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Lot 468

ww1 silver fumsup charm/ pendant

Lot 537

ww1 princess mary christmas tin

Lot 538

ww1 medal pair named to 5161 pte a.g.small royal highlander

Lot 541

ww1 medal pair with box and postal packet to g-21743 pte f.m davidson east kent reg

Lot 543

3 ww1 medals to gs-34412 pte w.h sounders royal fusiliers the victory with ring to 217939 pte t.j hillan labour corp the other victory has been erased

Lot 545

ww1 princess mary christmas tin

Lot 546

ww1 trio of medals and death plaque named to james Herbert Mcloughlin medals named 1224 gnr j.h. mc loughlin r.f.a with paperwork

Lot 548

WW1 Trio medals to 9075 PTE R.STEPHENS LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS

Lot 550

ww1 death plaque and medal pair to 944499 pte private j.price notts and derby

Lot 552

ww1 and ww2 boxed medals ww1 medals to 931086 cpl m.w ramsey ww2 medals named on box to same person

Lot 553

3 ww1 medals part erased war medal 17920 driver a crawford r.e other medals erased

Lot 556

ww1 trio medals to t-37414 driver j.hungerford army service corp

Lot 62

PRE-WAR PROGRAMMES Collection of pre-war football programmes including Pre WW1 as follows: 1912 Grantham Football Club Second Annual ''Athletic Sports'' official programme held Whit-Monday 27/5/1912 at London Road Ground, Grantham. 1914 Oxford v Cambridge. A Rare fully Signed V.I.P Players' Programme/Menu for the St. John's College (Cambridge) v Keble College (Oxford) Association Football match held 25/2/1914 at Cambridge. Formally the property of the Oxford player R.N. Bartlett. Lists both teams plus match officials and ''Menu'' for the post match dinner which is fully signed on the back by players and staff from both teams. 1914 Madrid (Select) v Espana (Spain) Single sheet programme for the Friendly played 27/9/1914. Santiago Bernabeu's brother Marcelo played in the Madrid team along with four other players from Real Madrid. 1919 England v Scotland, Ireland & Wales (Friendly) played 1/2/1919 in Audruicq (Calais) France (4-page official programme) 1919 at Notts. Forest FC Programme of Rally Exhibition & Sports at Trent Bridge Football Ground 26/7/1919. 1922 Norway v Ireland played 25/5/1922 at Brann Stadium, Bergen. Very rare 8-page newspaper style programme includes team line-ups and Welcome message from the President of the Norwegian FA to the front in English etc. Poor condition with heavy folds, worn with tears and in need of restoration. 1926 FA CUP Final LMS (London Midland & Scotland Railway) programme which advertises the Final. 1928 C.A Independiente v Barcelona (Friendly) played 11/8/1928 very scarce single card programme. This was the third game played by Barca on the 1928 South American tour which included eight games in Argentina & Uruguay in August 1928 plus 1936 Germany v Italy (Friendly) played 15/11/1936 at Olympic Stadium, Berlin. Rare 8-page programme/Itinerary for visiting Italian fans only. Generally good

Lot 2417

WW1 British Airco DH.1 Wooden Propeller. Designed by Geoffrey DeHavilland for the 2 seater DH1 Fighter/Bomber Biplane. The propeller was of the pusher type fitted to the rear of the cockpit. Size 9 ft and 1/8th inch. Markings B, DG 130, D 270, P 200, HP 120 Beardmore. Number B26290. Designed for the 120 Horsepower Beardmore engine. The DH1 first saw operational service in the Middle East in 1916. Last known action in March 1917. Withdrawn from service in 1918.

Lot 89

A Bruce Bairnsfather plate by Grimwades pottery Staffordshire, of WW1 and women's social history interest, the reverse inscribed 'made by the girls of Staffordshire during the Winter of 1917 when the boys were in the trenches fighting for liberty and civilisation' with a sepia transfer printed illustration from Bairnsfather 'What time do they feed the sea lions Alf?' diameter 19cm

Lot 285

French 3rd Spahi Regiment Forage Cap, scarlet wool forage cap in the French style with gilt metal number 3 and crescent moon insignia on horizon blue backing cloth as worn by the Spahi regiments. Gilt brocade rank stripes to the front. Black cloth sweatband and lining to the interior. Accompanied by a WW1 French Trench Mortar forage cap in horizon blue with red piping to the curtain and red felt mortar insignia. Blue cloth rank to the front. Interior with white cloth sweatband. (2 items)

Lot 379

Early Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Officers Cap Badge, fine small type bullion embroidered headdress badge with a silvered metal crowned wreath with reichs cockade to the centre. Bullion has dulled and shows nice patina. Going by the style of badge we would date this to pre-WW1 period.

