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Click here to subscribeAn original Cold War era USSR Soviet Russian PTAB aircraft cluster bomb / munition along with x2 shell cases mounted onto round Bakelite bases and a trench art knife engraged ' The Great War '. The inert Anti-tank Aviation Bomb of typical form retains the original spring loaded guide fins and measures approx. 26cm.
The Lancaster Bomber - John Bell (617 Squadron Bomb Aimer) - signed original WWII Second World War RAF / Air Ministry Lancaster Bomber aircraft ' Air ' speed gauge. Signed in gold ink by Bell to the rear, adding ' 609 - 617 ' Signed exclusively for this auction by Bell. Measures approx. 10cm diameter.
Two original WWII Second World War British Army issue mills bomb hand grenade. One a complete example with with pin, lever, zinc central tube and original screw-in cap to base. Base marked No 36 MK1 and a '40' date for 1943. The other a demonstration / educational example with visible cross section.
A Late Victorian Sailor's Cotton Instructional Kerchief, printed in sepia on a white ground with scenes depicting various drill, badges, salutes and advice, together with Bosun's calls and First Aid instructions, descriptions of the Lee-Metford Mk.I and Mk.II rifles, the Webley pistol Mk.I, all enclosing a compass and inscribed Fulton-Airey Patent No.20771, all within a dark navy blue border, 70cm by 85cm; a Small Quantity of Second World War Shrapnel, one piece with a label inscribed "Rim of bomb in the 40 acre field, night of Nov.12th '40; also, a copy of Ocean Front magazine, the story of the war in the Pacific 1941-44 and a Daily Sketch War Map of Europe and the Mediterranean No.1 Sept.1939
A Second World War Brodie Combat Helmet, with webbing chin strap, the liner dated 1942; a British Army Mk.IV Combat Helmet, with camouflage netting, the Lift-the-Dot liner dated 1971; also, a Hungarian gas mask in canvas bag, a water canteen, a Beritex Radiosonde Balloon in original box, two watercolour retirement posters - "House of Gloom" No.5 Bomb Disposal Coy. R.E. and "The Pied PIper", each signed by colleagues, unframed and contained in a Drill fuse canister
A FAMILY OF MEDALS awarded to T. Rawnsley, including a Victoria South Africa Medal with bars for Belfast, Diamond Hill, Johannesburg, Orange Free State and Cape Colony, an Edward VII South Africa Medal with bars for 1901 and 1902, and a 1914-1918 War Medal (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Victoria medal named: 18482 BOMB T. RAWNSLEY. J. B. R.H.A. Edwardian medal named: 18482 CORPL. T. RAWNSLEY. R.H.A. and War Medal named: PTE T. RAWNSLEY. 2ND S.A.I. Some wear to medals, ribbon poor on Edward SA medal
A collection of over one hundred postcards, early to mid 20th century, to include World War I and World War II bomb damage examples, an HMS Vernon "Entering Escape Chamber In Submarine" example, and topographical examples including Chester and Bridgnorth scenes, together with eight cigarette card albums (some with gaps), three motor fuel ration books and a Pickering's Plate Powder wooden container, all to a Rexene covered carry case (Qty)
H. SCHEIRING (FERLACH) AN 8X75RS SINGLE-TRIGGER JAEGER PATENT SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 356, for 1998, 23 3/4in. nitro chopperlump barrels with finely scroll engraved two-stage sight rib, folding open-sight, ramp-mounted blade foresight, flush rib engraved 'H. SCHEIRING - FERLACH', the breech end mounted with a Zeiss Diavari-ZA 1,5 - 6x42 T* telescopic sight, serial number 1807664, in engraved quickly-detachable mounts, Jaeger patent 'verticalblockverschluss' action with sprung breech face, carved fences, manual safety, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, non-selective single trigger (ejectors and left firing mechanism at fault), the action, lockplates and furniture engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork with floral bouquets, bright finish, 14 1/4in. highly-figured burr walnut pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, slight hogsback comb, steel pistolgrip-cap engraved with a crest of a tower with demi-lion rampant holding a bomb or grenade, with the motto 'A DEO ET REGE', the stock inset with a gold letter 'P' surmounted by a coronet, with 5/8in. leather covered recoil pad, the fore-end engraved en suite with Deeley & Edge patent release and ejector selector switch (at fault, retaining spring broken and locking lug broken), weight 8lb., in an alloy flight case. S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act
A Large George V Silver Mug, by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London, 1931 tapering cylindrical and on spreading base, with scroll handle, later engraved with an inscription14.5cm high, 18oz 13dwt, 580grThe inscription reads 'Lieut. Co. W. G. Parker M.B.E. G.M. ERD R.E. (AER.) with best wishes from the Officers of 144 Bomb Disposal Regiment R.E. (AER.) 1958'.Fully marked near handle and stamped underneath with maker's name. The marks are generally clear. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The capacity is approximately one and three-quarters pints.
