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Award/Flying Tigers (Item)

Loving cup mounted on wood base with generic jet aircraft on top of cup cover. Engraved plate on side of base has the text: "Flying Tiger American Volunteer Group Memorial Trophy / Presented to William P. Lear / For outstanding aviation achievement / 4 July 1971." Award is light brown and gold.

Award/Spirit of St. Louis Award (Item)

Award made out of an aluminum St. Louis arch with brass Fleur de lis beneath, at center. Wood base with golden colored plaque with the text, "The Spirit of St. Louis Award / For pioneering achievement of significant benefit to mankind / William P. Lear / By Saint Louis University / October 22, 1972." Aluminum, brass, wood in gold, silver, black, and natural wood grain.

Tusk/Presented to Moya Lear, Los Angeles Museum Alliance (Item)

Tusk with brass plate affixed to it and presented to Mrs. William P. Lear [Moya O. Lear] by the Los Angeles County Museum Alliance, undated.

Award/Friend of Paris, Silver Medal, William Lear, 1960 (Item)

Framed certificate announcing that William P. Lear was awarded the Silver Medal of Paris, October 3, 1960. A circular metal relief of the city of Paris is embedded in blue felt above the inset certificate, which is in French. A hanging wire is present on the reverse. Text on certificate: "Le Bureau du Conseil Municipal de Paris en sa séance du 14 Septembre 1960 a decerne la Grande Dedaille…

Medal, Commemorative/National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1993, Lear Radio, Framed (Item)

Framed commemorative medal given to William P. Lear by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1993. A red, white, and blue ribbon with medal is framed within a blue felt background above a metal engraved plate. A hanging wire is attached on verso. Printed on medal: "A. Lincoln / 'The patent system added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius.' / Edison (date) / Lincoln (date)."Engraved on plate:…

Medal, Commemorative/Tony Jannus Medals to William Lear, 50th Anniversary Obverse, 1974 (Item)

Framed Tony Jannus award medallion given to William P. Lear, 1974. Also included are two additional Tony Jannus medallions commemorating the Golden Anniversary of the World's First Scheduled Airline Service between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, 1964. Metal and wire hardware for hanging is present on reverse. Text for top medal: "Tony Jannus Award – 1974 / Pendant Medallion / Awarded to…

Award/Banquet of the Golden Plate, 1972, Framed Plate (Item)

Framed "Golden Plate" award given to William P. Lear, July 8, 1972. The award is a white and gold plate with gold lettering "American Academy of Achievement - Bill Lear" with a brass plaque beneath it. There is a metal hanging wire on back of frame.Text: "'The Golden Plate' awarded to America's Captains of Achievement 'representing the many who excel' in the great fields of endeavor, Eleventh…

Plaque/Audubon Citation, 1974, William P. Lear, Steam Propulsion (Item)

Plaque given to William P. Lear by the Lahontan Audubon Society, January 16, 1974. The certificate has been laminated to a wood base. It includes a metal bracket on verso. Printed on front: "Audubon Citation for Exceptionally Meritorious Achievement in Environmental Protection presented to William Powell Lear, President, Lear Motors Corporation for Research and Development in the Field of Steam…

Plaque/Aerospace Education Foundation, Jimmy Doolittle Fellow, William P. Lear (Item)

Jimmy Doolittle Fellow award with medallion given to William P. Lear by the Air Force Association, 1976. The wood base includes a metal plate embossed with "William P. Lear, 1976" between an engraved torch and the Air Force Association wing-and-star logo. There is an inset bronze medallion that features a relief of Jimmy Doolittle in the center of the plaque.Engraved on front: "Jimmy Doolittle…

Plaque/Electronics Institute of Technology, Annual Science Award, William P. Lear (Item)

Shield-shaped achievement plaque given to William P. Lear by the Electronics Institute of Technology, 1961. Includes engraved brass plate mounted to wood base on front and metal hardware on verso. Engraved on plate: "Electronics Institute of Technology Annual Science Award / William P. Lear, Sr. / For Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Aircraft Instrumentation / 1961."