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Lot 614
1907 F2 Fiat 48cmL; 1934 Alfa Romeo Touring 52cmL; 1953 Ferrari F2 47cmL; 1954 Mercedes Benz W196 Fangio World Championship car 50cmL; 1957 Maserati 250 F 52cmL; 1960 Lotus 18 Stirling Moss' 1960 Monaco GP Winning Car 43cmL; 1961/4 Ferrari 196 Shark Nose 52cmL; 1965 BRM P261 43cmL; ? Jaguar XK120 Aluminium Roadster; Case 59cmL; 1961 Jaguar E Type Coupe; Case 59cmL; 1962 Jaguar E Type Roadster; Case 59cmL (11)1/8th scale models. Hand Made Revival in the main, some bespoke. VIEWING IS AT BIRTSMORTON COURT. PLEASE CONTACT BUSBY TO ARRANGE VIEWING OUTSIDE DATES & TIMES LISTED
Lot 147
A bound typewritten report dated London's Underground 1931, Upon Investigations into London's Underground Tube Rolling Stock with Reference to weight reduction, together with observations on the respective uses and advantages of steel and aluminium, by N T Dowling, 154 pages with tables and original photographs, along with a bound folio of Route Plans for the Victoria Line dated 1965, scale 88 feet to 1 inch
Lot 166
A PAIR OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN MERCHANT MARINE TERMS OR SUPPORTS, POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY, the male with finely carved beard and tunic, the female with fish-scale armour and tunic, each ending in acanthus-carved base and scroll platform mounted on ebonised plinth support (both with evidence of marine encrustation, old wear and lamination cracks) -- 53½in. (136cm.) high (including base), (2)
Lot 175
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 18TH CENTURY TOBACCO-RELATED CANE FROM HAVANA, CUBA, the plain tapering malacca shaft with brass ferule and silver knop handle engraved to top with a tobacco plant and inscribed around the side ROBt. STEELL HAVANNA [sic] 1763 -- 37in. (94cm.) high, The Battle of Havana - a protracted large-scale combined naval and military operation which took place between March and August 1762 and resulted in its capture - a great blow to Spanish influence in the Caribbean as it was their principal naval base. It was returned to the Spanish in 1763 once Florida and Manila were ceded to the British at the Treaty of Paris that year. The loss of Havana (and Manila a little earlier) along with vast quantities of munitions and 1.8 million gold specie confirmed the British as the dominant naval power, and also the fragility of the Spanish Empire. The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815 lists a Robert Steel made a Lieutenant in 1760 with no subsequent career data. It's possible that this is the same character who, arriving at Havana with this expedition, then remained to plant tobacco.
Lot 216
A RARE ONE MINUTE TORPEDO TIMER BY CHARLES FRODSHAM, CIRCA 1944, with 11in. black painted sealed dial divided every ten seconds between 1-10, signed Chas. Frodsham / 27 South Molton St. / London / W.2563, electric contacts, stowage for reset and winding knobs, contained within a substantial oak case with inset carry handles, lid restraints, twin locks and securing catch. Overall measurements -- 6¾ x 16¾ x 16¾in. (17 x 42.5 x 42.5cm.); battery operated switch and wires, -2, Whilst this is spring powered, the electric stop/start and large scale of dial allows for greater accuracy than might be achieved with a stop watch, surprisingly little is known about their commission or precise purpose. How they were activated or arrested in timing a torpedo flight for instance, and why a large (and very expensive) instrument weighing in at 18 kilos would be needed has yet to be answered. Another, No. 2551, is known to have been used/trialled by the Royal Australian Navy; three others are now in the Frodsham Museum, London, and a further one is understood to be in a private collection, making a total of six known examples to date. The serial numbers, if consecutive, suggest there may have been at least fourteen produced but no more are known of at this time.
