United Technologies Sikorsky Aircraft Paperweight, 1985
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Artifact Overview
Igor Sikorsky's VS-300, built in 1939, was the first practical helicopter developed and flown in the United States. Sikorsky donated it to The Henry Ford in 1943. When the helicopter was refurbished by United Technologies Sikorsky Aircraft in 1984, pieces of its original fabric covering were mounted into commemorative paperweights -- symbolic tributes to the VS-300's technological significance.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Paperweight
Date Made
1985
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.0.25.138
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plexiglas (TM)
Cloth
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