Lot 3927

Description

Early aviator's long coat, (Kingsford Smith's??), c1920s, in brown leather, lined with tan tartan material and with matching leather belt, inside written K????Smith, this probably not contemporary. Some deterioration and tearing to lining and leather coat, leather hardened with age and some colour loss as to be expected, good.

In early 1984 the coat was purchased at a sale held at Kingsford Smith's sister's house on the central coast, in the mountains at Steyne Street Saratoga. This house was well known and famous for its blue roof and white cross as a marker for early aviators and was featured as the front page story of the Central Coast Sun newspaper. Sadly the house was demolished in 1984.