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A Syma Boxed Drone, Simplex 1912 radio, Toyland action musical, Roller radio, etc.

Grundid TK141 Reel to Reel, and tapes, GDM 313 microphone, Waltham Solid State 18 radio

37-inch long radio-controlled WW2 model of a E-Torpedo boat, with removable super structure in order to access radio gear by Hirobo Japan and Futuba radio unit,

A Solid State rocket 1829 model radio housed in a mirrored backed and glazed oak display case, display case height 30cm x 25cm across, together with the original model polystyrene packed card box

A Mountfleet Models 1/32 scale kit built model of an Admiralty Coaster C642 boat, handpainted in grey and black with green deck and removable superstructure to reveal rudder servo, motors, and steam unit with various other radio controlled fixtures and fittings, sold with a Spektrum DX6i hand set, and two model boat batteries, length 49.5" housed on a wooden display stand. Model is executed to a very high standard

Bachmann by Finescale Brass (San Cheng) Gauge 1 radio-controlled model of a Great Western Railways 2-6-2 Prairie Tank locomotive, finished in green and numbered 4557 to cabsides, an excellent example in well-maintained condition, supplied with a 2.4 Ghz OMNI TX4.0 DCC Transmitter, with instructions for transmitter

A Finescale Brass (San Cheng) Gauge 1 radio controlled model of Great Western Railway Class 14xx tank locomotive, 0-4-2 example finished in green with GWR to sides, excellent condition supplied with a Fosworks OMNI 2.2 Transmitter,

Keilkraft Wooden kit built model of a Radio Controlled RAF Crash Tender, with handset and display stand

A very well-made Gauge 1 Radio-controlled model of a Great Western Railway 0-6-0 No.9661 Tank locomotive, finished in green and detailed to a high standard, no transmitterLoco measures: 12 9/16" long, 3 5/8" max width, 5 1/8 max height, not including rail height.

A Finescale Brass Gauge 1 Radio Controlled Model of a Class 14xx BR 0-4-2 Tank locomotive, finished in BR Black with Number 1471 to cabsides, complete with 16T Mineral wagon with batteries situated inside, together with a 2.4 Ghz OMNI Transmitter, excellent model

A scratch built to PN Thomas drawings, WWII T1D tug, fitted with 545-12 low drain 6volt motor, Viper ESC, rudder servo and brass prop, and rudder, fitted with crystal radio gear, and fitted wooden case, together with boat cradle, model is executed to a very good standard, length of boat 87cm

Corgi Toys No. 416 Land Rover 109WB, rare Radio TS promotional comprising a yellow body, with a red interior, and green plastic tilt, with Radio decal to the bonnet, and TS to each door, some play wear (G)

Matchbox Dinky die-cast model vehicles, twenty-five including ref. DY-16 1967 Ford Mustang fast back, green body; ref. DY-15 1953 Austin A40, Brooke Bond Tea livery; ref. DY-04 1950 Ford E83W 10 CWT van, Radio Times livery; and others, all boxed.Qty: 25

Vinyl - Over 80 Rock & Pop LPs including Captain Beefheart x 5, Radio Caroline double LP, Keith Christmas, Jackie Washinton, Dave Davies, Grin, Guadalcanal Diary, Carol Grimes, Little Richard, Bunk Johnson, Fats Waller, Style Council, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, Ian Campbell Group, Jim Capaldi and more. Vg overall

Memorabilia & Autographs - The Who 1981 programme signed by Pete Townshend, Kenny Jones and Cliff Richard. Provenance: signed for the vendor at the launch party for the album “Face Dances”. The vendor was working with The Who promoting the band to radio

Vinyl - 5 Kraftwerk / Krautrock UK press LPs and 1 12" to include from Kraftwerk Radio Activity (with printed insert), Computer World (with printed inner), Electric Cafe (promo factory sample), Autobahn (embossed sleeve), Computer Love (promo 12" single), and also Synergy Audion. Vg+ overall

