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Preisdatenbank abonnierenDapol and other makes 00 gauge locomotives and wagons, Dapol exclusive edition Wainwright 4-4-0 locomotive and Southern tender 1730 green, four Kernow Model Rail centre exclusive tank engines Adams 02 tanks and Beattie Well tank, two Hatton’s 0-6-0T engines, 00Works 4-4-2T engine and thirty-four Dapol wagons, generally mint boxed condition, (42).
Four Boxed vintage Corgi Toys, 207 Standard Vangard III Saloon, pale green body, red roof, shaped spun wheel hubs, number plates added, in good used condition, with a poor 2nd issue yellow/blue box, missing one end flap, 241 Ghia L.6.4 with Chrysler engine, metallic blue body, in very good original condition, yellow/blue illustrated box is fair, missing one inner tab, one end flap has been repaired,251 Hillman Imp, metallic blue, yellow interior, in near mint original condition, yellow/blue illustrated box is fair to good, 302 M.G.A Sports Car, metallic green body, cream seats, shaped spun wheel hubs, in near mint condition, original blue/yellow box is in fair condition, plus two unboxed Corgi 224 Bentley and 223 Chevrolet, both in fair play worn condition. (6 items)
Hornby Dublo two boxed Trains sets, EDG19 2-6-4 Tank Goods set 80054 BR tank engine, five wagons and track, good condition, box fair condition, splits to lid edges and one end detached, 2-6-4 tank engine passenger set with three coaches and track, good condition, box poor lid lacks three side flaps other detached, (2).
Dinky Toys 325 David Brown Tractor with Disc Harrow, 305 David Brown Selectamatic 990 tractor, white cab/cowl, front white plastic wheels, rear white metal wheel hubs, brown engine, 322 Disc Harrow, red/white/silver, both in good condition, some paint retouching, missing inner packing, illustrated picture box, complete with end flaps is fair to good, some edge/age wear and 305 David Brown Tractor, red body, pale yellow cab/wheel hubs, in excellent original condition, (missing exhaust) original illustrated card box is fair.(2 items)
A well made ¾” scale model Traction engine, engine details include copper tubed boiler, brass capped chimney, mounted single cylinder with drain pipes, lubricator, gear and spoked flywheels, cab with pressure gauge, water glass, hand operated gear, worm and chain steering, hand operated screw down brake, ash pan door lever, 6” spoked and treaded driving wheels and 4” front wheels, sprung drivers seat, 17 ¼” (44cm) long, a good example, some tarnishing to copper mainly to rear.
A Quantity of Matchbox Lesney Unboxed Regular Wheels, including: 3a Cement mixer,4a Massey Harris Tractor, 9a Dennis Fire Engine, 9c Merryweather Marquis fire engine, 11b ERF Esso tanker, 12a Land Rover,13a Wreck truck, 15a Diamond prime mover, 17a Bedford Removals van maroon, 17a Bedford Removals van, 19a MG Midget, 19b MG MGA sports car,19c Aston Martin DBR5, 19d Lotus Racing Car, 21b Bedford Coach, 22a Vauxhall cresta,23a Berkley caravan, 23b Berkley caravan, 23c Bluebird caravan, silver plastic, 25a Dunlop van,25b Volkswagen 1200, 26a Cement mixer,27c Cadillac sixty, 28a Bedford Compressor, 29a Bedford milk van, 30a Ford Prefect, 31a Ford Station Wagon, 31b Ford Fairlane station wagon, 32a Jaguar XK 140, 33a Ford Zodiac, 34a Volkswagen Van, 2 x 35a ERF horse box, 36a Austin Cambridge, 38a Refuse wagon, 39a Ford Zodiac Convertible,40a Bedford Tipper, 40b Royal Tiger coach, 42a Evening News Van, 43a Hillman minx, 44a Rolls Royce, 45a Vauxhall Victor, 465a Morris Minor, 47a Trojan Van,48a Meteor sports boat,53a Aston Martin DB2, 53b Mercedes 220 SE, 57a Wosley, 57b Chevrolet Impala, 58a BEA coach, 59a Singer van, 60a Morris J2 pick up, 65b Jaguar 3.4, 69a Commer Nestles, 73a RAF Refueller, 2 x 75a Ford Thunderbird, plus A2 Bedford Car Transporter, M2 Bedford Ice Cream truck,M4 Ruston Bucyrus Excavator, M7 Jenning cattle truck (missing rear doors) , all in fair to excellent unboxed condition.( Approx 62 items)
, limited edition 791/1000 R2144 150 year anniversary S.R 4-4-0 Schools class locomotive ‘Eastbourne’ and tender green, mint boxed condition, 4-6-2 ‘Lord Beaverbrook’ locomotive 34054 and tender B.R green, 0-6-0 engine 33037 and tender B.R black, 0-4-4T engine 252 L.S.W.R green, excellent condition, boxes good but lack pictorial sleeve card, (4).
