Name: Original British WWI Bookends Made from Teak of Admiral Jellicoe’s Flagship HMS Iron Duke - Fought at 1916 Battle of Jutland
Brand: Antique Guns
SKU: original-british-wwi-bookends-made-from-teak-of-admiral-jellicoe-s-flagship-hms-iron-duke-fought-at-1916-battle-of-jutland
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Original British WWI Bookends Made from Teak of Admiral Jellicoe’s Flagship HMS Iron Duke - Fought at 1916 Battle of Jutland

$88.50

Original: $295.00

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Original British WWI Bookends Made from Teak of Admiral Jellicoe’s Flagship HMS Iron Duke - Fought at 1916 Battle of Jutland—

$295.00

$88.50

Original: $295.00

-70%

Original British WWI Bookends Made from Teak of Admiral Jellicoe’s Flagship HMS Iron Duke - Fought at 1916 Battle of Jutland—

$295.00

$88.50

The Story

Original Items. Only One Set Available. HMS Iron Duke was a dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. She was built by Portsmouth Dockyard, and her keel laid in January 1912. Launched ten months later, she was commissioned into the Home Fleet in March 1914 as the fleet flagship. She was armed with a main battery of ten 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns and was capable of a top speed of 21.25 knots (39.36 km/h; 24.45 mph).

This is a lovely set of bookends depicting wooden sailing ships. They are folding bookends and measure 6½ x 6 x 7½” when opened. One of the bookends has a small plaque reading:

FROM THE TEAK OF H.M.S. IRON DUKE
ADMIRAL JELLICOE’S FLAG SHIP
JUTLAND 1916

There is also a small pasted note denoting that they are Bookends made from the teak of the HMS Iron Duke.

A lovely set, ready for further research and display.