Estate of Dave Prowse - The Green Cross Code Man - an icon of 1970s television - the original production used ' Droid ' robot from the famous Green Cross Code adverts which featured Mr Prowse as The Green Cross Man. Droid comes in full working order, benefitting from recent servicing and maintenance. Moving head, and light-up chest section, and fitted with a Bluetooth speaker to front. White fibreglass body, with green ancillaries with a motorised wheeled base. Radio controlled, with largely new electrics. Full working order, supplied with a battery charger. Measures approx; 130cm tall. A unique piece of British television history, with several key links to Star Wars. Droid was given to Mr Prowse after filming for the adverts ended, and was taken to several public appearances for fans to see. In the early 2000s the robot was restored by Podpad Studios for Mr Prowse and has since been maintained by Lee Towersey - R2D2 Builder and Operator in The Force Awakens, The Rise Of Skywalker, Rogue One and Solo. Such was the popularity of Star Wars, and the connection between Prowse and the franchise, it was decided that Green Cross Man should have a robot side-kick and so Droid was born into the public information films in the early 1980s. Droid was also used extensively in the publicity for the Estate Of Dave Prowse auction in May 2021 and featured on BBC News, Sky News and ITV News.
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Mixed collection to include Radio Times, 7 May 1937, housed in embossed leather cover/wallet; The Great War, in 18 parts, London: Gresham, 1915-17, paper boards; The Second World War, by Winston Churchill, in six volumes, London: Cassell, 1948, lacking dust-jackets; a small collection of miscellaneous books, newspapers and commemorative royal publications; a small collection of football stickers/card albums and other sporting publications, condition varied, sold as found with all faults
AN AIR FORCE MEDAL GROUP, LOG BOOKS AND ARCHIVE TO FLIGHT SERGEANT HAWKER. A group of three comprising Air Force Medal named to 1893229 SGT P.B. Hawker RAF, War Medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued and General Service Medal 1962-2007 with Borneo clasp and mentioned in despatches oak leaf named to Flt Lt P.B. Hawker RAF, mounted as worn, with accompanying miniatures and ribbon bar and unafixed Malay Peninsula clasp. Pingat Jasa Malaysia and miniature in case of issue. With dog tags for 1893229 Hawker who is identified as an atheist. Patrick Billy Hawker, known as 'Laz' had a long and distinguished career in the RAF, chiefly as a navigator, gaining not only the Air Force Medal but gaining a Mention for his work in Borneo in 1966. Four log books accompany these medals. The first opens with a flight on the 17th June 1946 as a bomb aimer in an Avro Anson. The log details his training to become an experienced Navigator and radio operator moving from Ansons to Wellingtons and Mosquitos. Broadcast Interception Trials take place towards the end of 1948 with anti-jamming exercises the following year. By May of 49 he is attached to No. 202 squadron at Aldergrove flying in a Halifax as part of operation Bismuth, later in the same year he is with No.39 Squadron at RAF Fayidin Egypt, the following year service in Nicosia and by the start of 1951 he had amassed 734 flying hours. The second Log Book begins with Hawker acting as an instructor on Bristol Brigands, later flying in Meteors with 85 Squadron. The second book ends with a total of 1,872 hours. Service with 60 Squadron, initially in Leeming and later Tengah in Meteors, later with 209 Squadron. On leaving 209 Squadron, Squadron Leader Crook commented 'I have been most impressed with the very competent and loyal manner in which Fl.Lt. Hawker has always completed his duties on 209 Squadron. His consistent conscientiousness as an independent detachment commander on active service in Borneo and as the Squadron Deputy Navigation Leader has been most commendable'. The final logbook ends with a flight on the 11th November 1967 in a Wessex II, the total flying hours for his career being 3,116.86 hours in daylight and 580.7 at night. Hawker was awarded his commission as Pilot Officer from the Queen on 3rd May 1956 (document included). The Mention in Despatches is recorded in the London Gazette Supplement dated 13th December 1996 with a certificate for the mention signed by Dennis Healey, Secretary of State for Defence. The archive includes framed group photograph and similar of his daughter receiving his posthumous Pingat Jasa Malaysia. A copy of 'Sixty Squadron 1916 Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force 1966 - a History of Fifty Years Service' lists members of the squadron, Hawker is recorded as serving between June 1959 and June 1961, chapter four 'Nightfighters' details this period of the Squadron's life. Two scrapbooks including family and personal images as well as images of RAF groups, 60 Squadron in formation and ephemera from parties and time in Singapore. A small collection of buttons, badges and an engraved wristwatch complete this lot.
