Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Seven Fabric Relics of Famous Aircrafts, Museum Annotation Papers

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• Lot Description
  Collection of aircraft fabric fragment relics on print marketed in the 1970/80's by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. The fabric originated from famous aircraft that were being restored/conserved. These pieces were part of the Smithsonian's "Aviation Relic Series" which featured a print image of the aircraft and an attached 2" x 2" pieces of fabric from the specific aircraft. This collection includes: - two (2) dark brown swatches from Oakley Kelly and John Macready's Fokker T-2; - two (2) swatches from the DE Havilland DH-4 WWI bomber; - a brown swatch from Calbraith Perry Rodgers's Wright Brothers Vin Fiz; - a dark brown swatch from Lt. Heinz von Beaulieu-Maerconnay's Fokker D-VI 'U.10'; - and a light brown swatch from the Albatros D.Va No. 7161/17. Accompanied by copies of the Smithsonian's marketing materials related to the series.

  Condition

  Very good overall, two posters slightly undulated with small residues to the margins edge.