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'Jerrys or no Jerrys!' [A leading seaman asleep after coming off the middle watch]. John Worsley joined the Royal Navy in 1939. His depictions of life on board ship were soon acquired by the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC), and he was quic
1939
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. Admiral's great coat belonging to Adm Sir Hugh P Sinclair (1873-1939).
1939
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. An azimuth circle of the Kelvin type with "arrow up" and " arrow down" type prism and lens tube mounted on a black-painted brass frame. A brass fitting is provided at the centre to house a shadow pin and a round bubble spirit level i
1939
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. An earth conductor compass, or Teleguide, designed for tanks by Major Chapman. There were three items in the outfit but two could not be found in 1953. All that remains is the course setting device. This compass was produced in 1939; the inventor appare
1939
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. Bowl- a brass bowl set on springs in a brass binnacle. Grey on outside with white interior it has an angled lubber bracket. There is a metal diameter across the base which supports the pivot. Expansion chamber at base. Card- White with black markings gr
1939
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. Bowl: Dia 8.25" (21.0 cm) Black painted brass, two filler plugs at side, expansion chamber at base incorporated with glazed bottom. Inside of bowl black with four white painted wire lubber lines projecting vertically from the bottom. Fitted with a
1939
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. Box
1939
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. coat, frock
1939
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. Commissioned Gunner's (Senior) coat, frock
1939
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. Dry card for boat's compass with two 80mm edge needles. Signed "W. LUDOLPH BREMERHAVEN", Germany.
1939
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. Fitted wooden box for the azimuth circle
1939
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. Integrator box padding
1939
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. Integrator box part
1939
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. Integrator part
1939
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. Integrator part
1939
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. Integrator, Used for oceanography. Cylindrical metal housing containing suspension galvanometer mechanism with mirror within, with electrical connections. Two bakelite electrical terminals. Note: No short-circuiting connector.
1939
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. lanyard
1939
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. Lead taffrail sheave, wooden block iron sheave.
1939
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. Lieutenant-Commander's trousers, blue
1939
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. Liquid compass Bowl: Grey-painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base with frosted glass cover. Inside of bowl painted white, with black-painted wire lubber line 0.75" (1.9 cm) long, extending from edge of bowl towards centre. M
1939
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. Liquid compass
1939
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. Liquid compass - aircraft. Attached to wooden board with ACO0582. Bowl: Black painted aluminium, it is not possible to see the filler plug or expansion chamber as a sealed cover is persent. Fitted with a domed verge glass which has a lubber line moun
1939
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. Porcelain hot water jug with a separate silver lid, used on HMY 'Victoria and Albert' 1899. The handle is decorated with a gilt pattern of husks and there is a gilt scalloped border around the body. The rim and foot are also gilded. The royal
1939
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. Porcelain hot water jug with a separate silver lid, used on HMY 'Victoria and Albert' 1899. The handle is decorated with a gilt pattern of husks and there is a gilt scalloped border around the body. The rim and foot are also gilded. The royal
1939
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. Royal Hospital School Boy's coat, reefer. Sealed pattern.
1939
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. Royal Reserve Lieutenant Engineer's frock coat. The interwoven sleeve lace indicates the owner was a Merchant Navy officer as well
1939
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. Shadow pin for the azimuth circle
1939
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. Shadow pin for the azimuth circle.
1939
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. SIlver lid from porcelain hot water jug, used on HMY 'Victoria and Albert' 1899.
