A large wooden flight case on wheels which was used extensively by Joy Division. The case comes complete with the iconic Joy Division spray stencilled lettering (spelt incorrectly as Divison).

The flight case measures 134cm wide by 63cm wide by 80cm deep. In some parts the outer casing is beginning to become detached from the wood. The condition of the flight case is good. Please contact us for an extensive condition report including more images. A photograph of the flight case in situ is illustrated.

Provenance: previously sold as Lot 84 at the Peter Hook Signature Collection sale at Omega Auctions on 2nd March 2019. It is accompanied by a Peter Hook Signature Collection certificate of authenticity, a large print of the artwork for the Joy Division EP ‘An Ideal For Living’, both of which have been signed by Peter Hook, and an auction keepsake tag.

Peter Hook: “We used to just throw everything into it. It was stolen and then recovered again in America. Lent to Little Red Courgette Catering for years for their Primal Scream tours. So ended up needing a few repairs.”

In Peter Hook’s book entitled ‘Substance’ on pages 23 to 27 he describes how the case and other items of equipment were stolen (and some recovered) in New York during New Order’s first tour of America: "Back at the hotel all of the band were on a high, but Terry, Twinny and Dave Pils had topped their nightmare journey to the venue with a just-as-white-knuckle drive back. Finally arriving at the hotel hours after us, then parking right outside on 44th Street, they were way too frazzled to do anything but crawl to bed. The next morning I was on Terry's back about moving the van so we wouldn't get a parking ticket. Off he trudged to do the deed — only to return a few minutes later, looking very sheepish.

‘Umh,' he said. pulling on the wattle. ‘Van's gone.'

'You what?'

'Van’s gone’

‘Van's gone?' I said. 'How the hell has the van gone? Don't tell me you forgot to take off the…’ Great.

Even so, we came to the conclusion that the van had been towed away for a traffic violation and spent the rest of the day scouring Manhattan for it. After the umpteenth pound had told us that. no, they hadn’t seen a van full of musical gear, a very heavy transformer and a pair of old wooden skis, we finally faced up to the fact that our van and all our equipment had been stolen.

Shit!"