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Object Name |
Airframe part |
Date |
1942-1944 ca |
Maker |
Saranac Lake, NY: Gladd Brothers Company |
Material |
Iron |
Description |
Large hex fitting, threaded, part of the landing gear. Made of iron with zinc wash. Short tube with threaded lines on the side. Hexagon top. The airframe consists of the fuselage, wings and undercarriage. The hex fitting 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 |
H-0.75 W-1.75 inches |
Collection |
TRAN10 |
Catalog Number |
1994.032.0002V |
Imagefile |
078\1994.032.0002v.JPG |
Species |
Airframe part |
Owned by |
Gladd Family |
Credit line |
Gift of William Gladd |