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Click here to subscribeAn early 19th Century Gentlemans Mourning Suit, with bicorn hat, shoes and sword, decorated in pierced and polished steel, by Wright Bros., Dublin, in original tin box. As a lot. (1) Provenance: Plunkett Family, Louth Hall, Co. Louth. Reputed to have been worn at the Duke of Wellington's funeral by a member of the family.
Vintage & Designer Clothing, Accessories and Textiles - Lea Stein Paris brooches pair ear-rings and scarf adornment (5) Condition Report Multi-coloured cat - very good Diamond shaped brooch - very good Figure in suit and hat - very good, possible minor loss on back. Fox's mask - very good Pink earrings - very good Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
A 1940s Forticus brown herringbone tweed coat with a remnant of the CC41 label; a Harris tweed green wool ladies jacket, a green cotton Sanforized English work wear overall with original paper label, a Harrods late 1940s tweed suit, a 1940s red corduroy jacket, and a 1940s mustard yellow corduroy coat, UK sizes 12/14 approx. (6).
A collection of ladies costume, circa 1950s/1960s, including: a Jacques Heim red and grey wool dress, a navy blue dress with pink flowers, a Jacques Heim for Harrods grey dress and jacket, a blue silk duster coat, a Jacques Heim blue wool jacket, a black suit by Samuel Hall, an early 1960s blue jacket; together with other garments of a similar vintage, UK sizes 12 to 14 approx. (qty).
A 1960s Romney Model cotton floral dress; with an early 1960s Robert Dorland yellow cocktail dress, a St. Michael green cotton skirt, a Robert Dorland pure silk floral summer dress, a cream silk blouse, a red cotton skirt, a pale blue Moygashel suit, a cream light wool skirt and a cotton print skirt, UK sizes 12/14 approx. (9).
A 1950s Christian Dior Modele Original two part navy suit size 14 Condition - under skirt ripped and missing clips to back, right arm pit pad has hardened, however generally it appears in good order, no unpleasant oder, and free from wear under arms and seems, it would appear free of any alterations.
HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales - signed presentation portrait photograph of His Royal Highness wearing customary Prince of Wales check lounge suit - signed in ink on mount 'Charles 1994' in original green Morocco leather easel frame with arched top and gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest, 25cm x 18.5cm, with original box
HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales - signed presentation portrait photograph of His Royal Highness wearing customary Prince of Wales check lounge suit - signed in ink on mount 'Charles 1998' in original green Morocco leather easel frame with arched top and gilt embossed Prince of Wales feather crest, 25cm x 18.5cm, with original box
Ladies Vintage Clothing: Jaeger 100% wool skirt suit, Jaeger beige skirt suit, size 14, Jaeger khaki wool mix blouse, size 10, Louis London dark brown silk blouse, Courtelle black jacket, 70's petrol blue shantung long skirt & matching blouse, Parigi 30's style evening dress, size 12, 70's turquoise kaftan dress & Chinese black/cream reversible satin dressing gown
A Swedish 12-bolt diving helmet by Erik Andersson:, the circular top and side windows with guards, circular front window with spitcock lower right, rear inlet and telephone port, large outlet with cog to one side, corselet with hanging posts and numbered brass brails, the cog and brails also stamped 'EA', , 49cm high. *Note- A point of interest is that Erik Andersson also made all the brass parts for Emil Carlsson's helmets and pumps. They replaced most of the small outlet valves on other makes of helmets with their large valve. They favoured the larger valve as it was easier to operate with gloved hands, and did not ice-up so easily in the harsh conditions of the Swedish waters. But more importantly the air could be exhausted very quickly if the diver was in fear of over inflating his suit. The 'V' shape on the corselet is made by the crossed ropes of the chest weights rubbing. * see page 155, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Swedish homemade 12-bolt/4-bolt diving helmet, together with homemade divers' knife, boots, weights, telephone and diving lamp:, the red painted helmet with four circular windows , the top and side windows with guards, spit cock, head button and rear air inlet and comms,, the knife of cylindrical form with single edged blade, the diving boots with toe protection and steel rods welded to the soles for grip, the waist belt weights with cross chest straps, the home made telephone system enclosed in an aluminium case contained within a suitcase, together with an associated Chinese 12-bolt diving suit (one cuff damaged) *Notes- A quite remarkable set of homemade diving equipment, made by a Swedish farmer whose tractor fell through the ice. Designing and making his own diving equipment he was able to locate the tractor under the ice and successfully retrieve it. * see page 160-161, vol 1, pages 82, 96, 117, 137 & 153, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'. .
