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Lot 108

A Stearman (Boeing) brass model bi-plane
Theater-made, 1940s
10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm.) length x wingspan.

22 February 2013, 13:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$3,125 inc. premium

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A Stearman (Boeing) brass model bi-plane
Theater-made, 1940s

A desk-top brass model of a Stearman model 75 bi-plane, used extensively as a trainer for the USAAF and the USN, both versatile and easy to keep maintained. The brass base pinned to a wooden base at each corner, and with a central screw through the center.
10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm.) length x wingspan.

Footnotes

Exhibited:
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York, 1995-2007

Provenance:
The War Museum

The Stearman Model 75, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet and was introduced in 1934, with over 9,800 built in the 1930s and 40s. After the war 1000s were sold for civilian use for crop dusting, sports planes and acrobatics.

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