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Last updated 24 August 2010 11:44

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NEWS
"The Design and Manufacture of British Aircraft Propellers in WW1"
Our new book on the design and manufacture of British WW1 aircraft propellers is now published.  This hard-backed, full colour book is printed on art paper with over 130 illustrations.  

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More books coming soon!
The first of a planned series of five books on WW1 propeller makers is nearing publication.  This is the first in a series which, when complete, will provide a record of propeller manufacture in Britain during WW1.   The aim of this series of books is to provide a guide to individual British WWI propellers, to illustrate the various types and to describe those who made them.  The makers are dealt with in alphabetical order, with part one covering the three design authorities (RAF, AD and AB) and makers from the Aircraft Construction Co to Boulton & Paul.

Hub plate
We recently made a hub plate for a customer who bought a Sopwith Camel prop from us.  We were so pleased with the result that we made a second example for our newly restored Bristol Fighter prop.

Hub plate

Let us know if you want a hub plate for your prop; they cost about £450.

WE NEED YOUR HELP 1 
If you own or have details of any British or German prop from WW1 please tell us.  We are beginning the second edition of our books on British and German props and would appreciate photographs and details of the hub data.

WE NEED YOUR HELP 2 
If you own an RAF fusee clock, please send us details of the information stamped on the back plate of the movement.

Fake Sector Clocks
We reiterate our advice that we do not recommend buying sector clocks on eBay.  In our opinion, the ratio over the last 12 months is about three fakes to each genuine clock.  What fakers do is buy an Elliott RAF white dial clock.  These are identical to a RAF sector clock except for the dial.  All the faker has to do is have the white dial repainted as a sector dial.  Elliott RAF white dial clocks sell in the trade for about 500GBP, about 750 USD.  Repainting the dial costs less than 100GBP, about 150 USD.  The resulting clock sells for 1700 GBP on eBay.  The faker has made over 1000 GBP profit, about 1500 USD.  The clock which the faker sells is fraudulent.  All the parts of it are genuine RAF, except the repainted dial, but nonetheless it is intended to deceive the customer and in effect rob him of around 1000 GBP.

eBook

For full details of our e-book see our CD Book page.

 

 

 

 

 

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