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Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:700
Sale Title:Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:173
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:443
Date:27-Jun-2017
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Ten old turned wooden tools, includes: one plumber's chase wedge and five turn pins together with four sailor's fids.
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A collection of 14 various turned wooden plumb bobs, various sizes, most of ovoid bead type form.
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A collection of five old wooden items, includes: two ring gauges, one with scaled brass cover, two paper knives and a turned stand.
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Four old wooden collector's pieces, includes: a turned circular inkwell with porcelain liner, carved and incised repeating decoration, circular turned lidded box, a Mauchline Ware lidded box and a barrel form measure.
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Three 19th century turned wooden bottle holders, includes: a cylindrical lignum vitae holder with screw lid, a boxwood domed screw lid holder with maker's name S. Maw & Son and other.
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A 19th century turned wooden lidded box, squat circular form with pronounced turnings, the lid with stepped handle/finial terminating in an acorn form.
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An old carved ivory egg form thread case, screw fitting revealing internal post with thread reel, polished exterior. Height 4 cm
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Three items; an Edwardian silver covered prayer book, a papier mache snuff box with tortoiseshell panel to the lid and an ecclesiastical engraved brass taper stick for the lighting of church candles.
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A vintage pull-along toy horse and cart, well modelled, the horse with skin cover and stitched binding on trolley platform, the carriage with four wheels and seating to the rear, painted details.
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An uncommon late 19th century morocco leather covered 'chalet' sewing box, gilt metal studded decoration and fittings, the roof lid opening to reveal a fitted interior complete with many original fittings, mirror, scissors, thimble, etc. 10.3 cm x 7 cm x 8 cm
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A 19th century French gilt metal decorative watch chatelaine, the main hook support with oval panel, relief urn and crossed horn relief detail, conforming quiver highlighted detail to the three main smaller panels below, two pairs of clips flanking.
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A European horn and antler cutlery trio, held in a leather scabbard, comprising: an antler handled knife and fork and accompanying spoon with scrimshaw engraving.
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A faux tortoiseshell pique jour pair of lorgnettes, the lenses folding into the long handle.
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A late George III mahogany tea caddy, of sarcophagus form, with restrained inlaid decoration to the exterior, interior with two lidded compartments and a mixing bowl, ruched velvet lining to the lid, on brass bun feet with one ring handle to one side remaining. 32.5 cm x 16 cm x 22 cm
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A 19th century fruitwood oval dough bin/fruit bowl, lozenge form, good old pale tone, a cut-away handle to the underside of each end, one pierced for suspension. 53 cm x 28.5 cm
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An early 19th century cruet set, the rosewood base with two turned ebonised stands holding glass salts with turned ebonised handle to the centre. 17 cm x 15 cm
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Three old wood hat blocks of various shapes and sizes. Height 34 cm, 34 cm and 17 cm
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A Georgian circular papier mache table snuff box, the lid painted with a scene of Sir Thomas More in prison, nourished by his daughter c.1535. Diameter 9 cm
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A Victorian mahogany child's commode, the lid lifts to reveal a small enamel chamber pot, two curving seat sides. 35 cm x 30 cm x 21 cm when closed.
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Two wooden ceremonial mallets, the smaller with silver presentation disc, the larger with painted label. Height 21 cm and 12 cm
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An early 1900s banner for the 'Oxford Girls Friendly Society', decorated with Art Nouveau lilies in gold thread on self-patterned silk brocade, on metal bar with fringe and tassels. 45 cm x 72 cm
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A Regency rosewood tea caddy, of sarcophagus shape with mother-of-pearl inlay, the hinged lid opening to reveal two compartments flanking a cavity for a mixing bowl. Width 34 cm
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A fine old Asian silk brocade wall hanging, elaborately detailed with multiple bands and gold thread embroidery. 250 cm x 230 cm
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An uncommon early 20th century book page turning device, chromium plated with trigger action, turned wooden handle.
