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LOT 2561
US Air Force Pilot's Headphones
1939-1945 A.D.
7 in. (378 grams, 18 cm high).
Leather padding on the headpiece and rubber inserts for the earphones. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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