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This endearing 6pc set of Hummel Goebel porcelain figurines presents a whimsical mix of childhood moments full of charm and character. Included are a boy peering through a telescope a musical duo with mandolin and a pair of children one with a flower crown and bouquet. Also featured are a girl holding a clean sheet beside a laundry basket and a young boy holding apples. These hand painted pieces are beautifully detailed and marked with the Goebel West Germany backstamp. A joyful and nostalgic collection these figurines range in height from approximately 4.5"H to 6.5"H.Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: GermanyCondition: Age related wear.
Colonel Charles Vernon Hume (1860-1915), a group of archival papers and other items, including: four Boer War period equestrian painted envelopes dated 1900, to 'Major Hume, Intelligence Dept. Headquarters Staff, S. Africa'; testimonial for C V Hume when ADC to the Commander-in-Chief in Burma, 1887; few small portrait photographs; Buckingham Palace permissions dated 1911 to wear Japanese Order of the Rising Sun and The White Elephant conferred by the King of Siam; Book 'The War of the Polish Succession' by The Crown Prince of Siam, inscribed by the author to C V Hume, 1901; Japanese postcards of early 20th century date; press cuttings on his death in 1915; also a Victorian officer's sword by Johnstone, London; a leather clad telescope; a silver capped baton; and various military buttons and insignia Hume served in various official posts, including Military Attache at Tokyo from 1903 to 1907. He was Military Governor to the Crown Prince of Siam from 1896, when he came to study in England. Mrs Hume was granted a pension of £120 a year after her husband's death in 1915.
A rare early 19th century Carter Rand patent Military and Naval refracting telescope, signed '101 C Rand's Patent. made & sold by Wm, Watkins, St James's Street, London', of four drawers with micromete fitting for eyepiece, the mahogany main tube with embossed royal patent badge and sliding cover over 'Table for computing Horizontal Distance of Objects' (incomplete , missing lenses and some fittings loose), 10-9cm extended, together with a facsimile copy of the 1799 patents specification
A mixed collection of 19th century and later items to include a brass leather-bound telescope, an 1805 sheet from The Times newspaper, two crucifixes, three glass plate negative portrait photographs, a pewter 1/4 gill tankard and other miscellaneous items. L.23cm (telescope shortest length as seen in photos)
A BOX AND A TRAY OF ASSORTED ITEMS to include a Samsung J3 and a S20FE, a pocket telescope, a cased Mini Maglite torch, a Samsung S850 camera, a pair of Sunagor Maxima binoculars, and four vintage plated cigarette cases, a tray comprising assorted commemorative medals, pins, etc (1 box +1 tray) (s.d/all untested)
Astronomy.- Wittie (Robert) Ouranoskopia [graece]. Or, a Survey of the Heavens. A Plain description of the admirable Fabrick and Motions of the Heavenly Bodies, as they are discovered to the Eye by the Telescope...To which is added the Gout-Raptures, first edition, title within double-rule border, lacks final advertisement f. , without prelims a1-2 (dedicatory verses by Brian Fairfax and T. Guidott) as some other copies so possibly an issue point, some light foxing and staining, contemporary sheep, rebacked and recornered, covers leather cracking, [Wing W3229], 8vo, J. M. for the author, 1681. *** Includes discussion of the telescopes of Hooke and Gallileo and the probability of other inhabited stars.Provenance: John Rich (ink name on title and final leaf); L. Cowlishaw (bookplate).
WW2 Von Braun Rocket Scientist Hans Kennel signed page Op Paperclip NASA. Approx 5 x 3 inch piece with Space images hand signed. Hans studied at the Darmstadt (Germany) University of Technology; in 1955, he received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, specializing in Hydraulics. In the fall of the next year, he came to Huntsville to work as an Aerospace Engineer for Wernher von Braun's group, created by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency via "Operation Paperclip." Hans' field of expertise was Guidance and Control Flight Software. In 1960, along with the German rocket scientists, he transferred to what would soon become NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal. Once in Huntsville, Hans met Margarete "Margaret" Muller, daughter of Christian Wilhelm Muller and Anna Maria Lang. Originally from Kleinaspach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Margaret had come to the U.S. as an au-pair for the family of Rudolf Schlidt, one of the original von Braun team members. In 1961, Hans and Margaret married in Kleinaspach, returning to Huntsville and making the town their permanent home. Their children would all be born here. During his Redstone tenure, Hans worked on many space and rocket projects, the Jupiter, Saturn V, Space Lab, Hubble Space Telescope, and HEAO-2 (Einstein X-ray Telescope) projects in particular. His most notable area of work was in the development of new software algorithms involving space vehicle angular momentum management and control moment gyros. These algorithms were successfully used on Skylab for the original 1973 and 1974 missions, as well as the Skylab re-entry mission in 1979. Hans' Control Moment Gyro Steering Law was advanced and versatile enough to be used years later by the International Space Station. For this work, he received several commendations, including the two highest awards given to NASA employees: the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement. Hans retired in 1992 after 36 years of government service. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
A large 19th Century brass and mahogany cased Telescope, 52cms (20 1/2"); another in brass and leather case by F.M. Newton, Optician, Halifax, approx. 30cms (11 3/4"); another similar leather and chrome by H. Hughes & Son, Ltd., London, approx. 46cms (18"), and two other 19th Century brass lenses [measurements are for closed instruments.] (5)

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