‘ALFIE’, 1966 – DIRECTOR’S SCRIPT, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND RELATED MATERIAL (QTY)Including:- A film script, the title page dated 14 April 1965, 122 pp. of mimeographtypescript on white and pale blue paper, 32 pages with minor amendments inGilbert’s hand in either ballpoint pen or pencil, in black paper covers, with amimeograph typescript Unit List, 1 June 1965, 3pp, and a mimeograph typescript‘Shooting Schedule No. 3’, 31 May 1965, 12 pp, all bound in a red leatherpresentation folder, the cover gilt stamped LEWIS GILBERT, the blueleather inside cover gilt stamped SINK THE BISMARK; and a mimeographtypescript script amendment, 13 August 1965 with replacement dialogue betweenAlfie and Carla in scenes 53 and 54, 2pp.;-A copy of the radio play by Bill Naughton, Alfie Elkins and his Little Life,produced by Bill Cleverdon for the BBC Third Programme, 7 January 1962, thiscopy ring bound in pale green card covers, printed in dark green with theplay’s title and author and broadcast date and ITALIA PRIZE 1962 / BBC ENTRY,the 59 pages of typescript mimeograph text in both English and French, thefront end paper inscribed in black felt pen For dear Lewis Gilbert in memoryof Bill Naughton & happy days with Alfie (1965) with love from ErnaNaughton, 20 October 1995 (After 30 years seeing Alfie at the Plaza I’ll beseeing it with you tonight – a little sentimental journey xx)- Two theatre programmes for the play Alfie– one for the Mermaid Theatre, London, 1963, the other for the NottinghamPlayhouse, 1964; and related material Footnote: LewisGilbert regarded Alfie as his ‘breakthrough’ film. The chapter devoted to the film in hisautobiography is entitled ‘The Film That Changed My Life’. In it he recounts how it was his wife Hyldawho, following a chance encounter at her hairdressers with the actress MargaretCourteney (who was appearing in Alfie at the Mermaid Theatre), went tosee the play and immediately realised it would be a great vehicle for afilm. Gilbert saw the play on thestrength of his wife’s recommendation and recalls…. the subject fascinatedme….because Alfie was a new kind of hero….he had a cockiness and an energy thatwas mirrored in the real life of the 1960s…. Alfiebrokenumerous box office records on its release and was lauded by the critics as aresultthefilm shot Lewis Gilbert and his unknown lead Michael Caine to internationalstardom. Alfie was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including: BestPicture for Lewis Gilbert and Best Actor in a leading role for Michael Caine.It won 3 BAFTAs including Best British Actor for Michael Caine; and wasnominated for 3 others including Best British Film for Lewis Gilbert. At CannesLewis Gilbert won the Jury Special Prize and was nominated for the Palm d’Or.The film also won 4 Golden Globes including Best Director for Lewis Gilbert andBest Actor for Michael Caine and was nominated for 3 others. Ina recent interview for The Guardian newspaper with Xan Brooks, 18 October 2021,Michael Caine’s remarked: “Alfie is probably the best film I ever made”.Literature: GILBERT, Lewis All My Flashbacks The Autobiography of Lewis Gilbert, Sixty Years A Film Director, Reynolds & Hearn, London, 2010 Bellmans is grateful to Wallace and Hodgson for their assistance with cataloguing the Lewis Gilbert Film Script and Production Archive.
‘ALFIE’, 1966 – PRODUCTION RELATED PAPERWORK AND CORRESPONDENCE (QTY)Alarge quantity of production related paperwork, 1963 – 1971, contained withintwo green card filing cabinet hanging files, both files with originaltypescript tabs Alfie, containing letters from various correspondents, majoritytypescript, some signed, contracts, financial statements etc., various subjectsinclude the film rights, casting the main character of Alfie, the film’s themesong, finances and contracts etc., the majority of the earliest correspondencefrom The Lew Grade Organisation, other correspondents include: Romulus Films,Paramount British Pictures, British Film Fund Agency, Paramount Film Service, SonnyRollins and various solicitors, of note:- A file copy of a letter from Gilbert to Lew Grade, 9 April 1964….”the onlyway to make this film is for a daring picture to be made…I don’t think we needa star for this… I think the quality of the play will go by the board unless weplay a real Cockney…” 1p.;- A typescript letter, signed from Grade to Gilbert regarding discussions with‘Jimmy’ Woolf of Romulus Films who suggested casting Laurence Harvey as Alfie,and a subsequent letter, 15 June 1964 in which Grade suggests the Lew GradeOrganisation back out of the project due to disagreements regarding casting andthat Gilbert continue the project with Romulus Films, 2pp; - A two-page agreement, 9 July 1964, between The Grade Organisation Limited andLewis Gilbert setting out the …terms of the agreement reached between usregarding the rights and interests in the copyright in a) A Play entitled“Alfie” and an original radio play entitled “Alfie Elkins and his Little Life”both written by Bill Naughton and b) A Screen Play by Bill Naughton based onsuch Plays;- A four-page agreement (first page missing), 22 July 1964, between ParamountBritish Pictures Limited and Sheldrake Films Limited stating that ThePicture shall star Mr. Terence Stamp;- A typescript letter, signed, from R. Howard Harrison on Paramount BritishPictures Ltd. Stationery, 12 February 1965, to Sheldrake Films Ltd., confirmingthat …we have agreed to substitute Mr. Terence Stamp with Mr. Michael Caine,1p; - A typescript letter, signed, from George Weltner on Paramount PicturesCorporation headed stationery, 