Helm-haus

The place is most likely Place de la Concorde, in Paris, (at least for the lower picture), where huge amounts of german military equipment and material were exhibited after the Armistice, at the end of 1918.
 
I have seen the top picture before. Perhaps published in book. I cannot really remember–hmmmm--don't remember.
 
A book on dirigibles maybe?

A timely picture. After some haggling I have a small piece of the Zeppelin L33 heading my way - and I mean small, from a collector in the UK. In actual fact it's probably a piece of farm machinery from Sandy Balls, Hampshire. 8-)
 
The things we collect! I wonder what your wife is going to say about this one?? Zeppelin pieces are probably right up there with helmet lamps! God bless.
 
Could not resist–you sure about the number??


ps473 by joerookery, on Flickr

This was a real propaganda story for the Germans. In February 1916 the New York Times actually wrote a column concerning this incident. This sinking airship with a crew of 30 was discovered by British trawler with 9 crew members. The commander of the trawler, William Martin, decided not to take the 30 German sailors on board as the Germans were armed and his sailors were not. The German commander gave guarantees that he would not attempt to take over the trawler. The commander of the trawler sailed away and left the crew of zeppelin L 19 to die.
 
Hey Joe,
When you consider that the Germans were tasked with blowing up the wives and children of the trawler sailors, I can understand why they were not willing to take more than 3 times their number of armed men on board, the Germans could have surrendered their arms, rather than offer parole.
Hey Brett, I will bet that the bit of Zeppelin is farm machinery, if it is made of aluminum, then you know you have been taken, all Zepps were made of steel, the farmers in the UK during the war had to use the much weaker aluminum for their farm machinery, because all the iron was taken to make shells, but fear not, if it is aluminum, I will take it off your hands, although I will only be able to pay you half what you paid for it, as aluminum scrap prices are down right now.
Best
Gus
 
tasked with blowing up the wives and children
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I think they attacked the harbors over which war goods where brought in to France.

I´ll admit to eating children and collaborating with garden gnomes, though :D

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I knew they eat children, but I did not know about the garden gnomes, I do not think I could forgive them for that! They are everywhere anymore.
Best
Gus
 
joerookery said:
Could not resist–you sure about the number??
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In short - no. My buddy in the UK describes the parts as "a piece of alloy and a steel rod from a Maybach excavated in the Mersea area a long time ago". I just threw "Zeppelin and Mersea" into Google and came up with L33. As stated, they're probably from a tractor or a Heinkel but I'll quiz him further when they arrive.

8-)
 
911car said:
The place is most likely Place de la Concorde, in Paris, (at least for the lower picture), where huge amounts of german military equipment and material were exhibited after the Armistice, at the end of 1918.
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Almost spot on. Jardin des Tuileries sculpture garden in Paris. The helmets weren't just for show apparently. The French covered their precious statues with heavy timbers and sandbags, then as a finishing touch, added a layer of steel helmets.

Here's the work in progress (Getty Images): http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/3226490/Hulton-Archive
 
drakegoodman said:
911car said:
The place is most likely Place de la Concorde, in Paris, (at least for the lower picture), where huge amounts of german military equipment and material were exhibited after the Armistice, at the end of 1918.
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Almost spot on. Jardin des Tuileries sculpture garden in Paris. The helmets weren't just for show apparently. The French covered their precious statues with heavy timbers and sandbags, then as a finishing touch, added a layer of steel helmets.

Here's the work in progress (Getty Images): http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/3226490/Hulton-Archive
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Excellent work, gentlemen, thanks! :D
 
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