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

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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://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0967.001/

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