A cotton handkerchief printed with probably Henson's patented flying machine of 1842. depicting the machine in flight and boasting 'The new aerial machine from London to Canton with goods and passengers in 49 hours & 51 minutes certain', 77 by 60cm; together with an 'Absent Minded Beggar' handkerchief, c.1899, 47 by 47cm (2) Henson's flying machine was designed by the English engineer William Henson (1805-1888). Although it was unsuccessful, this was the first heavier- than-air aircraft to have all the essential features for flight apart from a way of providing lateral stability. Henson filed a patent on 'The Aerial' in 1842 and set up the Aerial transit Company, a worldwide airline service, with John Stringfellow. However, a model of the steam carriage failed to fly. Although the machine is c.1842 the figures in the borders are dressed in the styles of c.1835..
A cotton handkerchief printed with probably Henson's patented flying machine of 1842. depicting the machine in flight and boasting 'The new aerial machine from London to Canton with goods and passengers in 49 hours & 51 minutes certain', 77 by 60cm; together with an 'Absent Minded Beggar' handkerchief, c.1899, 47 by 47cm (2) Henson's flying machine was designed by the English engineer William Henson (1805-1888). Although it was unsuccessful, this was the first heavier- than-air aircraft to have all the essential features for flight apart from a way of providing lateral stability. Henson filed a patent on 'The Aerial' in 1842 and set up the Aerial transit Company, a worldwide airline service, with John Stringfellow. However, a model of the steam carriage failed to fly. Although the machine is c.1842 the figures in the borders are dressed in the styles of c.1835..
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