Comments on: The Curtiss-Wright Corporation Collection – Patent Files http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/the-curtiss-wright-corporation-collection-patent-files/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:35:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Elizabeth Borja http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/the-curtiss-wright-corporation-collection-patent-files/comment-page-1/#comment-45581 Elizabeth Borja Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:59 +0000 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/?p=2287#comment-45581 George,

The National Air and Space Museum cannot appraise an artifact or document for value. But if you send us a scan of the first few pages of the document to NASMRefDesk@si.edu, we can see if we can give you more information about the document itself.

]]> By: George R. Melnyk http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/the-curtiss-wright-corporation-collection-patent-files/comment-page-1/#comment-45291 George R. Melnyk Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:20:48 +0000 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/?p=2287#comment-45291 I own a copy of the document transferring the airplane patent from the Wright brothers to Glenn Curtiss and other investors. Just wondering if this is a rare copy?

]]> By: Aviation News December 11, 2010 :: N8JW http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/the-curtiss-wright-corporation-collection-patent-files/comment-page-1/#comment-14588 Aviation News December 11, 2010 :: N8JW Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:16:02 +0000 http://blog.nasm.si.edu/?p=2287#comment-14588 [...] The Curtiss-Wright Corporation Collection – Patent Files from AirSpace  In 1929, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The merger of these two companies created one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the country, which held numerous patents for aircraft. The National Air and Space Museum Archives Division holds two collections that include patent documents from Curtiss-Wright. I just finished processing and writing a finding aid for the files of the Patent Department and found the material quite intriguing. … [...]

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