Richard Todd as Guy Gibson signed 10 x 8 b/w photo about the drop the Bouncing bomb, cockpit scene from the legendary Dambusters movie. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
A collection of various 7" singles, to include T Rex - Satisfaction Pony, Hot Love, Woodland Rock, Children of the Revolution; David Bowie - Let Your Heart Dance, Knock on Wood, Dancing in the Street; The Jam - 'A' Bomb in Wardour Street, A Town Called Malice, The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow); Queen - White Man, Bijou, Soul Brother; Madonna - Dress You Up, Borderline, Physical Attraction; Whitesnake - Don't Break My Heart Again, Here I Go Again, etc (approx 120)
WW2 Adolf Heusinger Signed Small Signature Cutting. Adolf Heusinger was standing next to Hitler when the bomb exploded that had been planted by Claus von Stauffenberg on 20 July 1944. Good condition. All autographed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Boxed diecast military aircraft to include Corgi Fighter Scramble CS90017 P-51D Mustang Bomber Escort, CS90019 Supermarine Spitfire RAF Douglas Bader and CS90020 BF109 Messerschmitt Luftwaffe and Atlas Editions Avro Lancaster 'Dambusters' Edition (sealed), together with unboxed and playworn Dinky 719 Spitfire MKII, Messerschmitt Bf109E, 721 Junkers JU87 B (with bomb) and Hawker Hurricane MkII C, a brass model of Concorde on stand, three Triang Minic ships, Britains plastic figures and cannons
Six: Gunner C. Cobb, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (19071 [sic]. Gr: C. Cobb. 61/R.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (19070 A. Bomb: C. Cobb, 17th. Bty: R.F.A.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (19070 Gr. C. Cobb. 37th. Fd. Bty. R.A.) depot engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (17839 Gnr: C. Cobb. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (17839 Gnr. C. Cobb. R.A.) mounted as worn in this order on two separate bars; together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘332280’, contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £500-£700 --- Charles Cobb was born in Hounslow, Middlesex, in June 1878 and attested there for the Royal Artillery on 3 March 1897. He served with the Artillery overseas in the Sudan and in South Africa, and was discharged on 2 March 1913 after 16 years’ service, of which 2 years and 272 days had been spent overseas. Following the outbreak of the Great War Cobb re-enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery on 23 November 19194, and served with the British Expeditionary Force in the Mediterranean theatre, 1915-16, and then on the Western Front, 1916-18. He was discharged on 19 February 1918, no longer physically fit for War Service, and was awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold with the recipient’s original Parchment Certificate for his first period of service; Great War Discharge Certificate, Character Certificate, and Silver War Badge Certificate; and other ephemera.
Four: Bombardier A. H. World, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (74436. A/Br. A. H. World. R.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (74436 Dvr: A. H. World, 7th Bty., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (74436 Bomb: A. H. World. R.F.A.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (74436. A/Br. A. H. World. 37th Fd. Bty. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £300-£400
Three: Bombardier C. E. Mitchener, Royal Garrison Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal, last clasp loose on riband (79417 Gnr: C. E. Mitchener, 15th. Coy. S.D., R.G.A.); China 1900, no clasp (79417 Bombr. C. Mitchener. No. 91 Co. R.G.A.) surname partially officially corrected; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (79417 A. Bomb: C. E. Mitchener. R.G.A.) good very fine and a rare combination of awards (3) £600-£800 --- One of only 35 Queen’s South Africa Medal, China Medal, and King’s South Africa Medal combinations awarded, all to Reservists of the Royal Garrison Artillery. C. E. Mitchener served as a Reservist with No. 15 (Siege Train) Company, Southern Division, Royal Garrison Artillery, and embarked for South Africa in R.M.S. Tantallon Castle at Southampton on 9 December 1899, reaching Cape Town on 26 December 1899. He served in South Africa during the Boer War for the next six months, with the company particularly distinguishing itself at Paardeberg on 26 February 1900, before embarking with the company for China in S.S. Antillian at Cape Town on 18 July 1900, and arrived at Wei-hai-Wei on 30 August 1900 for service in the latter stages of the Boxer Rebellion. After wintering in Hong Kong, and with the Boxer Rebellion over, the Reservists of the company returned to South Africa, landing back at Cape Town on 30 March 1901 and saw further service with No. 14 Company, Western Division, qualifying for the Transvaal clasp. Eight of the Reservists left South Africa for England before the end of the year (and so were only entitled to the South Africa 1901 clasp to their Q.S.A.), but 35 (including Mitchener) stayed in South Africa until the cessation of hostilities, and so qualified for the King’s South Africa with both clasps. Mitchener was discharged in South Africa on 8 September 1902. On 1 January 1902 the Divisional System of the Royal Garrison Artillery was abolished, and all companies were re-numbered sequentially from 1 to 105, with 15 Company Southern Division being renumbered 91 Company. The China Medal (being issued after 1902) is correctly named to the re-numbered unit. Sold with copied medal roll extracts which confirm all clasps.
