$1,200.00
Hindenburg LZ 129 rare flown duraluminum structure from the control car of this famous airship - recovered from the Lakehurst Naval Air Station crash site in 1937 - with unique original green preservative coating and some fire/heat damage from the May 6, 1937 explosion. This large piece is paired with Ron Cole's stunning original artwork of the Hindenburg in flight over Manhattan c. 1936, combined in this 13x19-inch wall-hanging display that's signed & numbered by the artist.
The wreckage of the Hindenburg was mostly melted for scrap. Over 150,000 pounds of frame metal went to the National Bronze and Aluminum Foundry Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, whose contract forbade the use of the metal for "ash trays, book ends or any similar articles." Thus, authentic material, especially metal, will forever remain extremely rare and difficult to find.
100% guaranteed to have been recovered from the Lakehurst crash site of the airship and originate from LZ 129.
We have endeavored to price these pieces very reasonably, in keeping with the Cole's Aircraft goal of making history like this available to most everyone. A girder section from the Hindenburg was auctioned through Bonhams for $24,000.00, and tiny fragments of this airship often sell for well over $1000.00.
$450.00
One of the rarest and most historically important displays ever released by Cole's Aircraft - Original un-doped linen from the Wright 1903 Flyer (also known as Flyer I) that first...
$400.00
Authenticated with full provenance, history, and chain of custody from 1927: . Original .5x.5-inch swatch of silver-doped linen from Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, that was on the aircraft...
