Leather Cased Set of Maps bags From an initial 20 competitors

From an initial 20 competitors at the start of the race only 11 aircraft finished the gruelling 18

German silver marks (800 Standard) and makers stamp for Wilhelm Binder of Schwabisch Gmund

A smaller shaped tortoiseshell frame with original Rexine covering to the back

lacquered metal umbrella stand

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Leather Cased Set of Maps bags From an initial 20 competitorsA substantial leather case with fish tail handle containing a series of 62 half inch scale individual, linen backed, maps covering England, Scotland and Wales by John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh; circa 1935. As with most map sets that we come across, it looks like although all the maps are from the same series, they were not necessarily all bought at exactly the same time. Presumably, one could purchase individual maps as required and eventually