Vinyl – 11 The Clash / The Fall / The Police 7” singles to inbclude: The Fall (2 singles), The Clash & Related 5 singles (Including Joe Strummer - Love Kills and a US Promo), The Police & Related 4 singles (Including Fall Out - 2 different versions, The Radio Actors (Early Sting), and Klark Kent (Green Vinyl). Condition VG to VG+ overall

Memorabilia / Signature - Blur - The Best Of DVD signed by all 4 members on front, in EX condition and unplayed, provenance: signed when the band came in for a radio session and being sold by the producer of that session

Memorabilia & Autograph - Beatles Diary - Alf Bricknell double VHS Video PAL, original VHS Cassette from 1997 signed on the front by the late Alf Bicknell, The Beatles Driver and Road Manager from 1964 - 1966, in unused EX condition, provenance: signed when the Alf came in for a radio interview and being sold by the producer of that show

Vinyl & Autograph – 16 Folk / Acid Folk early 1970’s mainly UK original albums including many private pressings to include: Water Into Wine Band – Hill Climbing For Beginners (UK 1974 with Insert, MYR 1004), Tony Capstick With Hedgehog Pie – His Round (UK 1971 Gatefold Sleeve RUB 004), The Ginger Jug Band – The Ginger Jug Band (UK 1972 Private Pressing, GJB 001), Cave Of Living Streams – Sixteen Songs (UK 1974 Private Press + Booklet, UHC 1), Faraway Folk – On The Radio (UK 1974 RALP 6019, Fully signed), John Pearse (1972 German, Gatefold Sleeve, SM 95036), Mike Donald (UK 1972 Galliard Records GAL 4020), Tim Rose (UK 1970 ST 22673), The Lonesome Travellers (UK 1971 Private press, Fully signed, NEB 100), Therapy (UK 1973 IRS 5124), Mick Abrahams (UK 1973 Private Press SRT 73313), Howard Werth & The Moonbeams (UK 1975 CAS 1104),Paul Slade (France 1971 Gatefold Sleeve CBS 64561), Folk Heritage (UK 1973 WMD 179), Folk On Friday (UK 1970 REC 95S), Fred Wedlock (UK 1971 VTS 7). VG to VG+ overall.

Vinyl - Queen and members - twelve 12” singles including Limited Editions and foreign pressings to include: It’s A Hard Life (Picture Disc), You Don’t Fool Me (Limited Edition numbered Grey Vinyl), Thank God It’s Christmas, Pain (German Pressing), The Show Must Go On (One sided Etched Disc), One Vision, The Miracle, Innuendo, Hammer To Fall, Radio Ga Ga, Freddie Mercury - Barcelona and The Great Pretender, Condition VG+ overall

Sony Radio CD

Digital stereo radio (boxed)

Pure Evoke-1S DAB & FM portable radio with S-1 auxiliary speaker with cherry veneer, both new in boxes, untested.

Modern toys Britains 1/16th scale Big Farm remote control John Deere 6430 tractor No. 42518 and Square Baler No. 4168 (2), Maplin Forklift Challenge radio control No. N87GA, Hess Toy Truck and Helicopter battery-operated, plus pair of laminated Lamborghini Diablo and Ferrari 355 posters, generally excellent in good or better boxes (some cellophane tears). Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and untested. Viewing recommended. Qty 5+posters (2B)

A Bush Bakelite 1950s table-top radio, together with a 1950 wooden mantel clock.

A collection of vintage radio valves, to include three boxes of mixed brands Marconi, Mullard, GEC etc

A collection of vintage radio valves including three boxes of mixed brands including Marconi, Brimar, BVA etc

A collectors lot to include; A small children's wooden rocking chair, a travel suitcase, a briefcase containing Masonic regalia, a Bush ivory coloured radio, a small quantity of marbles and dominoes , a small tin and a brass jam pot.

