A Collection of Automotive Memorabilia
It is with humble pride that we present an assembly of old tat rare and sought after automobilia belonging to the Rt. Hon. Edgar A. Jessop VC, MBE, DSO and (mainly) Bar*. The items have been carefully selected** from a collection spanning over 100 years of aviation and automotive history, and will be of great interest to collectors whose spouses are sufficiently understanding to allow this stuff in the house.
* with grateful acknowledgements to Edgar's creator, the sadly missed Ian Norris
** i.e. the rest was either in poor repair, of unknown function, actively dangerous or illegal. None of the above is mutually exclusive
Henry Birkin's Wristwatch
Inscribed on back. Believed to have been presented to the racing legend
Sir Henry - or Tim as he preferred to be called - Birkin was a true racing legend. He achieved fame for his performances at Le Mans in his blower Bentley, culminating in a win in 1930.
So this watch was a very rare find. It came to our vendor via a member of Sir Henry's extended family...
WW1 Pilot's Goggles
With original case
These are in excellent condition, with the fur trim being particularly good. The elastic headband is faded but still has a surprising amount of stretch in it. The lenses have some surface pitting but are clear and optically good. There's some rippling to the edges of the tinted layer, probably...
£95.00
Two-Gallon Shell Aviation Spirit Can
Extremely rare and in excellent (possibly repainted) condition
This is a very rare item. It's an aviation fuel can, embossed with the winged Shell logo and the words "Shell Aviation Spirit". It has its original brass screw cap and is in excellent condition. It's been hand-painted in red, which is actually right for early Shell cans, but we suspect...
£45.00