Purchased Collection

Saab J35D Draken purchased by the Austrian Air Force

de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk G-AOUO of Air Service Training. AOUO was purchsed by the Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring Association in the early 1970s and converted to a Supermunk

North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn 111-29080, formerly 44-10947), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy

Sud-Aviation Caravelle VII F-BJAO - Caravelle Santa Maria
Sud-Aviation Caravelle VII F-BJAO / N420GE (msn 042) Caravelle Santa MariaThis was a Caravelle Series III (c/n 042) that was purchased by General Electric

Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX Ay Jijos ! of PEMEX Built as Martin B-26C-20-MO Marauder 41-35071 for the United States Army Air Force, 35071 was modified to AT-23B and later redesignated TB-26C

The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal)
Royal Navy - HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier

White Star Line, RMS Majestic, auction sale catalogue
White Star Line, RMS Majestic, rare auction sale catalogue for the furnishings and fittings, including two complimentary ladies appointment cards for a hairdressing salon

Schlachtschiff Bismarck lapel badge, German battleship, WW2
MILITARIA/THIRD REICH: Extremely rare enamel Bismarck lapel badge possibly a launch souvenir or an item purchased on board. Made by B. H

Chiddingstone High Street. One of the prettiest villages in Kent, and perhaps England, Chiddingstone is a beautiful example of a Tudor one-street village

Everybody's Underground Part 1
Part one of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Everybody's Underground Part 3
Part three of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Everybody's Underground Part 2
Part two of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

White Star Line, MV Britannic, chromium clock in the form of a ship's wheel of the type purchased on board. 4.5 inches. Date: 1930s

QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch, commemorative 18 carat gold handled scissors, with stainless steel blades, the crossover engraved with John Brown and Co

La Rue des Mauvais Garcons
This proof on Chinese paper, shows two dark figures, conversing in a shadowed street in France. (The street of the bad boys). A very rare example, purchased by Mr

Bell H-13J-BF Sioux 57-2728
United States Air Force (USAF) - Bell H-13J-BF Sioux 57-2728 (MSN 1575). ne of two H-13Js purchased for use by President Eisenhower

HMS Swiftsure - Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Royal Navy - HMS Swiftsure, the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship, moored up. Originally known as Constitucion, ordered by the Chilean Navy

Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. Showing the planing machine. Date: circa 1920

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. 3-speed gear and differential. Date: circa 1920

This Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs doll's china tea set can be purchased at Selfridges or Harrods for a mere 4'/6 (four shillings and six pence in old money). Date: 1930s

North American T-39N Sabreliner N314NT - 165522
United States Navy - North American T-39N Sabreliner N314NT - 165522 (msn 282-28, NA-265-40 Sabreliner 40), of VT-86, on the apron at NAS Pensacola, Florida

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Sew What
The Caption is Sew What? Clothing could only be purchased if one had enough Points to do so and the Points were rationed. A wartime slogan was Make do and Mend

Burlington House
A view of Burlington House in 1875. It was originally a private Palladian mansion owned by the Earls of Burlington and was expanded in the mid-19th century after being purchased by the British

James Watt Planing Machine
Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter

Klemm L. 25a Coupe SL-aB
Klemm L.25a Coupe SL-aB (msn 166), of Flugsportfreunde Sarrlouis eV, at Ensheim. First registered in France and then in Switzerland as CH-250 with Aero-Club Suisse / Zurich, in 1929, then HB-ETU

HMS Pegasus - ex HMS Ark Royal
HMS Pegasus (ex HMS Ark Royal) at A Spithead re in 1938. HMS Pegasus was re-named from the 1914 HMS Ark Royal seaplane carrier, which saw action in WWI and in the 1920s She was re-named in 1934

Boeing Model 83 NX7133 (msn 1039, aka XF4B-1 number 1, A8129), first flown on 25 June 1928. The first of two XF4B-1s (Model 83 and Model 89), which remained Boeing-owned

Admiralty Department (AD) Flying Boat N1520
Royal Naval Air Service - Admiralty Department (AD) Flying Boat N1520, the first AD Flying Boat at the Isle of Grain. The AD Flying Boats were built by Pemberton-Billing Ltd at Southampton

United States Navy - Longren L-3 - A-6745
United States Navy - Longren L-3 A-6745. Three L-3s were purchased to test performance of moulded fibre construction. A6745 was later transferred to the United States Army Air Service at McCook Field

Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101
Bristol B.E.10 Olympus Mk.101 (Ministry of Supply designation Bol.1/2C). A more powerful version of the Olympus with a larger turbine, delivering11

The Princess Mary Caravan - The Caravaners at work. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc

Kaiser Wilhelm IIs sons
The six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II pictured in 1900: (l to r standing) Eitel Friedrich (1883-1942), Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951), Adalbert (1884-1948); (in front) Oskar (1888-1958)

Holywell Street off The Strand, London - demolished when The Strand was widened in 1901. Date: circa 1900

World War One pack of playing cards - Shell Motor Spirit Co
World War One pack of playing cards issued by the Shell Motor Spirit Company with Shell logo and Best Of Allies Always In the Front surrounded by images of warships, aeroplanes, tanks, etc

Holywell Street and Wych Street from The Strand, London - demolished when The Strand was widened in 1901. Date: circa 1900

Pet Shop - Hilarious Postcard - Purchasing a Puppy. Lady (after purchasing dog): " And what do you call the little fellow

Vanderbilt House, 5th Avenue, New York
Located on the corner of 5th avenue and 57th street, New York city, Cornelius Vanderbilt II house was built in 1883. Its ground floor doubled as a drawing room

View from Vanderbilt, 5th Avenue, New York
Located on the corner of 5th avenue and 57th street, New York city, Cornelius Vanderbilt II house was built in 1883. Its ground floor doubled as a drawing room

Alfonso De Fuensaldana
ALFONSO PERES DE VIVERO, conde de FUENSALDANA Spanish administrator in the Netherlands in the service of the archduke Leopold, for whom he purchased many artworks. Date: CIRCA 1640S

John Farquhar
JOHN FARQUHAR Scottish millionaire who purchased the ruins of Fonthill from William Beckford; in a fanciful surround, seemingly mocking. Date: 1751 - 1826

Pipe screwing machine for hat factory - this would be a piece of machinery for delivery to the recently purchased factory at Conty which Battersby

Infantry Training (4-Company Organization) 1914
Book entitled Infantry Training (4-Company Organization) 1914. Published by His Majestys Stationery Office. Purchased from Wyman & Sons Ltd. Fetter Lane, London, EC4. Book

Girls Friendly Society Princess Mary Caravan
The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc. The caravan, shown here with GFS workers, was purchased in 1922 as a mobile publicity unit

Sale Shakespeare House
The sale by auction of Shakespeares birthplace at Stratford. It was purchased by a committee for 3000 pounds. Date: 1847

Betsy Ross Home - and note from her Great Grand-daughter
The Betsy Ross Home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA where Ross sewed the first American Flag of the United States - June 14th 1777 - and note (on left) from her Great Grand-daughter

Man who has bought a fine wooden chest at Auction
In Possession. A man who has bought a fine wooden chest at an Auction awaiting transportation to remove it. Date: 1894

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