LOT 93

A twin-bladed wooden propeller for Mercedes PS 160 engine by Waidmannslust Wilhelm Wolff Propellerwerkm, German, circa 1914

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Lot 93

The Robert Lusk Collection Part IV.

A twin-bladed wooden propeller for Mercedes PS 160 engine by Waidmannslust Wilhelm Wolff Propellerwerkm, German, circa 1914

The Summer Automobilia Auction including The Robert Lusk Collection Part IV|16 July 2026, 13:32 BST|Guildford

A twin-bladed wooden propeller for Mercedes PS 160 engine by Waidmannslust Wilhelm Wolff Propellerwerkm, German, circa 1914

280cm diameter, laminated construction, both blades with traces of maker's transfers, one blade stamped No. 16424, PS 160 Mercedes, ST 210, D280, the hub stamped 180 200 and 173 and 2*0 on the front and 12 on the reverse, with 8 mounting holes, complete with custom made metal mounting bracket, (used condition with old marks and wear, some separation and splitting to laminate and tips).

Footnotes

The Mercedes PS 160 engine was better known as the D.III. It was a six-cylinder single overhead camshaft valvetrain liquid-cooled inline aircraft engine built by Daimler. The initial versions were introduced in 1914 and produced 160 horsepower.

During the opening year of the First World War, unarmed aircraft such as the Albatros BII became increasingly vulnerable to the increasing numbers of armed military aircraft fielded by the Allies. In response to a requirement formulated in late 1914, Albatros designed the CI, based on the BII, the CI reversed the pilot and observer seating so that the observer occupied the rear cockpit which was provisioned with a machine gun, typically a ring-mounted 7.92 mm Parabellum MG14. The aircraft was also furnished with a more powerful powerplant, such as the 160 hp Mercedes D.III engine, and had relatively favourable flying characteristics.

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