Propellor Collection

Airco Dh-5 War Plane
A pilot stands in front of the propellor of his Airco DH-5, a biplane fighter which had improved vision due to the the upper wing being closer to the rear of the cockpit. Date: circa 1917

Propellor of R. M. S. Queen Mary, September 1934
Photograph of one of the propellors of R.M.S. Queen Mary, then nearing completion in the John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank. The ship was christened and launched by Queen Mary on 26 September 1934

Ocean liner propellor, possibly RMS Majestic

The Channel Scorcher - Fantasy Card showing an Aviator
The Channel Scorcher - Fantasy Card depicting a plucky cross-channel Aviator! Louis Bleriot made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft on 25th July 1909

R. M. S. Queen Mary in dry dock, Southampton, April 1936
Photograph of the bow of R.M.S. Queen Mary, whilst she was in dry dock to have her hull repainted and her four propellors changed

SS Ernest Bazin, 1897
Illustration of M. Bazins Roller Steamer, SS Ernest Bazin, leaving Le Havre on a sea trial, July 1897. This vessel, launched in 1896

Girl in Aeroplane Hat
A smiling young woman balances on her head a large & unusual aeronautically inspired hat based on a bi-plane. It has an extremely big propellor

Topping Time on your Birthday - Happy Boy with a Model Plane
A Topping Time on your Birthday - Happy Birthday Boy with his new Model Plane. Date: circa 1930s

Brooklands Flying Club
Lady Chayter and Mr R. Richards, pupils at Brooklands Flying School studying for their flying certificates. Date: 1931

Sauvage Photo
FREDERIC SAUVAGE French engineer, inventor of the screw propellor, in 1854. Date: 1785 - 1857

Doggy Aviator
An excited dog aviator at the wheel of his aeroplane. Date: early 1930s

Aircraft Safety Check
A routine aircraft saftely check being carried out at Prestwick Airport, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Bonson propellor factory
E.W. Bonson. Interior of the Bonson factory, showing men working on the production of airplane propeller blades (wooden)

London Airport 1950S
B.O.A.C. Speedbird Aeroplanes of the Argonaut class being serviced on the runway of London (now London Heathrow) Airport

SS Umbria, 1893
Engraving of the Cunard steamship Umbria. During a crossing from Queenstown to New York in December 1892, the Umbrias propellor shaft broke and she was disabled

SS Sampo, 1898
Photograph of Steamship Sampo a newly constructed ice-breaker, built by Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. for the Senate of Finland, 1898

The Hydromotor Ship, 1881
Engraving of the Hydromotor Ship, invented by Dr. Emil Fleischer of Dresden, September 1881. Instead of propellor or paddle-wheel

Polishing a war-ships propellor
A woman ship-yard worker polishing a war-ships propellor in 1916. World War I saw women taking on traditionally male jobs for the first time

German Naval Patrol
Before take-off, a German naval pilot contemplates the mission before him

Bottom up after Scuttle
A German battleship floats bottom-up after scuttling at Scapa Flow

L77 Zeppelin Destroyed
French soldiers inspect the wreckage of Zeppelin L77, shot down with an incendiary shell near Brabant-le-Roi

Richardsons Swim Device
Richardsons swimming device allows one to sally forth by pedalling a propellor underwater

Child in Model Aeroplane
A young boy sits in the latest toy - a pedal-driven aero- tricycle with a clockwork propellor. This toy is guaranteed to keep children happy at Christmas

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