Flying Boats
[H1099] Marshall, Ian. Flying
Boats - The J-Class Yachts of Aviation . Charlottesville, VA:
Howell Press, 2002. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" -
12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus / Very Good Minus.
Small tear on back of dust jacket. 136 pages, sketches, color
drawings. $25.00
[CS7508] 4-3/4” x 3-1/4” baggage sticker
"Tasman Empire Airways Ltd". Sticker is in diamond
format. Red and silver in color. Near Fine condition. Trimmed
slightly off center. $20.00
[CS7518] 3-1/2"x 5" Baggage label for
"Transamerican Airlines Corp." which flew between
Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago. Yellow and black format showing a
trimotor aircraft and a Loening amphibian. Circa 1932. VG minus.
$25.00
[CS7523] 4" x 9-1/4" 4 page pamphlet of the
Wilmington-Catalina Airline, Ltd., Describes the fIight, aircraft
and facts of the unique small Island air service. Cover drawing
shows view from the mainland to Catalina with an overview of a
Douglas Dolphin aircraft. Circa 1935. Good minus condition with
some creasing and light soiling. $45.00
[CS7527] 6" x 9-1/4" 16 page brochure (French
Text) on the Curtiss Hydro-planes. Describes the engines and
flying boats Curtiss produced. Brochure is complete, but may be
missing the cover. The tightness of the staples would indicate
that no cover was attached. Circa 1914. Very light soiling to
covers. VG minus condition. Rare. $120.00
[CS7529] 9-1/2" x 12-1/4" 4 page pamphlet on the
Schreck-F.B.A. Type 310 amphibian. Describes this 2 to 3 place
aircraft's characteristics. The 310 used a Lorraine 120 H.P.
radial engine in pusher configuration. Front cover has General
Motors Research Lab stamp on it. Fold creases across middle are a
bit weak. VG minus. Very scarce. Circa 1928. $95.00
[CS7530] 9-5/8" x 12-1/4" 30 page technical sales
brochure on the "Schreck F.B.A." Hydravions
(Amphibians), Describes the Type 17 and 19 open cockpit biplane
amphibians. Cover is light brown. Very rare. VG+. Circa 1924.
$250.00
[CS7532] 9-5/8" x 12-1/2" 6 page descriptive
sales brochure on the Schreck F. B. A. Hydravions
"Amphibies". Describes the use of the type 17 H.M.T.2
and its historical flight across France. (French Text). Extracted
from April and June 1924 issues of "L'Aeronautique".
Cover is light brown with a photo (pasted) of the aircraft at
Villacoublay, France. Dated 1924. VG+. $170.00
[CS7536] 8-7/8" x
11" 2 page brochure on the Liore et Olivier LeO H.27 flying
boat with 4 Hispano-Suiza 600 H.P. engines. The single
double-sided sheet gives a technical overview of the
specifications and performance of this aircraft. Brochure may be
incomplete. (French text) Circa 1925. $75.00
[CS7542] 8" x 10-1 /2" 4 page pamphlet on the
Fleetwings (Bristol, PA) Seabird Amphibian, Model F5 (Model F6
was the flying boat version). This was the Jacobs L-5 overhead
radial engine powered all stainless steel aircraft. Pamphlet is
Price List No. 4, dated January, 1937. Slight mildew staining at
bottom.Some light creasing. VG minus. $95.00
[CS7544] 8-1/2" x 11" 4 page pamphlet on the
"ARGONAUT PIRATE", 3-place Menasco powered cabin
amphibian. Argonaut Aircraft Co., Tonawanda, NY. Provides
specifications and performance as well as a general description
of the aircraft. Circa 1930. VG+. $100.00
[CS7545] 8" X 10-3/8" 4 page pamphlet on the
Fleetwings (Bristol, PA) Seabird Amphibian, Model F5 (Model F6
was the flying boat version). This was the Jacobs L-5 overhead
radial engine powered all stainless steel aircraft. Pamphlet is
Price List No. 2, dated December, 1936. Done in B&W. VG+.