Nomura Toys Japan Battery Operated Combat Jeep, circa 1963, lithographed tinplate body, in very good working original condition, with revolving guns, on moving turret, mystery action, original illustrated lidded box is fair L.27 cms (10 ½ inches) and a Taiyo Japanese tinplate Sherman M-4 Combat Tank, lithographed tinplate body, bump n go mystery, stop and go, rotary cannon tower, spinning engine light, pom pom noise, firing cannon and machine guns, in near mint working original condition, lidded box is fair L.29 cms (11 ½ inches) (2 items)
Four Hornby 00 gauge locomotives, R2220 4-6-2 Southern Battle of Britain ‘Exeter’ 21C101 and tender green in wooden box possibly not original, limited edition of 2008 60th anniversary R2685 B.R 4-6-2 1948 Nationalisation West Country class ‘Bude’ 34006 green and B.R tender black certificate 1534/2008, excellent condition box fair, split to one corner and slight water damage, R2586 B.R 4-6-2 rebuilt Battle of Britain class ‘Sir Keith Park’ 34053 and tender green, R2503 S.R class M7 0-4-4T engine 357 green, mint boxed condition, few minor marks, (4).
Five Hornby 00 gauge locomotives, R3249 4-6-2 Battle of Britain class ‘Manston’ locomotive and tender green, R3335 L.S.W.R 4-4-2T engine 488, R3648 (club special) S.E.C.R Wainwright class 0-4-4T engine 263, R3707 Ruston & Hornby 0-4-0 48DS and flatbed wagon Longmorn distillery, R3849 (club special) BR (L.B.S.C.R) 0-6-0 Terrier ‘Brighton Works’ engine 32635, and two 0-6-0T R2882 S&D.J.R and R3247 L.B&S.C.R, mint boxed condition, (7).
Various boxed 00 gauge locomotive and rolling stock, including Bachmann 31-461A C class Southern locomotive and tender and tend boxed wagons, excellent condition, Mainline 2-6-0 and tender and LNER 0-6-0T engine, Wrenn plastic 0-6-0T, good boxed condition, four Hornby Railways locomotives, good boxes poor one lacks outer, Lima Diesel Electric ‘The Royal Alex’, unmade Wills finecast SR 0-6-6T and Bec kits Trolley bus, (21).
Four Hornby 00 gauge locomotives, R3108 S.R 4-4-0 class T9 locomotive 708 and tender black, R3238 S.R 0-6-0 Drummond 700 class and tender 695 black, R3240 B.R 0-6-0 Drummond class engine 30693 and tender black, R3327 S.R 4-4-0 S15 class locomotive and tender 824 green, mint boxed condition, (4).
