GLENN CURTISS Aviation Pioneer & Aircraft Designer Autograph
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:46137437 | Modified Item: No |
| Type: Autograph | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
GLENN CURTISS
Please note: I have inherited this piece in a large collection of ephemera and autographs from my father's business. To the best of my knowledge the item is authentic. Please feel free to ask any ???s. I, of course, guarantee it to be genuine.
Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bic...ycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships. In 1908, Curtiss joined the Aerial Experiment Association, a pioneering research group, founded by Alexander Graham Bell at Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, to build flying machines.Curtiss won a race at the world's first international air meet in France and made the first long-distance flight in the U.S. His contributions in designing and building aircraft led to the formation of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. His company built aircraft for the U.S. Army and Navy, and, during the years leading up to World War I, his experiments with seaplanes led to advances in naval aviation. Curtiss civil and military aircraft were predominant in the interwar and World War II eras.Lived: May 21, 1878 - Jul 23, 1930 (age 52)Spouse: Pearl NeffFounded: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company · Aerial Experiment AssociationInventions: AileronDesigned: Curtiss JN-4 · Curtiss No. 1 · AEA Silver Dart · Curtiss No. 2 · AEA June Bug****************************************
Please note: I have inherited this piece in a large collection of ephemera and autographs from my father's business. To the best of my knowledge the item is authentic. Please feel free to ask any ???s. I, of course, guarantee it to be genuine.
Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry. He began his career as a bic...ycle racer and builder before moving on to motorcycles. As early as 1904, he began to manufacture engines for airships. In 1908, Curtiss joined the Aerial Experiment Association, a pioneering research group, founded by Alexander Graham Bell at Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, to build flying machines.Curtiss won a race at the world's first international air meet in France and made the first long-distance flight in the U.S. His contributions in designing and building aircraft led to the formation of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. His company built aircraft for the U.S. Army and Navy, and, during the years leading up to World War I, his experiments with seaplanes led to advances in naval aviation. Curtiss civil and military aircraft were predominant in the interwar and World War II eras.Lived: May 21, 1878 - Jul 23, 1930 (age 52)Spouse: Pearl NeffFounded: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company · Aerial Experiment AssociationInventions: AileronDesigned: Curtiss JN-4 · Curtiss No. 1 · AEA Silver Dart · Curtiss No. 2 · AEA June Bug****************************************
