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A Custom-Built Projector,by Wally Veevers, with clapper gate, complete with Gaumont-Kalee Series S bloomed f/1.8 63½mm projection lens, body, F-G, untested, lens, F-G; Sticker to side 'The Magiic Camera Company'. Provenance; Used on 'Superman the Movie', 'SOS Titanic', 'Excalibur', 'City of Joy', 'Robin Hood' and 'Chicago Joe and the Showgirl' IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the items large size and weight, this item will be available to view only via appointment at our offices in Aldermaston and will not be at Stoke Newtington.
A Very Fine Swiss Hipp Chronoscope,C.1925, Swiss, signed 'Favarger & Co S A Neuchatel-Suisse, 23475', spring driven movement with electric escapement mounted on oak platform, with brass terminals, with two silvered dials to the front of 100 divisions each, one recording seconds and 1/10ths, the other 1/100ths and 1/1000ths, contained within original polished wood case, with key, original receipts and instructions, case height 24cm Footnotes: The Hipp Chronoscope was devised in the early 1840s by Matthias Hipp (1813-95). It was used for the determination of small measurements of time. The Hipp Chronoscope was often used in laboratories for experiments in psychology where the measurements of rapid reactions were required. They were also used in observatories for astronomical measurements. This particular instrument was bought in 1925 and used by the vendors father who was a Favarger & Co specialised in the production of the Hipp chronoscope and other electromechanical equipment including telegraph equipment. The company was formed in 1860.Property Sold With Ω Symbol These items have been imported from outside the EU to be sold at auction under Temporary Admission. When Flints Auctions Ltd release such property to buyers in the UK, the buyer will become the importer and must pay Flints Auctions Ltd import VAT at the specified amount on both the hammer price and buyer’s premium. This also applies to certain EU countries so please contact us for further information.on this item VAT at 20% is charged on the hammer price. If you are VAT registered you can reclaim it and it is not charged to customers outside the UK and EU.T: +44 (0) 20 3086 8550E: info@flintsauctions.com
LITERATURE: Selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. by various literary figures, historians, biographers etc., all to Neville Braybrooke, including Gerald Hamilton (T.L.S., in part, 'My first Autobiography was published in 1936 by Secker & Warburg, under the title “As Young as Sophocles'” …Messrs. Sidgwick & Jackson have just published a new one by me about South Africa, called “Jacaranda”', 27th April 1961), Stanley Edgar Hyman, Eric White (A.L.S., in full, 'Just one further correction - my name is Eric White, not Crozier, though Eric Crozier wd doubtless be only too pleased to provide the correct date of the first performance of Billy Budd, the libretto of which he wrote in collaboration with Morgan Foster. What an extraordinary thing that the Soho Bibliography of E.M. Forster shd have got it wrong!' 25th May 1974), Christopher Dawson, John Julius Norwich, Constantine Trypanis (T.L.S., in part, 'I will read THE IDLER with great interest, and will, if I may, later tell you my impressions' 18th November 1962), Herbert Read (A.L.S., in part, '…the only surviving juvenilia are the contents of the enclosed volume (no longer present). This was published in 1915… It is a very scarce book…' 3dr October 1958), James MacGibbon (2; one T.L.S., in part, 'Of course you may include Stevie's 'Spanky-Wanky' in Seeds in the Wind. But here's the silly rub: I recognise the poem but cannot trace it either in the Collected Poems, Two in One or Me Again' 21st July 1989), Mark Boxer, Robert Speaight, Robert Levin, Alan Clodd (A.L.S., in part, 'I wd be interested in proofs of symposia with Beckett interest - in fact any unusual Beckett item… I also want proof copies of books by Richard Murphy…' 31st January 1972), Michael Holroyd (2) etc. With creases and age wear, G to about VG, 17 Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher.
