The first moon landing by Apollo 11 and the first footstep ever imprinted on the surface of the moon. Blitzway introduces the Astronaut statue that captures this exact moment. In August 1969, there was a historic moment that more than half a billion people worldwide watched on theirtelevisions, Blitzway strived to turn this unforgettable moment into a...
Headed up by the Boston Lighthouse Shaker, our new Speakeasy Specials all feature surprising and unusual shapes. Decorative designs that differed from the classic shaker shape were in fashion, to make them less easily recognized by the police. All this was during the 1920s when the Congress voted in the Prohibition and the US went ‘dry’. Illegal bars...
A copy of a capacious classic originally produced around 1925 by the International Silver company in Connecticut. Thirst Extinguisher Shaker stands tall and stately, offering a reminder of how to make the classics…just rotate the base and read the mix needed for a dry Martini…a Between the Sheets, a Clover Club…
A copy of a capacious classic originally produced around 1925 by the International Silver company in Connecticut. Thirst Extinguisher Shaker stands tall and stately, offering a reminder of how to make the classics…just rotate the base and read the mix needed for a dry Martini…a Between the Sheets, a Clover Club…
Legendary cartographer, Jodocus Hondius, worked in Amsterdam during the 1600s, then one of the world’s commercial hubs. Spin the world and enjoy a touch of true history. Galleons sailing oceans to the farthest corners of the then known world. Exotic cultures, languages, people and goods to be traded, boughtand sold. Gold and ivory, spices and silks.
A contemporary classic. The 1920s Weber Costello globe is displayed on a vintage silver stand. Colored gores are applied to the globe core by hand with authentic construction and detail.
In 1934, the international motor sport governing body specified a maximum weight for Grand Prix racing cars of 750 kg, excluding tyres and fuel. The Germans decided to reduce weight by removing the lead-based paint which denoted its cars’ traditional white livery, exposing distinctive shining aluminium. Victory by one of these lead to the nickname Silver...
Technically skilled enthusiasts of the 1930s loved to race the legendary B.B. Korn cars around the club tracks. Called tether cars or spindizzies, they reached incredible speeds, and inspired thousands to improve and invent. The founder of the B.B. Korn Manufacturing Company, Barney Korn, produced several tether car models that now, as vintage antiques,...
In the 1930s there was a real boom in racing car models made by hand by fans known as "Spindizzy" or "Machines at the Pylon". These were identical copies of the real cars of that time equipped with airplane engines that ran on the runway tied by cables to a central pole touching the 220 kilometers per hour.
In the 1930s there was a real boom in racing car models made by hand by fans known as "Spindizzy" or "Machines at the Pylon". These were identical copies of the real cars of that time equipped with airplane engines that ran on the runway tied by cables to a central pole touching the 220 kilometers per hour.
The P51 Mustang was the first US built fighter in action after the fall of France, successfully engaging every air-born opponent from early Junkers to the Messerschmitt.
Sleek and powerful, Constellations set a number of speed and distance records, despite experiencing frequent motor problems which led to them being jokingly called the most reliable three engine aircraft. The plane’s elegant appearance was the result of no two bulkheads being the same shape. A design which has long since been superseded by cheaper, more...
The Concorde was a supersonic passenger plane. Only twenty aircraft have been built, including four prototypes. The plane flew for the first time in 1969, it made its last flight on October 24, 2003.
The Authentic Models BB Korn is modeled after the 1930s Indy racer and is an exact replica of the original. With faux leather seats and rubber wheels, this model race car features hand-polished, hand-cast red airplane aluminum and a detailed dashboard, all characteristics of an original 1930s BB Korn racer. Ideal for a devoted race car collector, this...
This beautiful Red Bantam Midget model is packaged very securly within it's own custom molded styrene inserts, so that it will arrive safely to your door. It is sure to become a conversational addition for your office or home decor and to be a family heirloom.
Historical Note : The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers...
Most definitely it's the size. It's BIG. Built with an interesting array of materials. Lightweight frame stretched with fabric. Down to the smallest detail a replica of the original, this was actually only 5.7m long (less than 19 ft.) to begin with. Built by the thousands during the Great War, in many colors and configurations. This model fits large...
AUTHENTIC MODELS - Sopwith Camel Medium- Our model details include silk over wooden frame, spoked wheels, detailed engine and laminated propeller, leather accents and historically correct colours stencils and decor. Surely one of the most beautiful planes to grace the skies. Size: length50cm x wingspan75cm x height24cm
Sopwith Camel biplane , S Authentic Models Incredibly detailed , with real wire wheels Span 38 cm, body length 26 cm, H 12.5 cm Sopwith Camel, Small Incredibly detailed desktop Sopwith Camel. Spoke wire wheels, rotary engine, laminated propeller, WWI livery.
Spitfire. The legendary Spitfire fighter plane was introduced in 1936. The short-range, high-performance, single-seat aircraft gained notoriety in defense against Luftwaffe attacks during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Technically skilled enthusiasts of the 1930s loved to race the legendary B.B. Korn cars around the club tracks. Called tether cars or spindizzies, they reached incredible speeds, and inspired thousands to improve and invent.
Airships were the first aircraft to make controlled, powered flight, and were widely used before the 1940s, but their use decreased over time as their capabilities were surpassed by those of airplanes.
The 1930s saw the rise of hand built model racecars, known as spindizzies or tether cars. Miniature racecars built by hobbyists zoomed around banked wooden tracks at speeds approaching 150 miles per hour. Resembling the full-size racers of their day, several spindizzies competed at once, tethered by cables to a central pole.
1950s Constellation, a plane that wrote history. Airplane aluminum. Authentic travel agent airline advertising object.