8th October, 1930.R101 - £50 |
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Z268 - .
A CONSTRUCTIONAL PART OF THE FRAMEWORK OF THE R.101. OF FLAT DURALUMIN NUMBERED 30 WITH PATTERN OF RADIATING HOLES. SUGGESTING THAT IT WAS ONE OF MANY RUNNING ALONG THE FRAMEWORK OF THE AIRSHIP. WITH SMALL INSPECTORS MARK 'RAW 7' APPROXIMATELY 13 CMS DIAMETER WITH AN OLD LABEL ATTACHED INSCRIBED IN INK, 'A PIECE OF THE DIRIGIBLE BALLOON BURNT NEAR BEAUVAIS, NO. 101 OCTOBER 1930. GOOD CONDITION. 5" diameter. -SOLD |
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Z267N - 2 small original private photographs of R101 wreakage at Beauvais each 4.5" x 3" - £80 for 2 |
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Z267M - Original 3 part photograph of showing R101 wreakage at Beauvais being inspected by crash investigators. 8" x 3" - £45 |
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Z267L - Original photograph of Cardington team who worked on gas holders for R101. 8.5" x 6.5" - £30 |
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Z267K - Original photograph of wreaths including Prime Minister Ramsey McDonald details on verso . 9.5" x 7" - £20 |
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Z267J - Original photograph of Bookmakers holding 2 minutes silence for R101 victims, 11th October, 1930. 7" x 5" - £25 |
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Z267I - Original photograph outside St. Paul's Cathedral at the memorial service for R101 victims 10th October, 1930 full details on back of photograph. 7" x 5". - £45 |
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Z267G - Original photograph of Funeral activity at Beauvais Railway station, after loading R101 victims. 7" x 5" - £35 |
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Z267F - Original photograph of dignaturies in procession Beauvais R101 funeral, 7" x 5" - £25 |
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Z267E - Original photograph of Pompiers at Mayor's office, Ablonne, 7" x 5", October 1930. - £25 |
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Z267D - Original Photograph of funeral procession forming up in Beauvais for the R101 victims. 7" x 5". October 1930. - £35 |
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Z267C - Original Photograph of Hugo Eckener and assistant walking in funeral procession in London saying farewell to the R101 dead, full description on verso - £35 |
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Z267B - Original Photograph of Hugo Eckener and others at memorial in Cardington, October 1930. Dimentions 7" x 5" - £35 |
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Z267AA - Original photograph of R101, dead laying in state at Westminster Hall, London, 10th October 1930. 7" x 5". - £70 |
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Z267A - Copy of newspaper photo of R34 landing after Atlantic crossing July 6th 1919, with signatures from the crew upon the clebration of the 50th anniversary of the double crossing, (8 signatures) . a real collectors piece. Dimentions 13" x 10". - £250 |
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Z262 - Paper Knife made from Wreckage of L70 marked Zeppelin L70 Burnt 5th August, 1918 - £195 |
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Z265 - Historic Group of mostly original photographs, all collected by 2nd Lieutenant C.M. Harrison FRC RNAS also being a Balloon trained officer. Photos from 1911 through to 1930 R100/R101 Graf and later aircraft bought from Grandson. Note many items have handwritten additional information on back. Pictures listed below. prices given against reference number quoted. |
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H1 - Original Photo R101 12" x 10" over St. Paul's Cathedral, London 1930. - £80 |
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H2 - Original Photograph R101 - 10" x 8.75" over St. Paul's Cathedral, London. 1930. - £90 |
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H3 - Original Photograph showing opening speech at R101 enquiry October 1930. -£70 |
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H8 - Original photograph 26th April, 1930. R100 and Graf some corner damage. 12" x 10" £70 |
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H9 - Original Photograph of RNAS Officers including Lieut. Irwin, later to become and lose his life as Captain of R101. 8" x 6" £60 |
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H11 Original Photograph of Graf Zeppelin over St Paul's Cathedral, London on first visit 26th April, 1930 12" x 10", nick in photograph, upper left. £70 |
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H12 - Original photograph R101 over Big Ben and Houses of Parliament etc. Sept/October, 1930. 12" x 10" £75 |
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H13- Original Photograph Graf Zeppelin over Tower Bridge on first visit to U.K. 26th April, 1930. 12" x 10"£70 |
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H14 - Unusual view of Graf Zeppelin from underneath on first visit to U.K. 26th April, 1930. 12 x 10"£80 |
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H15 - Personal postcard sent from a friend on the AKRON at Lakehurst 1932 - £20 |
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H16 Postcard photograph card of R101 on Mast September 1930. £35 |
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H17 - 1931 Postcard of AKRON from friend on board - £15 |
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H18 - Graf Zeppelin postcard photo over Toulon 1930 £15 |
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H19 - Photo card of R33 on Mast showing seaplanes underslung £35 |
