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London Aerodrome

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X006-8807

Standard London Aerodrome plaque with usual classical-style woman holding laurel wreath and aircraft and pylon design,(possibly early-style) circular varnished wooden mount rather than the shield normally seen with these trophies. Three rivets and two hanging loops on rear.

Cigar, Cigarette and Match

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1993/0335/C

Three tier sterling silver box combination bearing Claude Grahame-White’s personal crest in gold. Latin motto beneath 'Cor Unum via Una' Three tiers of containers for matches, cigarettes and cigars. Top match container has match striker inside lid.

Chirgwin, In the Interests of Aviation, The London Aerodrome

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X007-4652

Tall silver trophy on cylindrical black ebonised wooden base, too which are affixed two engraved silver plaques. The main trophy consists of a tunic-clad female figure, standing on a half globe, carrying a victory larel wreath in her left hand, with her right arm raisd aloft holding a detailed model of a Deperdussin-type monoplane with fin and ruder broken off and bent port stabiliser - the only visible damage to the whole trophy.

RAF, Pattern 5/17

Aircraft & Exhibits, 73/I/1393

Black painted metal circular base with two forward mounting brackets supporting spherical bowl with a transparent surface showing liquid filled interior with compass rose. Compass rose has brass rim. On rim stamped "AIR COMPASS TYPE 5/17 NO. 25522 H". Brass manufacturer's plate at front of base, "H. Hughes & Sons Ltd., London".

RFC Wings

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1996/0202/C

Nine carat gold sweetheart brooch in form of RFC wings with king's crownand with pin at rear.

Uniform Button, Mounted

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X002-9231

Black uniform button with crown above a fouled anchor, mounted in circular yellow alloy mount with filigree decoration top and bottom and pin at rear.

England

Library, In Storage, MP001959

Tournai

Library, In Storage, MP001530

Antwerp

Library, In Storage, MP001547

unknown

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 81/C/527

Bow shaped flat piece of wood with brass top plate screwed onto its flat sides. There are two white metal foot rests with raised edges fastened at each end where the pilot would control the rudder with his feet. The text "AVRO" is raised into cast on each foot rest. Converted into coat hanger by three turned wood dowels fitted into face, one in the centre fitted in original pivot fitting. All three capped in copper with letter RFC separately on each. Two eyes screwed in for hanging.