A friend has just bought a clock mounted in a prop hub. I have not seen it is yet but will get a photo if possible. He tells me the markings are as follows:
1.75 Brush Elec. Eng. co. Ltd p90
Any ideas as to age type fitted to tec just based on this?
Thanks for any help
By: JDH1976 - 1st June 2014 at 20:15
No 4 Training Sqdn flew quite a variety of types in WW.1 including the Avro 504 A’s, J’s and K’s. Brush made lots of 504s. The hub which has obviously had the face laminated on is of the 8 stud type typical of a Monosoupape engine. Brush also made Maurice Farmans.
John
thanks for the suggestions John. The front of the clock has not been laminated on. The reason the bolt holes are not visable is that they gave been filled with matching timber before the surface texture was applied making them almost invisable from the front. One of the most ornate prop clocks I have seen.
By: John Aeroclub - 31st May 2014 at 13:51
No 4 Training Sqdn flew quite a variety of types in WW.1 including the Avro 504 A’s, J’s and K’s. Brush made lots of 504s. The hub which has obviously had the face laminated on is of the 8 stud type typical of a Monosoupape engine. Brush also made Maurice Farmans.
John
By: JDH1976 - 30th May 2014 at 19:56
Hi Anon,
thanks for your reply. Saw my friend today and have got a picture of the clock. There is a 1939 repir date sratched into the back of the clock so suggests it was made a good way before WWII [ATTACH=CONFIG]228792[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]228793[/ATTACH]
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th May 2014 at 19:45
The Brush Coachworks were a major locomotive and tram manufacturing firm in Loughborough.
During WW2 they diversified into aircraft production to help the war effort and built over 350 de-Havilland Dragon Rapide aircraft as well as Avro Lancaster wings.
Looking at the sizes you have given for the prop it could be Rapide (early Rapides had wooden props) so perhaps Brush made the propellers for these as well, of which this could be one.
Can you post a pic?
Anon.
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May 25, 2014 at 5:59 pm