Lot 380

WW1 German 455th Infantry Regiment Officers Shoulder Straps, bullion tops with black fleck and grey cloth underlay. Metal 455 numerals to the centre, one number 5 missing. Some mothing to the underlay. Accompanied by a mint un-issued pair of pre-war other ranks shoulder boards of 161st (10th Rheinisches) infantry regiment. Boards are stitched together. (2 pairs)

Lot 438

14 x Boxed and bagged plastic model kits to include 7 x Airfix featuring 1:72 03016-4 Corsair II, 03174-9 1:144 Trident 1C, A01727 1:72 WW1 British Infantry, 02302 1:76 LTV 4 Buffalo & Willys Jeep, A03702 British Forces Vehicle Crews, 06443 1:32 1910 'B' Type Bus, 01321 1:72 LCVP Landing Craft, Monogram 1:32 Ferrari 250 GTM/LM, Zvezda Cars 2014 1:43 Doc Hudson, Comet 3901 North American F51 Mustang, Revell H2120 1:35 German Tank Crew, Tamiya German Wehrmacht Squad Leader, Humbrol 870267 1:72 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Brackenborough 5748 4mm Bristol Lodekka LD and Warhammer 40,000 scenery. All appear complete but unchecked

Lot 168

WW1 copper Ownership Plaque for the Dorsetshire Regiment - R. Blandford (5720699), together with other metalware

Lot 38

A World War One (WW1 / WWI) sword bayonet, pattern 1907 with steel scabbard, blade 43 cm (l).

Lot 458

A mixed lot of coins, medals and tokens to include a National Rose Society bronze medallion, WW1 Victory Medal, 1787 Anglesey penny and other.

Lot 2165

A WW1 memorial plaque for Henry Brown. ****Condition report**** It is a death plaque there is no regiment or military number. Named Henry Brown

Lot 2166

A WW1 memorial plaque for William Thomson.

Lot 2247

A WW1 1914 tin containing various items.

Lot 2248

A WW1 pair to H T Harker, M G C (Enscapsulated).

Lot 2297

A pair of WW1 French 75 mm brass shell vases (Trench art) circa 1917. 34 cm high.

Lot 186

WW1 Medal Group for Serjeant. J.H. Weilding (1888 - 1951) later promoted to Lieutenant, including a George V For Bravery In The Field medal, British War Medal 1914-1918, Victory Medal and 1914-15 Star, named L-9425 B.O.M. SJT. J.H. Weilding R.F.A., together with related items including Weiding's writing slope bearing his initials, his spurs dated 1917, twelve silk postcards, collection of silk cigarette cards in 1915 King George V tin, War office demob. letter dated 30th August 1920, Gallant conduct note dated 10th March 1916, 1943 dated birth certificate, marriage certificate, and 1951 death certificate and funeral letter. Also two modern printed photos of Weilding in military uniform.

Lot 189

WW1 1917 Mills No 36 Mk 1 with disk, marked JMD 10/1917 base ETAS 10/17 JMD is JM Doughty and ETAS is Tonks of Willenhall10cm high

Lot 195

WW1 British Military Telescope, by Ross of London 3x9 Variable Power Patent No 69878 Ross, in original wooden box carries C333A code with broad arrow

Lot 199

WW1 Howitzer Firing Platform Trunk, bearing stenciling to side '8 INCH FIRING PLATFORM HOW ' and 'O.O. CALAIS FOR O.O. VENDROUX VIA RICHBOROUGH'83cm long including handle mounts, 43cm front to back and 28cm deep

Lot 60

Three boxes of military books including War on the Eastern Front; The WW1 Source Book; The Secret War; Waterloo etc

Lot 10

Various First War volumes and Regimental vols including The Great War - a History 15 vols; Diary of a WW1 Cavalry Officer; History of the Artist Rifles 1859-1947; The Irish Guards in the Great War etc

Lot 519

A collection of over 60 WW1 and WW2 envelopes sent back to England - various RAF, RN and Army censor marks, FPO's, APO's and received from ship cancels

