Skip to main content

This auction has ended. View lot details

You may also be interested in

Lot 493

FABRIC SEGMENT FROM THE KITTY HAWK FLYER.

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$8,125 inc. premium

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

How to sell

Looking for a similar item?

Our History of Science & Technology specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.

Find your local specialist

Ask about this lot

FABRIC SEGMENT FROM THE KITTY HAWK FLYER.

Square segment of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, approximately 38 x 38 mm, affixed to an 8 x 10 inch card with image of the flyer taking off at Kitty Hawk, printed with a certificate of authenticity reading "Original Fabric from Kitty Hawk 'Wright Flyer' Certification for Gordon P. Olley ... I certify that this piece was used in the first successful flight in history by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, N.C." bearing the signature of Lester D. Gardner. Matted, framed and glazed.

Lester Gardner was the Editor-in-Chief of Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering from 1916 to 1921, a founder of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and a friend of Orville Wright. He worked with Wright to arrange for the first public display of the original flyer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1916.

Additional information

Bid now on these items