Description:

South Pacific to Western United States, ca. 1935 to 1945, Large and heavy single airplane propeller in a gorgeous dark, highly grained hardwood. Attached to original collar and geared mechanism, this was attached along with one to three additional blades - but most of the Pan Pacific clipper fleet used three propellers per engine. Most likely coming off a radial engine, brass front blade protector held in place with length of smooth rivets. Althugh this is simply an educated guess (wood experts, please feel free to correct me), this propeller appears to be made of Monkey Wood, a hard, dense wood often used in outdoor applications. Size: 52" L x 9.25" W (132.1 cm x 23.5 cm)

This was acquired by our client in 1966. His claim is that this was used on one of the first Pan Pacific flights between the US mainland and Hawaii. There is unfortunately no way to confirm this, but the blade is certainly of the style that would have been used during this period.

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired 1964 to mid-1990s

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