Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, The Bill Townsend Dambusters Collection

AR * Broom (Gerald, 1944-). 'Gordon Castle', watercolour on paper, showing this famous locomotive crossing the River Tilt near Blair Atholl, sign...

AR * Broom (Gerald, 1944-). 'Gordon Class No. 907', oil on canvas, showing this famous locomotive on Beattock Bank Dunbartonshire circa 1919, sig...

* Locomotive. A finely engineered and detailed 3 1/2 in. gauge model of the London and North Western Railway Experiment Class 4-6-0 locomotive and...

* Locomotive. A well-presented and detailed 7 mm fine-scale (2-rail) electric model of the LNER Class K4 2-6-0 locomotive and tender No. 3553 'The...

* London Transport. A 9ct gold gent's Smiths Astral wristwatch, the silvered dial with Arabic numerals and batons, subsidiary seconds dial, the ba...

* Maritime Books. Lloyd's Register of Yachts, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1932, 1937, 1946, 1949, 1958, all green cloth with gilt embossed covers, tog...

* McKie (Helen). Waterloo Station, War and Peace, a pair of modern colour prints after the famous Southern Railway posters, approximately 30 x 47 ...

* Model Cars. Dinky diecast model racing cars, comprising, Alfa Romeo (23F), H.W.M. (23J), Ferrari (23H), Mercedes Benz, Auto Union, Hotchkiss, Sp...

* Model Cars. Dinky diecast model vehicles, mostly commercial, agricultural, military and road cars, including Austin Taxi, Trojan (Esso & Dunlop)...

* Model Cars. Tri-Ang Minic, Cabriolet, clockwork, blue and grey, one replacement tyre, 12 cm long, boxed, Cabriolet, clockwork, great and green, ...

* Alvis. Three Litre brochure, circa 1950s, monochrome illustrations, original printed wrappers with glasine dust jacket, plus a duplicate of the ...

* Morgan Motor Company. A collection of advertising brochures and promotional literature, circa 1960-90s, together with 12 Morgan Motor Company re...

* Morgan Motor Company. A humerous painted cloth banner formerly displayed at the Morgan Workshops circa 1960s, titled 'My Heart Belongs To Morgan...

* Morgan Motor Company. Morgan Sports Car Club Japan banner, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Morgan Motor Company, signed in black and gr...

* Morgan Motor Company. The Morgan Three Wheeler Model "F" 18, duplicate maintenance booklets, circa 1950s, monochrome illustrations, orginal prin...

* Rolls Royce. Motoring brochure for the 40-50 H.P. Rolls Royce Phantom III, 1930s, mounted colour illustrations within, original printed wrapper,...

* Norman Hillwood Motoring Archive. An archive of motoring photographs, trophies, timekeeper stopwatches, car badges and related, all relating to ...

* Knight (Albert Victor). San Dunstans, 1917, oil on board, showing this vessel in open waters, unsigned, ... x ..., period gold painted frame, ma...

* Nauticalia. A teak boat tiller, the handle bound in rope, 141.5 cm long, a Victorian cathead ships block, hardwood with a substantial iron hook,...

* Nelson (Horatio, 1758-1805). A copper half bust of Nelson in full admiral uniform, titled 'Nelson', 'This bust Contains Victory Copper For Nelso...

* Nelson (Horatio, 1758-1805). H.M.S. Victory centenary copper wall plaque, the copper panel embossed with H.M.S. Victory with a profile of Nelson...

* Sager (Xavier, 1881-1969). 'Et si j'aiconseil à vous donner ne faites jamais plus de 100 kilomètres à l'heure dans les endroits tres fréquentés!...

* Sea Charts. A large collection of sea charts, various locations including Dieppe and Approaches, February 1982, Cardigan Bay 1973 and British Is...

* Sextant. A ship's sextant by E. Lorieux, Paris, circa 1872, with brass ladder frame signed and dated 1872, with silvered scale divided to 160º, ...

* Boat Magazine. A late Victorian painted pine box, with brass hinges and lock, the front panel stencilled 'Magazine Boat', the inner lid with ori...

* Telescope. A marine telescope by Negretti & Zambra, London, circa 1920, reputedly owned by Lieutenant Commander Anthony Troughton Bond, Royal Na...

* White Star Line. An Edwardian Minton's pottery sugar bowl supplied by Stonier & Co Ltd, Liverpool circa 1912, with cobalt blue rim and Etruscan ...

Army List. A List of all the Officers of the Army and Royal Marines on Full and Half-Pay: with an index and a succession of Colonels, London: prin...

* Andalusia Internment camp. A scrap album from Andalusia Internment camp, Transvaal, South Africa, 1940-1966, comprising 90 leaves in German, mai...

