What's in Dave's trunk this week?

[aeoliandave]

Alongside are display cases about Dirigibles and Airship history.

 

[aeoliandave]

A section of Duraluminum girder from the Shannedohah.


 


Literally so lightweight you can blow it over with a breath.


 


I think it would make a very nice table accent lamp with rice paper inside...

 

[aeoliandave]

Shot of the cockpit of the Blimp

 

[aeoliandave]

Seating area for 8 lucky passengers. How 1960s...how Pan-Am.

 

[aeoliandave]

Some original WW2 fuselage art.

 

[aeoliandave]

another from a sub hunter amphibian

 

[aeoliandave]

They have an extensive Uniform collection donated by members. Pilots from America, England, Japan and of course the full Luftwaffe.


One large case exclusively for pilot's flight helmets with oxygen respirators and all - that Doug Smith would appreciate.


Also the ladies uniforms of the WACS, who delivered the planes overseas to spare fighting men for...fighting.


Also a large room devoted to the 'Rosie the Riveter' gals who built the planes in wartime factories. And much personal memorabilia from the guys and gals who served.


It was humbling and electrifying all at once to read personal journals and postcards.


 


Large detailed models of the Liberators and Flying Fortresses.

 

[aeoliandave]

How to fly a B-29 Super Fortress

 

[aeoliandave]

Nasty li'l buggers but that's the reality of War Combat.

 

[aeoliandave]

Off down to Canton to the Classic Car Museum.


 


This is the back of the old car Dealership - the parking lot. The fence is original, too.

 

[aeoliandave]

The front of the Dealership. They sold and serviced high end luxury automobiles here.

 

[aeoliandave]

The Museum, I was told, is the private lifetime collection of the scion of a wealthy Canton family, now deceased, who decided to purchase this building when the collection grew too big. Consequently it represents the man's interests. As a young man he restored all these automobiles himself and gathered up trinkets and gew-gaws that tied in somehow.


 


It is very impressive, if a bit crowded...

 

[aeoliandave]

The building is square with two showrooms up front and a wide central hallway between. The equally large rear area is for servicing and repair, with a lounge for the Chauffeurs.

 

[aeoliandave]

Very interesting walnut auxiliary radio speaker/plant stand for the well-appointed home.

 

[aeoliandave]

a small table of radios...

 

[aeoliandave]

A case of Car radiator and hood mascots. Some of these don't even appear in the glossy Hood Mascot reference books I've read.


 


This red flaming rocketplane would look good on my car...

 

[aeoliandave]

The glass panes did not afford for the best photography but I did my best.

 

[aeoliandave]

more

 

[aeoliandave]

and some more

 

[aeoliandave]

more still...


 


Oh the glamor and allure of the Winged Woman.