$90.00
[CS7548] 8-5/8" x 11-1/4" 16 page brochure issued
by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America and entitled:
"Marine Air Terminals". Provides descriptive
information on various terminals and what the ACCA can provide in
assistance to those wishing to establish a terminal in their
locale. Unique cutout in cover allows a photo of a floatplane to
show through between the skyscrapers. VG, Ex-State Library. Circa
1935. $60.00
[CS7550] 8-1/2" x 15-1/4" 4 page pamphlet
distributed by "The Commuters Air Transport, Inc. (C.A.T.)
New York, NY for the National City Bank of New York. Inside
panels describe the advances made by air transport throughout the
world. Pamphlet was originally folde to 8-1/2" x 4".
VG. Dated 1926. (See 7551 through 7557) $35.00
[CS7551] 10-7/8” x 7" Single sided board. Caption
reads: "C.A.T. Inc. - This is an American organization -
Tipping Is Un-American. - Please do not "tip" our
employees". Used and placed in the sales offices of the
Commuters Air Transport, Inc. Highly unusual and extremely rare.
NOTE: C.A.T. was only in business a few months. Circa 1925. VG
with very light crease to bottom left corner. (See 7550 through
7557) $50.00
[CS7552] 5” x 3" Information request card issued
by C.A.T. which was handed out with ticket purchase. Card shows
the C.A.T. Flying Boat Logo and requests frequency of travel,
best time of week to travel, and number in family who also
traveled. Circa 1925. VG+. (See 7550 through 7557) $25.00
[CS7553] 5-1/2" x 3-1/4” Unused postcard
addressed to C.A.T. Inquires about customers' interest in
C.A.T.'s service. Circa 1925. VG+. (See 7550 through 7557) $25.00
[CS7555] 8-3/4" x 2-1/2" 3-segmented ticket for
C.A.T.; round trip from NYC to Fire Island. Blue with black
printing and red C.A.T. flying boat logo in background. Undated,
circa 1925. VG+. (See 7550 through 7557) $35.00
[CS7556] 7" x 5-1/4" 4 panel card. New Years
greetings from C.A.T. Only front panel has printing and shows a
flying boat over a ship with a dock in foreground. 'Happy New
Year' has been spelled out by the flying boat. Card has been
signed by a C.A.T. official but is not recognizable. Most
probably it was Dr. M. Greene, who was C.A.T.'s technical
advisor. Circa 1/1926. VG. (See 7550 through 7557) $35.00
[CS7557] 4" x 8-3/4" 16 page string bound booklet
entitled: "What Every Intelligent Man Should Know About
Commercial Aviation". Issued by C.A.T. and dated 1925.
Booklet describes their Intention to start NYC operation in early
1926. However, favorable endorsements in back of the booklet
lists customers taking flights as of August 1925. Gray covers
with black printing. VG+. (See 7550 through 7557) $50.00
[CS7559] 14" x 11" Single sheet route map for the
Thompson Aeronautical Corp. Map shows U.S. with its major airline
routes in black and TAC routes in red. Corner legend provides
airmail schedules for major cities. Originally folded to
3-3/4" x 7". VG. Circa 1929. $60.00
[CS7564] 5-1/2" x 8" 22 page instruction booklet
issued by "AMPHIBIONS, Inc., Garden City, NY." Provides
rigging, systems and operation of the Privateer ‘P-2’
flying boat. Covers are hard brown/red cardboard with name and
flying duck logo on front cover. Interior pages are individually
trimmed blueprint-type paper and vary somewhat in size.
Amphibions superseded Ireland Aircraft. Extremely rare. VG. Circa
1931. $200.00
[CS7565] 8-3/4” x 12" 4 page pamphlet on the
Heath Seaplane version of the "PARASOL". Describes the
advantages of this type of aircraft along with some description
of the pontoon kit and aircraft. Green printing on cream paper.
