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WWI Wright Martin Aircraft Corp – Tiffany Sterling – 5765G Presentation Plate – 1918 Historic Aviation Personality Richard F. Hoyt – 864g Silver
Wonderful Original WWI Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation Tiffany Sterling 5765G Makers 483 Sterling Silver 925-1000 Presentation Plate 13 Inch Diameter Weighing 864 Grams. This Magnificent Piece is Date Engraved 1918 with ‘Aircraft Service Wings’ to the Top at 12 O’clock, Engraved – To Richard F. Hoyt In Appreciation of His Good Fellowship While Secretary of The Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation During the War from His Coworkers with Eight Signatures Below. Richard F. Hoyt was a 20th Century Industrialist, Banker, Developer and Board Member of Numerous Large Corporations. He was Chairman of Madison Square Gardens and was Awarded The Presidents Cup by President Herbert Hoover in 1929 for among other issue his Significant Contribution to Military Aviation During WWI. Hoyt was a Financial Sponson of Both Charles Lindbergh and Adm. Richard E. Byrd’s Expeditions. He was an Early Speedboat Enthusiast (see 1934 New York Times Obituary & Photo of Pres. Hoover Presenting Cup for Reference) Fine Condition as Photographed with one small ding at about 11 O’clock, A Superb Addition to Any Advanced Aviation or Tiffany Sterling Collection, a Fine Display Piece with Volumes of History Hidden Within
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1836 Tobacco Jar Table Box – HMS Gibraltar – Spanish Navy Fénix 1749 – Mahogany Timber – Rare
Wonderful & Exceptional 1836 Tobacco Jar Table Box Mahogany Crafted from a Timber of Royal Navy H.M.S. Gibraltar Originally The Spanish Navy Fénix; A Turned Mahogany Table Tobacco Box, made from the Timber Of H.M.S. Gibraltar (1749), Circa 1836. The Interior has a Manuscript Label Purposefully and Intricately Inlaid to the Upper Lid Interior, Covered in Wood Banded Glass this History States ‘This is a piece of H.M. Ship Gibralter 80 guns built by the Spaniards on the Island of Cuba and launched in 1751 by the name of Phoenix, captured by Sir Geo Rodney in 1780 commanded by Admiral Langara. The Admirals Flag was presented to his Majesty George the Third by his son Prince William Henry then a Midshipman in the Fleet “Well does Great Britain Merit the Empire of the Sea when the humblest Stationes in the Navy are filled by Princes of the blood” said Admiral Langara. – She was taken to pieces in Pembroke Dockyard in 1836′ – G.T. – Originally built for the Spanish Navy in Cuba in 1749, the Fenix was the flagship of Admiral Juan de Langara. After it was captured by British Admiral Rodney at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780, it was commissioned as H.M.S. Gibraltar and taken into service. The ship subsequently saw action at The Battle of Fort Royal, Invasion of Tobago, Battle of Cudalore, Glorious First of June, Battle of Heyeres Islands, Battle of the Basque Roads, & was awarded the Naval General Service Medal with Clasp ‘Egypt’ before eventually being broken up in Pembroke Navy Dock 1836. This Historic & Unique Tobacco Box Measures 5 1/2 x 2 Inches – The piece remains in remarkable condition for its age as photographed but it has a split at the base of the upper half and provenance & glass can become loose with two pieces of the interior trim that holds it to the lid broken as seen (could easily be repaired); additionally, the lid is tight to the base and if pressed together as intended can be difficult to separate. A Nearly One of Kind Addition to Any Royal Navy Collection, Library Room, or Maritime Display – One of the More Unusual Tobacco Jars Available! – Recent Estate Auction Acquisition & Presented as Acquired, Exceptionally Rare – Prominent San Bernardino Estate (see history below) Fénix was an 80-gun ship of the line (navio) of the Spanish Navy, built by Pedro de Torres at Havana in accordance with the system laid down by Antonio Gaztaneta launched in 1749. In 1759, she was sent to bring the new king, Carlos III, from Naples to Barcelona. When Spain entered the American Revolutionary War in June 1779, Fénix set sail for the English Channel where she was to join a Franco-Spanish fleet of more than 60 ships of the line under Lieutenant General Luis de Córdova y Córdova. The Armada of 1779 was an invasion force of 40,000 troops with orders to capture the British naval base at Portsmouth. As the flagship of Admiral Juan de Lángara, the ship fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 16 January 1780, where she was captured by the British Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Gibraltar in March of that year. She spent a short while in the English Channel before joining Samuel Hood’s squadron in the West Indies and taking part in the Capture of St Eustatius in February 1781 and the Battle of Fort Royal the following month. Gibraltar and five other ships were sent to stop a French invasion fleet bound for Tobago in May 1781, but found the French too powerful and had to withdraw. In November, her 