Sopwith Star White Tip Wood Propeller (4ft)

Hand-crafted from mahogany, this impressive 4ft Sopwith Camel Wooden Propeller features hand-painted sopwith star roundels on each propeller blade. Includes hanging hardware for display. Inspired by the same wooden propellers used to power the Sopwith Camel during WWI

Material: Mahogany
Color:     White and Mahogany
Size:  (WxDxH):  48  x 2.5 inch

Wood propellers used to be replaced as often as tires. Old ones were usually taken home, completed with a clock, and hung over the mantel. Mechanics, pilots, flight-crew. They wore propeller tiepins and badges and transformed propellers into memorabilia. A continuation of a flight-tradition