A collection of vintage radio valves including six boxes of mixed brands by Mullard, GEC etc

1963 Bentley S3 Continental CoupéCoachwork by H J Mulliner & Co.Registration Number: OLM 7Chassis Number: BC120XAEngine Number: 60 ABCLaunched in 1962, the Bentley S3 Continental was the final Rolls-Royce/Bentley model to be constructed with a separate chassis. The 6.2-Litre V8 engine was improved with a higher 9:1 compression ratio and larger SU carburettors, and produced a healthy 210hp. The coachwork, originally penned by Vilhelm Koren, continued the non-top front-to-rear waistline, but now featured twin paired headlamps and styled flashing indicators and side lamps.First registered on 3 May 1963, OLM 7's first owner was Lady Margaret Howard, Countess of Suffolk, an American heiress. Reported to have had just five owners since, it has been in the current family ownership since 1975.One of only ten cars to carry this body style - six right-hand drive and four left-hand drive - this is reputedly the last of the ten to survive. The build cards show that the car was supplied new with electric windows, parking and flashing lights, a 630T radio, India Super Speed tyres and a special driver's seat. A beautiful Negretti & Zambra Auto Altimeter takes pride of place on the dash.Presented in 'Regal Red' with cream coachline and beige leather interior with matching carpets, the car has been fastidiously maintained by Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialists, P&A Wood, since 1969, and there are significant invoices for major works, including a full repaint in the original colours in 2010, within the history file. Invited by Bentley Motors to participate in the launch of the Bentley Arnage at Le Mans in 1998, the car is also mentioned in the book 'The History of P&A Wood, Attention to Detail' a copy of which is included in the sale.With a recorded 105,222 miles at the time of cataloguing, believed to be original, the history file contains the original buff logbook and current V5C, along with copies of the build cards and numerous invoices from P&A Wood dating back many years. Condition ReportThis car has had a huge amount spent on it at P & A Wood and at Jonathan Wood, however the car is being sold by the executors of the estate and as such Sworders have provided an extended 5-day viewing period for purchasers to satisfy themselves as to condition.The history file will be available during the viewing and on the day prior to the sale Mr Tanner's in-house mechanic will also be on hand to start the car.The car is in good overall condition and the seats appear to be clean. 

HEANEY (SEAMUS), MICHAEL LONGLEY AND DEREK MAHONHEANEY (SEAMUS) Munro ['Not checked with broadcast copy and not to be published without reference to Head of School Broadcasting (Radio)...'], TYPESCRIPT FOR BBC RADIO PLAY, 12 sheets recto only, stapled upper left, folio, Transmission: Wednesday 14th January 1970; Door into the Dark, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, publisher's orange printed wrappers ('... Not for Sale... Publication date not yet settled'), Faber and Faber, [1969]; A Lough Neagh Sequence, limited to 1000 copies, Didsbury, Phoenix Pamphlet Poets Press, 1969; Stations, Ulsterman Publications, [1975]; Robert Lowell. A Memorial Address and an Elegy, compliments slip from Charles Monteith loosely inserted, light sunning to spine, Privately Printed by Faber and Faber, [1978]--LONGLEY (MICHAEL) Ten Poems, FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST PUBLISHED COLLECTION, stapled as issued, Belfast, Festival Publications, Queen's University Of Belfast, 1965; No Continuing City, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY NOT FOR SALE, publisher's orange printed wrappers, 2 small splash stains on lower cover, Macmillan, [1969]; idem, PROOF SHEETS, 18 sheets printed recto only, stamped 'Due Back at Macmillan [in ink] 6 January 1968' and 'Due Back at Printers [in ink] 10 January 1958', sheet size 645 x 180mm., [1968]--MAHON (DEREK) Night-Crossing, Poetry Society Bulletin, and advertisement loosely inserted, O.U.P., 1968; Ecclesiastes, publisher's address corrected in ink in three places, Manchester, Phoenix Pamphlet Poets Press, [1970]; Beyond Howth Head, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO ROY FULLER inscribed 'For Roy Fuller with all good wishes Derek M.' on the half-title, [Dublin], The Dolmen Press, 1970, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED FIRST EDITIONS, publishers' wrappers, 8vo (11)Footnotes:Provenance: Roy Fuller (1912-1991), gift inscription from the Derek Mahon in one volume; John Fuller, poet and author, and Fellow Emeritus at Magdalen College, Oxford.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