6 April 1965, telling Gilbert….There is moreexcitement about ALFIE than I have seen here or felt for a long time….theExhibitors in the United States are beginning to pressure us about thepicture. As you probably know, Europe isagog… 1p;- An autograph letter, signed, from Sonny Rollins, undated but circa April 1964,on The Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto, Canada headed stationery, Rollins thankingGilbert for The very fine way in which you treated me throughout our acquaintance…,enquiring after Hylda and telling him….Both you and she have been soimportant to my work and to myself, not only in ‘Alfie’ but you have inspiredwithin me a deep respect and appreciation of a ‘worth while’ life…1p. oneither side of a single sheet; with a file copy of Gilbert’s reply, 4 May 1966,telling him….I cannot say how much your music has contributed to the successof “Alfie”……Of course, in the long run, “Alfie” will be forgotten, but theaffection which I and my family have for you, will be something much morelasting 1p.;- A small collection of material relating to the premiere at the Plaza Theatre,Piccadilly Circus, 24 March 1966 comprising two tickets for the ‘Gala WorldPremiere’, one for the Royal Circle, an invitation for Mrs A. Gilbert and Guestto the after party at The Cockney Pride; a mimeograph typescript list of theguest list for the premiere; and an original black and white press still of theexterior of the Plaza on the night of the premiere, the verso ink-stampedP.I.C PHOTOS LTD.; a Paramount Studios booklet for 1966, the coverfeaturing Alfie, with the news that the film Smashed The Plaza’sAll-Time Weekly Record!;- A telegram from Howard Koch, Vice-President of Paramount Pictures, undated….Ihave just screened “ALFIE” and there are not enough superlatives to tell youhow wonderful the picture is. MichaelCaine, in my estimation, emerges as a big star and your direction has made thepicture seem like you are living it rather than watching it….;- An autograph letter from Jane Asher, signed, undated, sent from the TheatreRoyal in Bristol, telling Gilbert the film was….beautifullydirected…..Vivien Merchant’s performance…was absolutely BRILLIANT, oneither side of a sheet of paper, with a file copy of Gilbert’s reply, 31January, 1966, and a colour snap-shot of Asher with cast members MichaelCaine, Shelley Winters, Shirley Ann Field and Julia Foster, and another ofAsher with Gilbert’s son John, both – 9 x 13 cm.;- A typescript letter, signed, from John Woolf on Romulus Films Ltd headedstationery, 1 September 1966, sent to Gilbert at the Hilton Hotel in Tokyoduring the filming of You Only Live Twice, congratulating him on thesuccess of Alfie….John [Gilbert] tells me that Paramount sayit will gross ten million dollars at least. What a bit of luck for your Tax Inspector!, the letter also refersto the early discussions regarding the film Oliver!, Woolf tellingGilbert with regard to the casting of Richard Burton as Fagin….I have yourreservations well in mind…..I know how Burton would play the part and you needhave no fear that it would in any way compare with the Guinness Fagin, 1p.with corresponding Air Mail envelope;- A typescript letter, signed, from Dick Van Dyke on personalised stationery, 14November 1966, congratulating Gilbert on the film….A lot of scripts andstories come into my office; perhaps one day I will be lucky enough to find apiece of material like ‘ALFIE’ bearing a ‘Lewis Gilbert’ label….1p.; with afile copy of Gilbert’s reply; - A telegram from Joseph Freidman of Paramount Pictures to Gilbert at the HiltonHotel, Tokyo, undated but circa November 1966, giving news of rave reviews andbox office records; and a folder of material relating to various awards, mostnotably the 1967 Academy Awards, including: two programmes for the 39thAnnual Academy Awards Presentation, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, April 10,1967; an unused ticket for the ceremony, a used ticket for the Board ofGovernors Ball following the ceremony with corresponding envelope; a seatingplan for the auditorium; two typescript letters on Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences headed stationery, one from Executive Director MargaretHerrick, signed, detailing arrangements for the ceremony, the other from thePresident of the Board of Governors regarding restrictions with regard to useof Academy Award symbols; an invitation from Ruth and Howard W. Koch to acocktail party to welcome Hylda and Lewis Gilbert to America for the AcademyAwards; and an elaborate silk-screened card from Hylda to Lewis, signed andinscribed My Personal ‘Oscar’ in all categories, Hylda, withcorresponding envelope inscribed in Hylda’s hand To Lewis Gilbert ‘ALFIE’;and related material (a lot)With regard to John Woolf’s letter sent to Gilbert in Tokyo, 1 September 1966, discussing the casting of Richard Burton as Fagin, much to Gilbert’s regret, it later transpired that he was unable to direct Oliver! due to other contractual obligations and had instead to direct The Adventurers, which he described in his autobiography as “a big picture but it was a big picture about nothing”. Richard Burton, amongst other unlikely candidates such as Peter O’Toole and Peter Sellers, had been briefly considered for the role of Fagin, as well as Julie Andrews and Elizabeth Taylor for the role of Nancy. ConditionReport: Overall goodFootnote: Lewis Gilbert regarded Alfie as his ‘breakthrough’ film. The chapter devoted to the film in his autobiography is entitled ‘The Film That Changed My Life’. In it he recounts how it was his wife Hylda who, following a...
