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A mixed group of model cars including Corgi 233 'Heinkel Economy Car' (x2, reproduction boxes), Porsche, Audi and Oldsmobile Super 88, boxed Lesney Matchbox 64 and 74 (boxes af) and further Lesney and Matchbox, a Japanese tinplate automobile carrier, boxed Veteran Cars drinking set, etc. CONDITION REPORT: All playworn to various extents, all boxes either worn or indeed af.
David N Robinson collection - The Automobile Racing Association Air - Land - Water. 'Proposed Great New British Sports Centre'. This is unusual historical document dating from 1931 to promote a proposal for an enormous motor sports centre between Skegness & Boston including a '15 Mile Natural Surface Motor Speedway, Unrestricted "TT" Road Racing Course.....6 Mile Waterway & Aerodrome' & includes a letter & application form inviting subscriptions. Also includes laminated facsimiles of plans etc for the proposed 'Woldsea' new town
Original vintage sport poster in German for the 17th International ADAC Eifelrennen Championship Race for Cars and Motorbikes on 23 May 1954 at Nurburgring in the Eifel mountain region in Germany, organised by the ADAC Automobile Club. Small double sided poster featuring a dynamic image of a speeding motorbike numbered 12 racing by in the foreground with a red sports car numbered 2 racing in the background, the text above and below in stylised yellow, red and black letters; the full information text is given on the other side, including ticket prices. Artwork by van Husen Koln. The ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club) is a German motor/automobile club, founded in 1903. Printed by Bastian, Winningen. Excellent condition. Country: Germany, year: 1954, designer: Van Husen, size(cm): 20.5x14.5.
A Bentley S Series Continental Fastback, two original and boxed 1: 43 scale models by The Oxford Automobile Company, one being the correct original production model, finished in black pearl and an one off example finished in Silver blue with a makers sticker quoting Ref No BCF004(incorrect colour)
A SELECTION OF MOTOR CAR MANUFACTURERS' BADGES to include an early Mercedes-Benz (and three others); a Horch (and a smaller example); two Chadwick; two Thomas Flyer (one of which is damaged), and others. Motor club badges: The Motor Cycling Club (produced by Spencer, London); The Motor Touring Club of Germany, 1903-1953; The Royal Irish Automobile Club, AA Western India (numbered W94); AA Northern India (numbered L209). Lapel badges for Thomas Flyer and Bugatti Owners Club (2), and a BOC tie
PEUGEOT-JACKSON ARCHIVE: An important archive related to the Peugeot-Jackson steelmakers family, containing over 200 documents, including over 130 letters, mostly autograph letters by William Jackson to his wife Louise Peugeot, while travelling all over the world, and his wife´s letters to him, all of them dated between 1938 and 1958. The archive also includes contracts, certificates, meeting reports, contemporary newspapers articles, and all kind of documents related to the Jackson Brothers & Peugeot industrialist family. The William Jackson´s letters report basically on three main matters, being the Company management day by day, the search of raw materials, and the family interpersonal tensions. The letters state in part, 22nd March 1845, `I am introducing myself to all these important persons as a real "Gentleman". Before yesterday during the main meeting I proved and convinced all present people that it is extremely easy to distinguish molten steel from ordinary steel…´, further saying on 29th March 1845, `I announce you and all House family members about my complete success. Prices have not been changed.. It is a complete victory.. you will see the European reputation we will get later..´ On 30th November 1851, from Bastia, he states `I am going to the Isle of Elbe, full of hope, expecting to be able to obtain the raw material at a favourable price.. The more I get used to deal with Toga in Corsica, the more I expect a success which will surpass our predictions..´ Further saying on 29th February 1852 `Everybody here on the island consider our arrival with happiness, they know we are serious people who will bring huge industry to local economy..´ Furthermore, on 11th June 1852, referring to the liquidation of the factories `Because Charles is even more hated than myself, I must attend the meeting, fortunately Mr. de la Bouillerie accepts to go with me in order to get John and James´ signatures..´ A very important archive containing over 120 letters of interesting content. G,200 £4000-6000William Stackhouse Jackson (1796-1858) British Industrialist, steelmaker. Together with his brothers and fathers, the Jackson family is considered a steelmaker pioneer in France. In 1838 William, the elder, married Louise Peugeot, and became associated to the Peugeot family which at that time were manufacturing saw blades, tools and coffee grinders. Sophie Louise Peugeot Jackson (1811-1878) Granddaughter of the Peugeot Company founder, and great grandaunt of Armand Peugeot, founder of the automobile factory.
