Blade, propeller

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OBJECT TYPE: COMMEMORATIVE
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0966.001

MANUFACTURER: Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: aluminum

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 147.5 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: Alcan
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Kingston

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WWII (1939-1945); presented to Ralph Bell Sept. 3, 1941
Canada: first aluminum propeller blade forged in Canada; Ralph Bell was Director General, Aircraft Branch, Dep't. of Munitions & Supply, Gov't. of Canada
Function: commemorative
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: engraved lettering on blade reads: "FIRST ALUMINUM PROPELLER BLADE/FORGED IN CANADA/PRESENTED TO RALPH P. BELL/DIRECTOR GENERAL OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION/WHO WITH A GROUP OF NEWSPAPER MEN/WITNESSED THE FORGING OF THIS BLADE/AT THE OPENING OF THE FORGE PLANT OF THE/ALUMINUM CONPANY OF CANADA LTD./KINGSTON ONTARIO/3RD SEPTEMBER 1941"
Missing: N/A
Finish: grey
Decoration: none

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Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., Blade, propeller, 1941, Artifact no. 1966.0966, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0966.001/

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