Registration No: TGC 484MChassis No: 73051390LMOT: Exempt Lotus Elan +2S Coupe benefitting from a full restoration in 20191.6 litre Lotus-Ford twin cam inline four mated to a 5 speed manual transmissionLarge file including invoices totalling over £10000 for parts bought during restorationThe Elan 2 was revealed to the world in 1962 with a 1500cc engine and a four-speed gearbox in a small and stylish 2-seater roadster form. The Plus 2 (code-named M20) was introduced in 1967 and had arguably better proportions than the 'baby' Elan. In 1971 the +2S 130 was launched with the Lotus 'Twin Cam' engine, providing an improved 126bhp hence the “130” model suffix. It produced a maximum torque of 113lb/ft at 5,500 rpm, providing plenty of power to fully enjoy this lightweight and useable family sports car. The +2S 130 was an appreciable step up in quality with a raft of luxury fittings from quartz halogen fog lights to burr walnut facia and electric windows. In October 1972 the long-called for five speed gearboxes finally arrived as an option, to make cruising smoother, and the Lotus Elan +2S 130/5 became ‘the’ version to have.This 1973 Lotus Elan Coupe has benefited from an extensive restoration in 2019 and further recent electrical work in October 2021. Powered by a 1.6-litre Lotus-Ford Twin Cam inline-four engine mated to a five-speed manual transmission, the odometer displays just 41,135 miles (not warranted). During the restoration the body and chassis were separated and the body painted in a blue and silver colour combination, while the chassis has been cleaned and painted to protect it from any future corrosion. The work has been executed to a high standard with flush even shut lines and bright, glossy paintwork in lovely condition while the exterior trim is in excellent order. The door and window seals have been replaced and a period correct set of 13-inch Dunlop alloy wheels with black painted centres and polished rims has been fitted.The interior cabin has been retrimmed in beige vinyl covering the seats, door cards and transmission tunnel. The upholstery is in excellent condition with a very few minor surface marks. The walnut veneer dashboard is smart but has faded slightly with a few minor chips and cracks. The white lettering on the controls is missing, along with the black plastic knobs which cover the ends of the heater control sliders. A modern retro-styled radio, which provides Bluetooth and USB connectivity, has been installed and all of the buttons, switches and electrical items are in good working order.Mechanically there has been a full engine rebuild including a carburettor refurbishment and the installation of an electronic ignition system. The braking and suspension components have been overhauled and all four wheels are fitted with Toyo 350 175/70 R13 tyres. Its most recent routine maintenance included replacement of the engine oil, oil filter, spark plugs, brake fluid and auxiliary belt, as well as a service of the electrical components. The car comes supplied with invoices for over £10000 for parts bought during the restoration process and a further £1500 for recent recommissioning work. There is also a FIA Historic Regularity Run car pass placing it in the Grand Touring category for use in classic car events.Footnote: For more information, please contact:Ian Cunninghamian.cunningham@handh.co.uk07415 871189
Registration No: YYO 13HChassis No: 1233645MOT: ExemptOffered with history file76,300 recorded milesFinished in Dark Blue complimented with a Black leather interiorFinished in a lustrous eye-catching shade of dark blue complimented by a black interior, this UK market Interceptor II was first registered on 27 February 1970. The subject of bodywork restoration and a repaint plus an engine overhaul carried out c.2009, YYO 13H registers some 76,300 recorded miles and benefits from a substantial history file including a collection of invoices, old MOT’s, tax discs and Cropredy Jensen specialist inspection report. In addition, the original Interceptor handbook and a large amount of service history are included, along with the original purchase documents from December 1969 – January 1970.The vendor advises the last service was carried out in April 2019 at 74,885 miles. This entailed replacement of the V8’s spark plugs, as well as the engine oil and filter. In March 2018, the spark plugs, distributor, coil pack, alternator and regulator had been replaced at 74,883 miles along with a mechanical service. Prior to this, the spark plugs, engine oil and filters were previously replaced in May 2017 at 74,836 miles.Jensen's C-V8 replacement debuted in 1966 reviving a name first employed in the 1950s. However, several of the firm's traditions were broken in that the design was outsourced to Carrozzeria Touring and the bodies made of steel not glass fibre. Early shells were built in Italy, by Vignale, prior to production being established at Jensen's Kelvin Way plant in West Bromwich. Power came from a 6276cc (383ci) Chrysler V8, driving through either a four-speed manual or three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission to an LSD Salisbury rear axle. Specification included electric windows, reclining seats, wood-rim steering wheel, radio with twin speakers, electric clock and reversing lights. MKI production ran for three years before being supplanted by the MKII. The MKIII followed two years later and was still in manufacture when Jensen entered receivership during 1976, by which time some 6,408 Interceptors had been built. Footnote: For more information, please contact:James McWilliamjames.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk07943 584760
A Hacker Grenadier GP45 record player (af) together with two early 1970's Hacker Radio Ltd record player stands and a quantity of mostly easy listening vinyl LP records to include Roy Orbison, The Clacy Brothers with a few examples of 45 rpm singles by Chuck Berry, The Tokens etc Condition Report: Available upon request