Some fold separations. Circa 1925. Good condition. $70.00
[CS7571] 6-1/4” x 9-3/4” 14 page soft cover
booklet: “Short Bros. - Seaplane Works; Rochester,
England”. Describes the “Calcutta”,
“Singapore”, “Gurnard” and the 3-engine cabin
seaplane as well as the factories’ capability. Green covers
with oval cutout showing overhead view of the factory from first
page. VG+. $100.00
[CS7583] 6” x 9-1/4” 30 page reprint from the
Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Vol. XXXVIII;
No. 2, May 1926 entitled: 'THE TREND OF FLYING BOAT DEVELOPMENT',
by Commander H. C. Richardson, U.S.N. Describes the development
up to the time, plus comments on the different aspects of various
designs. Slight tears in the covers near the spine. VG minus.
Brown paper covers. $40.00
[CS7586] 8-3/4” x 12-1/2” 4 page pamphlet
reprinting from The AEROPLANE magazine (February 19, 1936) an
article entitled: 'Our EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS by Short Bros. Ltd.'
Describes the construction of these Flying Boats. Dated 19
February 1936. Folded across center. $45.00
[CS7587] 9-3/4” x 13” 12 page reprint from LIGHT
METALS magazine entitled: 'LIGHT ALLOYS IN LARGE FLYING-BOAT
CONSTRUCTION and THE DETAILED CONSTRUCTION OF EMPIRE FLYING-
BOATS' (by Short Bros. Ltd.) Describes the construction
techniques used in building these Flying Boats. Folded across
center. VG+. Dated January/February 1940. $60.00
[CS7589] 8-3/8” x 11” 10 page booklet on
BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT. Reprinted from articles in the Jan., Feb, and
June 1929 AIRWAYS magazines. Inside title is: 'To the East by
Air' and describes trip made by the IRIS II type flying boat made
by Blackburn. Last few pages describe the new two side-by-side
lightplane 'BLUEBIRD'. VG+. $50.00
[CS7592] 8-1/2” x 11” 4 page pamphlet issued by
Argonaut Aircraft Co., Inc., Tonawanda, NY. on the ARGONAUT
PIRATE amphibian. Done in B&W tones, it describes the
attributes and gives special attention to the retracting
mechanism of the landing gear. Back page gives specifications and
photos. Original folds across center. VG. Circa 1932. $55.00
[CS7597] 13” x 20”
Blueprint 3-View drawing Nbr. 1455 of the Loening C-2 “Cabin
Amphibian”. Dated 10/05/28. Also provides the areas and
weights of the aircraft. $40.00
[CS7599] 52” x 35”
Blueprint drawing Nbr. 17245 entitled: “4 BLADED PROPELLER
for HS 2-L FLYING BOAT for AEROMARINE PLANE & MOTOR CO.”
Designed by F. W. Caldwell; Aug. 2, 1922. Frank Caldwell; Winner
of the Collier Award for designing the Hydra-Matic Propeller.
Some HS 2-L performance curves and propeller sketches are
included. One of a kind. $75.00
[CS7600] 21” x 16”
Blueprint drawing Nbr. 17302 entitled: 'RADIATOR ASSY &
DETAILS'. This is the radiator for the Aeromarine Model 60-U-8-D
flying boat (Limousine Flying Boat). Front view of radiator shows
sides being tapered inward from top to bottom. Dated 8/25/22.
$65.00
[CS7601] Set of five (5)
blueprint drawings plus assorted specification sheets; stress
analysis and technical calculations on the 9 seat Aeromarine Co.
Model A.M.C. Flying Boat. Drawings include: A) 32” x
21” Nbr. 16870, HULL LINE DRAWING; This has top and side
view and station dimensions; Dated 1/2/22; B) 21” x 15”
Nbr. 17637, MODEL A.M.C., 3-View; Dated 3/30/24; C) 21” x
16” Nbr. 16941, HULL - OPEN COCKPITS; This has side and top
views with station dimensions. Dated 3/17/22; D) 32” x
21” Nbr. 17214, RADIATOR Asy. & Details; Dated 7/19/22;
E) 21” x 16” Nbr. 17243, GASOLINE VALVE GAS SYSTEM.
