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Rare Bleriot Advertising Fan. c.1909
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Rare, early advertising fan with an attractive Bleriot aeroplane design. Made around 1909 as a publicity item for the French liqueur manufacturer, Clacquesin.
This folding fan has a light
wooden handle and paper body. The front is decorated with a striking image of a
Bleriot Mk.XI monoplane flying over the River Seine in Paris. The skyline in the
background is dominated by the silhouette of Notre Dame Cathedral. The reverse
bears and advertising caption, "Apéritif
Clacquesin -
Seul
Veritable Goudron Hygiénique" (Clacquesin
Liqueur - Only
Genuine Hygienic Tar). It is also marked with the maker's name, "Eventails
Chambrelent, Paris" (Chambrelent & Co - Fan Maker,
Paris). Fan diameter: 230mm. Very good condition (considering its age and
manufacture).
The Bleriot Mk.XI was a very
successful monoplane which was first flown on 23rd January 1909. The plane was
flown by it's designer, Louis Bleriot on the first crossing of the English
channel on 25th July 1909. The Mk.XI went into production that year and became
very popular with competition pilots in both England and France. It was later
manufactured in substantial quantities for France's "Aviation Militaire" and
several were supplied to Britain's Royal Flying Corps. They were used by both
countries in the early part of W.W.I.
Clacquesin
liqueur was developed in
1860 by Paul Clacquesin, a
pharmacist/herbalist of Rue du Dragon in Paris.
He had the idea to combine the tar produced from Norwegian pine with a
liqueur. The brand is still in existence
today.
For more information on Louis Bleriot and his aircraft, please click on the link below :
For more information on Clacquesin, please click on the link below :
Inventory No. A-390
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