Of Ian Fleming interest: A pair of cultured pearl set cufflinks, each circular panel with radial decoration, centred with a cultured pearl accent, the panels verso inscribed 'WUS', 'SIL', 'UDH' and 'NUF', with swivel clasp fittings, two colour precious metal mounted, panel diameter 1.4cmBy repute, these cufflinks were formerly the property of Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 - 12 August 1964), the British writer, journalist, naval intelligence officer and author of the James Bond series of fictional spy novels. Fleming's service in the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War and his experiences as a journalist inspired much of his writing for the character of James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, introduced in the 1952 novel Casino Royale, whose success spawned eleven further novels, two collections of short stories and adaptations for film, television and radio. It is thought that these cufflinks were worn by Fleming to the Dr. No post film screening party in 1962. The groups of letters inscribed to the back of them are believed to represent a code, which is apparently yet to be solved. Thence by family descent. Condition report: Surface wear, nicks/chips and scuffs to the panels and fittings, commensurate for use. One of the fittings has a grey solder repair to the base of the swivel clasp. This swivel clasp has a slightly larger sprung section but both swivel clasps are the same length. It is possible that the swivel clasps were not the original fittings when the cufflinks were manufactured, and that they may have been later replaced for ease of use when worn. Two of the cultured pearls have traces of glue residue at the junctions with the panels, and may be later replaced. All of the cultured pearls have light surface wear, scuffs and nicks. The jump rings attached to the base of the panels appear to have stamped marks, but these marks are heavily worn and illegible. Metal standard is unknown. Gross weight approx. 10.5gm.
Fairport Convention: Dave Swarbrick's Violin, Used To Record The Landmark Album Liege And Lief,German, circa 1900,indistinct label believed to read Domenico Montagna sud al Signe fecit Venius anno 1799, with jack socket and additional wooden strip, internal wiring, front with small hole filled in, back with three-screw plastic plate, in fitted case with engraved white metal rest plates and bow, 23 1/2in (59.6cm) longFootnotes:Provenance: Offered by Jill Swarbrick-Banks.In an in-depth article in Uncut magazine, Michael Bonner describes Fairport Convention's Liege And Lief as '...the record that invented - and set the benchmark for - folk rock in Britain.' Released in December 1969, this, the band's fourth album, came out of the trauma of the motorway crash involving the band's van in May of that year, as they were on their way home from a gig in Birmingham. Their 19-year-old drummer, Martin Lamble was killed, as was guitarist Richard Thompson's American girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn. Thompson, bassist Ashley Hutchings and rhythm guitarist Simon Nicol all received hospital treatment. Vocalist Sandy Denny had been travelling in another vehicle.Regrouping after the accident, Fairport recruited Dave Mattacks as drummer, following his appearance on their third album, Unhalfbricking, and another guest musician, violinist Dave Swarbrick, became another full-time member of the band. Shortly afterwards, in July, the band took up residence in Farley House in the village of Farley Chamberlayne, Hampshire. It was hoped that the seclusion and rural setting would help them recover from the accident. Richard Thompson has said of this period: 'We were only a few months after losing Martin Lamble, and I think we were still in shock, so this was a healing time. The environment was perfect, and the mission kept us sane.' Over the next few months, working long hours, the band rehearsed and honed the material that would become Liege And Lief. Photographer Eric Hayes, who had shot the cover for Unhalfbricking, stayed with the band at Farley House and captured the essence of their time there. Writing to the vendor in 2020, a lasting memory of his stay was waking up in the morning to the sound of Dave's fiddle coming up the stairs from the living room.The band eventually emerged from this rural idyll to appear at a hugely successful comeback concert in London's Royal Festival Hall on 24th September. In October they then went into the Sound Techniques studio with producer Joe Boyd and engineer John Wood to record the album's eight tracks, a mix of new compositions and traditional British folk songs and jigs.The band's adoption of amplified instruments for music that was hitherto an acoustic genre posed a problem for Swarbrick in how to amplify his sound to match that of the guitars and drums. Early attempts involved dismantling a telephone and strapping the receiver to the violin. John Wood, writing in July 2021, recalled the recording of Dave's violin or viola when electrified. Although some devices were then available for amplifying acoustic guitars, there were none suitable for use on a violin. For Liege And Lief, a simple contact microphone was attached to the top of the instrument and then fed to an amplifier. However, the combination of the poor response from the microphone, a tendency to feedback with the amplifier and Dave's hearing difficulty made this unsophisticated set-up very difficult to record as the tracks were all recorded live with few overdubs. The resulting album, however, belies such problems. In an effort to find a more satisfactory solution to the problems, Dave then spent some time consulting Cyril Jones who worked for Sound Techniques at their manufacturing facility in Suffolk.Although reasonably successful on release, reaching No. 17 in the UK Top 20 album chart, Liege And Lief has in the subsequent decades achieved a somewhat iconic status. At the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, it was voted as Most Influential Folk Album Of All Time and in 2007 Mojo magazine listed it at No.58 in its 100 Records That Changed The World.Literature:Uncut, Michael Bonner, June 2016, the article originally published in the September 2007 issue.