I just found this forum as I was mulling the idea of selling a big old prop I have but have not been able to ID. Here is the story....
About 20 years ago I saw it in the rafters of a garage at a rummage sale. The old WW2 vet would not sell it. a few years later he had another sale, this time because he was terminally ill and I was able to buy the prop. All he told me is it was an old military prop. It was painted a greenish grey color and sadly at the time I did not know better and sanded it off and buffed the metal edges to a luster. The edges are brass with copper rivets. The wood looks to be Oak. It is 128" long, and a RH rotation according to the stamping. at the time, I called the Smithsonian and the air and space museum and had no luck getting an idea of what it came off of. They guessed a WW1 bomber (but it was too big) or an airship. The fact it was painted instead of varnished or shellacked is unusual.
Any help would be great.
About 20 years ago I saw it in the rafters of a garage at a rummage sale. The old WW2 vet would not sell it. a few years later he had another sale, this time because he was terminally ill and I was able to buy the prop. All he told me is it was an old military prop. It was painted a greenish grey color and sadly at the time I did not know better and sanded it off and buffed the metal edges to a luster. The edges are brass with copper rivets. The wood looks to be Oak. It is 128" long, and a RH rotation according to the stamping. at the time, I called the Smithsonian and the air and space museum and had no luck getting an idea of what it came off of. They guessed a WW1 bomber (but it was too big) or an airship. The fact it was painted instead of varnished or shellacked is unusual.
Any help would be great.
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