Falcon Airplane Propeller, 1917-1925
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Falcon-brand propellers were sold by the Jamestown Propeller Company of Jamestown, New York, circa 1918-1919. The company marketed its propellers under a government contract during World War I. Jamestown was a center of wooden furniture and mantle production, and it had the skilled workforce necessary to produce complex hand-carved propellers.
Falcon-brand propellers were sold by the Jamestown Propeller Company of Jamestown, New York, circa 1918-1919. The company marketed its propellers under a government contract during World War I. Jamestown was a center of wooden furniture and mantle production, and it had the skilled workforce necessary to produce complex hand-carved propellers.
Artifact
Propeller
Date Made
1917-1925
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Jamestown
Creator Notes
Likely manufactured by Jamestown Mantel Company of Falconer, New York and sold by Jamestown Propeller Company.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky
Object ID
2000.0.7.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Metal
Color
Brown
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Length: 16 in
Width: 98.25 in
Inscriptions
stamped on wing: Falcon / Jamestown N.Y. / 1522. / 100.B/ / T.M. / 8'2 X 6' / S.U. / 100 / 232
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