Four: Warrant Officer Class II T. Palmer, Royal Garrison Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (27234 Bombr. T. Palmer, 14: S.D. R.G.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (27234 Bomb: T. Palmer. R.G.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (27234 W.O. Cl.2. T. Palmer. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (27234 Sjt: T. Palmer. R.G.A.) contact marks to Boer War pair, these nearly very fine; the GVR awards good very fine (4) £200-£240
Pair: Bombardier F. Turvey, Royal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast (8996 A. Br. F. Turvey, 20th Batt. R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (8996 Bomb: F. Turvey. R.F.A.) toned, nearly extremely fine (2) £140-£180 --- Sold with copied Death Certificate which shows that Bombardier Frederick Turvey died from ‘wound of throat (suicide)’ at Middelburg, Cape Colony, on 16 August 1904, aged 28 years 1 month.
Six: Bombardier H. Wood, Royal Field Artillery, who served with the Pom Poms Section during the Boer War Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (90699 Dvr. H. Woods. R.A.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (90699 Br: H. Wood, R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (90699 Bomb: H. Wood. Pom Poms Sec: R.A.); British War and Victory Medals (44048 Bmbr. H. Wood. R.A.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (90699 Driver H. Wood. 32 F.B. R.A.) contemporarily impressed naming, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (6) £400-£500 --- 32 Field Battery R.A. was equipped with 15-pdr rifled muzzle-loading guns and was positioned in the centre of the Zariba at Omdurman with the 8000 strong British Division. It was the first unit to open fire against the Dervishes at 6.25am on the morning of the battle, at a range of 2,700 yards. Bombardier Wood served in “H” Section Pom Poms R.F.A. during the Boer War, attached from 1st Divisional Ammunition Column.
CELINE LOUIS FERDINAND: (1894-1961) French Novelist. Known as Celine, his real name being Destouches, a controversial writer because of his anti-Semitism. A very good and lengthy A.L.S., with his initials `L.F.D´, four pages, folio, n.p, the 27th, n.d., to his brother Marcel, in French. Celine states in part `Oui sans doute Joulon is an admirable poet, mais lui globe-trotter acharné, s'il était venu nous voir depuis 5 ans, je l'aurais affranchi de bien des salades qui m'ont fait un tort énorme. Les malentendus, bevues, ignorances, naïvetés, mirages, miraculages, blablas, soigneusement entretenus, tu le sais, c'est pire que tout. Ça bat la campagne. A la fin on se retrouve couvert d'une légende de merde si bien épaisse qu'il y a plus qu'à te foutre à la fosse ! Et sans Te Deum!...´ ("Yes, no doubt Joulon is an admirable poet, but he is a relentless globetrotter, if he had come to see us 5 years ago, I would have freed him from many salads which have done me enormous harm. Misunderstandings, blunders, ignorance, naivety, mirages, miracles, blablas, carefully maintained, you know, it's worse than anything… At the end we find ourselves covered with a caption of shit so thick that there is more than to through you in the pit! And without Te Deum!...") a lengthy letter referring to a woman `an adorable fairy`, also to the Liberation, and saying before concluding `… j'ai pas de recours, je suis hors la loi !... Vive la mobilisation générale, l'amnistie générale, la bombe générale ! ça fera sortir les taupes des trous…´ ("…I have no recourse, I am outside the law!... Long live to the general mobilization, to the general amnesty, to the general bomb! it will get the moles out of the holes…") A letter of very interesting content. Small overall age wear and creasing, with few small tears to edges and a small repair to the second page edge. G
[OPERATION FELIX]: An interesting archive of four A.Ls.S. and twelve T.Ls.S., all relating to Operation Felix, the codename given to the plans formulated by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) between June and August 1940 for the proposed capture of Gibraltar and a Nazi German invasion of Spain. The archive comprises, in chronological order - (i) Walter Warlimont (1894-1976) German General of World War II, deputy chief of the Operations Staff with the OKW from 1939-44. T.L.S., Warlimont, three pages, 4to, Rottach-Egern, 14th October 1959, to Dr. Charles Burdick, in German. Warlimont provides his correspondent with his recollections of Operation Felix, in part, 'For a long time all military preparations existed only in thoughts or discussions. The source of all plans was