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H20 - Original photograph of the ill fated AKRON and MACON over Empire State Building, New York 1935 £40 |
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H21 - 1909 Photo post card showing people at Airship wreck at Dunstable 20th May 1909 - £20 |
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H22 - Original Photo of Labaudy control car taken 1911 7" x 5" - £30 |
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H23 - Original photo of BETA 6.5" X 4" IN 1909 - £25 |
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H24 Postcard photo of GAMMA taken 1912 5.5" x 3.5" - £25 |
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H25 - French Postcard airship/seaplanes 1920's - £15 |
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H26 - Original photo Balloonish Parachutes down 8" x 5.25" - £35 |
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H27 - Original photo of Balloonest parachuting down 6" x 5". £30 |
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H28 - Post card photo crew of ETA 1912 5.25" x 3.5" Harrison in Crew - £20 |
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H29 - CM HARRISON Balloon Service Cert.- £15 |
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H30 - Postcard photo 1912 /13 'ETA' at Aldershot - £20 |
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H31 - Postcard photo German sold Parseval in 1911 - £20 |
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H32 - Postcard photo of GAMMA at Aldershop 1912- £20 |
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H33 - Postcard photo of ASTRA TORRES at Aldershop - £20 |
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H34 - Postcard photo ASTRA TORRES/WILLOW 2 1912 - £20 |
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H35 - Postcard photo ASTRA TORRES Control Car 1912/13 - £20 |
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H36 - Postcard photo of aftermath of the famous aviator SF Cody Fatal airship crash 1913 - £35 |
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H37 - 6 Small original photos of Balloons and people inc. Mountbatten circa. 1913/18 - £50 |
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H38 - Photocard Boer War naval 13 Pounder - £35 |
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H39 - Postcard SPA 1919 German and Turkish Surrender Generals at WW1 Wars end - £20 |
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H40 - Original photo 8.5" x 6.5" of planes from 17 Squadron prior to fatal accident described on back 8.5" x 6.5" 1st October 1930. - £35 |
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H41 - Original photo of Imperial Airways Handley Page Aircraft - £40 |
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H42 - Original photo of the then Giant Dornier at Calshot 10th November 1930. - £40 |
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H43 - Original Photo Dornier largest Seaplane existing at that time at Calshot 1930 - £45 |
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H44 - Prince of Wales Visits the Dornier which was enroute to Germany to the Americas in November 1930 - £40 |
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H45 - WW2 Group of 6 photos showing damage in Sanderstead area after an airraid 8.5" x 6" - £50 |
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Z261 SMALL PROPELLOR (GENERATOR /WIND INDICATOR) FROM L32 CRASH SITE 1916 WITH SILVER PLAQUE GIVING INFORMATION ON PIECE - £495
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Z260 ASHTRAY MADE FROM WRECKAGE OF L48 BROUGHT DOWN AT THEBERTON SUFFOLK 1917 - £185 |
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Z259 RARE PIECE OF MOLTEN WRECKAGE FROM R101 WITH HANDWRITTEN LABEL FROM THE PERIOD READING “SECTION OF METAL ALLOY AIRFRAME FROM THE R101 AIRSHIP CRASH SITE 1930 ALLONE FRANCE
1.75” LONG - £120 |
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Z257 GREAT RELIC FROM THE TERRIBLE DISASTER OVER HULL OF THE R38 CRASHING ON HER FINAL HAND OVER FLIGHT TO THE AMERCIANS IN AUGUST 1921 . MADE FROM HER GENERATOR PROPELLERS IN THE FORM OF AN UMBRELLA STAND 21” WIDE AND 26” HIGH BOUGHT FROM THE FAMILY WHO HAD POSSESED IT FROM THE TIME OF THE CRASH SUPPORTED WITH LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM THE GRANDSON OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THIS UNIQUE PIECE. A TRUE MUSEUM PIECE -£950
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Z256 REALLY EXCELLENT TRENCH ART TANK 4.5” LONG 2” HIGH MARKED TO MRS R ALLAN WITH KINDEST REGARDS FROM WM MURDOCH ALSO MARKED YPRES PERRONNE ARRAS AND ALBERT AND ON SIDES READS ALLAN WATER - £350
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Z255 WWI TRENCH “ART TANK WITH BICYCLE CHAINS FOR ITS TRACKS 5” LONG 3 “HIGH` - £220 |
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Z254 LARGE TRENCH ART TANK WW1 6.5” LONG 3” HIGH MARKED SOMME 1916 AND 1914- 1918 WAR - £230
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Z258 – 5 Pieces of wreckage from L31 Potters Bar Crash Site Measurements of longest piece 8” x 1.5”. - £350 for 5 pieces, |
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Z252 - Interesting unusual wreckage piece from L32 faded label reads, Piece of Zeppelin from Billericay 1914-18 War - £225 |
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Z251 - 6 sizable pieces of Zeppelin wreckage from the L32 with card stating collected by a local resident of Billericay 1916, plus an auction receipt form 1988 set on card with a backing VOTE OF MRS ROSWELL 27th March, 1911 (Suffragette) - £450 |
