HINDENBURG Disaster: Original Relic from Zeppelin Airship's 1937 Disaster

Description

Hindenburg:
Original Relic from the 1937 Disaster (#1)
You are bidding on an original relic of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster
, collected by the chief boatswain in charge of the mooring lines at Lakehurst, NJ, who was also a survivor of the Shenandoah. Offered here is a 1.10 x .25 inch section of the aluminum-coated fabric skin recovered from the wreck of the Zeppelin airship Hindenburg after it crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. Expected wear consistent with exposure to fire (the item has some burn marks, which is fascinating!). The aluminum powder coating on the fabric has been suspected of having contributed to the Hindenburg's flammability; the solution included cellulose acetate butyrate, aluminum powder and iron oxide. The fragment was recovered by Frederick J. "Bull" Tobin (1892-1978), one of the chief boatswains managing the mooring lines at Lakehurst, New Jersey when the Hindenburg caught fire and crashed to the ground in flames. Tobin became famous for ordering the fleeing ground crew back to their posts in order to assist the survivors. Twelve years earlier, Tobin survived the crash of the airship U.S.S. Shenandoah in southeastern Ohio. He had been asleep near the tail of the airship at the time and managed to escape just as the rear section crashed to Earth (John Toland,
The Great Dirigibles: Their Triumphs and Disasters
, 1957, p. 140-141, 328).
Background:
We personally took the offered piece from a larger fragment that w
e purchased directly from University Archives in 2017.
This is one of maybe a few snippets that we will offer from our collection to recoup some of our original investment.
Provenance:
University Archives (universityarchives.com), 2017
The following is included in this auction:
-An original piece of the outer aluminum-coated fabric skin of the Hindenburg, salvaged by Frederick Tobin during its 1937 disaster event; the piece measures about 1.10 x .25 inches.  We, the current sellers, personally cut this piece off a larger Hindenburg fragment.
-A color photocopy of the larger Hindenburg fragment, purchased by the current sellers.
-A color photocopy of the envelope w/provenance note provided by the original owner, stating that he received the Hindenburg fragment from Frederick Tobin, a Navy officer who rescued scores of people during the disaster that day.
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