Could knowledgeable people in the forum community please give some idea of the values of the items which I hope are depicted herewith? The Sunderland control wheel and the Ju.52 wheel (wood spokes rotted-away before I recovered this item in 1963) are from known aircraft. The Tempest and Javelin handgrips and the PV-1 Ventura wheel are from unknown aircraft. I also have a pilot/copilot pair of control wheels with their interconnect bar from a Nakajima Ki.49 “Helen”. Condition as-found in 1963 — corrosion has been glass-beaded off, but no traces of paint or coverings remain.
By: Mommut - 10th April 2016 at 10:56
Many thanks for your input: much appreciated. i have not attempted to restore any of these items, only remove corrosion and try to prevent its recurrence. In the case of the Sunderland wheel, there was surface corrosion beneath the plastic coating even before the aircraft was scrapped, and the corrosion was already starting to blow the covering off the wheel. Then some clod decided to break-off the ancillary control buttons and their support ring while the old boat was still in the “mortuary”, at which stage I removed the wheel before further damage occurred.
By: Mommut - 10th April 2016 at 10:34
Yep. Thanks for the welcome.
By: Whitley_Project - 8th April 2016 at 21:44
I think ebay is your best bet in the long run
By: Runway06 - 8th April 2016 at 20:49
A Japanese Ki.49’Helen yoke with column top in relic condition with history sold on Ebay (US) about two weeks ago, price was about £700. Over the past 3-4 years I have noted a few Junkers 52 yokes for sale, one at Shoreham aerobillia £800. One on EBay US for a similar £800 price and one on EBay Germany for around £1100. However the spokes alone I doubt would fetch anywhere near such prices, perhaps a relic value of £30-£50? The Sunderland wheel well there was one on EBay UK last summer went for around £700 in much better condition (coating) than your example. The Ventura I estimate around the £200-£250 mark. All prices are obviously subjective depending on the market at any given time and no price is ever set in stone. Provenance always adds some value to any item so be sure to market this fact if and when selling items. Good luck !
By: Rocketeer - 8th April 2016 at 20:26
I sent the op some values by pm
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th April 2016 at 08:10
I’d be interested in some of these!!!
By: Whitley_Project - 8th April 2016 at 06:38
Is that Charles? Welcome!
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