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CRAFT-Aircraft Parts
2 clamps and 2 bolts with nuts from Blade A of the Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-1A
3-D (Clamp): 8.7 × 6.3 × 2.2cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/2 × 7/8 in.)3-D (Bolt): 7.3 × 1.9 × 1.6cm (2 7/8 × 3/4 × 5/8 in.)
Ferrous AlloyAdhesive Residue
A19560048007
Gift of the Autogiro Company of America
National Air and Space Museum
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