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Four old Indian illuminated manuscript pages, in watercolour and ink, including processional and other figures, some on horseback, rows of calligraphy to all, displayed within three frames.
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A vintage David Low ink cartoon, inscribed 'This is the Experimental Room, and Oh Boy! What Experiments!', featuring three early style Mickey Mouse jumping on stacks of cheese. 21 cm x 17 cm, inscribed to the reverse 'Drawn by David Low for Mr Peter Clark (Trinity College), Dairy Board - Fisherman'. Note: Sir David Low (1891-1963), was a N.Z. political cartoonist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom for many years, he drew fame for satirising such personalities as Adolf Hitler.
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After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873), 'The Empress Eugenie', surrounded by her ladies in waiting, the original painted 1855, Château at Compiegne the miniature finely painted on ivory. Gilt framed under glass. Note: Winterhalter was a German painter and lithographer known for his portraits of royalty in the mid-19th century. Among his best-known works is 'Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies-in-Waiting'. 12.5 cm x 18 cm
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A pair of George III portrait miniatures, the gent and lady finely painted in formal attire, oval form, painted on ivory, the ebonised frames with gilt metal fittings. 7.8 cm x 6.5 cm painting size.
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A vintage lady's crocodile skin evening purse, brass fittings.
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An Art Deco decorative floral beaded belt, the lustrous mauve, green and pale toned beads as a flowering vine on dark ground, tapered form.
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A c.1920 Dutch silver framed embroidered lady's handbag, sapphire cabochons to the ball clasps, panelled scenes of castle and deer framed by florals.
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Three vintage purses, includes one leather with gilt trim, another beaded with peacock design, the other smaller embroidered with silver plate frame.
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A full length Arctic fox fur coat, alternating rows of fur and suede, fully lined, some wear around pockets.
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A full length mink coat, dark chocolate brown, upright collar, with buttoned cuffs to the sleeves, fully lined and in excellent condition.
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An early 20th century pink silk parasol, the hardwood handle with tri-coloured horn toned plastic decorative end, frill and lace work attached, in old Japanese lacquered box.
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A 1937 Liberty of London George VI 'Coronation Souvenir', the original carved box with details printed to lid enclosing the Liberty clutch purse and scarf and decorative red dominated print, the scarf with 'Liberty' label attached.
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A Louis Vuitton Deauville handbag, monogram canvas, tan leather handles and trim, double zip-around closure, four interior pockets and white elastic bottle holders, open exterior pocket, with original padlock and key. Original Japanese purchase receipts enclosed, in LV soft storage bag. 35 cm x 27 cm x 14 cm
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A 19th century black lacquered bamboo sword stick, the long blade with single edge and pseudo temper line evident, push-button blade release. Length 89 cm
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A small old finely carved standing elephant parasol handle. Length 6.5 cm
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An old finely carved ivory walking cane handle, decorated with an entwined snake. Length 14 cm
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An ivory handled and rosewood walking cane, the handle carved with a fouled anchor motif, the rosewood shaft with metal ferrule. Handle with some faults. Length 90 cm
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A silver topped and rosewood walking cane, floral embossed top with plain rosewood shaft and brass ferrule.
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A 19th century rare and complete set of S. Mawson & Thompson of London obstetric instruments in velvet lined leather bag, the steel instruments, many with ebony handles, include four pairs of various forceps, a Smelie perforator and a baleen and ivory handled uterine sound; all fitted to the stitched black leather and purple velvet lined unfolding bag, gold tooled maker's mark. This set would accompany the physician to the home for delivery.
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An early 20th century leather and hickory golf club set, the 'Clyde' bag with silver presentation plaque including 'Gisborne N.Z. 1939', the five-hickory shafted steel headed clubs including four irons and one putter.
