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Well, as the title states I have inherited this prop from my grandfather. Now, that it has been stored (somewhat poorly) I am trying to figure out what to do with it.
The background story as I know it: From what I know my grandfather bought this prop sometime around the 50's or 60's. The story I was told, is that a friend a of his at the time had just purchased the building that used to be home of the Wright Bros Manufacturing warehouse. While the two men were digging about the junk that was lying about the building, they came upon an old carpet buried under various boxes and debris in the back of the building. Rolled up in the carpet was the prop that now sits in my garage. That is what I know about this prop, and that information is only as good as my mothers and my own memory.
When I was younger I remember reading the sticker on the prop that said Wright Brothers Co. on it. I think it was blue at the time. Now, it has cracked and turned brown due to poor storage conditions. Some it is still readable, but may require a magnifying glass. It has stamped into it US12 9 2 7 6 and 8C27924 on the front near the bolt pattern. It measures 9' 2" long, 11 3/4" across its front as it lies, and 7" thick. It also has a small (1" square roughly) four leaf clover (?) stamped into it between were those numbers are located. From what I have been told, this prop was never put on a plane.
I am at loss as to what to with this thing. I saw the sticky saying not to restore something like this, I'm not sure if a collector would want it or not. So, that's why I came here, to get the opinions of some people who know WAY more about this then I do. I don't even know what kind of plane it was made for, so please remember you are talking to a complete novice in this field.
Any suggestions or information on the prop would be greatly appreciated! After looking through the pictures info available I'm kinda overwhelmed. Even pointing me in the right direction would help. Thanks for any help!
The background story as I know it: From what I know my grandfather bought this prop sometime around the 50's or 60's. The story I was told, is that a friend a of his at the time had just purchased the building that used to be home of the Wright Bros Manufacturing warehouse. While the two men were digging about the junk that was lying about the building, they came upon an old carpet buried under various boxes and debris in the back of the building. Rolled up in the carpet was the prop that now sits in my garage. That is what I know about this prop, and that information is only as good as my mothers and my own memory.
When I was younger I remember reading the sticker on the prop that said Wright Brothers Co. on it. I think it was blue at the time. Now, it has cracked and turned brown due to poor storage conditions. Some it is still readable, but may require a magnifying glass. It has stamped into it US12 9 2 7 6 and 8C27924 on the front near the bolt pattern. It measures 9' 2" long, 11 3/4" across its front as it lies, and 7" thick. It also has a small (1" square roughly) four leaf clover (?) stamped into it between were those numbers are located. From what I have been told, this prop was never put on a plane.
I am at loss as to what to with this thing. I saw the sticky saying not to restore something like this, I'm not sure if a collector would want it or not. So, that's why I came here, to get the opinions of some people who know WAY more about this then I do. I don't even know what kind of plane it was made for, so please remember you are talking to a complete novice in this field.
Any suggestions or information on the prop would be greatly appreciated! After looking through the pictures info available I'm kinda overwhelmed. Even pointing me in the right direction would help. Thanks for any help!
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