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Preisdatenbank abonnieren1920s silver and tortoiseshell mounted dressing table set with flower and ribbon decoration comprising two pairs hair brushes, hand mirror and two pot covers (London 1928 / 1929), another silver mounted dressing table set with engine-turned decoration, comprising two pairs hair brushes, face mirror and comb (Birmingham 1917 / 1918), together with one other comb (Birmingham 1962) (qty)
Babbage (Charles & Dionysius Lardner). Babbage`s Calculating Machine, The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal for April-July, vol. LIX, 1834, pp. 263-327, five illustrations of calculating dials, a few spots, front endpaper with light water stain, contemporary half calf (lacking spine, upper cover detached), 8vo. Contemporay account of Babbage`s Difference Engine No. 1. (1)
A good silver plated pen and pencil box desk ornament in the form of a Zeppelin C1910. Fluted body with 4 engine nacelles, ladders and gondolas, tail fins, mounted on 4 legs, the top opening and bearing an applied medallion of “Graf Ferd. V Zeppelin”, head and shoulders, in wreath. 40cm overall, height 13cm. GC. Plate.3
A heavy darkened copper and base metal inkwell penholder in the form of an airship, c1905. Facetted body with 2 engine nacelles, tail fins, on 4 legs, the front ones with loops for pens/pencils. The top, opening to reveal 2 china inkwells (some chips). 31.5cm overall. Height 13cm. GC. Plate.3
A model of Graf Zeppelin D-LZ127. In grey painted canvas on a heavy frame, with gondola, five engine nacelles and wires to tail fins. On an Art Deco style twisted wire column with foliate copper base and inset printed roundel, ‘Graf Zeppelin 1928’. Length 61cm, height on base 37cm. GC. Plate.5
A historical item from the Hindenburg. One of the covers recovered from the charred remains of the airship at Lakehurst on 6th May 1937. This cover is addressed to Mr. Robert Moser a crew member on the airship who died along with other crew members. A simple cover with one German stamp, dated 5-5-1937. Franking stamp ‘New York. NY Paquebot May 10’. Condition as found. Scorched down the right hand side. Plate.43. Note: Robert Moser was born in Winzeln near Rottweil on November 29, 1913. Moser apprenticed with Junghans company, a watch and clock manufacturer in Schramburg and in 1933, while visiting his half-brother in Friedrichshafen, he took a job working in the construction sheds of the Luftshiffbau-Zeppelin. He was hired on November 24, 1933, initially as an instrument mechanic. He showed such talent that when his father visited him at the Zeppelin works, one of Moser’s superiors remarked, “If you have any more sons like Robert, send them to us.” When mechanics were being chosen for the newly-built LZ-129 Hindenburg, Moser’s abilities made him a natural choice, though at the time he was one of the youngest mechanics on-board. He was hired by the Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei on February 15, 1936, and his first flight on the Hindenburg was on March 4th, 1936, the ship’s very first test flight. It was not only a perfect job for a skilled mechanic, but the fact that he stood watch for a couple hours at a time in the Hindenburg’s outboard engine gondolas meant that it was also a prime opportunity for Moser to indulge in his passion for photography. The view from the engine gondolas was one of the best on the entire ship, and during his travels Moser took numerous photographs from this unique vantage point. He also took full advantage of his time spent in port in the United States and Brazil. According to fellow mechanic Eugen Bentele on one occasion when the Hindenburg was moored at Pernambuco, Moser was between watches (with at most only four hours until he was due to go back on watch again.) Rather than sleeping, he instead rented a horse, took his camera, and rode off into the jungle to explore, later showing Bentele the photos he’d taken during his little adventure.Moser seemed, however, quite conscious of the danger of his chosen profession as a Zeppelin mechanic. Once, not long before his death, Moser brought home a Dornier propeller and said “If I should be killed somewhere, use this as my gravestone.” Information by Patrick Russell
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