Object Details
- Physical Description
- A silver monoplane with a metal blade screwed into the side of the fuselage. The nose of the aircraft has a freely rotating propeller attached to a small ring. The entire nose can be pulled away from the body revealing a conical hole where a pencil can be inserted and sharpened.
- Summary
- On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Stanley King Family.
- Inventory Number
- A20040289035
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture
- Materials
- Pewter airplane, ferrous metal blade, paint
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 6 x 3.8 x 1.3cm (2 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040289035
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90019e708-b44d-4552-af6e-8aaf9b6156a5
