WIRELESS FOR HOSPITALS COLLECTING SHEET NO. 1 SIGNED BY THE ROYAL FAMILY. MARCONI AND THE MILLIONAIRESS LADY HOUSTON
MARCONI
(Guglielmo, 1874-1937, Wireless Pioneer), EDWARD VIII (1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor), GEORGE VI (1895-1952, King of Great Britain), MARY (Princess Royal, 1897-1965, Countess of Harewood) and HENRY (Prince, 1900-1972, Duke of Gloucester) ARTHUR (1850-1942, 3rd son of Queen Victoria, Field Marshal and Governor of Canada, Duke of Connaught), Lucy LADY HOUSTON (1857-1936, Benefactor, Philanthropist, Adventurer and Patriot), Lord NUFFIELD (William Morris, 1st Viscount, 1877-1963, Motor manufacturer and Philanthropist), Edward W. MEYERSTEIN(1863-1942, Jewish Merchant, Stockbroker and Philanthropist) and Montague BURTON (1885-1952, Founder of Burton's stores and Philanthropist)
Presentation binder for the Collection Sheet for the News Chronicle Wireless for Hospitals Fund
signed first by the members of the Royal family, starting with Edward giving 25 guineas, his brother Albert 10, and the others giving £5 each, Lady Houston has donated 25 guineas as has Lord Nuffield whereas Marconi only gave £5, the others gave varying amounts between £5 and 25 guineas, the pages are decorated with a pattern of gilt flowers and leaves, there is a description of the project at the front and a list of the Council members at the back, the whole bound in white leather with cream watered silk endpapers and a gold tassle, 13" x 10", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1932
Stock No:
37178
£1675
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
MARCONI
(Guglielmo, 1874-1937, Italian Physicist & Electrical Engineer, Pioneer of Wireless)
Fine Typed Letter in Italian with translation Signed in full addressed to “Excellence The Great Admiral Duke Paolo THAON DE REVEL, C.SS.A.”
(1859-1948, Italian Admiral and Navy Minister) thanking him for his letter about “the conferment of the honour of Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy to the gentleman Edmund Wessermann, Treasurer of the National Academic Union. The interested party has been duly informed, and express your excellence the feeling of his sincere gratitude...”, 1 side 4to., Reale Accademia d’Italia headed paper, Rome, 23rd November
Item Date:
1932
Stock No:
39865
£675
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
MARCONI
(Guglielmo, 1874-1937, Italian Physicist & Electrical Engineer, Pioneer of Wireless)
Fine Typed Letter in Italian with translation Signed in full addressed to "Excellence The Great Admiral Duke Paolo THAON DE REVEL, C.SS.A."
(1859-1948, Italian Admiral and Navy Minister) with autograph subscription, inviting "your excellence to attend the visit of the collection of scientific documents gathered by the National Research Council for the World Exhibition in Chicago. The visit will take place on the next 21st at 5 PM, Via Crescenzion n° 19 (near Piazza Adriana). ...", 1 side 4to., National Research Council headed paper, Rome, 16th March
Item Date:
1933
Stock No:
39916
£675
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
MARTIN
(Albinus, 1791-1871, Architect and Engineer)
Autograph Letter signed to Alfred Ellis,
(1821-1879, son of John Ellis of the Midland Railway), saying he has received "the note on the other leaf [present] from Lucas' son ... [John] Lucas", 1807-1874, "was busy at a portrait of Sir John [Tyrrell] last year. I suppose he has been suddenly called down to ... put a flush of joyous colour into the face of the Bucolic Baronet now that the Tories are in again", Alfred's father "is a fine subject for the painter & bad as modern dress is the change made since West painted Wm. Penn and ... his father & mother is all in the right direction", Martin suggests making him "put his hat on and get a kind of Rembrandt effect by the shadow ... this would not do for the Railway Directors nor perhaps for the family ... the treatment of costume in a portrait is no small difficulty ... I cherish your cordial invitation ... If Edward Ellis", Alfred's eldest brother, "says a word against the Yankees let him name his weapons" (14th March 1858), with on the third side an Autograph Letter Signed 'W. Lucas Junior' to Martin saying that his father "was suddenly called away from town yesterday, he is now at Chelmsford staying at Sir J. Tyrrell's [sic], I ... have no doubt you will hear from him" (13th March 1858), in all 3 sides 8vo., Brighton and 3 St. John's Wood Road, 13th - 14th March
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
15111
£65
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
MASEFIELD
(Sir Peter Gordon, b. 1914, Aeronautical Engineer)
Typed Letter Signed to Mrs Dolphin,
thanking her for her letter "about the last flight of the R.101" following his enquiry "in the December issue of Hertfordshire Countryside", especially about "your sight ... on the night of 4th October" which adds "most usefully to the pin-pointing of the track ... It is extraordinary that, after so many years, so much can be established" by such kind help, he explains why airships usually kept to about "1,000 feet or less - which always seemed very low because of their size", 1 side folio, Rosehill, Doods Way, Reigate, 11th January
Item Date:
1975
Stock No:
17927
£65
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|