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Z248 - Very rare piece of the quickly sunk L15, a port hole surround possibly out of an engine compartment with a brass plaque saying 'PART OF ZEPPELIN L15 BROUGHT DOWN AT MARGAT, 1ST APRIL 1916. Set on bakerlite base 8.5" x 7.5" gunfire badly damaged her up river at Purfleet, she descended into the Kentish Knock area of the Thames, people tried to tow her but her back broke and she sank leaving little for souveniers. - £295 |
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Z247 - Napkin Ring from Zeppelin L48, marked 1917 - £130 |
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Z246 - Large piece of Zeppelin L48 wreckage pressed into the form of a Rabbit marked L48, probably done by Garretts Engineering Words, Leiston, who made several souveniers of animals from L48. 6.25" x 5.25" - £275 |
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Z245 - 8 Original issue photocards 6.5 x 4.5" of Graf Zeppelin/Bodensee and other Zeppelins - £240 the group |
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Z244 TRENCH ART TANK FROM WW1 3.5” X 2” SWIVEL TURRET GUN IS A MODERN POT RIVIT 4 SIDE MACHINE GUNS ORIGINAL
£150
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Z243 - 6 Postcards sanctioned by the official press bureaux copyright H. Scott ORR. showing SL11 as L21 coming down over Cuffley September 1916. Provenance John Gair own collection - £130 |
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Z242 - Trench Art paper knife made from wreckage of Warnford's Zeppelin L37, very rare, Warnford was awarded the first VC for a Zeppelin downing which was over France/Belgium, sadly he died 2 weeks later wearing the award when he crashed on a demonstration flight. The Zeppelin had crashed onto a convent killing one nun, all crew perished except the helmsman who jumped 200 feet landing in an empty bed sustaining only minor injuries. - £230 |
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Z241 Book 1 of Zeppelin Weltfahrten History almost complete containing 274 photo cards 3 missing -£160 |
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Z240 SOUVENIER PAMPLET OF 11 REPRODUCED PHOTOS COMMEMORATING LEIF ROBINSON V.C. BRINGING DOWN THE SL11
AT CUFFLEY HERTFORDSHIRE ON SEPT 3RD 1916 WRONGLY REFERRED TO AS L21 SOME AGE WEAR 6” X 4.5”(EBAY 9.1.11) BK £60
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Z239 ARMY ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP BADGE (BELIEVED GENUINE EXAMPLE) SOME WEAR SHOWING MARKED RATHER CRUDELY "HAUSSLER-PFORZHEIM UNDERNEATH BAR PIN CLIP. - ADDITIONAL PICTURES AVAILABLE £220 |
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Z238 SIX ORIGINAL PHOTOS SHOWING ZEPPELIN AIRRAID DAMAGE IN 1915 TO THE HIGH STREET AT WOODBRIDGE SUFFOLK VERY INTERESTING GROUP IN GOOD CONDITION ALL 4” X 3”
£85 |
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Z231 - WW1 Trench Art Tank, dimensions 4.5" x 3.75" overall. excellent example - £160 |
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Z228 - 14 Pieces wreckage including some fabric from SL11 bought from the anniversary exhibition of its downing in 1966 held at Sty. Giles Church, Cuffley. - £525 |
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Z227 - 7 Relics and Label bought from the 50 years anniversary exhibition in 1966 of the shooting down of SL11 by Leif Robinson, later VC. Displayed at St. Giles Church, Cuffley, close to crash site. A Piece of Propeller is involved and very interestingly a rarely found fork from SL11 which was picked up at the east Ridgeway crash site, the collection has an old hand written label attached. - £550 |
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Z225 - 2 very good pieces of Zeppelin wreckage either L32 or L33 with the original British Red Cross guarantee label. measurements; cross piece 2" x 2.5". strut 2.5" x 2" - £250 |
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Z223 - Very rare Cigar holder combining ashtray as used on cruise airships i.e. Graf Zeppelin, made in shape of airship, measurements 5.5", with bone mouthpiece. Provance John Gair collection, collected in 1986 - £225 |
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Z218 - Photo postcard of Lief Robinson V.C. commemorating his shooting down over England of a German airship by a pilot in WW1, September 2nd 1916. - £23 |
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Z217 - Wire and frame from wreck of L31 Potters Bar 1916 with label support notes - £160 |
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Z215 - L33 impressed wreckage in form of Propellor with cutting and label stating SOLD TO AID RAILWAY WAR FUND - £130 |
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Z214 - 1916 Leif Robertson VC Souvenier SL11 Matchboxcover - £90 |
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Z212 - 2 Pieces of Zeppelin from L49 - £240 |
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Z211 - Zeppelin Brooch using interesting using actual piece of material from L21 - £185 |
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Z208 - Unusual gold coloured tin headed pin in shape of and named graf zeppelin a souvenir bought on a flight prob 1930.s -
£40 |
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Z207 - A must for collectors beginning or established airshipwreck by Len Deighton with original cover 1978 issue now out of print £25 |
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Z206 - Very unusual brooch made from piece of Zeppelin wreckage but having copper attached encircling it in flames. - £150 |
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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 |