Vintage Corgi Toys Commer Constructor Gift Set 24, 2 cab/chassis units, 4x interchangeable bodies, milkman, milk crates and bench seat, models are in near mint bright original condition, with a very good original lift of illustrated lid box, polystyrene inner tray is excellent, with instruction leaflet, Corgi model club certificate, plus Corgi Major Toys 1127 Simon Snorkel Fire Engine, 1st issue, red body, yellow interior in near mint original condition, with instruction leaflet, complete with original box, polystyrene base of box is excellent, illustrated lid of box is excellent . (2 items)
Wrenn 00 gauge locomotives, W2235 4-6-2 ‘Lyme-Regis’ Southern locomotive and tender, boxed with inner packing, excellent, box good some wear, W2211 4-6-2 Mallard locomotive and tender, excellent, box fair to poor some surface loss and staining, W2236 4-6-2 Dorchester, excellent, in 2237 box and a repainted red 4-6-2 engine and tender Taw Valley in W2235 Barnatable box, (4).
A Quantity of Unboxed Matchbox Lesney Regular Wheels, including:2 x1a Diesel Roller,7b Ford Anglia,15c Tippax Refuse wagon,19a Mg Midget TD, 21c Commer bottle float, 2 x 22a Vauxhall Cresta,23b Berkley Cavalier caravan,23d Trailer caravan (missing roof) 25a Bedford Dunlop van,2 x 27c Cadillac Sixty special,29b Austin A55, 31a Ford Station wagon,32a Jaguar XK140, 33b Ford Zephyr 6, silver pw, 34b Volkswagen Caravette, blk pw, 37a Karrier Bantam Coca Cola, 37b Karrier Bantam Coca Cola, 38a Refuse collection,38b Vauxhall estate, 39a Ford Zodiac Convertible, 42a Evening news van, 43a Hillman Minx,44a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud,45a Vauxhall Victor,46a Morris Minor, 47a Trojan Van,50a Commer Pick Up, 51a Albion Chieftain,53a Aston Martin DB2,53b Mercedes Benz 220SE, 55a DUKW Amphibian, 57a Wolseley 1500, 59a Ford Thames Van Singer, 60a Morris J2 Pick Up,62a AEC General Service Lorry, 63a Service Ambulance, 64a Scammell breakdown, 65a Jaguar 3.4 ltr grey pw, 66a Citroen Ds 19 grey pw,66b Harley Davidson, 67a Saladin Armoured Car,68a Radio car, 70a Ford Thames Estate Car,71a Water Tanker, 75a Ford Thunderbird, silver pw, Matchbox Yesteryears: Y-3 E-class Tram Car, Y-9 Fowlers Showmans engine, Y-12 Horse drawn bus, Y-14 Duke of Connaught, sixteen other models including Bidgie & Husky, all in poor to very good original condition. (Approx 68 items)
Bassett-Lowke boxed 4311/0 3-rail electric. ‘Prince Charles’ 4-4-0 locomotive and tender, 1950s, engine No.62453 in green lined livery with 6-wheel BR tender, very good condition, boiler lacks one hand rail, box good some wear, together with two boxed curved rails, points, two signals, four loose straight track and B-Lowke transformer, (lot).
Nine Hornby 00 gauge locomotives, including two limited edition R533 S.R 4-4-0 Schools ‘St. Lawrence’, R374 SR Battle of Britain ‘Spitfire’, 4-6-2 ‘Britannia’, R154 SR ‘Sir Dinadan’, R862 BR 0-4-4T 30111 and two 0-6-0Tand two 0-4-0T engine, good condition, boxes fair to poor, some tears and some lack end flaps, (10).
Dinky Toys Aircraft and Military Models, including: 60w flying Boat,62y Giant High Speed Monoplane, 62g Long range Bomber, 2 x 62a spitfire, 2 x 62s Hawker Hurricane, 2 x 60k Percival (one repainted) 62p Armstrong Whitworth Air Liner, 62r four engine liner, 70a York airliner, 70c Viking airliner, 152b Reconnaissance car, 151b Military 6 wheeled vehicle, 152a Light tank, 162b limber, 162-18 pounder, plus 2 x Britains Royal Artillery Howitzers, original paint, Astra Pharos Anti-Aircraft gun and a Bullock long range A.A. Gun, all in fair to good condition. (22 items)
A Large Distler German tinplate clockwork Fire engine circa 1920’s, lithographed tin plate body, two seated firemen and four further firemen, ladder with hand operated mechanism, tinplate continental Record tyres, bell, electric light on bonnet, and working clockwork mechanism/bell to rear wheels L. 50cm (19 ¾ inches), in fair to good original condition.