GERSHWIN (GEORGE & IRA)Group of items sent by Ira Gershwin to a British fan, comprising: i) Signature ('George Gershwin') clipped from a cancelled cheque, affixed lower left to a black and white portrait publicity photograph of George Gershwin in a pin-stripe suit playing the piano, 165 x 229mm., slight vertical crease towards right, mounted in 'Diamond-Color' card folder, [1934]; with accompanying typed letter signed ('Ira Gershwin') to Mrs Peggy Dunne, explaining '...His actual signature, clipped from a canceled check, is pasted on the photograph...', continuing '...As for Cleo Laine, I have of course heard of her and like her voice and her interpretations... she and Ray Charles have just completed a Porgy & Bess album...', one page on 'Ira Gershwin' headed notepaper, creased with some marks, 4to, 1021 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, 29 July 1976 ii) GERSHWIN (IRA) Lyrics on Several Occasions, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on half title ('Best wishes/ Ira Gershwin/ Beverly Hills, 12/24/'77/'), The Viking Press, 1973; with accompanying typed letter signed on behalf of Ira Gershwin ('Walter Reilly'), to Mrs Peggy Dunne, apologising for not replying to her sooner and sending a signed book in recompense, one page on 'Ira Gershwin' headed notepaper, creased, small tear along centre fold, remains of old tape, 4to, 1021 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, 10 May 1978 (4)Footnotes:'THE LEFT HAND PLAYS THE MELODY UPSIDE DOWN, WHILE THE RIGHT PLAYS IT STRAIGHT, ON THE THEORY THAT YOU SHOULDN'T LET ONE HAND KNOW WHAT THE OTHER IS DOING' (George Gershwin, Music by Gershwin radio broadcast, 19 February 1934).This publicity photograph of legendary composer George Gershwin was taken for his little-known 1934 radio programme, Music by Gershwin which, according to Sarah Sisk, was '...crucial to the existence of one of Gershwin's greatest works, Porgy and Bess... It highlights an important aspect of Gershwin's popularity in his own lifetime – his penchant for being at the forefront of music technology... public broadcast radio...'. Conceived as a way to raise funds for Porgy and Bess, his first full-length opera, the programme aired for the first time on the NBC Blue Network on 19 February 1934, running twice a week until the following May and revived again in September to December. It was sponsored by Feen-a-mint, a chewing gum laxative, and Gershwin selected and introduced the numbers for each programme, his informal dialogue peppered with jokes and anecdotes. The New York Times wrote after his death in July 1937: '...his genius freshened the life blood of radio... his growth and triumphs paralleled the magic advances of broadcasting which in a flash introduced his popular melodies to the entire nation...' (Sarah Sisk, 'Music by Gershwin' University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance online blog, 2017). The photograph, book and accompanying letters were sent to Mrs Margaret ('Peggy') Dunne, an avid fan of the Gershwins, and have remained in the family since then.Provenance: Peggy Dunne (d.1992); thence by descent to the present owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A mixed lot to include bagatelle boards, Saisho cassette/radio player, brass ornaments, mantel clock and other itemsLocation:

A mixed collection of books and magazines, a quantity of Phone Cards, ceramics, radio, telephone, LPs and other items Location:

A fine post-war military division O.B.E., Second War ‘1944’ night fighter Radar Operator/Navigator’s D.F.C. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant K. Dear, Royal Air Force, who flew on many operational sorties in Beaufighters and Mosquitoes with Nos 125, 141 and 239 Squadrons - the latter two being Special Duties Squadrons, flying Serrate operations. Dear is credited with 3 enemy aircraft destroyed, 2 damaged, and 2 trains also damaged. Both he and his pilots frequently suffered heavy damage to their aircraft - and on 10 April 1944, Dear and Squadron Leader J. S. Booth had to parachute to safety after their Mosquito’s starboard engine had caught fire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type, breast badge, silver-gilt; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, generally good very fine (6) £2,600-£3,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2000 (another incorrectly assembled group which was possibly named up with the intent to deceive, lacking original documentation, and has been subsequently discredited, appeared for sale in 2007) O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1959. D.F.C. London Gazette 14 November 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘‘Flight Lieutenant K. Dear joined this Squadron on 11.12.44 and has flown as Navigator/Radio with S/Ldr. J. S. Booth, D.F.C., on 23 operational sorties since that date. Prior to joining No. 239 (B.S.) Squadron, F/Lt. Dear has completed a tour with No. 125 Squadron and commenced a 2nd tour with 141 Squadron. His record on arrival here comprised one Ju.88 destroyed, one Ju.88 damaged and one Me.110 damaged. His two victories with S/Ldr. Booth on 7.7.44 when two Me.110’s were destroyed near Meaux and Compiegne bringing his total to three enemy aircraft destroyed and two damaged.’ Kenneth Dear was born in 1909 at Teddington, Middlesex, and was educated at Kingston Grammar School. He commenced aircrew training in October 1941 and joined 125 (Newfoundland) Squadron in February 1942, flying as a Beaufighter Radio Observer. A night fighter squadron, Dear was primarily crewed with Flight Lieutenant (later Squadron Leader) J. R. A. Bailey as his pilot. Despite frequently flying on Ops, Dear’s log book often states ‘No Trade’ at this point of the war. Commissioned into the R.A.F.V.R. on 1 July 1942, he was credited with damaging a Ju.88 20 miles west of Swansea on 20 September, and shortly after 0830 hours on 10 November 1942 shot down a Ju.88 in to the North Sea 118 miles east of Montrose with his pilot Flight Lieutenant Bailey, but not without the following battle damage to their own aircraft: ‘Hole in each wing inboard of engine - both spars damaged. Two bullets in port engine. Hole in starboard side of tail plane - spar damaged. Two holes in starboard perspex, and one through hydraulic tank and instrument panel. Three holes also in nose ...’ Spitfires of 164 Squadron’s Blue Section escorted the crippled Beaufighter safely home to Peterhead. Completing his first tour in March 1943, Dear was rested with attachments to the 415th Squadron, U.S.A.A.C., at Cranfield, and 488 (New Zealand) Squadron at Ayr. In October 1943 he joined 141 Squadron at Wittering, and on 16 December 1943, with Squadron Leader F. Lambert piloting Mosquito 659, damaged an Me.110 in the Berlin area whilst on bomber escort duty. Serrate Radar operations had begun with 141 Squadron in September 1943, with modifications being made all the time: ‘On 7 January the first Mosquito with the new modifications was flown to Hatfield from West Raynham for final approval by de Havilland, while Wing Commander Roberts drove to Radlett to expedite the delivery of new equipment. Three days later, a completed Mosquito went to each of the three Serrate squadrons. Nos. 239 and 169 were still under training but two Mosquitoes in 141 Squadron were aloft on Serrate duty on 14/15 January when 498 bombers hit Brunswick, of which a staggering total of thirty-eight failed to return. Almost predictably there were problems with the Serrate Mosquitoes. The Mk II crewed by Squadron Leader Freddie Lambert and Flying Officer Ken Dear suffered a port engine failure 20 miles inland of the Dutch coast and was forced to land on one engine at Coltishall.’ (Confounding The Reich, The RAF’s Secret War of Electronic Countermeasures in WWII, The Story of 100 (Special Duties) Group RAF Bomber Command 1943-45, by M. W. Bowman and T. Cushing refers) In February 1944, Dear was posted as Navigator to 239 (Special Duties) Squadron - a Serrate and Perfectos unit of 100 ‘Confound and Destroy’ Group, which waged war by scientific as well as conventional means. On 10 April 1944 Squadron Leader J. S. Booth ordered him to bale out at 6,000 feet over Walsingham when their Mosquito’s starboard engine caught fire. Both pilot and navigator landed safely to continue their ‘extra-routine’ activities with 239. Dear flew in a large number of Serrate operations in June 1944, including on D-Day itself: ‘Serrate - Support of Bombing Behind Beachhead. Patrol: Dunkirk - Paris - Chartres - Granville - Rouen - Abbeville - Calais’ (Log Book refers). On the night of 7 July 1944, during a sixty minute patrol of the Paris area in support of raids on Vaires and St Leu, Dear and Booth pulled off their celebrated double Me.110 kill, and on 1 September added to their tally by inflicting ‘Cat. B’ damage on trains north of Meppel and south of Leeuwarden, Holland. Squadron Leader Dear remained in the R.A.F. until retirement in 1959. Sold with the following original documentation: 2 Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Look Books (20 October 1941 - 26 February 1945 and 19 April 1945 - 17 September 1960); Original Combat Report for Interception Raid, 10 November 1942; Buckingham Palace Investiture Ticket, dated 14 November 1944; with copied research. 