Lot 154

2 BRASS POCKET WATCHES INCLUDING RARE WW1 THE RICHMOND TIME RECORDING CO LIVERPOOL AND LIGA SUPERIOR TIME KEEPER

Lot 336

Collection of family correspondence, 1880s to 1970s, Derby, Somerset, Richmond, including WW1 Field Post letters and covers, in two box files and loose, together with several university certificates in a tube, the whole housed in one carton

Lot 643

WW2 RAF Battle of Britain Reginald Robert Stretch 235 Squadron Blenheims 1940 and WW1 RNAS pilot Captain (later became Sir & Marshal of the Air Force) William Dickson GCB KBE DSO AFC, on 19th July 1918 Captain Dickson took part in the first strategic bombing raid made from an aircraft carrier (HMS Furious) and attacked the Zeppelin base at Tondern for which he was awarded the DSO, signed RAF12 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson cover. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 128

RARE WW1 Canada Raymond Collishaw, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, DSC, DFC (22 November 1893 28 September 1976) was a distinguished Canadian fighter pilot, squadron leader, and commanding officer who served in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and later the Royal Air Force. He was the highest scoring RNAS flying ace and the second highest scoring Canadian pilot of the First World War. He was noted as a great leader in the air, leading many of his own formations into battle. After the Great War, he became a permanent commissioned officer in the RAF, seeing action against the Bolsheviks in 1919 20, and subsequently commanding various Air Service detachments. During the Second World War, he commanded No. 204 Group (which later became the Desert Air Force in North Africa, achieving great success against the numerically and technologically superior Italian Air Force. He was retired in 1943. This is a rare black and white vintage photograph showing Raymond Collishaw talking to Captain A C Whealy signed by Raymond Collishaw. Written on the back of the photograph is the note Major Raymond Collishaw DSO DSC talking to Capt. A. T. Whealy DSC No. 23 Squadron Izel les Homeau, July 10th 1918. Arthur Treloar Whealy DSC & Bar DFC (2 November 1895 23 December 1945) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 27 victories and served with Collishaw. The photograph measures approximately 9.75 inches x 7.75 inches and is in very good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 129

RARE WW1 Canada Captain Arthur Roy Brown DSC & Bar (23 December 1893 9 March 1944) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War, credited with ten aerial victories. The Royal Air Force officially credited Brown with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, although it is now considered all but certain by historians, doctors, and ballistics experts that Richthofen was actually killed by a machine gunner firing from the ground. A rare Canada Air Mail cover celebrating the First Regular Official Flight from Moose Jaw to Medicine Hat postmarked March 3rd 1930 signed on the front by Captain Arthur Roy Brown. Also included is a small black and white photograph of Arthur Roy Brown and a historical note detailing his career. The cover measures approximately 6.5 inches x 3.75 inches. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 132

WW1 RFC Air Marshal Sir Clifford Sanderson RFC 1914 WW1 fighter Pilot 16 Sqn 1916 2 Page Handwritten Letter Dated 1975; a veteran of No. 46 Squadron RFC dated 10th November 1975. In the letter he talks about taking over the Squadron after Major Allen left (October 1918) when he was only 20 years old. For signature detail identification, please see the photographs. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 133

WW1 RFC A signed personal letter from a veteran of No. 2 Reserve Squadron RFC we think Hugh Newing? dated 9th June 1976. In the letter he talks about training hundreds of pilots at Brooklands and moving to Northolt in 1917. For signature detail identification, please see the photographs. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 136

WW1 Belgium Fighter Ace Colonel Willy Coppens (1892 1986) Willy Omer François Jean Baron Coppens de Houthulst was Belgium's leading fighter ace and the champion balloon buster of World War I. He was credited with 37 confirmed victories and six probables. Between April and October 1918 he was credited with destroying 34 German observation balloons and three airplanes, nearly as many victories as Belgium's other five aces combined. Nicely signed on his own RAFM HA(SP2) historic cover 1977 with a 1st Escadrille postmark, flown in a Mirage 5 aircraft. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 137

WW1 RFC Ace Air Commodore Philip Fletcher Fullard (1897 1984) CBE, DSO, MC & Bar, AFC was an English First World War flying ace, one of the most successful fighter pilots of the Royal Flying Corps, with a reputation as a superb combat leader. With 40 confirmed victories, he was the top scoring UK ace flying Nieuports, overall the 6th highest scoring British pilot and the 2nd highest to survive the war. Signed on an RAF No.1(F) Squadron Nieuport 17 cover 1972, flown in a Harrier Jump Jet. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 138