Two Tinplate Aircraft Models, a Mettoy Imperial Passenger Twin Engine Aeroplane, GA-MTY, lithographed, in silver, red detailing, with working clockwork mechanism, in fair original condition, L. 39cms (15 ¼ inches) Wingspan 51cms (20 inches) and Louis Marx Toys made in Japan Flying Tiger Line, four engine aeroplane, silver tin/plastic body, battery operated in working temperamental condition, missing two x four blade plastic propellors, in good original condition. L. 51cms (20 inches) Wingspan 51cms (20 inches) 2-items.
Two boxed Hornby Dublo EDL7 0-6-2 tank engines, LNER 9596 green livery, very good condition, box with inner packing good to fair split to one corner, LMS 6917 black livery, good to fair condition, box fair lacks top packing pieces and lid faded, together with two further unboxed tank engine, fair, (4).
Two Corgi Major Toys Fire Engines, 1127 Simon Snorkel Fire Engine, 1st issue, red body, yellow interior, spun wheel hubs, seven fireman figures, in near mint original condition, complete with original box, polystyrene base of box is excellent, illustrated lid of box is excellent and 1143 American LaFrance Aerial Rescue Truck Fire Engine, red/white/yellow, red cast wheel hubs, complete with fire crew, ladder in near mint original condition, white polystyrene inner is excellent, 1st issue blue/yellow card window box, is excellent with Mr Retailer display card, tiny hole in acetate window. (2 items)
Small Quantity of Boxed Vintage Corgi, Dinky & Matchbox Toys, including: Corgi Toys 53 Massey Ferguson 65 Tractor with shovel, red/cream body, silver shovel,218 Aston Martin, red body, yellow interior, cast wheels, 223 Chevrolet Impala State Patrol, black body, lemon interior, flat spun wheels, with original inner packing, Corgi model club leaflet, Dinky Toys 191 Dodge Royal Sedan, pale green, spun wheels, 165 Humber Hawk, pale green/black, spun wheels, and two Matchbox Superfast models, 31c Lincoln continental, metallic lime green, this superfast wheels and 35c Merryweather fire engine, metallic red, superfast wheels, models are in excellent to fair original condition, boxes are fair to good original condition. (7 items)
Six Bachmann 00 locomotive and coaches, 31-106A 4-6-0 locomotive 75003 and BR tender green, 31-403 4-6-0 ‘Lord Nelson’ locomotive 30861 and BR tender green, 32-152 2-6-0 locomotive 31813 and BR tender black, 32-153 2-6-0 locomotive 1824 and Southern tender green, 32-161 2-6-0 locomotive 31862 and BR tender black, 32-876 2-6-4T engine 42096 BR black, six Southern coaches, four Pullmans and six wagons, good to excellent boxed condition, few scuffs/dents to boxes (24).
Seven Hornby 00 gauge tank engines, five Terrier 0-6-0 engines R3248 K&E.S.R, R3846 L.S.W.R 735, R3782 S.E&C.R 751, R2406 L.B.S.C ‘Brighton Works’ 32635, R3046 Collectors club special, R2439 Southern 0-4-0T industrial engine 7, R2877 0-4-0T Collectors club loco 2009, mint boxed condition, few scuffs, (7).
Three Bachmann 00 gauge locomotives, limited edition 4-6-0 ‘Mayflower’ locomotive 1306 and L.N.E.R tender green, in wooden box with certificate 0155/2000, 32-353 class 4MT 2-6-4T engine 80135 BR green, 35-077 class E4 0-6-2T engine 32556 BR black, and a three wagon set, mint boxed condition, few minor scuffs to boxes (4).