FRENCH EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY KEYLESS WIND POCKET WATCHthe movement with AUTOMOBILE REGULATEUR, the round white enamel dial with Roman numerals in black, subsidiary seconds at 6 with Arabic numerals, railroad outer seconds track in black, 63mm case with ARGENTAN to the caseback interior CONDITION REPORT: Not in working condition at the present time.In well worn condition.Case is worn with scratches, dents and discolouration to it.Glass is chipped at the six hour marker.Dial is marked with some hairline cracks.All hands and markers intact.Inner dust cover is quite loose.Back cover does not close smoothly.
Rare early 20th century North Eastern Automobile Association bronze 'Guardian' car mascot, modelled as a warrior with sword and shield by Grant & Son, South Shields, Rd No: 686777, No 188, mounted on a later onyx plinth. Height approx 14cm excluding plinth, height including plinth approx 16cm
La Vie Automobile, Premier Semestre, 1905. Bound weekly issues for the first half of the well-illustrated weekly Parisian motoring journal's Cinquieme Annee of publication, from issue 171, 7 Janvier 1905, to 195, 24 Juin 1905, bound together without the covers or advertisements. A hardbound quarto volume with marble boards and a cloth spine (covers rubbed), with title page, and with the index for the period bound in at the rear of the volume. Photocopies of two issues, numbers 174 and 193, which were lacking from the volume, are loosely inserted. French text. (1)
Association Generale Automobile Bulletin Officiel. Four small 4to hardbound volumes, quarter-bound with black leather spines, marbled board covers and end-papers, the spines with raised bands and gilt lettering/decoration. The volumes contain a run of the monthly bulletin from No. 1, May 1902 to No. 12, Dec 1905, with text in French, and with many period advertisements, monochrome photographs, text figures and maps. The bindings are all somewhat rubbed and marked, but the content of all four volumes is extremely clean and sound. (4)
Manuel Pratique d'Automobilisme by M. Derulo. Two editions (1906 1916) of this quintessential French information manual, circa 500pp each, bound in light fawn cloth with black titles and penny-corners. Also, Comment on Construit une Automobile by the same author, the 1906 and 1907 editions, with complementary light fawn cloth bindings and penny-corners. Together with two similar small 8vo volumes, Les Accesoires of 1913 and La Voiture de Tourisme with 135 separate line drawings and pictures, the latter in quarter leather and marbled boards. All in clean, sound condition, save for light use. (6)
The Automobile edited by Paul Hasluck, the 3rd 'Special Subscribers Edition of 1906, the first being 1902, published by Cassell & Co., Ltd. Three volumes in green, gilt-blocked. Volume 1 and 2, 861pp and Volume 3, 416pp with indices, 6 1/4 x 8 3/4-inches. In fair condition, spines a little loose. Also, Le Moteur by H. Petit dated 1907 and nicely rebound in red buckram using the original black and gilt titles. Also, Manual Pratique by Maurice Farman; A Guide de Chauffeur d'Automobiles by M. Zerolo; Cours d'Automobile of 1916; and other, similar titles. (9)
The Beaulieu Encyclopaedia of the Automobile. Edited by Nick Georgano. Published in two volumes (Volume 1 A - L and Volume 2 M - Z) in 2000 by The Stationery Office, London. These large tomes were 'The most comprehensive book ever written about the world of cars and set to become a must-have for anyone with a love of motoring', with a foreword by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, each volume 11 x 8 3/4 inches, profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white, over 1800 pages in total, and about 1 1/2 million words of text, giving a detailed background on every make and marque of car ever built. Also, a copy of the (rare) complementary, Encyclopaedia of Coachbuilding, 390pp, 2001 with a foreword by Brian Sewell. This example with a dedication by Lord Montagu, 'For Nick - Another Masterpiece of Motoring Research with which I am honoured to be associated, Edward 08-09-01'. Each book with a DJ having much creasing and rubbing because these were G.N.G.'s working copies. (3)
R.A.C. Year Books. A good early collection of small 8vo hardback volumes, comprising The Automobile Handbook: five volumes for 1904 to 1908 inclusive, in variously coloured cloth bindings with gilt lettering/decoration; subsequently becoming the Royal Automobile Club Year Book, of which the lot includes those for 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1919. The handbooks are in generally sound condition, although the spines of the Year Books are all faded, some gatherings are loose in the 1910 volume, the spine of the 1915 volume is worn, the covers rubbed and stained, and advertisements pages III/IV are missing. All the volumes are packed with period advertisements, itineraries, maps, etcetera. (11)