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A c.1913 Buffle Head Drake duck decoy by Crawford Pepp, carved and painted wood with original label detailing this to be 'A Very Rare Piece of Pepp's Work. This Example ....'. Length 35 cm
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An early 20th century carved and painted wood duck decoy, finely detailed with looping gilt work as feather detail, painted colours, tack eyes. Length 42 cm
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An early 20th century carved and painted wood duck decoy, glass eyes, swivelling head. Length 36 cm
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An early 20th century carved and painted wood drake duck decoy, one glass eye, showing some signs of age. Length 42 cm
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Two aluminium fly boxes, complete with flies, together with an old Condex fly reel, in box.
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A Hardy's 'The Perfect' fly reel, together with an old Kilward mahogany two-piece rod, in cloth bag.
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Three vintage fly fishing rods in their cloth bags, 'Housbro', 'Edgar Sealey and another.
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An original 16½ inch carved heart cedar mason hen mallard decoy, c1930s, with full swivel head, lead belly weights and brass wire line attachment.
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A rare 13½ inch fine weave canvas Armstrong featherweight stuffed decoy, c1920, with glass eyes and full makers details to underside of bill.
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A good 13 inch wooden spoon bill drake decoy, c1940s, hand-carved & finished with tack eyes and lead belly inserts.
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A 13 inch wooden spoon bill (shoveller) hen decoy, c.1940s, with early type tack eyes and belly weight insert.
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An old Chinese carved bone travelling chess set, the black lacquer box with game board top enclosing the carved natural and red stained pieces.
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An early 20th century 'Uncle Sam's 3 Coin Register Bank', black finished tin with gilt lithography including 'Amount Deposited', the back with various details including 'Durable Toy & Novelty Corporation, H.H. Payson'. 11.5 cm x 13.5 cm x 15.5 cm
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An early 20th century carved ivory figure of Jesus standing holding a lamb, a halo radiates behind his head, a long robe draped around his shoulder. Height 15 cm, raised on stepped hardwood stand. Minor loss.
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A 19th century sailor's wool work picture, of a vessel under sail, unusually detailed showing the ship's deck, some attention required, in later frame under glass. 33 cm x 59.5 cm
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A partially embroidered linen apron pattern commemorating the 1934 London to Melbourne Air Race, framed and glazed. Overall 75 cm x 75 cm
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An early 19th century hand-coloured engraving 'No. XIII. The Country Butcher', after the painting by George Moreland, London 1802, details to base of image. 46 cm x 56 cm, framed under glass.
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An oval painted miniature of ducks and ducklings, signed, in burr wood frame. Length 9 cm
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An early 20th century nephrite and gilt brass suspended perfume bottle, the tapered curved flat side nephrite body with incised cut edge, screw lid and chain suspension, dark green toned with black flecks. Length 6 cm
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A vintage Art Deco style figurine, in the manner of Chiparus, a figure of a woman in bronze and faux ivory sitting on a polished variegated marble base, 17 cm x 6 cm x 22 cm
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A small bronze bust of a bearded classical man on octagonal stand. Height 16.5 cm
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A 19th century bronze sculpture of Albrecht Dürer after the original by Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857 German), he stands wearing a long robe, raised on a stepped base with 'AD' monogram to the front. Height 19.5 cm Note: Rauch founded the Berlin School of Sculpture and was the foremost German sculptor of the 19th century.
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A 19th century silver plated bronze figure of a standing classical woman holding a leafy branch, on turned wood plinth base. Height 45 cm
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A pair of 19th century French silver plated bronze duellists in Elizabethan costume, on circular red marble bases, impressed marks Lalouette. Both swords require attention. Height 33 cm
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A rare large 19th century Swiss interchangeable cylinder music box, c.1880, each 13 inch cylinder playing eight airs, and additionally with six bells. The clockwork mechanism and the comb requiring some attention, the case with crossbanding and floral inlays raised on a conforming table with a single frieze drawer to hold the additional cylinders supported on four cabriole legs terminating in brass casters. Overall 98 cm x 52 cm x 102 cm
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A Victorian Swiss Revine cylinder music box, c.1870, the single cylinder playing ten airs, with nine German silvered bells, housed in a rosewood case, banded and with floral inlays, crank included and original paper label to interior listing available songs, in excellent order and working condition. Overall 57 cm x 32 cm x 23 cm
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A 1951 Francis-Barnett 'Merlin' 122cc motorcycle. One of Francis-Barnett's first post-war offerings was the Model 51 Merlin. Introduced in 1946, it was powered by the 122cc Villiers 9D single-port engine, within a rigid frame equipped with a girder front fork. Handsome and lightweight, the well-equipped Merlin came with a speedometer and direct lighting as standard. A particularly neat touch was the oil tank - complete with petrol mix measure - attached to the rear chain stays. Recently restored and in…
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A taxidermy Asian brown bear head, shoulder mount with open mouth showing teeth, light coloured snout and mounted on a shield plaque.
