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Lot 300
A collection of 41 tools mounted on a board marked Napier Aero Engine Kit, some pieces marked and numbered, mounted on a wooden board SOLD £170

For interest, The Napier-Railton is an aero-engined race car built in 1933, designed by Reid Railton to a commission by John Cobb, and built by Thomson & Taylor. It was driven by Cobb, mainly at the Brooklands race track where it holds the all-time lap record (143.44 mph (230.84 km/h)) which was set in 1935. Between 1933 and 1937 the Napier-Railton broke 47 World speed records at Brooklands, Montlhéry and Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. This lot was entered by a local vendor, the son of a tool collector but unfortunately we have no more provenance. We have no guarantee that they relate to the car at Brooklands.

From Tools, Machinery, Instruments in the Metalware, Collectors Items, Ephemera, Fabrics, Toys, Curios etc section in our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 17th of May 2017