Lot 238
Ø A RARE 12IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY THOMAS LORKIN, LONDON, CIRCA 1810, the ebony 'Y' frame with inset ivory plates (one missing) and scale divided to 135º, braced brass index arm signed and inscribed Thos. Lorkin, 89 New Crane, Wapping, London, threaded telescope holder with swivelling pinhole sight, seven shades, two mirrors and pin feet (one missing), contained in original keystone box with loose sighting tube (old wear) -- 16in. (40.5cm.) wide, Thomas Lorkin worked between 1789-1834, but was at this address between 1805 and 1816. The frame seems dated for this period and was perhaps older stock which was signed later.
Lot 239
Ø A 9¾IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY D. FILBY, HAMBURG, CIRCA 1840, the ebony frame inset with ivory maker's plate inscribed as per title and scale divided to 105º, braced brass index arm with vernier scale and clamp, threaded sighting tube port with swivel pinhole sight, five shades, two mirrors, and associated bone-topped pencil in cross bar, contained in keystone case with single tube -- 11¾in. (30cm.) wide,
Lot 241
Ø A 10IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY CARPENTER & WESTLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1850, the ebony pi frame with inset ivory maker's plate signed as per title and inscribed 24 Regent St. London, scale divided to 105º, lacquered brass braced index arm with vernier scale and clamp, sighting tube, seven shades, two mirrors, pin feet and handle (lacks case) -- 10in. (25.5cm.) wide
Lot 242
A 7IN. RADIUS DOUBLE-FRAMED SEXTANT BY J.B. DANCER, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1850, lacquered brass frame signed on the arc as per title, silvered scale divided to 155º, braced index arm with magnifier, seven shades, two mirrors and wooden handle, contained in fitted keystone box of issue with four sighting tubes, maker's label inside lid and loose correction certificate dated 1923 -- 12in. (30.5cm.) wide,
Lot 243
A MID-19TH CENTURY 8IN. RADIUS DOUBLE-FRAMED SEXTANT WITH PLATINUM SCALE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON, signed on the arc as per title and inscribed and numbered 'Platina 2507' at centre, scale divided to 150º, oxidised brass frame with quick-release sighting tubes, shades, mirrors and wooden handle, contained in fitted box with 'Husun' test certificate for 1949 and retailer's label for John Parkes & Sons Nautical & Scientific Instruments, Liverpool -- 11¾in. (30cm.) wide; together with a large boxwood rolling protractor by Cary, London, bearing R.G.S. prize inscription from H.M.S. Worcester for 1916, contained in fitted case -- 19in. (48cm.) wide, (2)
Lot 244
A 6¼IN. VERNIER SEXTANT BY CRICHTON & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1860, with oxidised brass ladder frame, polished arc signed as per title, inscribed for owner W.H.W. Grove, R.N. and numbered '4400', silvered scale divided to 150º, vernier with magnifier, sighting tube with rack-and-pinion adjustment, seven shades, two mirrors, wooden handle and pin feet, contained in fitted keystone box of issue with accessories and trade label for 'T.S. & J.D. Negus' inside lid -- 12in. (30.5cm.) wide,
Lot 245
A 7¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY J.E. WILLIAMS, BRISTOL, CIRCA 1870, with polished ladder frame, arc signed as per title and inscribed Broad Quay, silver scale divided to 150º, braced index arm with vernier, clamp and magnifier, threaded sighting tube port, seven shades, two mirrors and wooden handle, contained in fitted keystone case with three tubes and retailer's label inside lid for 'Edwin Langford, Bristol' -- 13in. (33cm.) wide,
Lot 249
A DRUM SEXTANT BY BAKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1880, constructed in lacquered brass of typical form, signed as per title above the scale and inscribed 24 High Holborn London, contained in fitted leather case with detachable sighting tube -- 4in (10cm.) overall; together with a modern copy version with faux marks for 'Henry Barrow & Co' and the 'EIC', (2)
Lot 265