18-pound guns were replaced with 24-pounders, after which, in February 1782, she sailed to the East Indies and in the following year participated in the Battle of Cuddalore. At the start of the French Revolutionary War, Gibraltar served in the Channel Fleet, fighting at the Glorious First of June in 1794 before being sent to the Mediterranean in May 1795. In June, the ship was in an action off Hyères; then, in December 1796, she was badly damaged in a storm and had to return to England for major repairs. By June Gibraltar was back in the Mediterranean, serving in the navy’s Egyptian campaign, where she remained during and beyond the Peace of Amiens, except for a short period when she was sent home for a refit. Returning to the Channel in April 1807, Gibraltar joined the fleet under Admiral James Gambier, which fought the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809. This was her last major action; the ship was taken out of service in 1813 and converted to a powder hulk. She became a lazarette in 1824, then was broken up in November 1836 at Pembroke Dock. Construction and armament Fénix was a Spanish, two deck, ship of the line built in Havana from mahogany.[2] Launched in 1749, her dimensions were 178 feet 10.75 inches (54.5 m) along the gun deck, 144 feet 6 inches (44.0 m) at the keel, with a beam of 52 feet 11.75 inches (16.1 m) and a depth in the hold of 22 feet 1.75 inches (6.8 m). This made her 2,184 35⁄94 tons burthen (bm). Classed as an 80-gun third rate, Fénix was armed with thirty 24 pounders (11 kg) on her lower gun deck, thirty-two 18 pounders (8.2 kg) on her upper gun deck, twelve 9 pounders (4.1 kg) on the quarterdeck, and six on the forecastle. Her sister ship, Rayo, was later converted to a 100-gun, three-decker. She was wrecked at Trafalgar in 1805. Fénix was captured by the British in 1780. She was copper sheathed and fitted out for British service at Plymouth Dockyard between April and August 1780 at a cost of £16,068.5.3d. The Admiralty changed her armament a number of times: in November 1781 the 18-pounders on her upper deck were upgraded to 24-pounders, and the same December two 68-pounder (31 kg) carronades were added. By 1810,…
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Philippine Insurrection 1899 – Moro Rebellion Photograph Collection 44 Photos – Exceptionally Rare
Wonderful Original Antique Philippine Insurrection Photograph Photo Postcard Collection 44 Pieces: Great Subjects as Seen – Camp, Machine Gun Practice, POWs, Landscape, Villages, Buildings, Recreation, Personal & Unit Photos, Training, Train, Early Truck, Old Stone Work, Boat, Base, Entrance Gate Camp Eldridge Los Banos, Laguna PI Philippine Islands (Colorized Illustration Enhanced), Bases, and More! This Collection Consists of 35 Photo Postcards, 5 3×2, 2 Small Photos, and Two Small Photos of a Roundabout Fountain / Statue
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WWII German Army Wehrmacht – Cold Weather Sentry Boots – 1943 Dated
Original WWII German Army WehrmachtCold Weather Sentry Boots 1943 Dated & Marked, Constructed of Felt, Leather, and Wood Soles – Heavy Sturdy Construction Over-Boots – Overall Good Issued Condition as Photographed with minimal wear as seen
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WWII USN Navy UDT Beach Demolition Bag – Satchel Charge M3 Kit D-Day – S. Pacific – Nice example
Wonderful & Rare Original WW2 USN Navy UDT Underwater Demolition Team & Special Beach Units; Bag Satchel Charge M-3 Kit Pouch, D-Day / S. Pacific Type; Waterproofed Canvas, Rope & Hooks In Place, Two-Cell Pouch for Charges and Buoyancy Bladder (see photo 21 reference) Used for Clearing Underwater or Beach Obstacles for Invasion Operations, Nice Original Unissued Condition as Photographed with a few small holes and discolouration from storage as seen, Displays Well
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WWI Imperial Austrian – Red Cross Long Service Medal – Dress Parade Mounted – Not often seen (Offer Accepted)
Wonderful Original WWI Imperial Austrian Red Cross Long Service Medal Dress Parade Mounted, Fine Issued Condition as Photographed with wear as seen; displays very nicely
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WWII US Made Poster – We French Workers Warn You – Poster Large 28 x 40 – Dated 1942
Original WWII “We French Workers Warn You… Defeat Means Slavery, Starvation, Death” Poster 28 1/2 x 40 Inches ‘U.S. Government Printing Office 1942-O-491777 Poster A-25 War Production Drive Headquarters, WPB, Washington D.C.’ – Fine Original Condition, fold and crease lines from storage, some small rips and tears at the edge, and paper wrinkle at several areas, issues are photographed (all issues easily restored)
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WWI Imperial German Army – Canteen M1915 – Original Field Wool Cover & Leather
Original WWI Imperial German Army Canteen M1915 Original Field Wool Cover & Leather. Overall Good Condition as Photographed with some mothing to the cover, broken leather top lanyard and wear as seen.
