Aluminium DC3 Dakota Sculpture, 30cm

Aluminium DC3 Dakota Sculpture, 30cmIntroduced into service in 1936, the Douglas DC 3 revolutionised commercial aviation accounting for 80% of the worlds airline traffic by 1940 thanks to a combination of capacity, speed, range, and economical operation which finally made passenger travel profitable for airlines. These same qualities suited military use with the aircraft, designated C 47, providing the backbone of the Allies transport efforts throughout the second world war most notably

This involved much testing and observation and resulted in him being able to make a number of weather predictions with a fair(ish) degree of accuracy

A ship-in-bottle is not unusual

There is a glass window in the lid to enable viewing of items contained in the box

but very practical

She became a provincial icon for Nova Scotia as well as an important Canadian symbol in the 1930’s

Now Admiralty Chart 2793

so you can't use it as an excuse to be late

5 x 28" excluding strap

so is warm and tough

and mounted onto a steamed beech pedestal

has a clear glass globe that takes its design from the dioptric lenses used on traditional oil-fuelled anchor lamps

or on rainy days on the High Street