Blade, propeller
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1940–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0967.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Singer Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- St-Johns, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- birch & spruce blade; cellulose nitrate coating; steel bands at "hub" end; (possibly) aluminum base & plate; steel screws; cloth cushioning under base
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 32.5 cm
- Width
- 29.0 cm
- Height
- 163.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aircraft parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Singer
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- St-Johns
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
presented to Ralph Bell, Director General Aircraft branch, Dep't. of Munitions & Supply, Gov't. of Canada - Function
-
commemorative - Technical
-
blade designed for Hurricane II - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering engraved on plate on base reads: "AIRSCREW BLADE FOR THE HURRICANE II AIRCRAFT/MANUFACTURED BY/THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO./ST. JOHNS QUEBEC/COMPRESSED IMPREGNATED CANADIAN BIRCH VENEERS/AND LAMINATED CANADIAN SITKA SPRUCE/ALL COVERED WITH CELLULOSE NITRATE SHEET"; engraved on steel band at back near hub: "D.R. 531-D T.S.M.C. 11.25C-1383"; stamped into steel band at back near hub: "RA5812 1209"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- back of blade is black with yellow tip; front of blade displays multi-colour bands (green, black, white, light grey, medium grey, dark grey), yellow tip; lower cut-away portion of front of blade is dark & light wood grain; metallic grey bands around hub end of blade; base is dark wood grain with silver plate & decorative band
- Decoration
- coloured bands on outer (front) edge
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Singer Mfg. Co., Blade, propeller, between 1940–1945, Artifact no. 1966.0967, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0967.001/
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