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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Airplane Propeller Model
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Airplane Propeller Model

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.439
Object Type Model
Maker (American, founded 1918)
Gifter
Mediumaluminum
Dimensionsoverall H 5/8 in x W 9 3/8 in x D 5/8 in (1.6 cm x 23.8 cm x 1.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn aluminum small-scale model of a two-sided propeller blade. There are two maker's stickers adhered to the piece, one at either end: HAMILTON STANDARD PROPELLER COMPANY.
Historical NoteFDR kept this model of an airplane propeller on his Oval Office desk and may have used it as a letter opener. It is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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On view
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