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"Metal-Clad Airplane Material Made By The D.L. Auld Co." [Detailed test report, specifications, manufacturer's sales catalog & price list], circa Spring 1930

 Item — Box: TB.S2.001, Folder: TF.S2.A.0003
Identifier: 20170469

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Sales Material (Technical)

Purpose: Sales and marketing.

Authority: Manufacturer.

Scope: Manufacturer's sales catalog and price list of aluminum-wood composite materials. Includes detailed specifications and a copy of an Air Corps test report dated April 17, 1929. Price list "...is effective July 1st, 1930."

Contents: Detailed description and specifications of "Metal-clad Airplane Material for Fuselage, Wing and Leading Edge Covering, Cabin Lining and Flooring and Spar Construction". Includes test report of glider wing static test and "Price List of Metal-clad Airplane Material" (various types).

Dates

  • Publication: circa Spring 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

1 Volume

Language of Materials

English

Format & Physical Description

Loose-leaf 8.25" x 11" booklet (110 pages) with blue cardstock front cover. Includes black & white photographs, graphs and drawings. Removed from three-ring binder.

Note: Slight browning of paper.

Publication Data

Published circa Spring 1930 by The D.L. Auld Company, Columbus Ohio. Date is inferred from inclusion of a copy of an Air Corps test report dated April 17, 1929 and the price list which "...is effective July 1st, 1930." Commercially printed in the United States for customers of D.L. Auld.

Preservation

Preservation Level 4.R. Conserve and digitize when practicable.

Source

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

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