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An old tiger skin with full taxidermy head mount, the head with glass eyes and mouth open in snarling pose, some claws present. Length 260 cm
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An uncommon vintage leopard full body taxidermy mount, the leopard lying on its left side, head turned right, snarling pose, most claws present, glass eyes. Length 115 cm
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A red stag taxidermy head mount, the antlers of 13 points, dark stained shield back board. Width of antlers 77 cm
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An impressive Cape Buffalo shoulder mount taxidermy, glass eyes, natural dark brown finish with curved black horns. Depth from back of mount to nose 103 cm
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A kudu skull and horn, natural long curling horns fitted to the top skull section. Length of horns 85 cm
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A taxidermy black goat head, with removable horns.
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A re-creation model snowy owl, the model perched on a circular plinth base.
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A re-creation American golden eagle, modelled perched on wooden stand.
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A South Island king salmon, with wall mount. In the manner of O'Rourke Taxidermists. Length 86 cm
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An early scrimshaw whale's tooth, depicting a moustached gentleman in kilt and feathered cap signed 'Mr Atioell', black stained detail and polished finish. Length 10.5 cm
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An old sperm whale tooth, semi-polished, cut base to allow standing. Height 9.5 cm
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A python or anaconda snake skin mounted with head, approximately 4½ metres long and 26 cm at the widest part.
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An unpolished kauri gum boulder, with unusual opaqueness and swirling grain patterning to one side. Length 23 cm 1.28kg.
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A small flat piece of kauri gum boulder, semi-translucent, unpolished and with an attractive crazed patterning to both sides. 865gms. Length 26 cm
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A small unpolished kauri gum boulder, with interesting craze patterning to the exterior. 767gms. Length 17 cm
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A kauri gum nugget, dry exterior, clear tone evident to the interior. 410gms.
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A massive quartz obelisk, of tapering hexagonal section surmounted by a hexagonal faceted top. Height 60 cm
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A striking cut and polished amethyst quartz geode, tall mountainous form, the single polished cut showing deep vibrant purple amethyst crystal interior, on black lacquered base. The geode measuring 26 cm x 14 cm x 40 cm
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A set of ten 19th century copper measure jugs, in traditional haystack form, eight of the jugs with original lead verification stamp, ranging in size from 1/8th of a gill to two gallons.
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A large copper cooking pot, two iron handles attached by way of iron straps, hand-beaten effect to the exterior. Diameter 52 cm, height 33.5 cm
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A large shallow copper cooking pot, two iron handles, on three brass feet, tin lining to the interior and hand-beaten effect to the exterior. Diameter 69 cm
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An old Salter's 'Carlton' personal weighing machine. Height 32 cm
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Eleven vintage silver plate shipping line cutlery items, Union Steamship and others, fish knives and forks, etc.
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A Victorian brass and mahogany three draw pocket telescope.
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A pair of Victorian period brass cotton reel candlesticks. Height 30 cm
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A brass model of a World War II Lockheed Lightning P-38 long range fighter, on ball support with wood plinth base. Height 25 cm
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A Folmer Graflex K20 aircraft camera, for the USAAF, 1942 (World War II).
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A Thornton Pickard Imperial half-plate camera, requiring restoration.
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