with the German Army leadership who after the Western campaign started to analyse all possibilities to come to an end with England. Whether Hitler himself or whoever else came up with the idea to conquer and take Gibraltar, I really do not know. The trip to the Canary Islands in the second half of July 1940 arose out of these plans, yet not for the purpose “to study the problem”, but to complement all diplomatic steps starting at the beginning of July with all military positions in Spain……You probably already know……the original idea to just bomb the harbour of Gibraltar from the air was dismissed, then came back because of Spain's objection in Sept/Oct 1940, and then dismissed again, after which the objective was to totally confiscate all of Gibraltar which then again was the basis for Spain's total involvement in the war. All these things were discussed with Hitler on Aug. 13 and then recorded in written form by the leaders of the Army….On the basis of two conferences….the plan…for Operation Felix was developed, yet not totally finished since Franco's response was “no”'. (ii) Alan Brooke (1883-1963) 1st Viscount Alanbrooke. British Field Marshal of World War II, Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1941-46. A.L.S., Alanbrooke, six pages, oblong 8vo, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, 16th September 1960, to [Charles] Burdick. Alanbrooke responds to his correspondent's letter requesting information regarding Gibraltar in 1940/41, stating, in part, 'Gibraltar is a naval base which has formed part of the British Commonwealth for many years. In the last war it….formed a useful base for naval forces….It was provided with an air landing strip which was too short in the early days of the war, but was greatly improved by lengthening it into the bay with rocks & stones from Gibraltar Rock. The aerodrome was most useful as a staging post for flights to Malta, Middle East and India. Churchill & I repeatedly made use of it in flights to Cairo, Tehran, Moscow, Casablanca etc…..It was used for Eisenhower's H.Q. when the operation for the liberation of North Africa was carried out….Many fighter aircraft for the operation were assembled at Gibraltar. The base was of course very vulnerable to attack from the land side by a force equipped with modern heavy artillery armament. The actual Rock of Gibraltar is honey combed with passages….and could put up a strong defence, but all their defences were built in days when offensive weapons were not as powerful as they are now. The whole situation was of course dependant on the Spanish attitude & our relations with Spain. We had to rely that Spain would not side with Germany & that Hitler would not invade Spain. There were uncertainties of war which caused us anxieties at times, but fortunately our confidence in Spain was not misplaced'. (iii) Hasso von Manteuffel (1897-1978) German General of World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. T.L.S., H v Manteuffel, two pages, 4to, Ammersee, 16th November 1960, to [Charles] Burdick, in German. Manteuffel responds to his correspondent's enquiries regarding the 7th Panzer Division's involvement in a potential invasion of Gibraltar, explaining that many wartime records and diaries were destroyed at the end of the war and recommending several books including one by Paul Schmidt which recounts Hitler's conversations with Franco, Petain, Mussolini and Badoglio regarding a planned attack on Gibraltar, as well as another by Helmuth Greiner in which he dedicates a chapter to Operation Felix based on the meeting between Hitler and Franco in October 1940, Manteuffel explaining 'The result was quite negative for Hitler, as were all further diplomatic negotiations, so that on 10th December 1940 he decided that the undertaking should not be carried out because the political prerequisites for it were no longer given', although also adding that a special group under the leadership of General Kluber of the 49th Army Corps were assembled in the south of France and trained for a planned attack. (vii) Walter R. Dornberger (1895-1980) German Major General and engineer, leader of Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket programme and other projects at the Peenemunde Army Research Centre. T.L.S., Walter R Dornberger, three pages, 4to, Buffalo, New York, 9th May 1961, to Dr. Charles Burdick, on the printed stationery of the Bell Aerosystems Company. Dornberger states that his correspondent's letter 'brought some memories back to my mind I thought long forgotten' and continues to inform Burdick, in part, 'The German Army General