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225 - RARE PARACHUTE BELONGING TO JEAN MERMOZ
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€8,000 - 12,000Sale fees
RARE PARACHUTE BELONGING TO JEAN MERMOZ The Aviorex Type 801, circa 1935 Riveted aluminum frame, serial number “83,” with a red leather back panel stamped in gold with “L’Aviorex Mermoz 801.” Canvas and red leather waist belt with an aluminum release lever and a lacquered iron buckle marked “PARACHUTES AVIOREX TYPE 801 50 RUE DU BOIS CLICHY/SEINE” White silk parachute contained in a beige canvas bag, reinforced with brown leather, featuring a stainless steel closure system marked “PARACHUTE AVIOREX.” 53 x 41 cm With its beige canvas packing bag marked “AVIOREX” in gold on both sides. Various inspection stamps: “CONTROLED BY” and “1 JUN 1935.” Jean Mermoz’s rare parachute, c. 1935 Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Then passed down through the family A rare parachute belonging to Jean Mermoz, c. 1935
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