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Z200 - Photocard of L48 crashed Plus a drawing from a 17 card set of Crash Sites - £30 - (The other 2 photcards are sold) |
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Z198 - Photocard of R34 and V.I.P.S. Including American Zackary Lansdowne The Shenandoah Commander with Commander Scott of R34 - £35 |
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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. |
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Z2 - A view of the inside of the hull. - £40 |
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Z8 - Men dismantling frame - £35 |
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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 |
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Z191 - circa 1940's Graf Zeppelin Tin Toy in working order made in Brazil. - £180 |
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Z184 - Very solid Trenchart Biplane. French or English with Bakerlite Prop. one blade missing. 4.5". 5" wide. Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection - £250 |
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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 |
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Z182 - Trenchart WW1 Brass Letter Opener Marked BAPAUME 1917 Provenance JOHN GAIR own Collection - £25 |
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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 |
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Z186 - WW1 Trenchart Letter Opener. 8" long. Marked Armentiers. Provenance: JOHN GAIR own collection - £25 |
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Z188 - WW1 Trencghart Brass letter opener marked ZENECHEM 1918. Provenance JOHN GAIR own collection - £25 |
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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 |
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Z06 - An Arcadian crested china model of a WW1 Zeppelin airship, bearing the Chatham crest, Length 5.25" Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £55 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Z173 - Bookmark from Duralamin used in airship Akron made by Goodyear Corp. Akron, Ohio. Crashed 1933. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £60 |
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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 |
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Z177 - Airship tapemeasure, damaged replaced tail fins (paper) has working tape. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £50 |
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Z176 - Airship shape material possibly from envelope offcut marked US Naval Air Station Lakehurst. News Jersey. Provenance JOHN GAIR COLLECTION - £40 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Z126A phot of Graf Zeppelin over Munich
c1930,s dims. 3.5" x 4.5" £20
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Z102-1 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 10" x 8" , shows Graf Zeppelin over Fleet Street , August
1931
£75
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Z103-2 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 10" X 7.5" , appears cut to side , shows Graf Zeppelin at Hanworth August
1931
£70 |
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Z105-4 stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 8" x 6" shows Graf Zeppelin landing at Hanworth UK 18 August 1931
£75
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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
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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
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Z110-9
stamped original sepia photo by Photopress, 8" x6" , shows R101 wreckage
Oct 6th 1930 at Beauvais, Paris, £65
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Z111-10
stamped original sepia photo by Photopress ,8"x 6" , shows close up of R101 wreckage at
Beauvais. Paris , 6th Oct. 1930, £70
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Z97 REAL SEPIA PHOTO 4.5" X 3.5" C1910 OF GERMAN
HARBOR WITH BATTLESHIP AND AIRSHIP OVERHEAD
£28
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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 Z155 -
£32
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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 |
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Arcadian china ww1
crested ware (south
queensbury) Model of Zeppelin(wrong shape), 5" long.
Ref. Z81- £95 |
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HINDENBURG WRECKAGE. 1937. NEW
JERSEY CRASH SITE. FULLY AUTHENTICATED.
Ref. Z33 - £285 |
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REAL PHOTO BELIEVE HINDENBURG AND GRAF
ZEPPELIN OVER BODENSEE. 1936. GERMANY. GENUINE.
Ref. Z31 - £38 |
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"THE NEW PARSEVAL DIRIGIBLE"
COLOURED POST CARD c.1910,
REF. Z63 - £15 |
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SWAN CHINA WW1 CAP (CREST FRASERBURGH)
PERFECT
Ref. Z58 - £45 |
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IMPERIAL GERMAN WW1 NAVY BUTTON USED IN
THE AIRSHIP SERVICE AS WELL AS REGULAR NAVY
REF. Z77 - £15 |
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ARCADIAN
CRESTED WARE (SCARBOROUGH) WW1
SUBMARINE (E4), PERFECT
REF. Z51A - £55 |
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ARCADIAN
CRESTED WARE (EASTBOURNE) WW1
AMBULANCE (RADIATOR MARKED EH139), PERFECT
REF. Z56 - £65 |
