[Shop-talk] Shipping antique wooden propellers

[Jim Stone]

Mike: that was actually my original plan, at least for the non-west coast props.  Unfortunately, while I do have a pickup, it is a Honda Ridgeline and the bed is too short to safely transport most of them.  That said, Moose’s generous offer (this is definitely the most incredible email list ever!) might change the dynamics.  Moose: Thank you!!  I am just about to leave the house to go do some handyman work for my daughter, but will contact you separately later today.  

Also, for anyone interested, here are a couple of photos.  I kept out some of the details trying to keep the initial post as focused on the question as possible, but as you can see, one of the props isn’t wood.



MJ invented and held the patent on the hollow core metal prop.  This may well be the first one and it was the only one in the collection I really wanted.



Thanks again everyone!

Jim


> On Apr 10, 2022, at 5:24 AM, eric at megageek.com wrote:
> 
> The whole deal would be how you package them.  Just so happens, I have large long pelican cases that they would fit into. 
> 
> I would be more than happy to donate any cases that would fit the props to you if you paid for shipping.  Once in a case (with the foam around it) I can't image that there is much that can happen. 
> 
> Once of the cases should fit the 10' (I'll have to measure it for sure.) and I have another one that will do an 8'.  If you have shorter ones, I have more smaller cases. 
> 
> Just let me know. 
> 
> Moose. 
> 
> 
> 
> From:        Jim Stone <1789alpine at gmail.com> 
> To:        Shop Talk <shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net> 
> Date:        04/09/2022 19:08 
> Subject:        [Shop-talk] Shipping antique wooden propellers 
> Sent by:        "Shop-talk" <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> 
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> 
> My great grandfather was one of the country’s first manufacturer’s of wooden airplane propellers and his personal collection of 7 props was sold to a collector in Savannah, GA when he died.  I, and other members of my family, have worked for many years to have them returned to the family and we finally succeeded last week.  We had a family lottery to find them new homes and 3 of them now need to go to the west coast, 3 to the Chicago area and the last to Kentucky.  (It isn’t relevant to the question that follows, but it is nice to add that 6 of the 7 are going to younger members of the family that are buying their first prop.  Those of my generation have been searching them out and snapping them up for years, and most of us already own one or two*.)
> 
> Now comes the hard part: getting them to their new owners.  The props are 80 to 110 years old and most of them are around 8’ long; one is 10’.  The good thing about wooden props is that they don’t weigh much, but they will need to be handled carefully.  We are planning on shipping them in two bundles of three props (the one to KY will be handled separately) and need to find a shipper who can pack them up in GA and get them to the west coast and Chicago.  This is a long shot, but does anyone here have any contacts or direct knowledge of a shipper that might be appropriate for the job?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
> *Shop content: My props hang on the inside wall adjacent to my shop.  :)
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