Henry Aldridge Titanic and White Star Auction BTS 2005

[Andrew Aldridge]

Hi All,

I thought you would all be interested to know that our Titanic, White Star and Ocean Liner Auction catalogue is now online at www.henry-aldridge.co.uk. I have pasted in an abridged version of the sale flyer which shows some of the main lots in the auction. If anyone has a question, feel free to mail me at [email protected].

HENRY ALDRIDGE & SON THE DEVIZES AUCTIONEERS

UNIT 1 BATH ROAD BUSINESS CENTRE, BATH ROAD, DEVIZES,
WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND SN10 1XA
TEL:0044 1380 729199 FAX:0044 1380 730073
www.henry-aldridge.co.uk

An Auction of Titanic, White Star Line And
Ocean Liner Memorobilia

at The British Titanic Society Convention, Southampton, England on
Friday 8th April at 2pm GMT

FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES
AVAILABLE PRICED £15

Selected Lots To Include:

A VERY RARE HARLAND AND WOLFF SCHEMATIC BLUEPRINT OF RMS TITANIC MEASURING APPROX 10FT X 30INS. THIS PLAN WAS THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF LEADING DRAUGHTSMAN W.D. WILSON. TWO MOROCCO BOUND HARLAND AND WOLFF BUILD BOOKS DETAILING TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON TITANIC, BRITANNIC AND OLYMPIC OWNED BY HARLAND AND WOLFF MANAGING DIRECTOR CHARLES PAYNE. RMS TITANIC PLAN OF 1ST CLASS ACCOMMODATION (1911 EDITION). RMS TITANIC RARE SOUVENIR ENAMEL BADGE IN THE SHAPE OF A SHIPS WHEEL. A TWELVE MINUTE 35MM NITRATE FILM OF TITANIC CIRCA 1912 SHOWING HER AT BELFAST LOUGH AND ALSO THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE DISASTER. UNIQUE COL. J.J. ASTOR PLAN OF OLYMPIC’S 1ST CLASS ACCOMMODATION, ASTORS PERSONAL PLAN ON THE EAST BOUND LEG OF HIS HONEYMOON JAN-FEB 1912. PERIOD PERSONAL EFFECTS, AUTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO TITANIC PASSENGERS AND CREW INC CAPTAIN EDWARD SMITH, HERBERT PITMAN, AUSTIN PARTNER, JOHN GILL, SAMUEL HERMAN, ERNEST TOMLIN, JACK PHILIPS, FRED BANFIELD AND THE HICKMAN BROTHERS.
A FASCINATING ARCHIVE OF CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF TITANIC. BOOKS INCLUDING A.E. HOOD TITANIC AND OLYMPIC SOUVENIR NUMBER OF THE SHIPBUILDER, TITANIC AND OTHER SHIPS COMMANDER LIGHTOLLER, HOME FROM THE SEA, SIGNED BY CAPT. ROSTROM AND PERSONALLY INSCRIBED TO CAPTAIN BENJAMIN STEEL. A LARGE COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA AND PUBLICITY MATERIAL RELATING TO RMS OLYMPIC, THREE PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF SHIPPING POSTCARDS INCLUDING RARE TITANIC, LUSITANIA AND OLYMPIC EXAMPLES.

An Diverse and Extremely Interesting Auction of 311 Lots of Titanic, White Star Line, Cunard and Ocean Liner Memorabilia.

 

[Inger Sheil]

Great lots, as usual, Andrew! I was particularly interested to see the material connected with Pitman's OBE go under the hammer - he is one of the more neglected of the deck officers, and hopefully this will spur interest in his later career.

I'm also wondering what Lightoller's TAOS will go for, particularly compared with the exorbitant prices it was selling for on ebay a few years ago!

 

[Andrew Aldridge]

Hi Inger,

The Pitman material is very interesting indeed; I agree it is good to see items from a section of his career that is sometimes forgotton coming to everyones attention. The Lightoller Titanic and Other Ships should be around the £100 mark.

On the subject of books in the sale, one volume that I feel is stands out is the edition of Home from the Sea. The fact that Rostron has signed and inscribed the book to Benjamin Steel "Now a friend and neighbor who I can swap a yarn over the Garden fence" makes it that little bit more unusual.

 

[jamie hague]

hi everyone! i am new to the site and would be interested to know if the Rostron signed book sold and for how much.