Dinky Toys 128 Mercedes Benz 600, metallic blue, white interior, cast wheel hubs,221 Corvette Stingray, white/black body, red interior, speedwheels, both in mint boxed original condition (221 missing acetate window to box, plus unboxed 412 Bedford AA Service Van, in near mint condition, two dinky catalogues No.4 1968 114 page catalogue with price list (some staining) No.5 1969 24-page catalogue with price list plus three Gerry Anderson Dinky Toys, 102 Joes Car from Joe 90 (replacement rear engine cover) 105 Maximum Security Vehicle, with Radio Active crate, 106 Thunderbird II, complete with Thunderbird 4, all in good to excellent used unboxed condition, plus a boxed Atomic Robot Man Schylling collectors series. (9 items)
TN Nomura Toys Japan Battery Operated US Air Force Tinplate Grumman Jet Fighter circa 1960s lithographed tinplate body, FS-059, in very good working original condition, three blade propellor spins round, engine pistons move up and down, aeroplane moves forward L.32 cms (12 ½ inches) wingspan 31cms (12 ¼ inches) and MT Masutoku Japanese USA Blue Star F-104 Jet fighter, lithographed tinplate body, working friction motor, in very good original condition. L.33 cms (13 inches) wingspan 20 cms (8 inches) (2 items)
Hornby Railways 3 ½ inch gauge Stephensons Rocket Real Steam set, comprising of locomotive, tender, funnel, Instructions, track, in the original box, in good used condition, some paint peeling on tender, with a fair box, some wea plus Made in Germany live steam stationary engine, missing chimney and a boxed Schuco 1225 Oldtimer Mercer type 35 1913, tinplate clockwork motorcar, complete with key, in excellent boxed condition, (3 items)
Taylor and Barrett pre-war Fire Engine and other vehicles, with white rubber tyres, spring hose to rear and ladder, 11cm long (condition fair some paint chips), blue J Lyons Co van with driver and passenger (good, transfer possibly not original, one tyre replaced), open back wagon, T&B van lacks paint, larger Red Cross Ambulance (front wheels loose axel retainer broken, back loose and with loss) Charbens Hovis cart (missing rear flap and pully) and small Made in France racing car, (6). Please Note: We do not offer In house shipping for Toy Soldiers please see shipping information.
Four Hornby 00 gauge locomotives, R2580 S.R 4-6-0 class N15 ‘Excalibur’ and tender 736 green, R2582 B.R 4-6-0 class N15 ‘Sir Harry le Fise Lake’ locomotive 30803 and tender green, R2711 S.R 4-4-0 class T9 engine and tender 729 green, R2713 B.R 4-4-0 class T9 30310 and tender black, mint boxed condition, few minor marks, (5).
Hornby Dublo two boxed EDG7 Tank Goods sets, 0-6-2 GWR tank engine 6699 green livery, three wagons track and transformer, boxed with inner packing, good condition some scuffs, box with inner packing fair lid poor, another with 0-6-2 LNER tank engine 2690 black livery, wagons track and transformer, good to fair condition, box fair to poor inner loco packing new and lid restored, (2).
A Mettoy Airways Tinplate Twin Engine Aeroplane,circa 1950's, GA-AGX, lithographed, in cream/blue, red detailing, with working clockwork mechanism, in good original condition, some wear, clear orange plastic engine covers, a small crack to one. L. 39cms (15 ¼ inches) Wingspan 51cms (20 inches)
Dinky Toys Commercial & Farm Models, including: Post war 14a B.E.V. truck, grey body, red wheel hubs,25a Wagon, type 4, green/black, 25d Petrol Tanker, type 4, red/black, 25f Market Gardeners Lorry, type 3, yellow body, 25g Trailer, burnt orange, 25h Streamline Fire Engine, with bell, 25r Forward Control Lorry, cream body, black wheel hubs,27a Massey Harris Tractor, 27b Halesowen Farm trailer, 27c Massey Harris manure spreader (missing metal drive band) 27g Motocart, 29b Streamline bus, grey/blue, 29c Double Decker bus, cream/red, 1st type, 29e Single deck bus, cream with blue flash,30f Ambulance, cream body, 30h Daimler Ambulance, cream body, 33w Mechanical horse & open wagon, grey body, 34c Loudspeaker van, 105e Grass cutter, yellow/green,151b 6-wheel covered wagon, green, tinplate tilt and 751 Lawn Mower, green/red with grass box, all in fair to excellent original condition. (21 items)
Oxford Rail 00 gauge East Kent Railway Anniversary set, boxed with 4-4-2T engine 5 E.K.R green and two Tilmanstone Colliery wagons, limited edition 4-4-2T engine 488 green in wooden presentation box certificate 46/55, two further 4-4-2T engines E.K.R green and BR black and two wagons, mint boxed condition, (6).