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THE BEATLES: A Group of Recorded Interviews with Family and Friends of the Beatles,1964,comprising: four reel-to-reel tapes with a total approximate running time over an hour, together with a cassette tape of edited extracts, sold without copyright or any reproduction rights, each reel 7in (18cm) diameter,Footnotes:Provenance:Ex-Lot 423, Rock 'n' Roll Memorabilia, Sotheby's London, 14th & 15th September 1999.Interviewees include George Harrison's parents, Ringo Starr's mother, Bob Wooler (speaking from The Cavern), Ray McFall, Bill Harry, Freda Kelly, Allan Williams and John Lennon's former art teacher. Among the topics discussed are the impact of the Beatles' rise to fame, the origins of the group's name, the Beatles' appearances at The Cavern, the forthcoming US tour, and also featured are questions submitted by listeners. The tapes are believed to have been recorded at radio station WROD, Daytona Beach, with DJ Dick Clark. The interviews were made in-house by a former Liverpudlian working at the station, who set up the interviews.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Rolling Stones: A Factory Sample Pressing Of The Album Aftermath.,1966,each side with typewritten tracklist glued onto blue, mono label, Side 1 also inscribed in black felt-tip pen Aftermath Rolling Stones, matrices XARL-7209-2B and XARL-7210-2A, in original plain die-cut sleeveFootnotes:Provenance:The vendor worked in the 1960s as secretary to Radio London's Programme Director, Ben Toney. In that role, she met record pluggers and producers who would be touting their latest releases to be played on this pirate radio station.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Rolling Stones: A Factory Sample pressing of 'A Special Radio Promotion Album',1969,a single-sided, 12inch vinyl pressing, 33 1/3rpm, the blue, mono label variously inscribed Promotional Album Rolling Stones XARL 9205-2A RSM 1 LK5025, stamped matrix no.XARL-9205-2a, containing seven tracks: Route 66, Walking The Dog, Around And Around, Everybody Needs Somebody To Love, Off The Hook, Susie Q and I'm FreeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Chalkie Davies (Welsh, born 1955): Tom Robinson Band, Trafalgar Square,1976, printed later,no.1/5, black and white archival print, signed and numbered by the photographer in black ink to the lower border, framed and glazed, 22 1/2in x 18in (57cm x 46cm) overallFootnotes:'Tom was such an important figure at this time! Very well read, he managed to get an anthem song out that reminded the world that not everyone was heterosexual... and that it's OK. The person on the left is Peter Tatchell, now a very well known gay rights activist of course. I've always loved this picture. I liked Tim and it's great that he's developed a longstanding radio career.'- Chalkie Davies.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Michael Jackson: An autographed copy of the 1987 album Bad and related paperwork,the front cover signed by Michael Jackson in red felt-tip pen, together with original receipt, a note from DJ Danny Baker and a compliments slip all on GLR (Greater London Radio) stationery, the last inscribed Signed Michael Jackson 'Bad' Album £100 reserve, complete with original GLR carrier bagFootnotes:Provenance:This was purchased by the vendor at a charity fundraiser for BBC's Children In Need. The album originally cost £500 and the vendor paid an extra £25 for DJ Danny Baker to provide a signed confirmation of the same at the time.GLR took over from what had been BBC Radio London in October 1988. Danny Baker began working for GLR in 1989, presenting a weekend show until moving to BBC Radio 5 after its launch in August 1990.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Historically Important British Officers Sword Belonging to Arctic Explorer Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, Who Was Lost on Douglas Mawson’s 1911 Australasian Antarctic Expedition on 14th December 1912, Edward 7th 1897 pattern Infantry officer’s sword, regulation blade supplied by E GREEN LONDON, etched with royal ciphers, scrolls and B.E.S.N. 3rd April 1908, regulation plated guard, wire bound fish skin covered grip, in a replated scabbard. Blade 82cms. Good condition. Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis was the son of British arctic explorer Belgrave Ninnis (1837–1922), Inspector Surgeon General of the Royal Navy and member of Captain Sir George Nares' British Arctic Expedition of 1875–1876. Following the fame he achieved on Ernest Shackleton's 1907 Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica, Douglas Mawson travelled to England in early 1910 to raise interest and sponsorship for an Australian Expedition focussed on scientific outcomes. On that trip he purchased the whaler SY Aurora and in London he loaded it with the many items of specialist equipment he was able to obtain there and 48 sledging dogs procured from Greenland. Belgrave Ninnis joined the Expedition in London as a minder of the Greenland dogs, and sailed with the Aurora on its voyage from London to Sydney commanded by Captain John King Davis. On the trip Ninnis formed a firm friendship with Dr. Xavier Mertz, a Swiss mountaineer who