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Catalogue for our Sir Barnes Wallis 'Dam Busters' Collection auction held on Wednesday 25th of March 2026

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  • A 1930's mahogany 3 section table top book trough, raised on panelled supports 16cm h x 82cm w x 20cm d

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A 1930's mahogany 3 section table top book trough, raised on panelled supports 16cm h x 82cm w x 20cm d

sold for £240
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  • A pair of 1930's oak open arm chairs, the seats and backs upholstered in brown leather, raised on square supports 84cm h x 61cm w x 63cm d (seat height 48cm)

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A pair of 1930's oak open arm chairs, the seats and backs upholstered in brown leather, raised on square supports 84cm h x 61cm w x 63cm d (seat height 48cm)

sold for £240
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  • A 1930's oak, Minty style, 3 section bookcase 112cm h x 87cm w x 25cm d

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A 1930's oak, Minty style, 3 section bookcase 112cm h x 87cm w x 25cm d

sold for £200
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  • A 1930's rectangular mahogany and plywood 2 tier trolley fitted 2 drawers, raised on sprung and rubber wheels 76cm h x 76cm w x 46cm d.

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A 1930's rectangular mahogany and plywood 2 tier trolley fitted 2 drawers, raised on sprung and rubber wheels 76cm h x 76cm w x 46cm d.

sold for £140
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  • A 1930's rectangular mahogany and plywood 5 section table top filing tray 41cm h x 51cm w x 27cm d

306

A 1930's rectangular mahogany and plywood 5 section table top filing tray 41cm h x 51cm w x 27cm d

sold for £460
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  • A 1930's rectangular oak drop flap office table with green writing surface, fitted 2 drawers and 3 recesses 77cm h x 168cm w x 52cm d (when folded down) 79cm d (flap open)

307

A 1930's rectangular oak drop flap office table with green writing surface, fitted 2 drawers and 3 recesses 77cm h x 168cm w x 52cm d (when folded down) 79cm d (flap open)

sold for £320
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  • A 1930's oak and plywood open bookcase fitted 2 fixed shelves 112cm h x 91cm w x 24cm d

308

A 1930's oak and plywood open bookcase fitted 2 fixed shelves 112cm h x 91cm w x 24cm d

sold for £320
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  • A 1930's mahogany and plywood filing rack, the centre fitted an aperture flanked by 6 compartments, 41cm h x 138cm w x 27cm d

309

A 1930's mahogany and plywood filing rack, the centre fitted an aperture flanked by 6 compartments, 41cm h x 138cm w x 27cm d

sold for £160
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  • A 1920's light oak library table with brown inset writing surface above 3 long drawers, raised on square supports 77cm h x 182cm w x 106cm d

310

A 1920's light oak library table with brown inset writing surface above 3 long drawers, raised on square supports 77cm h x 182cm w x 106cm d

sold for £300
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  • A magnifying lamp with rectangular magnifying glass flanked by 2 bulbs marked The Anglepoise PAT in UK and Abroad, raised on a tapered oak 2 tier stand with casters 145cm h x 46cm w x 45cm d

311

A magnifying lamp with rectangular magnifying glass flanked by 2 bulbs marked The Anglepoise PAT in UK and Abroad, raised on a tapered oak 2 tier stand with casters 145cm h x 46cm w x 45cm d

sold for £600
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  • A Revo Aermaster, 4 bladed, metal electric oscillating table fan, base marked AERMASTER batch no. F207, with original flex and round pin fused plug 40cm h x 18cm w x 24cm d

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A Revo Aermaster, 4 bladed, metal electric oscillating table fan, base marked AERMASTER batch no. F207, with original flex and round pin fused plug 40cm h x 18cm w x 24cm d

sold for £220
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  • M Mayers & Sons Ltd., a rectangular metal and grey plastic pierced 2 tier filing tray marked M*Y*E*R*S 44 19cm h x 38cm l x 28cm w

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M Mayers & Sons Ltd., a rectangular metal and grey plastic pierced 2 tier filing tray marked M*Y*E*R*S 44 19cm h x 38cm l x 28cm w

sold for £30
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  • A grey Simplon draughting table/desk, c.1960s, fitted with a Mavitta Master 360 draughting machine with Admell Fingalite adjustable lamp. The tapered triangular cast-iron base was manufactured by Dargue Brothers at Simplon Works, Halifax, and features a central red Simplon logo, pedals, and rubber footrests. The base supporting a pine table top with attached draughting machine. Together with a revolving steel high chair by ROC Birmingham

314

A grey Simplon draughting table/desk, c.1960s, fitted with a Mavitta Master 360 draughting machine with Admell Fingalite adjustable lamp. The tapered triangular cast-iron base was manufactured by Dargue Brothers at Simplon Works, Halifax, and features a central red Simplon logo, pedals, and rubber footrests. The base supporting a pine table top with attached draughting machine. Together with a revolving steel high chair by ROC Birmingham

sold for £4700
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  • A beech and bristle draughtsman's dusting brush, 31cm w x 7cm h x 1.5cm d

315

A beech and bristle draughtsman's dusting brush, 31cm w x 7cm h x 1.5cm d

sold for £100
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  • A rectangular ply and mahogany desk in-tray 5cm x 39cm x 27cm