Staff, after consulting with experts from the Army, the Air Force and Navy were convinced (I believe it was in the spring of 1941) that the rock of Gibraltar could not be forced to surrender by the use of conventional weapons, such as bombers, heavy artillery or even gas. As I remember, one employee of the Research Dept…..came up with the idea to use fluorine. The intention was, by using bombs, shells and Nebelwerfer ammunition filled with fluorine and fired in salvos to cover the entire rock with a cloud of fluorine gas. The toxicity and especially the aggressiveness of fluorine against any metal was well known. The fluorine gas was supposed to be sucked in by the ventilation system and to corrode, burn and destroy this system, thereby forcing the garrison to surrender. A fluorine factory in Falkensee (east of Berlin) was erected with high priority. In the fall of 1941 or spring 1942….I was present at a test firing against shelters and pill boxes equipped with ventilation systems, at the proving ground “Raubkammer”…..in the presence of the German High Command of the Army and several Generals of the Air Force. Thousands of shells, up to 15 cm caliber and Nebelwerfer ammunition (50 cm), containing up to 50 kg fluorine were fired in salvos and bombs were dropped by airplanes against these targets. The following inspection showed only minor effects by the gas. The ventilation systems did not even get warm and did not corrode the way they were supposed…..After this negative result, the use of fluorine was cancelled, and the factory made available for the production of fluorine as a rocket oxidizer. We made some tests with fluorine in Peenemunde but since we were already to far progressed with the V-2 we decided not to change the propellant combination of this missile at that time'.OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALERROM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED. PLEASE REFER DIRECTLY TO IAA FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
NOBEL ALFRED: (1833-1896) Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist who bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prize. The scientist's most famous invention was that of dynamite, which was patented in 1867. An outstanding archive relating to the establishment of a dynamite factory in Italy, comprising - (i) A.L.S., A Nobel, three pages, 4to, Paris, 6th September 1872, to [Paul] Barbe, in French. Nobel provides his detailed requirements for establishing a factory to produce dynamite at Avigliana, near Turin, under the guidance of his agent Casimir Robaudi ('Voici le petit devis pour la Fabrique Italienne et le projet de contrat avec Robaudi') setting out his requirements in a detailed table, with their immediate and defrayable costs, including specifications for brick buildings, power of the traction engines, nitrite grinders, and other machinery, a building to house nitric acid, an ice room, various other wooden buildings for the production and washing of glycerine and dynamite, and for packing the dynamite, cartridge making, water heaters, and enclosures, and remarking that he envisages the quick production and sale of the dynamite, financed by three months' credit. Nobel then proceeds to define the terms of the contract under which the business should operate, giving the outlines for a five-year contract with Robaudi in nine numbered paragraphs, explaining that Robaudi will be named as agent for the Italian business and will be responsible for the costs of selling the dynamite sent to him, for which he can set a price above market rates, provided that the company can cancel the contract if Robaudi's consumption and marketing contravenes their policies, or if the company does not receive payment for the dynamite. Nobel advises Barbe to revise the contract as he sees fit before sending it to Carstens, the merchant in Hamburg. (ii) A fine, large original pen and ink plan of the proposed site of the dynamite factory in the Commune di Avigliana, prepared and signed by the surveyor Giuseppe Ferando, one page, large oblong folio, Turin, 27th July 1872, entitled Planimetria di parte della regione Valoja presso il trucco di San Martino, coloured in two shades of blue (one defining the waterways) and also featuring light pencil drawings of buildings to the left margin. (iii) A pencil sketch of several buildings at Avigliana entitled Croquis de fabrique de nitroglycerine a Avigliana, one page, oblong 4to, n.p., n.d., including the facilities labelled for 'Preparation, separation et lavage a l'eau'. (iv) A finely executed and detailed pen and ink