joined the Expedition in London and who was also appointed to handle the dogs. Ninnis was in the 36-man party who set sail from Hobart on 2 December 1911. A base was built at Macquarie Island and a small party of five men were deployed to man a radio relay station and to conduct research. Ninnis landed in Antarctica with the main party Commonwealth Bay on 8 January 1912, and established the Main Base. The summer was spent building a hut at Cape Denison for the 18 man Adelie Land base party to winter in. Ninnis was part of the three-man sledging team, the Far Eastern Party, with Mawson and Mertz who headed east on 10 November 1912 to survey King George V Land. After three weeks of excellent progress the party was crossing the Ninnis Glacier, when Ninnis fell through a snow-covered crevasse. Mertz had skied over the crevasse lid, Mawson had been on his sled with his weight dispersed but Ninnis was jogging beside the second sled and his body weight is likely to have breached the lid. Six dogs, most of the party's rations, their tent and other essential supplies disappeared into a massive crevasse 480 km east of the main base. Mertz and Mawson spotted one dead and one injured dog on a ledge 46 metres (151 ft) down but Ninnis was not seen again. Sold with a folder of photocopied research.
A 20thC walnut cased Ekco All electric radio TRG502 radiogram, 200-250 volts with E K Cole label, 38cm high, 59cm wide, 36cm deep, with other accessories, bulbs, Phillips box and others, etc. (a quantity)WARNING! This lot contains untested or unsafe electrical items. It is supplied for scrap or re-conditioningonly. TRADE ONLY
WWII. German Prototype Missile Designs, March 1945, contemporary typescript report in German on the prototype designs for the Fire Lily, or Orange Lily (Feuerlilie) F55 surface-to-air missile (Flakrakete), in development at the Hermann Goering Research Institute, near Braunschweig (Brunswick) in central Germany, consisting of 8 single-sided typescript leaves containing a general description and overview, numbered 1-8, plus 5 leaves of single-sided typescript describing the means of jet propulsion (Antrieb) with minor pencil annotations (with an additional copy of the first four leaves on propulsion, heavily corrected and augmented in German by a contemporary hand in pencil), an additional leaf entitled Zusammenstellung der Forderlichen Teile fur ein Gerät SG20 (Compilation of required parts for a SG20 device), 5 handwritten tables of data on the various prototypes (pages numbered 1-4 and 4a), and Roneo copies of 6 folding technical drawings (of the M-62, SC50, M62-1, M62-2, M61-1, and M62, dated 28.2.45, 9.3.45, 8.3.45, 6.3.45, 6.3.45, 28.2.45 respectively), minor fraying to extreme margins of one or two leaves, without loss, hole-punched to left margins, text leaves 30 x 20.5 cm or slightly smaller, technical drawings measuring 29 x 85 cms or smaller, all now contained in modern soft plastic binderQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private collection, Wiltshire. This typewritten and photocopied document describes secret research carried out at the Hermann Goering Institute, also known as the Aeronautical Research Insitute, near Brunswick (or Braunschweig), in the early months of 1945. The research institute facilities consisted of wind tunnels to test scale models and focused on issues such as directing missiles and identifying the best means of propulsion. The site was carefully camouflaged and never bombed directly; by the end of the war about 1500 people were working there, including around 150 scientists. The American army occupied this site on the 11th of April 1945, and, contrary to prior orders from Berlin to destroy all documentation, thousands of pages of aeronautical research were handed over to the Allies. In July 1945 the Americans transferred the site to the British, who questioned the remaining scientists and brought some of the remaining apparatus back into use under the control of the Ministry of Aircraft Production. The author of the initial portion of the document is not given, but it was very likely composed during the period of Allied control sometime in 1945. The six technical drawings are dated February and March 1945 and were thus created during the war itself. The information provided is highly technical and concerned principally with questions of propulsion. Of the seven prototypes suggested, A1 was driven by powder (perhaps saltpetre or ammonium nitrate), and A2-7 by a mixture of liquid oxygen and alcohol, subsequent to a powder ignition. A scale model was tested in the wind tunnel, and then A1 and A2 prototypes were actually tested, although A2, the first use of complex fuel, stalled immediately due to instability. A3 was never tested due to war circumstances. Feuerlilie, or 'Orange Lily', a two-stage supersonic surface-to-air missile, never came into production. It would have been a weapon of great strategic importance, designed for easy mass production, and planned to reach a height of 20km with a range of 50km, and a payload of 150kg of explosives. Its operation was simple, under the radio control of an observer. The mass production of such a weapon would have made it possible to shoot down Flying Fortresses and Lancasters and could have transformed the balance of power in the sky over Germany. As a defensive weapon, Orange Lily was given less attention by Goering (and the Third Reich leadership in general), than aggressive weapons such as the V1 and V2, which were more in tune with Nazi ideology. This document offers a tantalizing glimpse of a weapon whose prompt and effective development might well have changed the course of the war. We are grateful to E. D. R. Harrison, former lecturer in Modern History at the University of Salford for his important contribution to this catalogue note.
