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- Collection: William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers
Honeycomb/Honeycomb Composite Base Material, MIL-C-81986
Composite base material constructed in a golden brown honeycomb fabrication. Exact material composition unknown. Enclosed in a clear plastic bag.
Piece, Display/Light Bulb Display Panel
Lightbulb display panel designed out of gray metal. The object is a large gray box with 5 compartments aligned in a row each housing a lightbulb. The base of the lightbulbs are black plastic and a few of them have an orange and black label with the…
Part/Unidentified Plane or Electronics Part, Lear, Silver Teardrop Plate
Unidentified part for either a plane or electronic. The material is a silver metal thin plate in a teardrop form with a circular cutout at the inner corner. The information, "N 420959-2; EO 11739 Rev/ A; W/O 32223" written in sharpie on one side.
Part/Unidentified Plane or Electronics Part, Lear, Silver Teardrop Plate
Unidentified part for either a plane or electronic. The material is a silver metal thin plate in a teardrop form with a circular cutout at the inner corner. The information, "N 420959-2; EO 11739 Rev/ A; W/O 32223" written in sharpie on one side.
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.
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…
Photographs of Lear Avia, Inc. / Piqua, Ohio and New York branches
Photograph album containing photographs of Lear Avia staff, equipment, facilities, circa 1940-1943. Images depict employees at work in various settings at the company's Piqua (Ohio) and New York branches, such as a research laboratory, assembly and…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 2 - Assorted administrative notes with a 1943 organizational chart, 1939 December - 1943 January]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 2 - Assorted administrative notes with a 1943 organizational chart, 1939 December - 1943 January]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c56bcec709e86da5da44637e346a156e.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 2 - Assorted administrative notes with a 1943 organizational chart, 1939 December - 1943 January]")
Items from Box 5, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1943. Contains assorted administrative notes related to the Lear Avia Corporation, including a departmental organization chart, a parts list, pages from "Aero…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 3 - New York office set-up, 1942 December]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 3 - New York office set-up, 1942 December]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/a7acd251131907db10a01a38c6981790.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 3 - New York office set-up, 1942 December]")
Items from Box 5, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1942. Contains correspondence and memorandums related to the setup of Lear Avia's New York office. Seven total documents and original folder labeled "Re New York…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June]
![[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/07f4c6556f5cb404e0de1f5b68e0c778.jpg "[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 4 - Set-up of New York metallurgical laboratory, "metal powders," and "powder metallurgy," 1944 April - June]")
Items from Box 5, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April to June 1944. Contains assorted documents, including correspondence, memorandums, and a Wico Electric Company booklet, related to the setup of a metallurgical laboratory…