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Presentation Decanter – MG Jonas Blank – WWII POW – Cmd. Pilot – CDE Stockholm 84-86 – Conference on Disarmament in Europe – NATO Advisors – Cold War
Major General Jonas Blank USAF (Ret) who was a POW in WWII and had an extensive career as an Air Force General (Command Pilot 4000+ Hours) – see history & obituary below. A Fine Presentation Ships Style Decanter 7 1/2 Inch Diameter 5 Inches Height: Exquisite Presentation Table Top Liquor or Whiskey Decanter ‘Presented to MG Jonas Blank NATO Military Advisers CDE Stockholm 1984-86’ Flanked by Swedish Service Crests. This Metal Covered Glass Lined Decanter is an exceptionally unique period piece from a pinnacle point of arms reduction talks during the Cold War. MG Blank, retired since 1975, was called in to serve as Joint Chiefs of Staff Senior Representative to the CDE ‘Conference on Disarmament in Europe’ – Good Condition as Photographed with wear, corrosion to the screw head holding the cork and loss of finish as seen. Biography: Maj. Gen. Jonas L. Blank is assistant deputy chief of staff, systems and logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. General Blank was born in Greensburg, Pa., in 1921. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., and also received his pilot wings in June 1943. In December 1943 he was assigned to the 483d Bombardment Group and went to the European Theater of Operations with the group, which was assigned to the Fifteenth Air Force. During World War II, he flew 48 combat missions over Europe as a B-17 pilot before his airplane went down in Yugoslavia. He was detained in Yugoslavia, Hungary and Germany as a prisoner of war until Germany’s surrender. After his release in June 1945, he returned to the United States. In September 1945 General Blank went to Washington, D.C., where he served as chief, Classification Section, Personnel Requirements Division, Army Air Forces; and in November 1947 he was appointed as the U.S. Air Force member of the secretariat to the Munitions Board. From August 1949 until July 1951, he was a student at Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. In July 1951 General Blank was assigned to the Industrial Resources Division of Headquarters Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He served as assistant chief, Operations Branch, Plans and Operations Office; in September 1951 became chief, Operations Branch; and in July 1954 became chief, Plans and Operations Office. He attended the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., from August 1954 to July 1955. He next was assigned to the Directorate of Procurement and Production, Headquarters Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted Air Force Base, Pa. He served as chief, Production Division and Contract Administration Division, and later as chief, Procurement Division. In October 1958 he was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Materiel where he served as assistant to director, Materiel Programs, and chief, Programs Integration Office. In April 1960 he was assigned as executive to the assistant secretary of the Air Force (materiel). General Blank entered the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C., in August 1962. He was assigned to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Paris, France, in August 1963, as chief, Plans and Policy Branch, Logistics Division. In August 1966 General Blank went to Norton Air Force Base, Calif., where he assumed duties as chief, Procurement and Comptroller Division of the Director of Inspection, Headquarters 1002d Inspector General Group, and in April 1967 became chief, Resources Management Division. He was named commandant of the Squadron Officers School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., in August 1967, and assumed duties as commandant of the Air Command and Staff College of the Air University in August 1968. General Blank was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Air Force in June 1970 as director of supply and services, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Systems and Logistics. In addition, he served on the Armed Forces Exchange and Motion Picture Services boards, and was chairman of the Permanent Air Force Uniform Board. In January 1973 he was appointed assistant deputy chief of staff, systems and logistics. His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart and Distinguished Unit Citation Emblem. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. He was promoted to the grade of major general effective March 1, 1972, with date of rank Aug. 1, 1968. OBITUARY: JONAS L BLANK of Indian River Colony in Viera, FL died at Autumn House – he was the son of Jonas and Sara Blank. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn; sons, Jonas, Jr and John Haynes Blank; grandsons, Jonas, III and Stuart Blank and great-grandchildren, Sarah and Connor Blank. Jonas graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and received his pilot wings. He was a WWII, U.S. Air Force veteran who served with the 483d Bombardment Group, Fifteenth Air Force, flew 48 combat missions before his B-17 was shot down and he was a prisoner of war until June 1945. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Masters in International Affairs from George Washington University and attended a range of Professional Schools within the Department of Defense and served as Commandant of several Colleges at Maxwell AFB, AL. As a Major General, he had many challenging assignments; from organizing NATO and SHAPE’s Headquarters move from France to Belgium, to Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Systems and Logistics at the Pentagon. After retiring, he served as Vice President for the Medical Systems Division with Litton Industries and later as the Joint Chiefs of Staff Senior Representative to the CDE arms reduction talks between Europe/NATO and Russia. Beckman Williamson Funeral Home in Viera is serving the family. Published in the Florida Today August 2, 2015.