A THEODOLITE BY T. DUNN, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1835, signed on the telescope as per title, constructed in lacquered brass with silvered scale and vernier scales with magnifiers, bubble level and compass, mounted on two-part convertible base for tripod attachment, contained in original fitted box with plummet, the box -- 11½in. (29cm.) wide
Lot 270
A KEW-PATTERN MARINE BAROMETER BY F. DARTIN & CO. LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1964, of typical form, stamped on the silvered scale with maker's name as per title and Barometer Station Mk 2 Met Ref 1540, gimbal-mounted within painted pine travel case with correction test certificate dated 4th September 1964 and rope handles -- 39¼ x 4in. (99.5 x 10cm)
Lot 271
A POCKET BAROMETER BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, CIRCA 1890, the 1¾in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered '12057', scale divided to 10,000 feet; the reverse with curved bar thermometer around a Singer-patent night compass, contained in gilt brass case within double-hinged morocco leather travel case with green silk-lined covers -- 2½in. (6.5cm.) wide overall; together with another signed Benn Franks, Hull, Hanley Etc, contained in leather case with thermometer set inside and compass to outside (2)
Lot 300
THE FOLLOWING SEVEN LOTS WERE MODELLED BY MICHAEL FIDGEON (1919-2014). HIS INTEREST IN SHIPS AND SHIPPING BEGAN JUST AFTER WW2 WHEN HE BOUGHT A 28FT AMERICAN LANDING CRAFT AND CONVERTED IT INTO A HOUSEBOAT THAT WAS MOORED AT A YARD IN RICHMOND OWNED BY CHARLES LIGHTOLLER, SECOND OFFICER OF THE TITANIC. HE BEGAN SUBMITTING SHIP MODELS TO THE MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION IN 1968 AND THE MODELS INCLUDED HERE WERE BUILT BETWEEN 1975 AND 1998. THE LADY OF MANN WAS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO HIM AS IT WAS THE SHIP THAT BROUGHT HIM BACK TO ENGLAND DURING THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION. THE TITANIC GROUP WAS PRODUCED IN THE 1990'S AND HIS FINAL - PERHAPS FINEST MODEL - WAS THE QUEEN ELIZABETH. A 1/12IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. TITANIC modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea -- 12½ x 42 x 9¾in. (32 x 107 x 25cm.), historical data
Lot 302
A 1/12IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. CALIFORNIAN, modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea -- 7½ x 22½ x 5¼in. (19 x 57 x 13.2cm.), historical data, Californian was believed to be the ship that slept as Titanic sank. Her wireless operator having informed Titanic they were icebound was brusquely told to clear the airwaves for passenger traffic. The operator, who'd been on duty for 24 hours, shut his wireless down and went to bed - fifteen minutes later, Titanic struck the iceberg.
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Lot 314
A FINE 16FT:1IN. SCALE ADMIRALTY RECRUITING OFFICE WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M.S. CORUNNA [1945] AS RE-FITTED IN 1962 AS PART OF THE RADAR PICKET SYSTEM, modelled by Julian B. Glossop with carved laminated hull plated with paper and painted, detailed wood and metal fittings including main and secondary armament and central radar/missile control turret, fitted boats and launches in davits and much other fine detailing, depicted sitting in a calm green sea display base with dual detail plaques and maker's label inscribed Julian B. Glossop / Model Maker to the Admiralty, glazed wooden cover -- 13 x 32 x 11½in. (33 x 81.5 x 29cm.), A 'Battle' Class destroyer built at Swan, Hunter & Wigram, Corunna's keel was laid in 1943 but she was not launched until after hostilities in Europe had finished on 29th May 1945 and so was not commissioned until June 1947. Deployed in the Suez crisis of 1956, she was later one of four vessels selected for conversion to a Radar Picket which also included enhanced armament including the new Seacat Missile system. Placed in reserve in 1967, she was broken at Blyth in 1975. Julian B. Glossop began working with Norman Ough and this model is very similar to Ough's style.
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