1939
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. The sextant has an anodized brass three-circle pattern frame and a wooden handle. The white plastic micrometer drum and a clamp are located at the bottom of the index arm. The instrument has four green shades and three green horizon shades. Index- and h
circa 1939
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. This compass, for which Schilovsky claimed vast sums from the War Office, consists of a bare compass needle in a shallow metal bowl 1.75" in diameter inside a larger wooden one 2.75" diameter gimballed in a wooden container. It was intended to
1939
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. White porcelain milk jug, as used on the royal yachts. It has a strainer in the spout and is decorated with a gilt wave pattern around the neck, a gilt husk pattern on the handle and the monogram of George VI 'GR VI' below the lip below a colo
1939
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A leading seaman asleep after coming off the middle watch. John Worsley joined the Royal Navy in 1939. His depictions of life on board ship were soon acquired by the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC), and he was quickly made an official war artist. In
1939
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Arm badge, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1932-1951, Layer Rating. Layer Rating's (Gunnery) arm badge.
1939
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Cariad (1904); Service vessel; Pilot vessel. Scale: 1:32. This was one of seven models of British coastal craft commissioned from Launcelot Foster by Mr B. K. Hope of Heswall, Cheshire, who died in 1943. They were all acquired in 1952 by the donor of this
1939
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Commemorative medal depicting Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Box base for the commemorative medal depicting Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).
1939
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Commemorative medal depicting Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Box lid for the commemorative medal depicting Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).
1939
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Commemorative medal depicting Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Commemorative medal depicting Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Uniface. Bust of Immanuel Kant (left) with tied pigtail. Inscribed on reverse: 'Immanuel Kant . 1939.' Boxed.
1939
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Croix de Guerre 1939. Croix de Guerre 1939, awarded to Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, GCB, DSO. Admiral Horton was born in 1883 and entered the training ship ‘Britannia’ in 1898. A pioneer submariner, he was given command of the submarine &l
1939
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Enfield No 2 Mark I*. Enfield No 2 Mark 1*revolver. Wooden grips applied to either side of the butt. A ring is fitted to the base of the butt. The frame is solid with the barrel and made of steel. It is fitted with a six chamber cylinder. Double action. T
1939
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H.M.S. 'Grasshopper' quarterdeck plate. Quarterdeck plate from HMS 'Grasshopper' 1939. A brass plate with curved corners. 'GRASSHOPPER' in raised letters across the centre. HMS 'Grasshopper, a river gunboat of 584 tons w
1939
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HMS Thetis (1938); Warship; T-Class Submarine. Scale: not calculated. A fascinating model of the ill-fated submarine, looking like a ghost ship in its being painted all over a uniform off-white. It was made for the Admiralty inquiry into the loss of the &
1939
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Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Günther Prien (1908-1941) and the sinking of HMS 'Repulse' and 'Royal Oak', 1939. Medal commemorating Captain-Lieutenant Günther Prien (1908-1941) and the sinking of HMS 'Repulse�
1939
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Medal commemorating the loss of SS 'Matra', 1939. Medal commemorating the loss of SS 'Matra', 1939. Obverse: A flag of two equal vertical portions, enamelled in white and blue flying from a flag pole (house flag of Brocklebank Ltd).
1939
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Prize award: University of Paris, Faculty of Science. Awarded to Sir Harold Spencer Jones. Red and blue silk tippet trimmed with three rows of white fur. In case of issue.
1939
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Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve uniform: pattern 1939. Lieutenant's coat, great
1939
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Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve uniform: pattern 1939. Waterproof
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. scales
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. scales
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Sub-Lieutenant's scales
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. waistcoat, blue morning
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. waistcoat, blue morning
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1919. Admiral of the Fleet's coat, full dress. Worn by Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Henry Dacres Cunningham.
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1937 ?. Naval Cadet's jacket, round
1939
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Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1939. trousers, blue
1939
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Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve uniform: pattern 1951-8. Lieutenant Commander RNVR great coat . Sewn on shoulder straps
1939
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Shell, 11in. Fragment of an eleven inch shell from Graf Spee, showing outside curving to the nose and inside, in cross section. Mounted on a bakelite stand.
1939
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Shoulder strap, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Shoulder strap. Belonged to Paymaster Rear Admiral Frederick Arthur Frith Banbury.
