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media:NASM-A20060414000cp01

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Object details:

Object Name: Trench Art, Propeller Tip Carving
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20060415000

	Object Name
	Trench Art, Propeller Tip Carving

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b6052927-d338-47e7-8d11-d9f89bf88c80

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Ratmanoff & Cie.

	Materials
	Wood, possibly Walnut

	Materials
	Paint

	Materials
	Unknown surface coating

	Dimensions
	3-D: 49.4 × 19.1 × 4.9cm (19 7/16 × 7 1/2 × 1 15/16 in.)

	Physical Description
	Propeller tip carving trench art; relief of Mercury/Hermes 139th Aero Squadron insignia depicted on top center of tip; partially carved U.S. Air Service wings in center; partially carved letter text "AMERICA, FRANCE" above decal; partial Ramanoff & Cie. manufacture decal bottom center.

	Country of Origin
	France

	Credit Line
	Donated by the family of Robert S. Sanford

	Inventory Number
	A20060415000

	Type
	MEMORABILIA-World War I

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