A German Second World War Luftwaffe Radio Operator/ Air Gunner’s Badge. A very nice heavy Assmann produced quality badge. Good silvering remaining to the oak and laurel leaf wreath, some rubbing to the high spots. All of the dark patinated finish remaining to the Radio Operator/Air Gunner style eagle. Thick needle pin and two quite large delicate domed rivets on the reverse side. ‘Assmann’ marked to the centre of the eagle. Fitted into its original, slightly damaged, presentation case, which has the slightly scarcer titling of ‘Bordfunkerabz’, very good condition £600-£800

General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Lebanon (WEM (R) 1 T M Vincer D192540Y RN) nearly extremely fine, rare £700-£900 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004. T. M. Vincer served as a Weapons Engineering Mechanic (Radio) First Class.

A scarce Second War 1941 military division M.B.E., ‘Mesopotamia 1921’ M.S.M., and Messina Earthquake 1908 group of nine awarded Squadron Leader A. E. Dobson, Royal Air Force, late Petty Officer Telegraphist, Royal Navy - a veteran of the battles of Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank, who went on to become a wireless expert serving with distinction in Mesopotamia and during the Chanak Crisis of 1922. He was later crucial for the wireless training of Polish flying and ground personnel at the Polish Depot, May 1940 - September 1942 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, breast badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (233562 A. E. Dobson, P.O. Tel., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (233562 A. E. Dobson. P.O. Tel. R.N.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (334604. F/Sgt. A. E. Dobson. R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (334604 F/Sjt. A. E. Dobson. R.A.F.); Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, mounted on card for display, polished, generally nearly very fine or better (9) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1942. The original recommendation states: ‘Polish Depot, Blackpool. This officer has been employed as signals officer at the Polish Depot since December 1939 and has been responsible for all wireless training of Polish flying and ground personnel. In the early stages of the formation and building up of the Polish organisation in Great Britain the difficulties in connection with the intake of allied personnel, language problems, the training of instructors and the gradual conversion of instruction in Polish to instruction in English, coupled with the handicap of a lack of equipment, were great and numerous. Throughout that period Flight Lieutenant Dobson exhibited obedience and efficiency and, by praiseworthy perseverance, he has succeeded in developing a wireless training organisation which has met the heavy demands of Polish operational units.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 21 October 1921: ‘For distinguished service in the field in Mesopotamia.’ The original recommendation states: ‘For his untiring energy, skill and devotion to duty. This N.C.O. as senior W/T Mechanic has been largely instrumental in keeping up the numerous W/T stations of the R.A.F. and in training the new operators on their arrival. Without this N.C.O.’s untiring work, communication with all the stations of the R.A.F. could not have been kept up, especially during the hot weather, when many of the mechanics were incapacitated by sickness and partially trained men had to take their place.’ Albert Edward Dobson was born to British parents in Newhaven, Connecticut, United States of America in April 1889. He joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in April 1905, and advanced to Ordinary Seaman in April 1907. Subsequent service included as a Telegraphist with H.M.S. Minerva, 22 September 1908 - 17 October 1910, during which time she was engaged in the Messina Earthquake emergency (medal confirmed in Angels in Blue Jackets). Dobson advanced to Leading Telegraphist in April 1911, and to Petty Officer Telegraphist in January 1915. Great War service included with the cruiser H.M.S. Falmouth, 20 April 1914 - 1 May 1916, during which time she was engaged in the battles of Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank. Dobson served with the battleship H.M.S. Superb, 8 July 1916 - 31 March 1918. He was discharged from the Royal Navy on completion of his engagement in April 1919. Dobson enlisted in the Royal Air Force as a Wireless Operator in the rank of Flight Sergeant in August 1919. He was more or less earmarked immediately for overseas service, arriving in India in November 1919, and then being posted to Basrah, Iraq (HQ 31 Wing) in January 1920. Dobson was identified as an expert in wireless transmission and had various attachments, one of 3 months with 55 Squadron, then Aircraft Park and later on to 208 Squadron in March 1922. His record of service gives details of aircrew pay and air gunner’s pay and it is obvious that his pioneering radio trials required him to fly. He served with 208 Squadron as part of the newly constituted British Forces in Turkey, and was present with them in September 1922 during the Chanak Crisis. 208 Squadron were part of the Constantinople Wing which moved to Turkey as part of the first rapid deployment operation undertaken by the Royal Air Force. This timely movement of several dispersed squadrons proved enough of a deterrent to an encroaching Turkey as to avert another war between the two nations. Dobson’s M.S.M. was gazetted in October 1921, but was not presented to him until an investiture parade held in Constantinople by Group Captain P. M. F. Fellowes, Commander of the R.A.F. Wing in Turkey. Dobson remained in Turkey with 25 Squadron, before returning to the UK in September 1923. He served with No. 84 Group in Egypt, December 1926 - February 1930, before retiring for a second time, as Warrant Officer, in June 1931. Dobson volunteered for service with the outbreak of the Second World War, and was granted a commission as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in November 1939. He advanced to Squadron Leader and served in the Technical Branch (Signals), seeing a variety of station and staff postings including with the Polish Depot, May 1940 - September 1942. Squadron Leader Dobson died in August 1966. Sold with the following original related documents: Bestowal document for recipient’s M.B.E., dated 1 January 1942; named enclosure for M.B.E.; contemporary booklet entitled Iraq, Photographic Studies By Oliver F. Butler; photographic image of recipient in uniform with his family, and copied service papers and research.