1907 Bianchi & Co. A 28pp brochure detailing the 20-30, 40-50 and 70hp models, with seven well-defined photographs of several models, vignettes of engines and components, view of the sales outlet, etcetera, together with two concessionaire's advertisement and pricing cards, French text. Also, a delightful hand-written log concerning the use of a Bianchi 20-30hp car in France during 1907, written for the most part in English. The booklet bound in green suede and titled 'My Automobile'. In good condition. (4)
G. N. Georgano. 10 books written or edited by this renowned author, to include, A History of Transport, 311pp, 1972; The World Guide to Automobiles, 544pp, 1987, with inserted letters and documentation; The Complete Guide to Commercial Vehicles, 704pp, 1979 1st ed, with a good DJ; Brooklands a Pictorial History; A History of Sportscars, 320pp, 1970; A Motor Racing Camera 1894 - 1916; Sports Cars History & Development, 239pp, 1987; The Encyclopedia of the Sportscar, 160pp, 1998; The American Automobile 1893-1993, 287pp, 1992; and Art of the American Automobile, 268pp, 1995. All in good or better condition. (10)
*Promotional Games. A box of assorted publicity playing cards for Bean, Shell, Caltex, a jigsaw puzzle with two images of racing cars in the F. Gordon-Crosby style, a 96-card 'The Motor Handicap' game with its original box together with 'Touring' an automobile card game. All in good or better condition. AF. (a quantity)
*Blackshirt Automobile Club. A rare political membership car badge dating from the mid-1930s. A chromium-plating circular badge with a pierced depiction of a lightning bolt crossing a portrayal of the Italian fasces. The rear inscribed, B.U.F. (British Union of Fascists) Property H&M 86-2637. Some scratching around the two lower mounting holes, otherwise in good order. (1)
*R.A.C. A large vertical format three-colour single-sided advertising sign, depicting a 'blown-up' version of the R. A. C. badge in red, white and blue against a blue background, with a Union Flag against a central white circle surrounded by 'The Royal Automobile Club' in white/blue lettering over a red background. Minor chips to the edges, and some careful re-touching, particularly to the top central section, including the peak of the crown. 61 1/2 x 50cm (24 1/4 x 19 3/4-ins). (1)
*Motor Union Badge, the design by George Collins Ltd., numbered 4128, the design dating between 1907 and 1910. This nickel-plated badge possesses screw-on-wings, which had been demanded by the Automobile Association, which claimed that the earlier, non-winged Motor Union badge was a copy of its entwined AA badge. The two clubs merged in 1910. In fair condition, the correct embossing and name stampings are present. 20cms high. (1)
*B.A.R.C. Full Member's Badge. Designed by F. Gordon Crosby in 1930, a seven-colour Brooklands Automobile Racing Club car badge depicting two racing cars at speed on the Brooklands banking, beneath the members access bridge. Numbered 449, this early example of the badge is in excellent original condition, with only mild rubbing and scuffing to the chromium-plating. 12 1/2 cms total height. Historic Note: By verbal lineage, this badge is substantially believed to be that issued to Sir Alastair George Miller in 1931/2, and was fitted to the radiator cap of a 5 1/2-litre Delage racing car, later in the hands of Gerald Denny, as seen in the supporting photograph. (1)
La Premier Traversee du Sahara en Automobile by G. M. Haardt & L. Audouin-Dubreuil. 1st ed 1924, French text, 245pp. An example of the deluxe 4to edition. An account of the expedition to link Algeria and French West Africa by road across the Sahara Desert using half-track Citroens. With excellent photographs, some with tissue guards and a folded colour map of the route taken. Printed on art paper, square-bound with covered card boards, with the title in red and black. Some wear to the bottom edge, with tape repair. Also, a 1924 1st ed published in English by Fisher Unwin Ltd., without DJ. (2)
American Marque Histories to include: Ford 1903-1984, 384pp, 1984; The Studebaker Century, 192pp, with an indistinct dedication, 'For Nick - Something to read on Tuesday Best Dal 6/83'; The American Car since 1775 an Automobile Quarterly publication, 1971, with a dedication, 'To Nick Georgano with best Regards Frank Snyder Jr'; Production Figure Book for US Cars by Jerry Heasley, 1977; and other hardbound books. All in good fettle (12)
[Motorsport interest] A collection of pens, to include: Aurora, a blue roller ball pen, the cap with white metal clip and engraved Automobile Club Torino, with an Aurora box; Parker, a white metal ballpoint pen, with an arrow clip and FIA Historic Rally Championship 2013, with a Parker box, instruction leaflet and white outer card sleeve; and other pens

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