Falcon Airplane Propeller, 1917-1925

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Propeller

Date Made

1917-1925

Creator Notes

Likely manufactured by Jamestown Mantel Company of Falconer, New York and sold by Jamestown Propeller Company.

Location

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
Falcon Airplane Propeller, 1917-1925