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1-29-A-C-2..... METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE WWI COIN ...........From the private collection of a notable antique militaria enthusiast, this solid bronze coin has an eagle with outstretched wings on the front, and commemoration on the reverse that reads: this medal commemorates valuable service to the government of the United States while representing the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in selling War Savings stamps during 1918 to an amount exceeding five thousand dollars and thereby helping to win the War .........marked 'Tiffany & Co.' and side of coin is stamped 'bronze'....metro Insurance is still in business today, and continues to operate headquarters in new York.....coin measures 1.5" across and 1/8" thick......quite heavy, obviously solid........good condition original........$30
****Interesting Note- Tiffany & Co. must not have had much experience producing coins with messages inscripted on them, they used the letter 'V' for both v and for u!**** |
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| 3-29-A-C-2......REPORT OF THE AVIATION COMMISSION OF NEW YORK, 1920...........Quite a "pro-aviation" report on the current state of aviation in New York......interestingly, in the wake of WWI, this report staunchly supports the adveancement of military might and progress through aviation, many recommentdations are made, from the idea of registering all pilots and aeroplanes in the US, and that all pilots should hild an "Army, or Navy, or Aerial Mail, or International F.A.I. certificate", and that a system of airwrthiness for passenger carrying aircraft be implemented....fascinating reading......6" by 9".....18 pages in very good condition.........$19 |
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| 9-18-A-C-2.....TECHNICAL NOTES FROM NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS.......Dated December 1920, report on High Thermal Efficiency in Airplane Service ...........deals with mixture controls on aircraft engines......few aircraft engine manufacturers at the time completely understood the benefits of an adjustable mixture, and there were many variations on the now common procedure of leaning the engine at higher altitudes......some of the various ways are outlined here, with blueprint diagrams.....measures 8 by 11" with 7 typed pages .....quite impressive for.............$15 |
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10-8-A-C-2......BIPLANE TAILDRAGGER ON FLOATS POSTCARD.........There are tough men, then there are TOUGH men.......if you flew an open cockpit biplane with no starter, on taildragger floats, in snow country, you qualified in the latter category................not sure what this double bay tandem open cockpit "V" engine powered machine is....maybe one of you can figure it out.........original unused postcard measures 3.5 by 5.5" with a semi gloss detailed photo on the front....circa 19'teens'.....taildragger floats were rapidly considered obsolete!..............good shape.......$10 |
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