Antique G.B. Lewis Wooden Cessna Luscombe Airplane Propeller Aircraft Prop 72"

Description

Early 20th century wooden airplane propeller with metal edge trim and sprayed yellow accents, by the G.B. Lewis Company. Marked “G.B. Lewis Co. - Ser. 17482 – Des. L66CK - 47 – P.C. No. 20 – T.C. 818.”

L66CK-47
Cessna 140 - Continental C-90
Luscombe 8F - Continental C-90

The G.B. Lewis Company started as a two man shop in 1863 and was known for many years as the world’s largest manufacturer of beeware/apiary supplies. They were originally set up as manufacturers of beekeepers supplies and shipping crates, etc. They were known for many years as the world's largest manufacturer of beekeeper supplies. Today As the company evolved throughout the decades, wood and wire material handling containers, golf ball washers, wooden Venetian blinds and wooden airplane propellers became the firm's trademark products. To remain competitive in the marketplace, in the late '40s the company began an intensive research program using fiberglass reinforced plastic as a material for industrial handling containers. In 1949 G. B. Lewis became the first company to produce a fiberglass tote pan. G.B. Lew still operates as Orbis Corporation, focused on shipping crates and reusable containers.

Condition

Good Overall - Gently used; one chunk taken out of center

Dimensions

72” x 3.5” x 6” (Width x Depth x Height)