A Victorian marble and polished slate mantel timepiece, two oil lamps and a Toshiba radio

CITIZEN ECO DRIVE: radio controlled perpetual calendar wristwatch on a stainless steel bracelet, working at lotting. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

A RETRO HITAHCI RADIO

TWO AS NEW AND BOXED RADIO CONTROLLED TRUCKS

A V.W. CAR RADIO CASSETTE PLAYER

An Eliminator Porsche Racer radio controlled car, 25cm wide, partially boxed. (AF)

Britain's Royal Air Force, RAF Ground Defence training manual, Radio Times Coronation Number and pictorial souvenir Rocky Mountain Rhythm.

An album of early 20thC and later postcards, scenery to include Crickleigh, various street scenes, Barrow in Furness, various photographic postcards, other street scenes, Prestbury, a Radio Telescope at Jodrell Bank, View in Cisburn Park by Buck, Somerby Hill, Wallington, Willerby Street Scene near Hull, etc. (1 album)

Dual three disc changer radio cassette stereo system. Not available for in-house P&P

Mixed items to include radio and part set of boxed cutlery. Not available for in-house P&P

Lamu-5 four channel radio controlled helicopter. Not available for in-house P&P

Sony DAB radio. Not available for in-house P&P

WW2 German Volksempfänger 301 DYN (People's Receiver). Affordable radio sets with present stations were readily made ade available by the ministry of propaganda. These became known as the Goebbels Snout. The frequency for this radio no longer exists and is for display only.