Vintage Corgi Toys 497 The Man From Uncle Gun Firing Thrush Buster Oldsmobile, metallic blue, cast wheels, plastic spot lights, in near mint original condition, missing 'Waverly' ring, with an excellent original inner card display stand ,outer illustrated box complete with all end flaps is fair, plus 1127 Simon Snorkel Fire Engine, in good used original condition, polystyrene base is poor, box lid is good and Y-10 Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 1928 Mercedes 36/220, front seat missing. (3 items)
UK REGGAE - 7" RARITIES BUNDLE. A nice bundle of x6 rare 7" reggae singles. Titles are Max Romeo - Put Me In The Mood (WI-3104 - Shiny Vg), Roy Shirley - Move All Day (WI-3108 - Vg-), Mel Turner - Welcome Home Little Darlin' (WI-276 - G), Soul Brothers - Here Comes The Minx (WI-298 - Vg), Roy Campbell - Engine Engine No 9 (JY 003 - G) and LLoyd & The Groovers - Do it to me Baby (108 - Vg).
WWI Photograph Album Relating to HMS M.L. 212 a beautifully written album compled by Frederick Charles Jensen titled 'Ships That Pass', the album with photographs each mounted oposite a page of descriptive manuscript text, the opening text reads 'ML212 This boat was commissioned in the latter part of 1916/ Like her sister ships she was designed for a speed of 25 knots. When fully loaded this was never reached. They were intended for work in shallow waters favoured by the submarines then in use. As the range of these increased so did the value of the ML decresase.', images include the sailors abord the ship, the ship in dock, ML213, gunnary armament of an ML, bridge & deckhouse, the galley, ML463, ML518, ML313, radio room & equipment, engine rooms, Devonport sea plane, HMS Kayarra, use of hydrophones, Paravanes - torpedo, mines, depth charge explosions, U107 captured submarine in Weymouth dock, S.S.Z49, United States battle cruse Arizona, Japanese Destroyer, HMS M.31, Mona Queen, along with a small white metal frame with portrait engraved H.M.M.L 212, and 2 medals engraved 16131D.A. F.C.Jenson. D.H. R.N.R. in a card case marked the same
Magic Lantern Slide of Fairbottom Bobs, Newcomen-Type Beam EngineStandard squate magic lantern Slide, label in script reads '200 Fairbottom Nr Oldham', slide shows a very clear image of the Newcomen-type steam engine, used in the 18th century as a pumping engine to drain Fairbottom's colliery near Ashton-under-Lyne.Footnote:Fairbottom Bobs is a Newcomen-type beam engine taht was installed around 1760 or 1764 at Cannel Colliery in Fairbottom, near Ashton-under-Lyne, England. Its primary function was to pump water from the colliery, featuring a 28-inch (71 cm) bore cylinder with an 8-foot (2.4 m) stroke, capable of raising water from a depth of 240 feet at 14 strokes per minute.The engine's design included a single wooden king post beam with wrought iron straps and wooden arch heads at each end, supported by a dressed stone pillar. Notably, there was no engine house or roof to protect it from the elements.Beyond draining the colliery, Fairbottom Bobs contributed to maintaining water levels in the Ashton Canal by discharging into the Fairbottom Branch Canal at Fennyfield Bridge. After the colliery ceased operations in the 1820s, the engine continued to function until its abandonment in 1826 or 1827.In 1927, Henry Ford acquired the engine for preservation. It was dismantled and reassembled at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, where it remains on display as a significant artifact of early steam engineering.
