Warbird Information Exchange

Hi Al; I don't have those valves, anymore..but do have a lot of other rare vintage aero stuff/instrument/parts, I am liquidating. Selling most of my collection. (took five tractor trailer loads to move here, then I added more.) But have quietly sold a few tractor trailer loads to musuems and major collections. That is reason you did not see them on Internet.. Wife had breast cancer last year, doing great now but was a tough year on us, so time to get the collection down to Two or three bookcases of my favorite stuff and one or two display cabinets. But this should all be on a NEW thread, so I will move it there for more detail.
I have visited the collectios at Creve Coer, some years ago. Awesome collections and people there. Indelible memories of the best kind..
NOW! for some neat Mahoney-Ryan memorabilia. Here are two of my favorites. Also have LOTS of colorful, Original stuff for various St.Louis and Kansas City aero companies and airfcraft etc.
Here is a St. Louis, Mahoney-Ryan Aircraft Corporation document of Feb. 1929 with lots of bits of info to be gleaned. It was signed for Mahoney -Ryan by a Karl Luecler? (not sure of spelling fom his signature). Then there is a beautiful early check (pre-"Spirit" days) from May 1925, boldy signed by T. Claude Ryan, form Ryan Flying Co ("Fly with Ryan", "Lt. T.C.Ryan Mgr.")from San Diego. Ryan's signature is almost 3/4 inch high so nice & big, and a faily low-numbered 9early) check, to boot.

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hundreds of images of aero art, memorabilia, photos and artifacts at;
www.memaerobilia.com

barnstormer, please check your pm mailbox. regards, tom

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Thanks for posting those images. When you come right down to it, the airplane parts from that era almost always seem to turn up, sooner or later, but the paperwork from that era is really rare. I'd love to see a list of the other rare documents with local significance that you have available. I'm always on the lookout for it here in town but I only find a few pieces each year. I mostly find sales letters and advertisements, sometimes vintage stock certificates.

Happy to hear you had fun on your last visit to Creve Coeur. If nothing else, we try to keep the place fun. Although we certainly get a few business aircraft passing through each week, the a/p's primary focus is general aviation with a focus on antiques, vintage, and warbird stuff.

I hope your wife's recovery is swift and complete. Many people can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when Elvis died but not me. I can however tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing on the two occaisions that I found out my mother and my father were about to battle the "Big C". Scary stuff. I know our medical system in this country is a mess but when it works, it's really quite amazing.

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Albert Stix Jr.
"Work is the curse of the drinking class"