Lot 40 · Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs
Fire Record Book of the Firemaster at No 1 Darnley Station, Renfrew, kept by James Whitelaw, Watchroom Attendant, on behalf of Firemaster Charles Angus, beginning on 10 January 1939 and running until 9 November 1948, No 1 Darnley Station, Renfrew, 10 January 1940 to 9 November 1948, 'MESSERSCHMIDT 110, TWIN ENGINE MONOPLANE FIGHTER, AIRCRAFT PARTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE... THE PILOT DEPUTY FUERHRER, RUDOLPH HESS'
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,021–$1,532
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 27 November 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1214963
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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World War II - Hess In Renfrewshire, Fire Record Book of the Firemaster at No 1 Darnley Station, Renfrew, kept by James Whitelaw, Watchroom Attendant, on behalf of Firemaster Charles Angus, beginning on 10 January 1939 and running until 9 November 1948, No 1 Darnley Station, Renfrew, 10 January 1940 to 9 November 1948, 'MESSERSCHMIDT 110, TWIN ENGINE MONOPLANE FIGHTER, AIRCRAFT PARTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE... THE PILOT DEPUTY FUERHRER, RUDOLPH HESS'. Bonhams, 27 Nov 2018, lot 40. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1214963.
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World War II - Hess In Renfrewshire, Fire Record Book of the Firemaster at No 1 Darnley Station, Renfrew, kept by James Whitelaw, Watchroom Attendant, on behalf of Firemaster Charles Angus, beginning on 10 January 1939 and running until 9 November 1948, No 1 Darnley Station, Renfrew, 10 January 1940 to 9 November 1948, 'MESSERSCHMIDT 110, TWIN ENGINE MONOPLANE FIGHTER, AIRCRAFT PARTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE... THE PILOT DEPUTY FUERHRER, RUDOLPH HESS'. Bonhams, 27 Nov 2018, lot 40. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1214963.
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