FANTASTIC HISTORIC AIR CLASSIC OF THE CENTURY OFFICIAL SOUVENIR, CLEVELAND, 1929

Description: Fantastic historical NATIONAL AIR RACES CLEVELAND 1929 Commemorative Medal. The Medal is about 31 mm across, and weighs about 10.9 g. The Obverse depicts relief of the Cleveland, Ohio Public Auditorium, and the embossed text reads: OFFICIAL SOUVENIR OF THE AIR CLASSIC OF THE CENTURY / PUBLIC AUDITORIUM / BASTAN BROS. CO. ROCH. N.Y. The Reverse features relief of two Aircraft and the 1929 National Air Race poster and the embossed text reads: NATIONAL AIR RACES AND AERONAUTICAL EXPOSITION / CLEVELAND O / AUG. 24 TO SEPT. 2 / 1929. A bit of history. In 1920, the idea of an Air Show first came to America from Europe when Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World, put up the money for a race on Long Island’s Mitchell Field. Pulitzer’s goal was to reawaken interest in aviation, which was suffering from post WWI apathy.The event circulated to different cities for nine years and was finally brought to Cleveland in 1929 by a group of local businessmen headed by Louis W. Greve and Frederick C. Crawford. Greve was president of the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company, which made the hydraulic undercarriages that held the wheels on airplanes. Crawford was general manager and later president of Thompson Products Inc., now a part of TRW Inc. Thompson Products developed the experimental sodium-cooled cylinders, which enabled Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis to reach France. Your Medal will be supplied as soon as payment is received – if you have any questions let me know before you bid. Shipping in the US is free. This rate does not apply to foreign purchasers, the rates depend on the country. You can rest assured I will find the cheapest and safest option, please check before you bid. I combine shipments. Thanks and good luck!

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Bloomington, Indiana

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