Collection in two volumes from 1878 to early 1980s, early issues very sparse but odd better item incl 1878-83 1ca green unused, 1897 2c on 3c deep red (SG 93) unused, however majority of value in PRC u/m issues from 1970s-80s incl 1978 Science Conference min sheet, 1979 National Games min sheet, National Emblem min sheet, 1978 Horses min sheet, Flying Fairies min sheet, Bridges min sheet, 1979 Camelias min sheet, Great Wall min sheet, Science from Childhood min sheet, 1980 Qi Baishi min sheet, Lotus min sheet, 1981 Red Mansion min sheet, also some loose later odds (Few Hundreds)
Postal Fiscals: 1951 November 3rd registered airmail parcel label franked 1952 10r dull green and yellow-orange (SG F1), KGVI 20r dull purple and blue fiscal and 1938-49 5r (3) and 2r postage stamps tied by Colombo Registered cds for 30 No 51, although used before the date (1 Dec 52) the 10r was authorised for postal use this item clearly shows that this and the 20r were being accepted by the postal authorities, very scarce (Plate )
1842 Missionary entire from Alexander Macdonald at Savaii, to London, headed "Savaii, 23 May 1842", rated '8' and '3' in m/script and with fine PAID SHIP LETTER/SYDNEY oval crown d.s. for AU 13 1842, without British postal marks but endorsed 'Rec'd Jany 7 1843, a journey time of over seven months, horizontal. filing crease and a few tones but fine for an item of this nature (Plate )
The Berlin Missionary Society: 1849 November 19, entire written by Carl Friedrich Julius Schultheiss, headed 'Itemba, 19th Nov 1849', addressed initially to Cape Town, then readdressed to 'Rev'd C Blech, Mission Seminary, Sebastian Strasse, Berlin, with various m/script rate markings, reverse bears boxed "AMERICA per ENGLAND', in black, "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH' in blue and London transit cds for 1 FE 50 in red, although headed 'Itemba' this mission was burnt down during the 1847-49 'War of the Axe' and Schultheiss was probably based at Bethany at the time of writing, accompanied by an English translation of the contents, a rare and fascinating early missionary item (Plate )
Airmails: 1931 June 22, "First Woman's Solo Transatlantic Attempt/NEW YORK TO PARIS/Lockheed Vega Monoplane/"AKITA" NR496M/RUTH R NICHOLS", stampless airmail envelope addressed to New York, with additional cachet "Plane Crashed At/ST. JOHNS,NEW BRUNSWICK/June 22 1931" and signed by Ruth R Nichols, very fine, an interesting item despite not having passed through the post (AAMC 1142)
Wreck Mail: 1905 (February) cover from Paris to Cairo, carried by the S.S. Cairo which ran ashore on 6 March 1905 while entering the port of Alexandria, the mail bags had been stacked on deck but were washed into the sea, 51 bags were subsequently recovered and once dried out each item was hand-stamped "SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU CAIRO"/SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S.CAIRO", reverse bears Alexandria cds for 6 III 05, original adhesive absent as usual (Plate )
1934-36 1d scarlet tete-beche pair (SG 440var) with Post Office Training Bar cancels, most unusual and believed to be from an uncut booklet sheet used as a test item for staff at the training centre (Plate ) . 9+ good run through incl min sheets and a few booklets, mostly fine u/m (Few Hundred)
1960-67 2d light red-brown with two phosphor bands, lower marginal block of four, the lower pair imperforate on 3 sides (SG 613aa), all over light gum toning, light wrinkles on top (normal) pair, large part o.g., a scarce item (Plate ) . 9+ good run through incl min sheets and a few booklets, mostly fine u/m (Few Hundred)
Early 20th century carved ivory plaque of a young girl, signed with a monogram TE, 3 x 3cmPLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM CONTAINS OR IS MADE OF IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbank’s advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping..
Large collection of chintz china to include cruet, butter dish, cake stands, makers include Shelley, Midwinter and Royal Winton . A detailed condition report on every item is not available for this lot. All items dusty from storage, approx. 70 in total Cake stand wobbly and small stress crack in glaze only from bottom drilled hole.Royal Winton reed handle basket and another similar good condition Pomander good condition x Tazzae midwinter and Soho pottery both good condition. Estimate about 20% of items with some damage or crazing
Keininger break arch walnut table clock with moon phase mechanical movement three chime melodies and automatic night shutdown CONDITION REPORT: Minor wear marks on corners of case but this item is working at lotting. Vendor assures us this is a good time keeper. Chimes on hour quart past, quarter two and half past. Condition is good - excellent.
SOMERVILLE, EDITH OENONEAn unpublished original sketch by Edith Somerville, illustration for her classic work 'Some Adventures of an Irish R.M.', pencil on paper mounted on card, signed with initials, showing the cook (Mrs. Cadogan) holding forth, with inscription in the artist's hand, A horse! a horse! Is that my darlin' Major Yeates, said the cook, also signed, addressed and captioned on verso. 285 x 190mm. Not found in the published work, 1899, where there appears to be no portrait of Mrs. Cadogan, though it may have been used in the Badminton Magazine, where the stories first appeared. An attractive item from an underrated and influential work, which portrays the lives of the minor Anglo-Irish gentry with 'a smile and a tear'
.223 Mannlicher Bolt Action Rifle. Fitted with 6 x 42 Ziess scope. Serial number 1044394. 24 inch barrel. Complete with green camo trim gun slip and cardboard box for scope. The purchaser must be the holder of a valid Firearms Certificate bearing an appropriate authorisation to acquire this item or be a Registered Firearms Dealer
SEVEN LLADRO FIGURES, (mostly af) to include 'Saint Joseph Nativity III, 'Cinderella' No 4828 (broken fingers and arm), 'Fairy' No 4595 (broken hands), 'Bird on Hand' No 2151 (broken finger), 'Geisha Madam Butterfly' No 4991 (re-glued), 'Young Fisherman' (missing rod) and 'Seated Gent' (missing item from hand) (7)

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