WW1 RFC Eric Turnbull Fighter Pilot with 56 Squadron RFC during The First World War. Signed on a Captain Albert Ball VC, RAFM HA2 cover 1976, flown in a Bristol Fighter F2B. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 140

WW1 RNAS R34 Airship WW2 W W Ballantyne. He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in 1915 and worked as a rigger on many airships including the R34 so famous for its double flight across the Atlantic with Major G H Scott as the Captain. When told he could not fly on the Atlantic crossing attempt, he stowed away with a cat and when the airship landed in New York he became a star overnight and fortunately was not court martialled. Ballantyne also served during WW2. Signed on a Major G H Scott RAFM HA15 Historic cover 1977, flown in a balloon and then dropped by parachute. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 146

WW1 RNAS Captain (later became Sir & Marshal of the Air Force) William Dickson GCB KBE DSO AFC, on 19th July 1918 Captain Dickson took part in the first strategic bombing raid made from an aircraft carrier (HMS Furious) and attacked the Zeppelin base at Tondern for which he was awarded the DSO. Signed on a Sopwith Camel First seaborne landplane bombing operation 19th July 1918 cover with a reproduction WW1 photograph and a historical information sheet. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 147

WW1 RFC Squadron Leader J C Williamson MBE 100 Squadron RFC, he carried out 31 night raids flying FE2Bs with 100 Squadron in France from January until May 1917 then became a POW. Signed on an F.E.2b The first British Squadron formed specifically for night bombing No 100 Squadron 1st February 1917 cover with a reproduction WW1 photograph and a historical information sheet. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 148

WW1 Belgium Fighter Ace Colonel Willy Coppens (1892 1986) Willy Omer François Jean Baron Coppens de Houthulst was Belgium's leading fighter ace and the champion balloon buster of World War I. He was credited with 37 confirmed victories and six probables. Between April and October 1918 he was credited with destroying 34 German observation balloons and three airplanes, nearly as many victories as Belgium's other five aces combined. Signed on a Charles Lindberg Atlantic Dawn cover with a 1977 Roosevelt Field postmark, flown in Concorde and Boeing 707 aircraft. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 149

WW1 RFC F/O Alan Colin Campbell Orde Sub Lt. RN and RFC Pilot 1916 to 1918. Signed on a 60th Anniversary of the First United Kingdom Regular Commercial Passenger and Freight Service 25th August 1919, flown in a Trident 3 aircraft on the special British Airways flight commemorating the event, with a 25th August 1979 postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 150

WW1 RFC WW2 Air Vice Marshal Sidney Norman Webster (1900 1984) CBE, AFC & Bar was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and an aviator who flew the winning aircraft in the 1927 Schneider Trophy seaplane race flying his Supermarine S.5 single engined seaplane at an average speed of 281.66 mph (453 km/h). Webster used his experience of high speed flight as he acted as a liaison officer between the Air Ministry and various aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom. In 1944 he moved to the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment as commanding officer. Signed on a ACM Sir John Boothman RAFM HA17 cover 1977, flown in a Vulcan B Mk2. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 151

WW1 RFC WW2 RAF Wing Commander R H McIntosh DFC AFC. Known as All Weather Mac, he served with No. 4 Squadron RFC from 1917, during WW2 he commanded No. 280 Squadron RAF Air Sea Rescue flying Warwicks and in a flying career lasting 54 years from 1917 to 1971 he flew 23,681 hours as Captain in 143 different types of aircraft. Signed on a 60th Anniversary of The First UK International Air Mail 11th November 1919 cover with a 10th November 1979 postmark, flown in a Augusta Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 154

WW1 RFC Squadron Leader Leonard Henry Rochford (1896 1986) DSC & Bar, DFC was a British flying ace of the First World War, credited with 29 aerial victories. He returned to military service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. His 29 claims consisted of 13 enemy aircraft destroyed (including 7 shared), and 16 driven down out of control (including 5 shared). Signed on a 65th Anniversary of the Destruction of Zeppelin L.21 by Flt. Sub. Lt. Cadbury of the Royal Naval Air Service on 28th November 1916 cover with a 1981 postmark, also signed by Mr Peter Cadbury, son of Flt. Sub. Lt. Cadbury DSO RNAS. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 156

