Three Day Sale of Toys, Militaria, Arms & Armour including The David Kirch Collection of Zeppelin and Other Airship Memorabilia

A tinplate strap work trinket box. In the form of a picnic hamper, roped edges to lid and top, the lid with inset roundel of Frankfurt cathedral, ...

A small heavy brass and copper trinket/cigarette box. Mahogany lined copper body with applied ornamental brass feet, lead filled brass lid with st...

3 American embossed card pencil cases late 1920’s- early 1930’s. Comprising ‘The Aviators Box’ depicting the Spirit Of St. Louis and the Graf Zepp...

2 die-struck alloy ashtrays. One showing a view of Friedrichshafen with Zeppelin above, inset roundel portrait of Graf Zeppelin with eagle above i...

A die-struck circular alloy ashtray. In the centre an airship over a view of Koln, with inset head and shoulders medallion of Count Zeppelin and i...

A tinplate cylindrical child’s ‘packed-lunch’ container. Shaped like a drop tank, 37cm long, painted in cream with gilt lined detailing, opening c...

A 1960’s ladies Jewellery case. An interesting wood design almost octagonal in shape with eight sides, each face having a period picture applied i...

Heat damaged wooden box containing electrical measuring equipment. A wooden box (24cm x 13cm x 11cm deep), originally varnished, hinged at the rea...

World flight Souvenir. Signatures of Eckener, Lehmann, Pruss, Schiller and others. The lid of a box of chocolate-liqueurs, signed in pencil by the...

Aluminium Paper knife commemorating Amundsen, and 2 items cast from duralumin alloy. A cast alloy paper knife, one side moulded with a star, aircr...

A souvenir spoon celebrating the first passenger flights of the early Zeppelin L-24. The handle of the spoon bears the image of a Zeppelin over a ...

Decorative Tin box, one panel showing LZ127 “Graf Zeppelin” with the Olympic Rings emblazoned on her side. A tin box (19cm x 11cm x 8cm) with a hi...

Original Wooden case for 8" Barrage Balloon Gas Valve. Wooden case, 33cmx33cmx26 (deep) painted olive green, top-opening, with hinges to the rear ...

A North American drinks tray as used in Bars in the ‘States’ in the 1920’s-30’s. A standard style tin drinks tray 33cm diameter made by the ‘Ameri...

A very early Christmas/Easter style decoration. In the form of a cream silk covered balloon shaped egg 25cm overall length with a large 3 bladed p...

L33 Souvenir - Kaiserlicht Marine Jacket. Framed (64cm x 80cm x 5cm deep) and glazed (the glass is now broken). The jacket has been secured in the...

An airship pinball gaming machine, “The Airship” “Cigarette Delivery”. For wall mounting. With glazed front with opening front panel and drop out ...

5 pieces of souvenir china. A small china trinket box in white with printed picture to lid ‘Farnborough Royal Army Aircraft Factory’. A similar it...

A fine post WW1 German board game ‘Bodensee-Reise’. This game was purchased in Stuttgart is based around a fleet of 6 pleasure paddle steamers (sm...

Decorated child’s Tin Pail. A tin pail (11cm high 9cm diameter) with a handle. The decorations shows a scene including a variety of the latest con...

Model of an Airship Gondola, possibly France, early 20th century. A conceptual model made of wire and with part bow propeller, helm, pulley contro...

Museum quality model of a section of LZ1 being constructed in the Floating Factory. A beautifully constructed cut-away segment of the Floating she...

Display Model of the Akron Air dock. A model of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Air dock at Akron, Ohio. (127cm x 45cm x 26cm high) made of pressed steel. T...

Wren Skyships RS1 display model. A fibreglass and wood display model of the Wren Skyships RS1, a metal clad concept developed by Major Malcolm Wre...

Hindenburg memorabilia and US Mail Graf Zeppelin “Round the World” cover. Mounted on card (51cm x 42cm) , are 4 interesting items relating to Hind...

8mm and 16 mm Films of the Hindenberg and Graf Zeppelin. Two boxes containing 8mm Blackhawk Films productions, each on a single reel. The first bo...

Deutsche Reichpost Poster of Hindenburg Class Airship and a Blohm and Voss HE 139 floatplane. A small poster, mounted, framed and glazed (36cm x 4...

A travelling toilette kit in leather zip-up case. Comprising two Art-Deco style silver metal backed hair brushes, 3 silver metal containers, a com...

Piece of External Cover to the LZ127 “Graf Zeppelin”. A rectangular segment of closely woven fabric (12cm x 19cm), silvered finish to one side, pl...

Framed set of mementoes’ from SL11. A wooden frame with a plywood back (16cm x 13cm x 2cm deep) and glazed front. Inside, mounted on a fabric back...

