LOT 43

A twin bladed wooden propeller from a circa 1928 de Havilland Puss Moth DH.80A, believed used by Jim Mollison,

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

Lot 43

A twin bladed wooden propeller from a circa 1928 de Havilland Puss Moth DH.80A, believed used by Jim Mollison,

The Bond Street Sale: Important Collectors' Motor Cars - Motor Cars on display at Classic Car Storage (Petersfield) Automobilia on display at Bonhams Guildford|16 December 2020, 17:00 GMT|London, New Bond Street

A twin bladed wooden propeller from a circa 1928 de Havilland Puss Moth DH.80A, believed used by Jim Mollison,

laminated hardwood with brass strips to leading edges, the hub stamped 'DRG NO Z 64, 80HP CIRRUS MK 2, RH' on one side and 'D6-4, P4-8, ACO 10459, JULY 1928' on the other, some tip damage, 193.5cm diameter; sold together with a detached wooden shard originally from the propeller for repair; a typed Christies lot ticket from 24 Feb 1976 for lot 331 '...from Cirrus Moth flown by James Mollison'; and a hand-written receipt from Soho Antique Restoration dated 16/7/76 stating 'Moth propeller, from plane flown by James Mollison';
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Footnotes

James Allan Mollison MBE (19 April 1905 – 30 October 1959) was a Scottish pioneer aviator who, flying solo or with his wife, Amy Johnson, set many records during the rapid development of aviation in the 1930s.

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