Recent Museum Acquisitions

The following are new artifacts that have been recently accepted by the museum's acquisition committee, and processed into the museum collections.

The Museum is proud to have Joseph Kovel and Charles Grant’s restored “KG-1” hanging in the gallery. This significant airplane was a pioneer in early gas-powered model design. Recently, the Estate of Joseph Kovel arranged for the donation of Kovel’s templates, and covering samples, as well as a collection of documents and plans for the Archives. Included with the “KG-1”and “KG-2” material were a few of his unique indoor rubber model designs.
	Blake J. (Skip) Hicks II is responsible for the Museum obtaining a Burgess M-5 radial engine. Burgess Battery Co. obtained the manufactured parts of the Morton M-5 from Glen Morton of Morton Brothers, and marketed it under their own name, despite it being the same engine as the Morton M-5. As the engine donated by Hicks is lacking a serial number, it was originally sold as a kit before being assembled. While it is currently in need of some restoration work, the spark plugs and wires are original and intact.
David H. Maurer built and flew this “B Proto,” a Control Line speed racing model in the mid-1950s. A pretty model, it is full balsa with a titanium belly pan and 1/16” dowel rods keeping everything together. A Dooling .29 engine and a Veco Spinner complete the model. Thank you to Leon Narozny for donating the model airplane to the Museum. The “B Proto” will be featured in the 2010 Museum Calendar.
The feature of this “Super Buccaneer” is the completely homebuilt escapement system that is still mounted in the fuselage. While systems from this era are relatively common, finding them still wired intact in the model is not. Museum staff will use this model to show a connected, complete view of the early systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1943 Kellogg’s cereal produced PEP Whole Wheat Flakes. To promote the cereal, the back of the package was a model airplane that could be punched out and assembled. To make the model really peppy, they used an aluminum wing which came attached to the box. Two such wings were recently donated to the collection by Dave Gee.

 

Other Recent Donations: Mr. Kenneth Thompson donated a Abitar 120 Engine (also called the Predator 424), in the original box. Scott Cheslik added to our kit collection by donating a Peck Polymers Baby Ace kit. In addition to the large donation of 1962 World Championships material, Bill Ayers donated a small collection of various fuel cans. Sam McGibbon donated a Spitzy model engine.

 MKV 9/1/2009