Thunderbolt Racing Car
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1938
Materials
Alabaster, Felt, Silver plate
Measurements
20 mm (H)256 mm (D)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651375
Summary
Ashtray. White oval alabaster. Side ash, cigarette indentations. Silver plated model, racing car Thunderbolt. Inscribed plaque.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
inscribed ; plaque ; THUNDERBOLT \ World Land Speed Record, 357.5 mph \ September 26th 1938 ; ; achievement of original car