Shreck Propeller

[brianalmquist]

I have a Shreck Propeller with the following details.

One one side of the hub it reads:

Hyd Schreck FBA
His 180

On the other side of the hub it reads:

Sie 18567
No 31
U H
It has two decals that I can't make out. Both are a octagonal shape and appears to have been blue and gold in color.

It is 104” Long. The leading edges of the prop are copper clad.
On bolt circle is: 27 11 25 KC
The wood appears to be mahogany, but I'm not sure.

See pictures

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Does anyone know anything about it and what it might be worth?


Thanks, Brian

[pmdec]

Hi,

The small octogonal decal is the one of people who made the lacquer coating. You can see one here : http://www.woodenpropeller.com/forum...read.php?t=452 (bottom of first page).

Markings are probably for a FBA seaplane type 17, but I don't know exactly which model. If your reading of numbers on the flat side of the hub are correct, the prop was made in 1925 (consistent with a/c).

As those planes were pushers, it is on the prop intrados you have to look for the prop maker decal. Because of its shape and the serial number structure, I think it is a Lumière prop. There is a very bad decal (and how it has to be further in the thread) here : http://lagrandeguerre.cultureforum.n...lice-de-voisin

The wood may be mahogany, but preferably beech.

If there is some decal leftover on the intrados, please post a picture.

Regards,
PM

[brianalmquist]

Shreck Propeller

PM,

Thank you for your reply. I will check again for a decal but I didn't see one previously.

Brian A.