STEEPLETONE AIRBAND RADIO

A Dean’s Rag Book Co Arthur Askey doll 1940-50s, with composition painted swivel head, celluloid glasses, stuffed corduroy body with applied cloth heart, white felt hands and shoes, orange felt hat and printed green and white label on foot —12 1/2in. (32cm.) high (very slightly faded) - Arthur Askey was a big radio and film star in the late 1930s to 1950s, he was known as The Little Man with a Big Heart

Cast-metal dolls’ house technology, German - unusual hairdryer —2 1/2in. (4cm.) long, a barrel vacuum cleaner and bathroom scales; a tinplate radio, a Meccano die-cast table lamp with celluloid shade; and a wall mirror with brush

A Ridways 5 O’Clock Tea dolls’ house longcase clock sample tin, with lift off front —3 1/2in. (9cm.) high; a lithographed tinplate green and gold cabin trunk tin; and a Bakelite radio pencil sharpener

A Dean’s Rag Book Co Ma Coney the Radio Rabbit 1930s, with beige and white wool plush head and hands, clear and black glass eyes with red painted backs, black stitched nose and mouth, wired ears, celluloid glasses, rigid cloth body, printed tartan skirt, red and white gingham apron, plaid integral slippers, makers stamp on foot and Registered Design number across bottom —12 3/4in. (32.5cm.) high (some fading, one glasses arm detached) - initially a radio star in 1931

A Dean’s Rag Book Co Pa Coney the Radio Rabbit 1930s, with light brown and white wool plush head and hands, clear and black glass eyes with red painted backs, black stitched nose and mouth, wired ears, celluloid glasses, rigid cloth body with red felt waistcoat, brown plaid trousers, plaid integral slippers and metal button on back right leg —17in. (43cm.) height including ears (some fading)

A quantity of Various Makes. Dinky: Johnton Road Sweeper (449). Police Landrover (277). Hesketh 308E Racing Car (222). Corgi: Volkswagen Concept 1 1994 (92927). Ford Escort Van Royal Mail (496). VW Caravanette (D984). 2x Gamley's Thornycroft (C828) - variations. 5x Matchbox Dinky: Chevrolet Bel Air 1957. 2x Ford E83W 10cwt Van - Heinz & Radio Times. 1968 Jaguar E Type. 1950 Ford V8 Pilot. Tomica VW Beetle. All boxed. Plus unboxed Corgi: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. Euclid TC-12 Tractor. Commer 3/4 Ton Van. Dinky: Brinks Armoured Car. Mobile Midland Bank. Rambler Cross Country. Volkswagen Saloon. Telephone Box. Together with a number of small-scale cars and a few items. QGC-VGC. (40+) £40-50

The Edwardian 'Titanic' crystal receiver constructed by George Leadbetter, Ledbury, circa 1910 on which the SOS signal from RMS Titanic was reportedly heard 15th, April 1912: hand made triple diode detector, tuning coils and headphone in an oak case, fitted small square drawer to right hand side with block and turned handles to both ends, 34 x 73 x 24cm. Together with a newspaper cutting from the Ledbury Reporter dated 'August 31st 1962' with a photograph of Mr George Haines, a signed black and white photograph of Mr Haines with the set, another newspaper cutting dated 'Sept, 22nd 1966' reporting the sale of the set at auction to Mr Bill Price, also a copy of Hill, J, 'Old Radio Sets' Shire Library, 2010 in which the set is illustrated on page 7. *Notes- Prior to the establishment of commercial broadcasting in the 1920s, experiments in wireless telegraphy had been undertaken since the late 1890s. In 1901 Guglielmo Marconi developed his own system that was able to transmit telegraphy from Poldhu, Cornwall to St John's, Newfoundland over 1,800 miles away. Interest in wireless telegraphy led to many amateurs building and developing their own sets on the 'Coherer' principle for sending and receiving Morse code. George Leadbetter was one such enthusiast who constructed this set in 1910 with the aid of his son Walter who made the case. On the night of the 15th April 1912 they heard the 'SOS' distress signal from RMS Titanic. It is reported that Mr Leadbetter went to the local police station to report the sinking but was turned away and none of the officers on duty believed him. Upon his death the set was passed to his son Walter Leadbetter who continued to work as a cabinet maker and restorer in Ledbury. Upon Walter's death the set was acquired by a family friend and local book seller Mr George Haines. The set was sold at auction in 1966 after the death of Mr Haines and purchased by Ledbury Antiques dealer Mr Bill Price. The set was acquired by the vendor in the 1990s.