5 blade propellor

[Bob Gardner]

This quaintly named site describes the Gyro Engine Co and its factory in Washington.

http://www.curatorofshit.com/we-hope...washington-dc/

[pmdec]

Hi,

Bob, thank you for the follow up and for the pictures! What a prop!

I read your link about Gyro Co, and the Wikipedia page about Emile Berliner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Berliner) where there is quite the same story, but there is another one there: http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/mo...gnomeomega.pdf ***. At page 16, it is said that Gnome Engine Company sold licences of the rotary engine to some companies, including two American ones in 1911: The General Vehicule and Gyro-Motor (Emile Berliner). I search for that as engines on pictures on the page http://www.curatorofshit.com/we-hope...washington-dc/ look very like Gnome engines.

I can't said who is right.

Regards,
PM

***By Gérard Hartmann, from http://www.hydroretro.net/etudegh/index.php website, a very good one.


PS: As I don't believe you planted the prop in the lawn. So... how does it stands alone? Photoshop? But the shadow doesn't show anything ...

[Bob Gardner]

Bonjour Pierre-Michel,

In the original photograph it is held by the finger tips of Anne and her husband! And as you correctly guess they have been photo-shopped; and their shadows too.

I'm off to explore your links.

With kind regards,

Bob

[pmdec]

Hi,

.../... they have been photo-shopped; and their shadows too..../...

Very well done! Have you seen this: http://giopetsgraphicart.blogspot.co...m-madonna.html ? One of my prefered...

Regards,
PM

[MWP_Lamar]

Thanks for your research Bob and thanks for sharing it with us. What a find! A true national treasure.

Lamar

[Bob Gardner]

Bonjour Pierre,

Very well done! Have you seen this: http://giopetsgraphicart.blogspot.co...m-madonna.html ? One of my prefered...

C'est bon, magnifique! I wish I could do that.

With kind regards,

Bob