316

A rectangular ply and mahogany desk in-tray 5cm x 39cm x 27cm

sold for £320
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  • A plywood table top reading stand/lectern with metal and Bakelite lamp to the top, with green sponge inset surface above a recess, with original round pin plug 44cm h (67cm h inc light) x 54cm w x 42cm d

317

A plywood table top reading stand/lectern with metal and Bakelite lamp to the top, with green sponge inset surface above a recess, with original round pin plug 44cm h (67cm h inc light) x 54cm w x 42cm d

sold for £80
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  • A pair of draughtsman's Spline weights marked Spline Weights Patent 510878, 16 York Road, Kent 5cm h x 15cm w x 3cm d

318

A pair of draughtsman's Spline weights marked Spline Weights Patent 510878, 16 York Road, Kent 5cm h x 15cm w x 3cm d

sold for £100
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  • A large 1966 Illumina electric desk globe by Purnell and Sons London, raised on a domed metal base, 56cm h

319

A large 1966 Illumina electric desk globe by Purnell and Sons London, raised on a domed metal base, 56cm h

sold for £500
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  • A cylindrical perspex map/plan holder, 62cm l x 15cm d

320

A cylindrical perspex map/plan holder, 62cm l x 15cm d

sold for £30
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  • Dr Alexander R. Graham, Bust Portrait of Barnes Wallis, painted resin, 1966, 40cm h x 21cm w x26cm d . Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note. Dr Alexander Graham R.M.S., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., Barrister-at-Law, served as Medical Officer of Health for Lancaster and later for the Borough of Mitcham. A close friend of Wallis, he was also an accomplished portrait painter and sculptor. Graham took up the study of sculpture later in life at Wimbledon School of Art, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1963 and frequently with the Society of Portrait Sculptors. He was elected a member of the Society in 1966 and served as its Honorary Secretary from 1968 until 1980. Following Graham's death in 1986, his widow, Marjorie, presented another cast of the present work to the National Aerospace Library at Farnborough. A photograph of Wallis standing beside the sculpture was likely taken to commemorate its presentation to the Library.

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Dr Alexander R. Graham, Bust Portrait of Barnes Wallis, painted resin, 1966, 40cm h x 21cm w x26cm d . Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note. Dr Alexander Graham R.M.S., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., Barrister-at-Law, served as Medical Officer of Health for Lancaster and later for the Borough of Mitcham. A close friend of Wallis, he was also an accomplished portrait painter and sculptor. Graham took up the study of sculpture later in life at Wimbledon School of Art, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1963 and frequently with the Society of Portrait Sculptors. He was elected a member of the Society in 1966 and served as its Honorary Secretary from 1968 until 1980. Following Graham's death in 1986, his widow, Marjorie, presented another cast of the present work to the National Aerospace Library at Farnborough. A photograph of Wallis standing beside the sculpture was likely taken to commemorate its presentation to the Library.

sold for £130
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  • **Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Portrait of Barnes Wallis sculpting a wood carving of his wife Molly, watercolour, signed with initals, 30cm x 24cm, within a stained wood frame.** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Cooper produced two versions of this tender portrait displaying Wallis' devotion to his wife Molly. The other version painted in oils was sold at Dominic Winter on 17th December 2020, lot no. 331.

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**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Portrait of Barnes Wallis sculpting a wood carving of his wife Molly, watercolour, signed with initals, 30cm x 24cm, within a stained wood frame.** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Cooper produced two versions of this tender portrait displaying Wallis' devotion to his wife Molly. The other version painted in oils was sold at Dominic Winter on 17th December 2020, lot no. 331.

sold for £320
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  • 2 vols. INGE. W.R. Personal Idealism and Mysticism, London: Longmanz, Green and Co, 1907, 8vo, 186pp, bound in red cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N.Wallis to end page together with DEANE, Anthony.C. How To Enjoy The Bible, London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 12mo, 188pp, bound in blue cloth, black lettering signed B.N.Wallis to end page

402

2 vols. INGE. W.R. Personal Idealism and Mysticism, London: Longmanz, Green and Co, 1907, 8vo, 186pp, bound in red cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N.Wallis to end page together with DEANE, Anthony.C. How To Enjoy The Bible, London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 12mo, 188pp, bound in blue cloth, black lettering signed B.N.Wallis to end page

sold for £85
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  • Marshall of Walton on Thames, a bespoke Harris Tweed Buckingham jacket, with tailors label marked "Bespoke Tailor's Marshall of Walton on Thames Dr B N. Wallis 39 R"

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Marshall of Walton on Thames, a bespoke Harris Tweed Buckingham jacket, with tailors label marked "Bespoke Tailor's Marshall of Walton on Thames Dr B N. Wallis 39 R"
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  • A pair of Sir Barnes Wallis circular tortoiseshell effect framed glasses circa 1940/50s, Wallis can be seen wearing these glasses in a promotional photo for "The Dam Busters" 1955 film alongside Michael Redgrave (one lens is loose).

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A pair of Sir Barnes Wallis circular tortoiseshell effect framed glasses circa 1940/50s, Wallis can be seen wearing these glasses in a promotional photo for "The Dam Busters" 1955 film alongside Michael Redgrave (one lens is loose).

sold for £800
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