Dated 8/4/22. F) 21” x 11” Nbr. 113, DISPLACEMENT
CURVES - HULL; Dated 4/20/22. Extremely rare. $350.00
[CS7602] 9” x 11-1/2” 13 page document with two
(2) drawings. Entitled: “GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND DATA ON THE
AEROMARINE SEA MESSENGER - THE MODEL A.S.M.”. Issued Sept.
9, 1924. Contains 8-page general description on the aircraft, 2
pages of design characteristics, and 3 pages of weight
distribution. Two drawings are: A) Blueprint No. 18441 (52”
x 23”) is the 3-View which also lists specifications; B)
Blueprint No. T-172 (30” x 22”) is the balance drawing
which shows a side view and where all critical weights are
located. This D. D. & S was completed in the last month that
Aeromarine was in business; it therefore is probable that only
one or even no aircraft were ever built. One of a kind. $325.00
[CS7607] 35" x 45"
Single-sided drawing of the Sikorsky S-39 aircraft. Issued by the
'Junior Bird Men' for modeling purposes. Drawn by Harry S. Pack
Jr. Circa 1935. Some fold separations. $40.00
[CS7618] 8-1/2" x 12" 16 page brochure on the
CANT Z.501 single engine flying boat. Provides description and
specifications on this famous reconnaissance bomber of WW II.
This aircraft has similarities to the Consolidated PBY. Cover is
dark blue with blue shading. Shows front view of the aircraft
over a map with blue and red lines of flight flown during its
1935 record flight. Circa 1935. English text. A letter addressed
to G. Loening providing the brochure to him is included from
Cantieri Riuniti Dell’Adriatico, Trieste, Italy; Dated 14
November 1935. Very scarce. VG. $150.00
[CS7623] 7-3/8” x 9-3/4” 23 page reprint from the
Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society in December 1924 of the
presentation on ‘LARGE ALL-METAL SEAPLANES' by Dr. Rohrbach.
Light green paper covers. Contains the discussion and conclusions
of Dr. Rohrbach and his basis for designing the Large Flying
Boats. Contains approximately 13 pictures, with curves and charts
on his design methodology. Cover has 2-1/2" closed tear.
Interior is VG. Scarce. $60.00
[CS7625] 5-7/8” x 4” Photo advertisement card
(similar to postcard) issued by the EDO Aircraft Corp., College
Point, NY. Shows a three photo composite of the Ryan Brougham
equipped as a seaplane. Circa 1928. Highly unusual. VG+. (See
7626 & 7627) $60.00
[CS7626] 5-3/8” x 3-3/8” Photo advertisement card
issued by EDO Aircraft Corp., College Point, NY. Shows a Stearman
3 seat biplane in front of factory and equipped with EDO deluxe
floats. The back of the card describes the floats. Because of
their aerodynamic efficiency they could be made to accomodate and
fit many other aircraft types with a wide range of engine power.
The Stearman shown has an insignia of the Escadrille II Squadron,
but civil reg. No. of 5686. Later issue than item CS7625 and with
the EDO Logo. Circa 1930. VG+. (See 7625 & 7627) $55.00
[CS7627] 5-3/8” x 3-1/2” Photo advertisement card
issued by EDO Aircraft Corp., College Point, NY. Shows a Waco 10
biplane equipped with EDO deluxe floats. The back of the card
describes the float installation and that the aircraft is owned
and operated by Mr. R. S. Fogg and operates out of the Concord,
NH Airport. Because of their aerodynamic efficiency they could be
made to accommodate and fit many other aircraft types with a wide
range of engine power. The Waco 10 has a civil reg. of NC1148.
Later issue than item CS7625 and with the EDO Logo. Circa 1930.
VG+. (See 7625 & 7626) $55.00
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