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Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

France

Type

MEMORABILIA-World War I

Manufacturer

Ratmanoff & Cie.

Physical Description

Propeller tip carving trench art; relief of Mercury/Hermes 139th Aero Squadron insignia depicted on top center of tip; partially carved U.S. Air Service wings in center; partially carved letter text "AMERICA, FRANCE" above decal; partial Ramanoff & Cie. manufacture decal bottom center.

Dimensions

3-D: 49.4 × 19.1 × 4.9cm (19 7/16 × 7 1/2 × 1 15/16 in.)

Materials

Wood, possibly Walnut
Paint
Unknown surface coating

Inventory Number

A20060415000

Credit Line

Donated by the family of Robert S. Sanford

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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