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  • Help appreciated in identifying, valuing and selling prop.

    Hello from Vancouver, BC, Canada

    I have had a wooden propellor for 24 or so years and would like help in identilying it for the purpose of valuing and selling it as I no longer have space for it. It is in a good original condition which I think should be displayed on a restored aircraft that it suits. It does not appear to have ever been mounted. It has an original clear finish and still bears an inspection stamp by Inspector #3. I have photos but don't see how to add them. Thanks for any help and advice you can offer. Ron

    Details.
    Laminated wood.
    Length / 86 1/4 inches
    Hub 9 1/4 inches across flat side.
    8 times 1/2 inch bolt pattern.
    6 inches thick from flat to flat side.
    Model 43K15131.
    Serial # / AF43B2296.
    Stamp on hub / B2296.
    Sensenich Bros.
    Inspection stamp / Inspected and approved No.3.

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    Hello Vancouver,

    Your prop was made for the U.S. military on a contract let in 1943. For more precise possible usage please see the Sensenich design number 86RA-61 (the civilian designation) on my web page at http://www.modernwoodenpropellers.com/sensenich.htm

    I would check the eBay completed auctions for some idea of its value although prices vary dramatically.

    Lamar

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    • #3
      Thank you Lamar

      Thanks for the information Lamar. It was very quick and most helpful. I have been out of commission since I posted my request for help and will be away for another six weeks starting next week so I don't have much chance of following up until probably after Christmas.

      Your website indicates that my prop is from a Fairchild which I have to admit I know nothing about. Does anyone know if this prop is desirable as a collector's piece. Where does it fit between 0 and 10 as collectable? Were there many made and did many suriive. Would there be someone somewhere looking for a good one to use in restoring what it would have been built for? Any further information or suggestions would be appreciated. Ron

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      • #4
        I'd say on a scale of 1 to 10 it's right about in the middle. It's not a rare prop by any means, and its "collectibility" probably relates more to its condition than anything. In good condition, those props seem to sell on eBay for something in the $600 to $1000 range, but there are always exceptions.

        It would be unusual to use it on a restoration, unless it was just for a static display. A new propeller of the same type is readily available in most cases.
        Dave

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        • #5
          Thanks Dave.
          That sheds a lot of light on the issue for me. I had initally thought it would have been a special piece due to it's new condition. I am away for six weeks but may try to sell it in the new year. Ron

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