David P Carter Pontefract
Recently a fellow collector put me on to a nice Halifax bomber on ebay whose manufacturer was listed as DP Carter. As I'd never heard of this person before a quick search uncovered some additional info. It seems Mr Carter, who served in the Royal Air force, was fairly prolific as a sculptor of many different castings; some included a fox, a pig, a madonna, running jaguar, owl, hedgehog, aluminum bowls, and more. But mostly he was known for his aluminum cast aircraft of the 50's and 60's. Since there is not much written about him, I will endeavour to update this section with examples of his cast aluminum aircraft as they come across my plate like this beautiful Halifax bomber I recently acquired.
Recently a fellow collector put me on to a nice Halifax bomber on ebay whose manufacturer was listed as DP Carter. As I'd never heard of this person before a quick search uncovered some additional info. It seems Mr Carter, who served in the Royal Air force, was fairly prolific as a sculptor of many different castings; some included a fox, a pig, a madonna, running jaguar, owl, hedgehog, aluminum bowls, and more. But mostly he was known for his aluminum cast aircraft of the 50's and 60's. Since there is not much written about him, I will endeavour to update this section with examples of his cast aluminum aircraft as they come across my plate like this beautiful Halifax bomber I recently acquired.
More DP Carter models...
I have previously designed and manufactured these copies of the original Allyn Manufacturing airplane ashtrays which were made of ceramic and prone to breaking, so mine are made of 6061 billet aluminum to exact specification to fit perfectly in any Allyn ashtray stand. I sell them on Ebay for $60/pair but collectors who contact me through my website can buy them as a single for $45. See images below. [email protected]