WW1 RARE An original 1917 souvenir brochure. The front states The Graham White Company Souvenir of The Visit To The Companys Factory at The London Aerodrome on Tuesday December 4th 1917 of Their Majesties The King and Queen with a compliment slip from Mr Graham White. This is a 48 page long, well made and fascinating brochure with lots of unusual photographs and information from the 1917 period. At the end of the brochure is a Roll listing all the members of staff at The Graham White Company on the day of the visit of George V and the Queen in 1917 and their occupations within the firm. The compliments slip explains that all members of staff on the day of the visit are to receive a souvenir brochure. In very good condition (near mint). All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 157

WW1 An original World War One Soldiers Pocket Active Service Testament 1916 with Lord Roberts Message to the Troops dated 25th August 1914 printed on the inside of the front cover (see photographs). In good condition and approximately 4.25 inches x 2.75 inches. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 158

WW1 The 51st (Highland) Division War Sketches by Fred A Farrell with an introduction by Neil Munro published in 1920. Farrell was attached to 51st Divisional HQ as an official war artist in 1918 and this book contains a written history and 63 plates of his sketches pictures. Most of his evocative sketches pictures depict 1918 operations, although he also includes landscapes of locations where earlier battles took place. A very interesting book which has several light signs of wear but is in good condition for a book that is 100 years old. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 230

WW1 RFC WW2 RAF Double Signed Air Commodore E J D Townsend CBE No.21 Squadron RFC 1915/16 served in the RAF during WW2 retiring in 1946 and Monsieur Louis Sellier who was a member of the French Resistance who was interned in Amiens Jail in 1944 when its walls were breached by bombs dropped by No. 21 Squadron in an action known as Operation Jericho. Both signed on a No.21 Squadron RAF 30th Anniversary of Operation Jericho 1974 cover, flown in a D.H. Devon. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 306

Small collection of photographs including 7 of Egypt and Suez Canal (one by P. Sebah, one by W. Hammerschmidt, one by Beato), including a 3 part panorama of Suez Canal, 2 of Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem, one of Paris, c.1900, 3 aerial photographs of WW1 trenches (2 with printed identifications) [with large hand-drawn coloured map for attack by 7th Battn. 10th Coy, Tank Corps, October 1917, at Poelcappelle], some faded; Talbot, H.F. Boulevard des Capucines, 158. x 212mm., rather stained and soiled; and several others

Lot 481

A sterling silver Wilsdorf and Davis WW1 trench watch, 35mm diameter, of full hunter form with a plain cover to the front, black dial with Arabic numerals, cathedral hands and subsidiary seconds dial, screw case back with milled edge and hand engraved initials to the centre, import hallmark London 1919, case no. 1545, marked brevet 71363, movement unsigned, 35.43gCondition report: Not currently running.Surface marks/scratches to case.Some dents/ding to the front cover. Deeper dent near hinge.Front cover does not snap shut properly. Hinge slightly loose.Hands set, but do not align properly when set to 12.Discolouration to numerals. Seconds hand deficient.Some marks to dial and scratches to perspex.A groove between case and case back, possibly where it has been attempted to lever off the screw case back.

Lot 1242

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - EXODUS LP - US CLEAR VINYL PRESSING. Amazing find here, a US clear vinyl pressing of the killer 1977 LP from Bob Marley & The Wailers, this pressed in absolutely miniscule numbers! The record (with printed blue labels with black text) is in Ex+ condition - the clear vinyl making it very hard to see markings, there still appears to be very few marks to the playing surfaces. Matrix/runout: ILPS-1-9798 WW2 & ILPS-2-9498-WW1 with STERLING and ?? symbols on both sides. Housed with generic white sleeve as would have been the case for such a release.

Lot 49

A whitehead torpedo gyro, serial number 2841Footnotes:Robert Whitehead (1823-1905) a British engineer working in Austria, developed the self propelled torpedo in the 1850's at the instigation of the Austrian Navy. Initially controlled by a pendulum and hydrostatic device, this was replaced by a sophisticated gyroscopic control gear based on a design patented by Ludwig Obry in 1896. Whitehead purchased the rights to fit this in his torpedoes in 1898 and it remained in service, in various marks of the Whitehead torpedo, right up until the First World War. The gyroscope was fitted with a clockwork coil spring, pre-tensioned to give a starting spin to the gyroscope of 2,400rpm when the torpedo was fired.The carrying case could double as a portable test-bed and winding station before installation.The Whitehead Torpedo Works was set up at Portland in 1891 and was the world leader in torpedo production until WW1. Purchased from the family on Whitehead's death in 1905 by Armstrong-Whitworth and Vickers, it remained in production until 1966.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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