£520
A British Martin Patent ejector seat British Patent Nos. 583257, 640520, serial No. 48 ( possibly early 1950s ), seat without leather cushion, with a plaque inscribed 'DANGER DO NOT PULL HANDLE', approx 140cm high. Sir James Martin, Captain Valentine Baker founded Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd. in 1934. The company began as an aircraft maker before becoming a pioneer in the field of ejector seats. Since the first live ejection test in 1945, the company claim that over 8000 lives have been saved by ejector seats and the company supply ejection seats for 95 air forces worldwide.
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