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Baldwin Airship Company Stock Certificate & Letterhead (103418)

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Baldwin Airship Company Stock Certificate & Letterhead  (103418)
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Lot of 2. Inc. in Maine. 1) Stock No. 292, issued to JT Hicks for 10 shares in 1905. Signed by vice-president FC Ferneyhough and treasurer EJ Carpenter. Not cancelled. Orange border, black print, fancy logo with company name in the clouds. Printed by the Broun-Green Co., NY. Heavy folds with some separation, toning, soiling. 9.5 x 11.5" 2) Letterhead from treasurer Carpenter that accompanied the stock to Hicks. Folds, toning. Captain Thomas S. Baldwin is listed as company president. Baldwin got his start in the air by performing circus acts on hot air balloons. Between 1900 and 1908, he built a number of non-rigid airships. Among the most famous was the California Arrow, powered by a small Curtiss engine and piloted by Roy Knabenshue at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. In 1905, the Baldwin Airship Company was incorporated, and Captain Baldwin soon became a major name in the early American aviation circles. In 1907, the Baldwin company was commissioned by the U.S. Army Signal Corps to build an airship. The 29 m (96 ft) long non-rigid was powered by a 20-horsepower Curtiss engine, traveled at a speed of 20 mph, and had a total lifting capability of 1,360 lb. It was tested successfully for the Army in August 1908 and was designated the SC-1. By 1909, Baldwin shifted his focus to heavier-than-air flight. In 1911, he built the Red Devil, one of which is on display at the Smithsonian. [Ref: https://www.si.edu/object/nasm_A19500094000] Ken Prag Collection

Date: 1905
City/County: New York
State: New York