Buffairo Propeller for Curtiss Model F

Comments: Built by the Buffalo Aeroplane Corporation (Buffairo), this propeller was sold as surplus by the Navy in 1920. It was used on the Curtiss model F flying boat, designed in 1913 to 1914 and ordered by the Navy around 1916. Using an OXX-3 engine necessitates the Left Hand rotation to make it a pusher prop. This propeller is in excellent original condition, with minor pitting of the varnish as seen. It''s identity is established in a 1920 catalog when it was sold as surplus (see below). Very little is known about the Buffalo Aeroplane Company although a number of their propellers, mostly built for Glenn Curtiss, still exist.

Wood: Probably mahogany

Length: 8 feet

Pitch: 4.12 feet