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.
Click here for more
details.
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.
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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