Castrol Kaye Don

France, c. 1930s

33 x 21 in (84 x 53 cm)

ID #LB20X30TABLE-S

"Avec Castrol Kaye Don / Pilotant Le Miss England III / Réalise La Plus Grande Vitesse Sur l'Eau / 192 kil. 758 à l'heure (119,8 miles)"

English translation: "With Castrol Kaye Don / Piloting Miss England III / Achieves Fastest Speed ​​on Water / 192 km. 758 per hour (119.8 miles)"

Four different modes of transportation are featured in this Castrol advertisement--flying, driving, biking, and boating. Miss England III was the last of a series of speedboats used by Henry Segrave and Kaye Don to contest world water speed records in the 1920s and 1930s.

Printer: Max Gottschalk

Condition: Fair; please note paper lifting on lower left-hand corner and text ink imprinting around the plane.

Material: Linen backed on acid-free canvas

All sizes are approximate.

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