Lot 674:
Sold for £140 hammer
Estimate £50-£70
A British tin helmet, a three drawer brass and leather signalling telescope By Dolland London, a pocket compass by E H Clarke, the end section of a riding crop carved with a bone head of a bearded man and a copper ashtray made from the dome of the light house at Hedles point Gallipoli, marked with the date 25/4/15. and various ships to the rim and D.H. Caird Daley purser HMS Delta to the centre (5)
Condition report
Telescope is in v good condition no cracks to lens
Compass appears working but the finish is tired
riding crop as stated
The full wording stamped on the ashtray is as follows
'Piece of dome of lighthouse on Helles point Gallipoli. Destroyed by shell fire. HMS Prince of Wales Easter Sunday. HMS London .Dardanelles. D. H Cair Daley Purser HMHS Delta
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