plan of various constructions and buildings, one page, oblong folio, n.p., n.d., captioned in French, including cartoucheries, magasin, filtrage & dynamiterie, lavages, pompe pour l'appareil, glacier & magasin a glycerine, hanger a bomb acide nitrique. Maison de garde, chien de garde etc. (v) A scale drawing from a patent application on transparency paper (some tears and a few large areas of paper loss to the edges) bearing the official oval stamp of Jannot ('Constructeur - Mecanicien') and two other pen and ink and pencil sketches and drawings of machinery and apparatus. (vi) An autograph manuscript entitled Regolamento dei transporti delle Materie infiammabili ed esplodenti ('Regulations for the transportation of flammable and explosive materials') approved by the administrators Bolmira and Guglianetti, twelve pages, 4to, n.p. (Italy), 9th April 1872, commencing 'Flammable materials, such as phosphorus, phosphor matches, gun powder, turpentine, alcohol, and derivatives, objects for fireworks and any other material…..that easily starts or transmits fire, are excluded from transport if the sender has not subjected himself to the cautionary measures established by the administration' and continuing to outline the regulations concerning packaging, supervision, means of transport and other precautions which it is necessary to adhere to. (vii) Small collection of ten manuscript technical and legal documents, in Italian and French, over twenty pages in total, largely 4to, various places, 1870s, some regarding Nobel's patent and one on the printed stationery of the Dinamite Nobel factory at Avigliana. (viii) Autograph manuscript of the Atto di Costituzione della Societa per la Fabbricazione della Dinamite and Statuto della Scoieta Anonima per la Fabbricazione della Dinamite, in all over sixty pages, folio, Turin, 5th June 1873, in Italian, identifying the main shareholders, and accompanied by an eleven-page summary including a manuscript list of the shares allocated to each shareholder. A comprehensive archive relating to the Swedish chemist's important invention of dynamite and featuring an extremely rare autograph letter signed by Nobel himself, particularly desirable owing to its content. Some light overall age wear and minor faults and Nobel's letter with some light, minor staining and a few small tears to the edges. Generally G to about VG, Sml Qty. At the end of December 1871, Alfred Nobel obtained a six-year patent for the exploitation of dynamite from the Italian government, to be financed by both French and German investors. In April 1872, Nobel reached an agreement with five Parisian financiers (and engineers) to found a public limited company. Among the shareholders mentioned in the present archive were Paul Barbe, Amedeo Hoffer (director of the factory), Casimir Robaudi (agent for the Nobel company in Hamburg), Antonio Campagna (formerly mayor of Avigliana), the Hamburg merchants Carl Ferdinand Carstens and Edouard Bandmann, and the Parisian banker Gunzbourg. They acquired land near Avigliana, some thirty kilometres west of Turin, and set up a factory through a commissionaire, Robaudi, obtaining a patent for the manufacture of dynamite. The company established by Nobel continued production until being destroyed during the World War II.
ENOLA GAY: A multiple signed colour 24 x 18 print by three crew members of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 towards the end of World War II, comprising Paul W. Tibbets (pilot and aircraft commander), Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk (navigator), and Thomas Ferebee (bombardier), the print entitled Atomic Warfare is Born and featuring an image of the Enola Gay in flight, reproduced from a painting by the artist Harley Copic and published by the Buckeye Aviation Book Company. Signed by Tibbets, Van Kirk and Ferebee in bold blue inks with their names alone to the lower white border. Rolled. A few very minor, light stains to the right border, otherwise VG
TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Enola Gay - Mission to Hiroshima by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, First Edition published by White Owl Press Ltd., Loughborough, 1995. Signed by Tibbets in bold blue ink to the title page, 'Paul Tibbets, B/Gen USAF (Ret), Commander, 509th Composite Group and Pilot, B29 Enola Gay 6 Aug. 1945'. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX
