RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 5th April, 2019
A fantastic ejection seat made by Martin Baker made for the Royal Air Force Canberra Jet which were in operation in the early 1960s. This superbly detailed, highly polished ejection seat with bespoke leather seat is now a fully functional chair. The English Electric Canberra was a first generation jet powered light bomber, capable of high altitude flight, making it a perfect tactical nuclear strike bomber. The Canberra was retired from service from the RAF in 2006, 57 years after its first flight.
Reference Number: B5786
Antique early-20th Century superb Louis Vuitton hat trunk in the world famous monogrammed LV canvas. Complete with all its interior trays, this unusually sized trunk is in exceptionally good condition and harks back to times of passenger ships and 1st class travel of bygone eras. A wonderful conversation piece that would make a welcome addition to any home, both modern or traditional.
Reference Number: A5790
Exceptionally rare original BOAC fibreglass Concorde model at 1:24 scale, Circa 1969. By renowned model makers AGM (Aeronautical & General Models). Made at a time when BOAC was the UK's national airline and when it was assumed Concorde would be flying in these colours. Concorde first went in to commercial service in 1976, however in 1974 British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was amalgamated with British European Airways (BEA) and two smaller, regional airlines to form British Airways (BA).
The supersonic aircraft therefore never flew in the BOAC livery, making this a very rare item. A detail that was carried over to BA was that their Concordes carried registrations of G-BOAA to G-BOAG and the first Concorde delivered to British Airways was registered G-BOAC.
Reference Number: A5789
