Technology

Maker: Unknown

Four aerial bomb fragments contained in a white cardboard lidless box which has a damaged label on the side with the following handwritten information: ' Fragments of Air Bomb - which fell and explode...

RELAWM15122

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Maker: Unknown

Instruction plate from a German aircraft shot down during the 1914-1918 war The plate is 85 x 35 x 1 mm thick, and bears the inscription: "WECHSELSTROM- MASCHINE NUR MITLAUFEN LASSEN BEI STROM- ENTNAH...

REL/01336

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Maker: Unknown

GERMAN BOMBSIGHT, ADJUSTABLE, GRADUATED TO ALLOW FOR WIND AT ALL SPEEDS TO 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, AND FOR USE AT ANY HEIGHT UP TO 6000 METRES. FITTED WITH SMALL ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR NIGHT WORK.

RELAWM03828

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Maker: Unknown

German aircraft bomb sight removed from the first German two seater to be shot down in British lines, Palestine 1917. The instrument comprises two triangles with their peaks truncated, the smaller bei...

RELAWM12494

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Maker: Unknown

Magnetic card compass which has probably been removed from an aeroplane. The bowl is attached by springs to a brass gimbal. The bowl is also made of brass and has been painted light grey, with the nam...

REL/05023

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Maker: Unknown

SMALL RECTANGLE OF LINEN FABRIC, 8 BY 5.5 CM, BEARING ON ONE SIDE THE REMAINS OF BLACK LACQUER, AND ON THE OTHER THE WORDS 'WINGS OF HUN AEROPLANE N. FRANCE 23/6/1917 MAC'. The piece was originally d...

REL/09335

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Maker: Huttenlocher - Standmesser

German aircraft fuel gauge. Manufacturer Huttenlocher Standmesser, Berlin, S.W.68. D.R.P.u. AUSL. PAT NO. 3. Serial No. 1566 is stamped into case. The dial continues around the white face. The outer c...

REL/07457

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Aircraft instrument used to give the fore and aft levels of the machine. The instrument is circular in shape, the outer support ring being 105 mm in diameter. The instrument case rises approx. 15 mm ...

RELAWM08131.002

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Maker: Unknown

Cylindrical turnbuckle 70 mm long, made from steel. Internal threads on both hollow ends. A raised central element is ribbed, such that the user may grip and turn the item.

REL49175

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Maker: Morell, Wilhelm

Dial face from a German aircraft tachometer marked "4" TO "16". The face is white with black numerals. 97 mm dia. On the reverse is written "Fokker No.863. Brought down by a British aviator at Flers,...

REL/04359

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Maker: S.Smith and Sons Ltd

Temperature gauge in a brass case. A thermostat is attached to the guage via a 3mm diameter copper tube. The tube is coiled for storage. The face of the instrument is marked : S. Smith & Sons...

REL/07260

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Maker: Fokker

Wing fragments said to have been souvenired from the Fokker Dr.1 Triplane aircraft in which Baron Manfred Von Richthofen was shot down on 21 April 1918. The fragments are made from 2mm timber plank sa...

RELAWM09123

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Maker: Unknown

Large electric lamp reflector, set upright into a circular shaped metal container, 300 mm in diameter, and 250 mm high. The remains of an electrical conduit leads out from the lower side of the box....

RELAWM00984

Technology

Albatros D.Va single engine biplane scout/fighter aircraft, serial no. D5390/17. The fuselage is primarily constructed from moulded plywood panels, supported by a light framework of ribs and stringers...

RELAWM04806

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Maker: Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH

German aircraft throttle removed from crashed Albatros Scout at Rayak 1918. The throttle is made completely of metal, the various parts having been fabricated separately and joined together by means ...

RELAWM12500

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Maker: Unknown

Altimeter from German aircraft. No brand name but logo showing a bird with a lightning bolt underneath. The face has printed on it: Höche in Km D.R.P.a N.S. Nr 26878 The scale from 0 to 8 is gradua...

REL/07459

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Maker: C.P. Goerz, Berlin

German Air Service altimeter. The device is housed within a sorfwood box. A small rectangular window in the side of the box allows the user to view a rotating spool, on which measurements are recorded...

RELAWM08124.001

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Maker: Unknown

Horse drawn ambulance wagon Mk VI (British). Wooden bodywork. Wheels are second class C type with solid rubber tyres. Weight: 23 cwt, 2 quarters. A red cross insignia is painted on sides. Carried fou...

REL/09575

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American Model 1917 Knuckleduster Dagger and Scabbard. The hilt has a pressed steel knuckle guard with six studs in the shape of a pyramid and a wooden grip that has four finger grooves. The crossguar...

RELAWM03754

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Ammunition box of screwed and nailed timber construction. It is designed to hold 1,600 .303 inch cartridges in cardboard cartons of twenty rounds each. The corners of the box are reinforced with steel...

REL/19088