A 1907 Siebe & Gorman 'Pattern 200' Diving, Smoke, and Submarine Escape Helmet:, the copper helmet with single round hinged window and guard covered with a canvas waist length suit fitted with an adjustable jock strap,77cm long. *Notes- In 1907 Sir Robert H.Davis, managing director of Siebe Gorman & Company, in conjunction with two naval officers Admiral Hall C.B.E. and Fleet Surgeon O.Rees, designed the above apparatus using the chemical "Oxylithe". This is a special preparation of sodium peroxide which when breathed on gives off oxygen, and at the same time absorbs carbon dioxide from the expired air. The Oxylithe was placed in a metal container in a front pocket inside the suit top of the 'Open Dress'. It had a mouthpiece and tube leading to the canister and an open end tube from the canister to the top of the helmet. This helmet had a triple purpose, for although designed as a submarine escape apparatus it was also used as a shallow water diving helmet, but could also serve as a smoke helmet without the necessity of an air supply. It was stated that on one charge of 'Oxylithe', working in smoke or diving at shallow depth, the apparatus could be used for 45 minutes. However with further research it was found to have another use. An adaptation of this apparatus was also sold for use when capping oil wells, with the jacket having long rubber gloves glued to the sleeves, and air supplied by hose and bellows into a connection in the top of the helmet. The pocket holding the canister of "Oxylithe" is inside the suit and also has a strap to hold it in place. If it was used for diving in cold waters, a wading dress was worn under the suit with normal lead boots and a weight belt of 65 lbs. Chest weights could not be used as they would obstruct the breathing lines. It was essential that the diver maintained an upright posture to prevent the water getting near his mouth, as breathing had to be done through the mouth in order for the system to operate correctly. If he needed to pick anything up he would kneel or go down on his haunches, but not bend down. This helmet was purchased from an old gentleman in Bristol. He told us that he was a cabin boy on a large sailing vessel, and that it was used as the diving helmet on the ship. He took the helmet and had held on to it for over 60 years, being too afraid to sell it. The suit was rather smelly when purchased and still retains some of the 'aroma'. see page 24-25, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
An open suit diving helmet by Person, Sao Paulo, Brazil:, the four observation windows with guards, the front window with additional bar for removing the faceplate, rear inlet and side adjustable outlet valve, the bonnet attached to the corselet by 12 bolts, maker's plate to breastplate as per title, front and rear weight hangers, attached to a red leather half length diving dress, height of helmet 42cm. * see page 28, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A copper and brass one -piece mine recovery diving helmet:, number '0367', circular top window with guard, drop down oval front window, rear inlet and outlet, comms and side automatic control valve, the shaped corselet with post weight hangers to the shoulders, 41cm high. * Anthony Pardoe's details on the helmet are thus -'This non-magnetic helmet had a two piece suit. The neck of the suit top was attached with glue to the underside of the corselet; and the trousers had boots attached. Both the top and trousers had a long rubber 'skirt' extension at the waist which were carefully rolled together to form a watertight seal; over this a rubber cummerbund was stretched to prevent the seal from unrolling or leaking. A self contained pack of inverted aluminium alloy cylinders, worn on the back, fed oxygen into one of the openings on the back of the helmet. This was connected inside to a convolute tube with a mouthpiece, from which the diver - wearing a nose clip - breathed. The front window hinges down to allow the diver to communicate or breathe fresh air when on the surface. Air was exhausted through the second outlet to the 'scrubber' in the self contained unit which removed the CO2. It was topped up with more oxygen to be fed back through an automatic control valve, which could be overruled by the diver to obtain more oxygen. The outlet valve has a large rubber diaphragm and exhausts air much quicker than the normal valve if necessary, though it still has the spindle and wheel adjustments. The comms connection gave communication with the surface if required; otherwise the set was self contained. All the equipment worn had to be non-magnetic.' * see page 31, vol 1, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A 70th Anniversary Commemorative diver's knife by Galezzi, number 50/100, and one other diver's knife by Galezzi:, the former with 6 inch blade inscribed to one side and image of a submersible suit to the reverse, flat sided handle and cylindrical scabbard, the 32cm , the latter with clipped saw backed blade and turned handle in a red painted scabbard (2) * see page 115, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
An unused Admiralty pattern 6-bolt diving suit and a lightweight 6-bolt diving suit by Siebe Gorman & Co:, the former tan coloured size 3, numbered '641SS' in original box with matching numbers , dated 'May 1986', the latter a reddish brown with rubber coated inner collar, (2) * see page 161, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A WWI period open submersible or rebreather diving suit:, the hood with rubber face mask and eye pieces with open mouth and valve, the suit with long zip to front, with black waistband loops, neck loop and similar loop to the rear of the hood. * see page 167, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
A Swedish 4 bolt two piece diving suit and equipment:, the top section glued to a brass 4-bolt recessed collar with rubber cuffs, the bottom section glued to a 4 inch copper waistband with weight hooks, together with a submersible airline, diving light and regulator valve by Grieff in an associated trunk. (some mildew and vulcanisation to suit) * see page 169, vol 2, 'Diving Helmets and Equipment Through The Ages'.
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