12/16/2011
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WW1 Era Wooden Propellers Available for Sale
Please Read This First (See note below)
I have been actively collecting wooden propellers for over 30 years, restricting my acquisitions to early (WW1 era) props for the last 20 years or so. I've run out of space to put them! And since I plan to move into a smaller house in the near future I need to reduce the size of the collection considerably. In the past few weeks I have been organizing and photographing as many of them as possible to preserve photographically in detail on my web site, woodenpropeller.com, for others to reference in the future. In addition, I've selected a number of them to offer for sale in a wide range of prices and varieties. All of those can be viewed through the link below, and that group does include some, but certainly not all, of the props displayed on the current Photo Gallery. Please read the following points of information before considering purchases.
Prices: I have attempted to offer these at "market price", but I'm the first to point out that there is no set "market price", particularly for some items that rare and extremely hard to find. Some of these certainly fall into that category, and others may have some previous sales that help establish values. Prices of all collectibles have fallen in the past 2 years with the current economy, and the pricing reflects that temporary downturn. You will note that some propellers that did not sell on an earliewr posting are now offered at a lower price of at least 15% to 25% discounted.
Condition: These are display propellers only. Virtually all propellers from this era have various defects from wear and tear and aging, and in fact that's what gives them their character and value as the antiques that they are. I have tried to show and/or describe that as accurately as possible. You will note that all of the photographs have been processed to remove background and to display esthetically on the web site. All photos are thumbnails and can be enlarged for better detail. Original photos prior to background selection are available on request, and I will attempt to provide specific addtional photos if requested. I have not routinely included photographs of the rear (non-display) surface unless dramatically different from the front surface. I have tried to describe the wood species accurately, but in many cases the species is unknown or can not be determined. No attempt has been made to remove or hide any known defects in these photos, and NONE of these propellers are believed to be reproductions of any kind.
Sales: I will reserve any propeller for a $100 PayPal deposit for 14 days pending receipt and clearing of full payment by check or other mutually agreed upon payment method. Buyer to pay actual shipping expense but there will be no charges for packing and/or crating. I will accept any item if returned in the same condition within 2 weeks at buyer's expense for shipping. Please allow adequate time for me to prepare suitable crating materials to safely pack and ship each propeller.
NOTE: Effective 12/16/11 this page has been
revised to include only those props that are still
available, and a few more "modern" propellers that
have been added to this page as well. I hope to sell
some more WW1 era props in the future. Please
contact me on the link below if you would like to be
notified by email just before that sale is made public.