* Bolan (Sean). Queen's Guard, watercolour on paper, showing an armed soldier standing before Buckingham Palace, signed lower right, 38 x 31 cm, m...

Gardyne (Lt.-Colonel C. Greenhill). The Life of a Regiment. The History of the Gordon Highlanders..., 4 volumes, mixed editions, 1929-58, volumes ...

* Grenadier Guards. An Edwardian military documents box belonging to Colonel Mark Edward Makgill Crichton Maitland, C.V.O., D.S.O., D.L., the rect...

Handkerchief. Carte de la France et de ses Colonies, Rouen: Manufacture de E. Renault (fl. 1860-1890), printed in red and black on fine cream line...

Honourable Artillery Company. Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company, issues 1-422 in 59 volumes, a run, 1923-1982, colour and monochrome ill...

Montgomery (Bernard Law), Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. El Alamein to the River Sangro, 1st edition, 1946, colour maps and plans, mostly folding...

* Norrie (Orlando, 1832-1901). The 17th Lancers at the Crimea, watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 23.5 x 33 cm, toned, modern frame, glazed...

* Read (Blackwood Moutray, 1820-1865). 'A Captains address to his Squadron', watercolour on paper, showing Hussars in full dress on horseback, sig...

* Roberson (A). 1st Bengal Cavalry, 1894, watercolour on paper, showing officers on horseback, signed and dated lower left, 19 x 25 cm, pin holes ...

* Royal Military Academy. Compass Sketch of Woolwich Common, a pen and ink estate plan drawn by Cadet Henry Godfrey Howarth, circa 1880, scale 1/5...

* Stereocards. A collection of Boer War stereocards by Underwood & Underwood circa 1900, comprising 92 cards, showing battlefields, soldiers, nurs...

* Sword Reference Books. A collection of reference books, including Whitelaw (Charles. E.) Scottish Arms Makers, Wilkinson-Latham (John) British C...

* Victoria Cross. A collection of 60 first-day covers signed by VC winners, including Tasker Watkins, Ian Fraser, Thomas Gould, Edward Kenna, Keit...

* Victoria Cross. The Legion Book, Edited by Captain H. Cotton Minchin, Cassell and Company Ltd, Third Impression 1919, hardback publication inscr...

* WWI Trench / Battlefield Panoramas. An original WWI pen and ink drawing on waxed cloth formed in two parts and joined together, showing German a...

* Cap Badges. A collection of 55 Glengarry badges, representing regiments from the 2nd Foot to the 104th Foot (with gaps) including East Devonshir...

* Cap Badges. A collection of regimental badges, including Canadian Regiment Calgary Highlanders, Canadian Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, O...

* Cap Badges. A collection of cap badges, including The Duke of Lancasters Own Yeomanry (Royal Tank Regiment), The Parachute Regiment, Royal Pione...

* Cap Badges. A collection of Scottish military cap badges, including The King's Own Scottish Borderers, The Highland Light Infantry, The Black Wa...

* Cap Badges. A comprehensive collection of military cap badges, including Royal West Kent Regiment, Royal Berkshire Regiment, The Queen's Own War...

* Cap Badges. A nicely presented collection of military cap badges, comprising The Tyneside Scottish, The Lowland Regiment, The London County Volu...

* Military Badges. A collection of military sweetheart badges, including Royal Berkshire Regiment, London Scottish, Middlesex Regiment, Rifle Brig...

* Shoulder Titles. A good collection of regimental brass shoulder titles for regiments and corps, including Royal Warwickshire, Essex, Dorset, Wil...

* German Medals. WWII German War Merit Cross with Swords (2), another without swords, Wehrmacht Long Service Medal, Russian Front Medal WWI Cross ...

* Cap Badge Books. A collection of reference books, including Kipling (Arthur. L.) & King (Hugh. L.), Head-dress Badges of the British Army, Volum...

* Battle of Omdurman. A fine Victorian officers' lance cap of the 21st Empress of India Lancers belonging to Major William Markham Doyne, who led ...

* Armour. A French Cuirass backplate, 19th century, steel with brass rivets, the opposite side engraved with roman numerals (probably inspection s...

* Bloomsbury Rifles. A Victorian shako plate circa 1868, bronzed finish with a Maltese cross with lions between the limbs surmounted by a crown, a...

* Bombay Artillery. A pair of Officer's Undress shoulder scales by Landon & Co, 17 Jermyn St, London, circa 1840, copper with white metal crowned ...

* Cap Badges. A collection of military cap badges, including Royal Scots Greys, 17th Lancers, Tank Corps, 91st Regiment Canadian Highlanders, Argy...

* Cap Badges. A collection of later Victorian and WWI regimental cap badges, including Victorian Irish Lights, Warwickshire Rifle Volunteers, Roya...