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY). The WWII FANY uniform belonging to June Yvonne Scott nee Ladell (1926-2020) selected for SOE in 1944, comprising, green cloth cap with anodised brass 'F.A.N.Y., Women's Transport Services' and brown leather chin strap and F.A.N.Y. brass studs, the lining with white printed silk tailors label for 'Scott & Co, Official W.T.S. (F.A.N.Y.), a similar beret by the same tailor, retaining brass regimental badge with maroon felt backing, the lining stitched with ownership label for 'June Ladell', the tunic with anodised brass buttons to the front, pockets, shoulder straps and cuffs, F.A.N.Y. collar badges, the lining with ownership label and red and blue silk shoulder cord, two Karki shirts each inscribed 'TP429 June Ladell 18294', plus a pair of trousersQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Sold by the family. June Yvonne Scott nee Ladell (1926-2020) enlisted with FANY in 1944 and was selected for SOE, she trained at Fawley Court, Herefordshire, then Dunbar in Scotland, Thame Park then Poundon later that year. In January 1945, her final posting was to Poona with the SOE Force 139 as a radio operator for Calcutta Section, she was awarded the Defence and War Medal. The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps) was formed in 1907 and active in both nursing and intelligence work during WWI & WWII. They wore military-style uniforms but were not part of the Regular Army or Reserve. During WWII they played a very active role not only with the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) but also the Special Operations Executive (SOE) from 1940 onwards being trained in four fields, motor transport, wireless telegraphy, codes and general. They worked on coding and signals, acting as conductors for agents and providing administration and technical support fo the Special Training Schools. Their work was top secret and often highly skilled. Members operated in several theatres including North Africa, Italy, India and the Far East. Notable members were Violette Szabo and Noor Inyat Khan who were posthumously awarded the George Cross for their outstanding courage.
Sony Professional Walkman WM-6DC. Sony Professional Walkman WM-6DC cassette player / recorder with leather case, widely regarded as the ultimate device for portable cassette playing and recording, the 'daddy' of the Walkman range for professional use, untested, sold as seenQty: (1)Footnote: Although the WM-D6 was not the first Walkman model that could record, it was the first that could do so to such high standards that it was suitable for professional use. The unit was expensive but was also capable of outstanding performance, better than many full-sized cassette decks. It was quickly adopted by radio stations and news organisations as the ideal machine for reporters to use. It also became a favourite for making high quality but discreet “bootleg” recordings at concerts. The WM-D6C was almost identical but had Dolby C added to its functionality and was produced from 1984 until 2002.
A collection of dolls house accessories, 19th century and later, including: two fireplaces; over mantle mirror; chandelier; two vases of flowers; two pairs of bellows; two pairs of fire irons; clock under dome; heater; radio; plant; jug and bowl; Eiffel Tower; wind up clock; dressing table accessories; two figures; sink; desk stand; glassware including four carafes, two glasses and a jug; together with a small needle tin in the form of a trunk stamped to base 'Wm Hall & Co., Studley', with registration mark (qty),mirror height 8.75cmCondition: Overall condition good, play-worn.
WWII ESPIONAGE INTEREST; a hallmarked silver mounted leather document wallet with regimental crest above inscription 'Presented to the Officers 1st Bn. Royal Fusiliers by Lt. Colonel H. H. Cripps on completion of four happy years from 1933-1937', Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1937, 35.8 x 24cm.Lieutenant Colonel H. H. Cripps served as a member of the Court Martial of the German spy Josef Jakobs, who parachuted into Britain but broke his ankle on landing and was soon after apprehended whilst still wearing his flying suit and carrying £500, forged identity papers, a radio transmitter and a German sausage.Jakobs was tried by Court Martial on the 4th and 5th August 1941 and was found guilty and sentenced to execution by Cripps and the other members of the Court led by G. M. Cornish. The execution, which was the last to take place at the Tower of London, took place on August 15th 1941 when Jakobs was blindfolded and tied to a Windsor chair, upon which he was shot by a Scots Guards firing squad.Additional InformationThe silver has some dents, as well as spotting, tarnish and scratches. Light general wear, some scuffs and marks to the leather. There has probably been a ladle or sticker on the reverse and this has lifted the surface of the leather. Some rubbing to the maker's mark on the silver.
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