Object Record
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Object Name |
Airframe part |
Date |
1942-1944 ca |
Maker |
Saranac Lake, NY: Gladd Brothers Company |
Material |
Aluminum |
Description |
Brace, part of the landing gear. Made of aluminum. Long, flat shaft with two short arms at either end to attach a screw through. The airframe consists of the fuselage, wings and undercarriage. The brace is a part of the landing gear. |
Notes |
Items donated were manufactured in the Gladd Brothers Company of Saranac Lake, NY between 1942 and 1944. The business started as a boat business in 1928, but quickly expanded and took on the franchise for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Cars. During World War II, they operated a defense plant employing more than 200 workers, giving Saranac Lake one of the biggest payrolls ever known from its private industry. The Gladd Brothers sold the business in 1949. |
Dimensions |
W-2.5 L-15 inches |
Collection |
TRAN10 |
Catalog Number |
1994.032.0002C |
Imagefile |
078\1994.032.0002c.JPG |
Species |
Airframe part |
Owned by |
Gladd Family |
Credit line |
Gift of William Gladd |