1939
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Shoulder strap, Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Shoulder strap. Belonged to Paymaster Rear Admiral Frederick Arthur Frith Banbury.
1939
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The German pocket battleship 'Admiral Graf Spee' in 1939. Oil painting, inscribed 'Admiral Graf Spee Oct 1939' at the bottom and signed 'G. Ulpts', lower right. Built in 1932 and commissioned in 1936, the pocket battleship &l
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U-Boat War Badge. Uniface badge. Within a garland similar to U31 but more elaborate, eagle and swastika larger (gilt), port bow view of an E-boat overlapping garland (L) showing cabin structure; a bow wave below overlapping garland (R) (iron). Reverse: &q
1939
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Ward Room decorations. Ward Room decoration from 'U140'. Two varnished blocks of wood, with circular rose design carved in the centre of both.
1939
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Webley & Scott Mark I. Signal pistol. Hatched plaques made of composite material are attached to either side of the butt and a lanyard ring is fitted to the base of the butt. Single action. The barrel is made of brass. The calibre is 1.5in. Stamped o
1939
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Westwind. Sailing dinghy, clinker built, National Twelve Development Class N456. The dinghy is called 'Westwind', and is inscribed with the words 'WESTWIND No.456'. Her build incorporated all the latest developments including stainless
1939
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. Telescope eyepiece cap made from white metal. The top of the cap has concentric circle detail and a sliding closure over a round hole.
about 1939
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. The authenticity of this astrolabe is under question. There can be little doubt that the poorly-engraved plate was made to replace a set of now-lost original plates, and its maker has tried unsuccessfully to imitate certain curves from a conventional pl
circa 1400; (Suspension ring and rule: 1939)
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. This achromatic telescope has a tapering leather-covered barrel and silvered-brass fittings, including a single draw tube, a sliding sunshade and a pivoted eyepiece cover. The objective lens cap is missing and the leather covering is now badly damaged.
about 1939
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Iron Cross, 2nd class 1939-45. Obverse: A black cross patee edged with silver with a swastica in the centre and date "1939" at base of lower limb. Reverse: The date "1813" at base of lower limb. Silver edges. Fitted with a loop and rin
1938
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. watertight compartments, general arrangement
27 Jan 1939
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Gun and Carriage details for revenue cutters. Scale: 1:24. A copy of a plan showing the front, back and side elevations of the gun and carriage for a long and short barrelled gun on revenue cutters (1822).
February 1939
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. sheer
Mar 1939
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. Inboard profile plan
2 Mar 1939
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. Lower deck plan
2 Mar 1939
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. Upper deck plan
2 Mar 1939
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. Forecastle deck plan
9 Mar 1939
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. Inboard profile plan
9 Mar 1939
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. Upper deck plan
9 Mar 1939
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The bow of HMS King George V (1939) showing damage following her collision with HMS Punjabi on the 1st of May 1942.. A close view of the bow of the battleship HMS King George V (1939), taken from the port side. The damage visible at the prow was sustained
May 1942
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. rig, general arrangement
3 May 1939
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. Battery deck plan
11 May 1939
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. Inboard profile plan
11 May 1939
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. Main deck plan
11 May 1939
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. section
11 May 1939
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Fiji class light cruisers. Scale 1:96. A plan showing the body, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth for the Fiji class light cruisers.
August 1939
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HMS Aark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the aft sections of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
15 August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the flight and upper gallery decks of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
15 August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the forward sections of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1939).
15 August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the inboard profile of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the island superstructure of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
15 August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the lower gallery and upper hangar decks of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
15 August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the lower hangar and upper decks of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
15 August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the main and lower decks of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
15 August 1939
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HMS Ark Royal (1937). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the platform decks and hold of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (1937).
15 August 1939
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. Aft section plan
7 Sep 1939
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. Inboard profile plan
11 Sep 1939
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. Upper deck plan
11 Sep 1939
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. Lower deck plan
12 Sep 1939
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