Le Rhone prop manufactured by the Dutch firm Hembrug in 1920

[Varese2002]

At the moment a propeller has come on the market which has the following specification:

- Model O
- Le Rhone 110 pk (hp) propellor
- D 244 (diameter 244 cm)
- Propeller is made by the firm Hembrug (a firm in Holland), which is obviously Royal (looking at the Crown above the letter W).
- On the propeller under the manafucturers name is the date of manufacturing : 1920. [ So it just falls in the "modern" wooden propellers).







Is it possible to find any more information than what I can deduct now from the available photographs. Is it possible to give an indication of the price of this sort of propeller.

Varese

[Dave]

Well, it certainly fits in the early design category, even if it might have been manufactured after WW1. I know nothing about Hembrug.

I did look through my listings of AEF propellers and could not find a specific propeller of that exact size that matches any of the ones listed for the LeRhone engine (although there are several that are listed as 245cm).