A Rare Set of Stereo Glass Slides of Rheims Air Show, 1910,French, c.1901, the slides marked 'Verascope Richard, with images of balloning, early cars, early aricraft, crashed planes, Crowds of onlookers, pilots, complete with a stereo viewerThe 1910 Rheims Air Show, officially known as the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne, occupies a central place in the history of aviation. It built on the success of the inaugural 1909 meet—the world’s first international gathering of aviators— capturing the public’s imagination and spurred a new wave of competition and innovation among pilots.Held on the historic Betheny Plain, the 1910 event became synonymous with early aviation achievements, despite facing numerous challenges. The weather, for instance, was particularly unforgiving, with rain and wind reducing the field to a muddy quagmire. Yet, this did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowds who gathered in awe to witness these daring aviators and their remarkable flying machines. The pilots themselves faced daunting conditions, battling the elements to achieve successful takeoffs and flights. Still, the spirit of progress and competition prevailed.The airshow brought together some of the most celebrated names in aviation, including Louis Blériot and Hubert Latham. Blériot, famed for his pioneering flight across the English Channel just the year before, showcased the cutting-edge progress in aviation. Latham, flying his Antoinette monoplane, represented a new era of design and performance. Adding to the excitement was Glenn Curtiss, a trailblazer in aircraft engine development, whose innovations were already reshaping the capabilities of early aircraft.The significance of the Rheims Air Show stretched far beyond the spectacle of flight. It became a meeting ground for the exchange of ideas, inspiring advancements that pushed aviation to new heights—quite literally. Pilots broke altitude and distance records, illustrating just how rapidly aircraft technology was advancing. These achievements weren’t just technical milestones; they symbolized humanity's growing mastery of powered flight.Importantly, the Rheims meet helped cement aviation’s role in popular culture and technological progress. It wasn’t merely a showcase of daring pilots and clever engineers; it was a testament to human ingenuity and ambition. The event made it clear that powered flight was no passing novelty—it was destined to become a cornerstone of modern transportation and, soon enough, a key element of military strategy.
WWII, Husun Herny Hughes, Flying Boat 3 1/2 inch Sextant,English, dated 1941, engraved REF No.68/177 and numbered 44368 with trade label to lid for Husun, Henry Hughes & Son Ltd, finished in black crackle paint in polished fitted caseFootnote: Henry Hughes Nautical Sextant, model 6B/177, is a fascinating artefact that bridges the worlds of maritime and aviation history. Built by London-based firm Henry Hughes & Son, this sextant is a remarkable example of technological ingenuity from the Second World War.This particular model was specifically designed for use aboard the Sunderland flying boats, these aircraft that played a vital role in the Allies' fight against German U-boats. The Sunderland was a four-engine flying boat renowned for its endurance and versatility, patrolling vast stretches of ocean. For such missions, precise navigation was absolutely critical, and the Hughes 6B/177 sextant was a key tool to ensure that.Interestingly, this instrument holds the distinction of being the only marine sextant adapted for use in the air. It was specially built to maintain the high level of accuracy required for the Sunderland's long reconnaissance flights.However, there’s a twist to its story. Despite its innovative design, it seems the sextant was rarely, if ever, used during actual flights. Marine sextants, while excellent on calm waters, struggled to perform effectively in the dynamic and often turbulent conditions of the air. Instead, flight crews relied on the bubble sextant, which was far better suited to the challenges of aerial navigation.That said, the Henry Hughes sextant wasn’t without its purpose. When the Sunderland flying boats landed on the water, the sextant came into its own. Stationary on the ocean’s surface, it was used for traditional navigation.
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