Aeroplane
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal, rubber and silk.
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937030.3
Summary
'AL-MA' model aeroplane, (Brevete) Paris, consisting of: (.1) central metal pole with two stretched brown/orange silk wings on which is printed 'AL-MA'; (.2) two brown/orange silk triangles attached to a metal rod; (.3) thin, dark wood propellor with white metal plate at the front on which is twice inscribed 'BREVETE / AL-MA / PARIS'; (.4) bundle of thin rubber strips, now extremely brittle.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).