16 Mar Horsa Airspeed Glider drawing – The Horsa Glider was designed by Airspeed and to carry a load of about three tons such as a jeep and a light artillery piece or trailer, or a platoon of twenty-eight infantrymen. The Horsa was towed by a heavy bomber or a Dakota transport plane. Horsa Airspeed Glider drawing Read more
16 Mar Begbie Oil Signal Lamp – The Begbie Signal Lamp came into use in the 1880’s. It has a powerful lens to focus the beam and a shutter operated by a knob on top of the lamp. The operator pointed the lamp towards the next signal station and flashed his message in the Morse code by working the shutter. Begbie Oil Signal Lamp Read more
16 Mar Five Silver Engraved Rum Cups With Leather Case Five Silver Engraved Rum Cups With Leather Case Read more
16 Mar Framed Cartoon of Lord Roberts and Other British Commanders in the South Africa War circa 1899 Framed Cartoon of Lord Roberts and Other British Commanders in the South Africa War circa 1899 Read more
15 Mar German ‘Pickelhaube’ Spiked Helmet – ‘Pickelhaube’ translates roughly to ‘point’ or ‘pickaxe’ (Pickel) and ‘bonnet’ (Haube). It was also used by fire-fighters and police in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Read more
14 Mar A fragment of a First World War Zeppelin and engine starting handle – The airship was brought down over Essex on 24th September 1916. The items come from either of Zeppelins L32 or L33. Read more
