FRAMED PIECE OF AIRSHIP FABRIC, THE R-38
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UNIQUE ITEM. PIEE OF SILVERED MATERIAL FROM THE AIRSHIP, A-38 WHICH CRASHED AT THE HUMBER ESTUARY IN AUGUST 1921. 40 MEN LOST. FRAME WITH DETAIL OF THE CRASH AND THE MAN WHO RECOVERED THIS PIECE FROM THE TAIL OF THE AIRSHIP. A PRESS CUTTING GLUED TO THE BACK SHOWING THE TAIL SECTION IN THE WATER. IN CONTEMPORARY GLAZED OAK FRAME, 295 BY 240 MM