WILLIAM BUSHNELL STOUT Aviation & Automotive Pioneer 1943 AUTOGRAPH W/ Broadside
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Stout, William Bushnell (1880-1956). American inventor, engineer and designer who was a pioneer in the automotive and aviation fields. AUTOGRAPH of the aviation and automotive pioneer WILLIAM BUSHNELL STOUT penned on a card beneath an ORIGINAL PEN & INK SKETCH OF A FUTURISTIC VEHICLE, together with his "STOOSE" [aka "STOUT GOOSE"] BROADSIDE and his original STOUT RESEARCH mailing envelope. Dearborn, Michigan, 1943. The pioneering American inventor, engineer and designer William B. ...Stout's autograph boldly penned on a 2-1/2 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide card below an original black & red pen & ink sketch of the "Stout Scarab", a futuristic looking vehicle. Signed "Wm B. Stout". Fine.
Together with a 6-5/8 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide broadside on cream card stock. Printed within a double-ruled blue frame are the 2 stanzas of his 12 line poem printed in red beneath a vignette of a red & blue goose-headed airplane. "A wonderful bird is the stoose* / With neck twice as long / He's not like a pelican / Or even a helican / To us, he's 'ideas on the loose'", reads the first stanza. There are a couple of spots of minor foxing along the top edge of the broadside, else near fine.
Also with the original 3-7/8 inch high by 7-3/8 inch wide "Stout Research" mailing envelope, postmarked September 15, 1943 from Michigan, illustrated with the vignette of a "Stoose" and the firm's return address printed in green along the left edge. The envelope is very slightly creased and lightly darkened along the edges.
The American inventor, engineer & designer William Bushnell Stout (1880-1956) was a pioneer who contributed groundbreaking work in the automotive and aviation fields. An executive at the Ford Motor Company, he designed what became the Ford Trimotor aircraft. Chief Engineer for the Schurmeir Motor Truck Company by 1907, he was the Chicago Tribune's automobile and aviation editor by 1912 and founded the U.S.'s first aviation magazine "Aerial Age". He was hired as chief engineer by several automobile corporations over the years, designing the "cyclecar" and, several years after starting his own firm "The Stout Engineering Company" in 1919, he built the prototype for the "Stout Scarab" in 1932, subsequently founding the "Stout Motor Car Company". A consummate inventor, he co-operated with Owen-Corning on Project Y to create the "Forty-Six", a fiberglass car with compressed air suspension and electric doors. The retail price being too high, Stout abandoned the idea of mass producing the vehicle. In conjunction with his automobile designs, Stout built a number of all-metal aircraft influenced by the work of Hugo Junkers. In 1923, Walter Lees flew the "Stout Air-Sedan" on its test flights. His firm, the "Stout Metal Airplane Company" was bought by Ford Motor in 1924. He designed an internally braced cantilevered wing which led to the "Batwing Plane" and the metal "Torpedo Plane". Stout served as advisor to the United States Aircraft Board and continued to design innovative airplanes including the "Stout 2-AT" and "3-AT", the all-aluminum "Buckley LC-4", and a flying car using a Spratt wing. Stout is also recognized as the originator of prefab housing and the sliding car seat.
I UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE ABOVE AUTOGRAPH!TERMS: Shipping charges are calculated based on the total packed weight of this item. New York State residents will be assessed and charged the relevant sales tax. Postage on foreign orders will be assessed and billed at full value. You may request Express Mail or Air Mail service at additional charge. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.PLEASE E-MAIL FOR EXACT EXPRESS MAIL OR FOREIGN SHIPPING CHARGES!We accept PayPal.Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Check out my other items!
Together with a 6-5/8 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide broadside on cream card stock. Printed within a double-ruled blue frame are the 2 stanzas of his 12 line poem printed in red beneath a vignette of a red & blue goose-headed airplane. "A wonderful bird is the stoose* / With neck twice as long / He's not like a pelican / Or even a helican / To us, he's 'ideas on the loose'", reads the first stanza. There are a couple of spots of minor foxing along the top edge of the broadside, else near fine.
Also with the original 3-7/8 inch high by 7-3/8 inch wide "Stout Research" mailing envelope, postmarked September 15, 1943 from Michigan, illustrated with the vignette of a "Stoose" and the firm's return address printed in green along the left edge. The envelope is very slightly creased and lightly darkened along the edges.
The American inventor, engineer & designer William Bushnell Stout (1880-1956) was a pioneer who contributed groundbreaking work in the automotive and aviation fields. An executive at the Ford Motor Company, he designed what became the Ford Trimotor aircraft. Chief Engineer for the Schurmeir Motor Truck Company by 1907, he was the Chicago Tribune's automobile and aviation editor by 1912 and founded the U.S.'s first aviation magazine "Aerial Age". He was hired as chief engineer by several automobile corporations over the years, designing the "cyclecar" and, several years after starting his own firm "The Stout Engineering Company" in 1919, he built the prototype for the "Stout Scarab" in 1932, subsequently founding the "Stout Motor Car Company". A consummate inventor, he co-operated with Owen-Corning on Project Y to create the "Forty-Six", a fiberglass car with compressed air suspension and electric doors. The retail price being too high, Stout abandoned the idea of mass producing the vehicle. In conjunction with his automobile designs, Stout built a number of all-metal aircraft influenced by the work of Hugo Junkers. In 1923, Walter Lees flew the "Stout Air-Sedan" on its test flights. His firm, the "Stout Metal Airplane Company" was bought by Ford Motor in 1924. He designed an internally braced cantilevered wing which led to the "Batwing Plane" and the metal "Torpedo Plane". Stout served as advisor to the United States Aircraft Board and continued to design innovative airplanes including the "Stout 2-AT" and "3-AT", the all-aluminum "Buckley LC-4", and a flying car using a Spratt wing. Stout is also recognized as the originator of prefab housing and the sliding car seat.
I UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE ABOVE AUTOGRAPH!TERMS: Shipping charges are calculated based on the total packed weight of this item. New York State residents will be assessed and charged the relevant sales tax. Postage on foreign orders will be assessed and billed at full value. You may request Express Mail or Air Mail service at additional charge. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.PLEASE E-MAIL FOR EXACT EXPRESS MAIL OR FOREIGN SHIPPING CHARGES!We accept PayPal.Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Check out my other items!
