AN ENGLISH LAMINATED OAK AND MAHOGANY PROPELLER FROM THE LE RHONE ROTARY ENGINE OF AN AVRO 504 AIRPLANE
Circa 1919
Bearing identification stamps indicating British Air Ministry registration, 270cm wide
Estimate: |
£500 - £700
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Hammer price:
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£500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance:
The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers.
The AVRO 504K fighter bomber aeroplane was used in the First World
War. 10,000 were built between 1913 to 1932 making it the most
produced plane from WWI. It was later flown by 40 air forces world wide.