DAMBUSTERS THE: A good selection of signed pages (6; most multiple signed) removed from an edition of Paul Brickhill's book The Dam Busters, signed printed images (8) of various sizes (largest 7 x 9.5) each removed from magazines of books, a multiple signed 8.5 x 6.5 photograph, and nine A.Ls.S. and two T.Ls.S. by various members of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise comprising Joe McCarthy (1919-1998) Pilot of Lancaster ED825/G, AJ-T, Les Munro (1919-2015) Pilot of Lancaster ED921/G, AJ-W, David Shannon (1922-1993) Pilot of Lancaster ED929/G, AJ-L, Bill Townsend (1921-1991) Pilot of Lancaster ED886/G, AJ-O, Ken Brown (1920-2002) Pilot of Lancaster ED918/G, AJ-F, Mick Martin (1918-1988) Pilot of Lancaster ED909/G, AJ-P, Ray Grayston (1918-2010) Flight engineer of Lancaster ED912/G, AJ-N, Sydney Hobday (1912-2000) Navigator of Lancaster ED912/G, AJ-N, Edward Johnson (1912-2002) Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED912/G, AJ-N, James Clay (1911-1995) Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED921/G, AJ-W, George Johnson (1921- ) Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED825/G, AJ-T, George Chalmers (1921-2002) Wireless operator of Lancaster ED886/G, AJ-O, Douglas Webb (1922-1996) Front gunner of Lancaster ED886/G, AJ-O, Basil Feneron (1920-1993) Flight engineer of Lancaster ED918/G, AJ-F, Dudley Heal (1916-1999) Navigator of Lancaster ED918/G, AJ-F, Fred Sutherland (1923-2019) Front gunner of Lancaster ED912/G, AJ-N, Danny Walker (1917-2001) Navigator of Lancaster ED929/G, AJ-L, David Rodger (1918-2004) Rear gunner of Lancaster ED825/G, AJ-T, Grant McDonald (1921-2012) Rear gunner of Lancaster ED918/G, AJ-F, and Steve Oancia (1923-1999) Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED918/G, AJ-F. Some of the letters refer to fellow crew members. 617 Squadron reunions, Barnes Wallis etc. Some duplication. G to generally VG, 26
WW1 and Later Military Aircraft Kits of European Manufacture, all boxed/bagged, 1:50 scale SMER 106 Ansaldo, 1:48 scale Heller 53051 Corsair F-4U, Esci 4008 F-100 Sabre, Italeri 808 U-2C Spy plane, Starfix 709/03 Spitfire (2), 709/02 Me Bf 109B, 709/10 Spitfire, 709/09 Me BF 109E, 1:72 scale Arma Hobby 70007 PZL P7A, Novo 78073 Spitfire and Flying Bomb, F228 Fairey Gannet (bagged and carded), IBG Models 72505 PZL 23A, polish made Blackburn Shark, Mister Craft 041168 US Hawk, SMER 0882 Hurricane, AZ Model AZ7335 Hurricane, Italeri 163 KFIR C2-C7 (factory sealed), 198 Longbow Apache helicopter, 185 Bell Combat Scout helicopter, 033 MIG-15, all appear complete but unchecked, G-E, boxes P-VG, (22)
Postwar to 1970s FROG and Airfix Military Aircraft Kits, all boxed/bagged 1:72 scale, FROG, F247 Westland Wessex helicopter (2), F202 Me Bf 110, F177 He29 Owl, F434 He 162, F194 Spitfire and Flying Bomb, F178 Me 410, F235 Dornier 335 (factory sealed), F179 Blackburn Shark, Airfix, 588 Ju52, 289 Avro Anson 1, bagged/Bubbled/carded examples, FROG F401F He 162A, F245 Grumann Hellcat, Airfix, 129 Spad VII, 128 Avro 504K, 1063 Me Komet, 01059 Gazelle helicopter, 01031 Boulton Paul Defiant, all appear complete but unchecked, G-E, packaging F-G, (18)
Corgi Vintage Emergency Vehicles, all boxed/cased, Police models, 99806 Bedford Dormobile (3), 96855 Morris 1000 van Wiltshire, Morris Mini van 96951 (2), Morris Minivan 96956, Morris Traveller 96873, Morris Minor Panda Saloon, 96759 Merthyr Tydfil, 96744 (loose in box, box faded), 98141 Mini Cooper Liverpool, Drive Time, emergency Motors VA02621 Hillman Imp Renfrewshire & Bute, VA08911 Austin 1800 Durham, VA10203 Austin Princess West Midlands, RAC models, Bedford CA Van 96904 (2) one box faded, 05607, 06506 Morris 1000 van, Mini Vans, 96952, 06004, Morris J van 06204 (case distorted), Land Rovers, CC07406 07414, AA models, Bedford CA Van 99805 (2), Morris 1000 van 96849 (2), Land Rover 07403, Bomb Disposal 97343 Morris Minor Traveller (box faded), St John Ambulance 96923 Bedford Dormobile, H.M Coast Guard 07406 Land Rover, G-E, packaging F-E, (31)
BLUES / RNB - 7" PACK. A pack of 12 x 7". Artists include H Bomb Ferguson - Little Tiger (9001), Johnny Cale Quintette (CHAN No. 101), T. V. Slim - Flatfoot Sam (CLIF 103), Joe- L - Worried (Clissac 3001), The Antennas - Fuji-Yama Mama (Clay 201), Jerry Warren with The Pets (MM-118), Lee Johnson (1005, Promo), King Curtis (507-45), Jimmy Coe (Promo, 1340), The Norfleet Brothers (Bandera 1319) and Ray Agee (CH-102). The condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
WW2 British Training Poster printed on oilcloth "German 2kg Anti Personnel Bomb" better known as the "Butterfly Bomb". Has original string and wood hangers. Size approx. 70cm x 55cm. Printed for the Ministry of Home Security Inspector General's Department, High Explosive Instructional Diagram No.2.
