PERSONAL BUTTON OF AVIATION ENGINEER & INVENTOR C.B. CHUPP.
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Starting Bid:
$86.25
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #211 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1196 in auction 211
Item Description
This item and the next two items as well as item #644 are from the estate of Carl B. Chupp. He was an aviation engineer and his accomplishments include a 1936 patent for a gyrocopter kite. This particular item is a 1.25" button reading "Institute Of The Aeronautical Sciences Inc." Spring pin holds paper on fabric tag with many small creases but clear inscription plus his penciled name, "Rotating Wing Aircraft Meeting/The Franklin Institute/C.B. Chupp." Button is NM displaying Mint and the first we've seen. Rare.
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