16 airship related comic postcards. Mainly English and German examples, mostly pre 1920. Examples include ‘The first airship from Guildford’, ‘The...

16 photographic postcards of airships, Zeppelin and dirigible hangers. Including ZR2 marked Swain Luton, a Zeppelin shed at Friedrichshafen, the d...

16 photographic postcards of airship and Zeppelin hangers. Several French for dirigibles, 8 franked pre 1914. Locations include Frankfurt am Maine...

14 gold embossed airship related Christmas/New Year and greetings cards. German, Austrian, Canadian, American examples etc. All highly decorated, ...

10 photographic etc postcards of the Army Airship ‘Nulli Secundus’. Circling over St. Pauls 5-10-07. Passing over London, franked 29-10-09, damage...

8 photographic postcards of the dirigible ‘Patrie’. Various views/angles of the airship tethered or close to the ground. 2 franked, one dated 13-9...

8 photographic postcards of the dirigible ‘Parseval’. In flight, and moored. 4 franked Dates 7-10-09 and 13-6-10 and a Dutch commemoration card 19...

8 photographic postcards. Of the Army airship Beta. Flying and moored at its hanger. One of Delta and Gamma. Another of Delta both at moorings and...

7 photographic postcards of the dirigible ‘Republique’. One showing her accident on 3 September 1909, franked 21-9-09. Av GC (2 marked). ...[more]

A rare advertisement postcard carried on the initial flight of the Hindenburg from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst New Jersey. The postcard is dated ...

A set of 6 humorous coloured Zeppelin postcards and 14 old Valentine Cards related to Airships/Balloons. A set of 6 humorous coloured Zeppelin pos...

A concertina folder containing 10 photographic postcards of ‘LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin’. Showing it under construction, the airship sheds at Friedrichs...

A pad of 11 unused tear-out printed postcards of Zeppelin hangers. Produced by Ruberoid -Gesellschaft, manufacturers of roofing material, VGC; 2 s...

An airship novelty Christmas Card for 1926. An airship novelty Christmas Card for 1926. Inscribed on the front ‘With kind thoughts and good wishes...

A concertina folder containing 10 photographic postcards of ‘LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin’. Showing it under construction, the airship sheds at Friedrichs...

Two sets of images of the L49 after her capture. Two strips of card (each @72cm x 16cm), onto which are pasted pictures that appear to be cut out ...

Special Mail Poster for 1st Europe-Panamerican Flight of the Graf Zeppelin. A poster, mounted, framed and glazed (48cm x 36cm), giving the details...

Centenary of von Zeppelin’s birth commemoration stamp. A framed and glazed display, central to which is a postcard with a 25 pfenig Deutshe Luftpo...

2 “Graf Zeppelin” Menu Cards for the Chicago Flight 1933. One menu card is a standard menu card, unused, showing a graphic at the top with the Gra...

Vintage Advertisement - Kalodont toothpaste. A vintage advertisement taken from a periodical c 1917, (17cm x 12cm) showing a rigid airship with “K...

Notice to commemorate the tragedy of the LZ4 at Echterdingen. A notice, printed on very lightweight paper, within a red and black border commemora...

4 French advertising calendars. For ‘Vittel’ (Mineral Water) for the years 1912, 1913, 1914, 1917. 1913 ‘Aviation Militaire’ 1914 the dirigible ‘C...

Flight Ticket for Graf Zeppelin. Mounted, framed and glazed (48cm x 36cm). Ticket number 5236 issued to Herr Sieger for the round-trip on 18 June ...

Advert for a German Lottery, headlines “Zeppelin has not reached the North Pole…”. A full page advertisement from a magazine c1909, in a gold-pain...

A collection of framed magazine illustrations or posters. All mounted, framed and glazed (48cm x 35cm). (1) An artist’s depiction showing a deflat...

Poster or Cover page of a Songbook. The print (mounted, framed and glazed (48cm x 36cm)), shows a folk-tale dwarf gazing up with a telescope towar...

“Take me up with you Dearie”. Poster or Cover page of a Songbook, (mounted, framed and glazed (48cm x 36cm)). The illustration shows a couple in E...

An Early Soviet Poster showing a conceptual Rigid Airship. Framed, glazed and mounted (60cm x 51 cm), the poster is predominantly in red and yello...

Original Poster of US Naval and Air Forces “Air-ships and Cruiser”. (Ideograph text and English translations). An interesting original poster (74c...

Colour Lithographic Poster “Veritable Vieux Systeme”. An advertising poster (40cm x 59 cm) for the Joseph Theunissen distillery of Hasselt, Belgiu...