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Hamilton Standard Propeller Logo
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Logo of the Hamilton Standard Propeller Company. Thomas Hamilton of Milwaukee began manufacturing propellers during the 1920s. In 1929 Boeing purchased Hamilton's propeller and metal plane companies. Later the propeller company merged with the Standard Steel Adjustable Propeller Company (another Boeing acquisition) to form Hamilton Standard. During World War II, Hamilton Standard and its licensees manufactured over 500,000 aircraft propellers. Since 1999 the company has been known as Hamilton Sundstrand.
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Hamilton Metalplane
1928
Up on floats, an all-metal airplane built by the Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee in 1928. Thomas Hamilton already had a national reputation as the manufacturer of wooden propeller...
Food Tray for Pan American World Airways Boeing 747
1970
Food tray for a Pan American World Airways Boeing 747 in-flight meal. The tray has silverware, a coffee cup, and assorted food items. There is also a napkin with the Pan Am logo. Four entrees are a...
Pennsylvania Airlines Schedule
September 1, 1935
A schedule for the Milwaukee-Detroit route of Pennsylvania Airlines. Pennsylvania Airlines, founded in 1931, became the successor to the "bridge across Lake Michigan" route when it purchased the K...
Badger Wheelmen Logo
Logo for Badger Wheelmen bicycling club. Logo consists of a winged star at the center of a spoked wheel with a badger perched at the top.
Milwaukee Wheelmen Logo
Logo for the Milwaukee Wheelmen bicycling club. Logo consists of the letter M superimposed on the letter W at the center of a spoked wheel with wings on both sides.