World War 2 enamel sign POLICE NOTICE SMALL BUTTERFLY BOMBS LIE HIDDEN NEARBY THEY ARE LAIBLE TO EXPLODE WITH DANGEROUS EFFECT AT THE LEAST DISTURBANCE KEEP AWAY. In very good condition, measures 15in x 12in. A Butterfly Bomb (or Sprengbombe Dickwandig 2 kg or SD 2) was a German 2-kilogram (4.4 lb) anti-personnel submunition used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
AR * Cox (Morris, 1903-1998). Bomb Crater Epping Forest, 1948, tempera on board, signed and dated lower left, size 41 x 61.5 cm (16 x 24 1/4 ins), label with printed title, and '42' in white chalk to versoQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: From the family of Alan Tucker (1933-2017), Stroud bookseller and poet, and co-author of Morris Cox and the Gogmagog Press (1991).Exhibited: Morris Cox, Centennial Exhibition - A Selection of Visual Art (1921-1996), 2003.Morris Cox was a printer, poet, printmaker, painter and puppeteer. At the age of 13 he recieved a scholarship to West Ham School of Art where he studied for 6 years. In 1957 he set up Gogmagog Press resolving to print his own work in his own way. Cox painted in oil and watercolour for over 60 years. In 1994 an exhibition of his work was held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, to celebrate the acquisition of Cox's personal archive of Gogmagog books and early colour prints.
WW2 RAF 35 Pathfinder Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal, DFM Logbook Archive . A scarce Pathfinder Force special duty Bomb Aimers DFM medal group, logbooks and photographic archive of Warrant Officer Ronald Walter Cumbers of 76 and 35 Squadrons.Comprising:Medal Group: Distinguished Flying Medal (1385133 F/SGT R.W. CUMBERS RAF), 1939/45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star with clasp FRANCE AND GERMANY Defence Medal, War Medal. The group has been attractively mounted along with three commemorative medals and a photograph of Ronald with his wife Violet a serving member of the ATS.Logbooks.Two examples the first being a pilots logbook covering the period 10th October 1941 to 27th July 1942 when he re-mustered as a Bomb Aimer. The second aircrew log book records flights from the 13th September 1942 to his last flight with 14 OTU on the 17th May 1945. The log records his first trip to Kassel on the 3rd October 1943 with 76 Squadron and his first operation with 35 Pathfinder Squadron on the marshalling yards at Lille on the 9th April 1944. Details of 62 trips are recorded. Photograph archive.These include photographs of training in Canada, plus two photographs taken whilst with 35 Squadron showing a Halifax and crew prior to ops on Kassel.Selection of Ephemera. Including original Buckingham Palace invitation to receive the DFM from the hand of King George VI. The recommendation for the DFM raised on the 19th August 1944 London Gazette 14th November 1944.This NCO is an operator of special equipment who has been engaged on operational flying for a long period and has 45 sorties to his credit. At all times, he demonstrates most praiseworthy keenest to operate and the results he has achieved with his crew are of the highest standard. In view of this NCO’s record of accuracy and reliability, he is recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.Warrant Officer Ronald Walter Cumbers DFM was born in 1921 at the outbreak of WW2 he was working at the London Stock Exchange and in 1940 he joined the RAF at Euston and volunteered for Pilot training. Accepted he attended the Elementary Flying Training School at Swindon before being posted to Florida. In 1942 he re-mustered as a Bomb Aimer completing training in Canada before returning to the UK and following posting to various training units he undertook his first operational sortie on the 3rd October 1943 with 76 Squadron flying the Halifax heavy bomber. A steady flow of ops saw 9 under his belt by March 1944, when the crew answered the call for volunteers for the PFF Pathfinder Force. After a month of training he was posted to 35 Squadron and flew his 10 operation on the night of the 9th April 1944. Bomber Command was now preparing for D-Day and 35 carried out a constant flow of specialised operations by the 5th June he had completed 18 trips. The missions continued with the Squadron switching to Daylight Pathfinder ops on the 6th July 1944, most of these in Northern France in support of the allied spearhead. Trips to the big cities of the Rhur resumed on the 25th July with his 36th op to Stuttgart and endurance of over 7 hours. On the 28th October 1944 along with his crew he wrote up his last operation to Walcheren Gun positions this being his 62nd trip. Screened from ops he was posted to 14 OTU as an instructor in December 1944 and remained with the unit until May 1945. Surviving the war his marriage to Violet would last over 68 years and he died shortly after his 100th Birthday. Warrant Officer Cumbers is mentioned in the book The Arnold Scheme British Pilots, The American South and the Allies Daring Plan by Gilbert S Gunn. He was one of 122 intake in May 1942 to undertake Pilot training, before he re-mustered as a Bomb Aimer.
Postcards - a period album of largely French interest WWI First World War period postcard album. Largely filled with views of the country, including several 'bomb damage' cards, but other views from happier times also feature. Towards the end of the album are several real photo cards showing ASC camps and soldiers loading trucks. 250+ cards, approx. Housed in a period Edwardian album.
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