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[Ribbon commemorating first tour of Aviation Country Club of Los Angeles to Sonora]
Ribbon commemorating the first tour of the Aviation Country Club of Los Angeles to Sonora, May 1936. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Gyroscope/Lear Gyroscope Assembly, SBK-8/A24G4A
Gyroscope constructed out of black metal and steel. The main circular form is secured to a rectangular base. There are multiple assembly and handling instructions stenciled in white paint throughout the surface. There are also four cream color…

Amplifier/Lear Amplifier, Type L-102, Autopilot
Amplifier in a black metal rectangular case. The components of the machinery are exposed and are connected by wires and screws. The front of the object has a Lear, Inc. logo in blue, red, and silver and a manufacturer label with the following…

Scarf/Lear Fan First Flight
Lear Fan square scarf of red, white and blue, with Lear Fan X of blue, red, and green. Scarf is polyester with white background, red border and allover Lear Fan print, likely given out at first flight event. Made by Frankie Welch.

Fabric, Aircraft/Lear Fan Fabric Sample
Four panel strip of black Thermaflex fabric with [copper?] strip on one end of a single panel. Each panel is a slightly different size and two panels are coming loose.

Fabric, Aircraft/Lear Fan Fabric Sample
Sample piece of black Thermaflex fabric with [copper?] strip on back.

Fabric, Aircraft/Lear Fan Fabric Sample
Laminated sample piece of black Thermaflex fabric with [copper?] strip on back. Includes photocopy of letter to Sam Auld, Lear Fan, from Alfred Landes, Daval Company, 1980 September 3. Discusses conductivity of fabric.

Tile/LearAvia Product Sample Tile
Black ERM graphite laminate tile. Two pieces of tape and black marker text are present on front of tile. It is accompanied by a letter to Richard R. Tracy, LearAvia Corporation, from A. Lawrence Cobb, Composite Technology Corporation, March 9, 1979.…

Microphone/Tabletop Microphone with Cable
Microphone designed in silver metal with a circular base the leads up to the microphone head. The head is black and silver with a perforated front piece. Where the base and the head is attached there is a hinge that allows the adjustment of the head.…

Mold, Piece/Aircraft Part Mold, Lear
Aircraft part mold constructed out of an unknown plastic like material. The material is designed in an oval shape that has been painted gray.
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