ARCH HOXSEY,WRIGHT BROTHERS,112 YEAR OLD TROPHY AND AWARD,STERLING,LONG BEACH

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ARCH HOXSEY,WRIGHT BROTHERS,112 YEAR OLD TROPHY AND AWARD,STERLING,LONG BEACH:
$150000.00

VERY EARLY FAMOUS AVIATOR - ARCHIBALD \" ARCH \" HOXSEY - 1884 / 1910 - PILOT / MECHANICFIRST CREW {5} WORKING FOR THE WRIGHT BROTHERS - FIRST FLYING SCHOOL - STAFF PILOTFIRST PILOT EVER TO FLY AT NIGHT IN THE USAAND A NUMBER OF OTHER FIRSTFLEW THE THE FIRST US PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT ON A FOUR MINUTE FLIGHT FROMKINLOCK FIELD IN ST. LOUIS MISSOURI - ALMOST GOT FIRED BY ORVILL WRIGHT FOR THIS RISKY FLIGHT.
DECEMBER 30th. 1910, ARCH SET AN ALTITUDE RECORD OF 11,474 FEET IN A WRIGHT FLYERTHE NEXT DAY , DEC. 31st 1910, HE ATTEMPTED TO BEAT THAT RECORD ...... CRASHED AND DIED - 26 YEARS OLDDIED THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR , DEC. 31, 1910 - LOS ANGELES
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SHOWING AVIATION TROPHIES 1910 OR PRE 1910PLEASE HELPSPRINGFIELD, OHIO TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - SET A NEW NON-STOP DISTANCE RECORD , 104 MILES.HOXSEY STREET WAS ESTABLISHED IN HIS MEMORY IN LOS ANGELES - STREET SURVIVED UP TO 1970ARCH HOXSEY - DIED BEFORE HE COULD RECEIVE BOTH OF THESE TROPHIESBOTH OF THESE TROPHIES WERE ON DISPLAY AFTER HIS DEATH IN LONG BEACH JEWELRY SHOP - LONG BEACH IN HIS MEMORY FOR TWO MONTHSWENT MISSING FOR 100 YEARSENDED UP IN HAWAII AND WAS SAVED FROM BEING MELTED DOWN FOR SCRAP METAL 20 YEARS STERLING TROPHY CUP - 6 POUNDS PLUSSTANDS : 17 1/2 INCHES ----- DIAMETER AT TOP OPENING ONLY : 9 5/8 INCHESBOWL IS DEEP : 7 3/4 INCHESMAKER : GORHAM { HALLMARKED } STERLING / 12 1/2 PINTS / NO # A 4995HAMMERED BY GORHAM
ENGRAVED ON THREE { 3 } SIDES
TROPHYAWARDED TO WINNEROFHIGHEST ALTITUDE CONTESTDOMINGUEZ FIELD1910 \' 11
AWARD TOARCH HOXSEYFOR THEHIGHEST ALTITUDE FLIGHTRECORD11,474 FEETDOMINGUEZ FIELD DEC. 26th 1910
PRESENTED BYLONG BEACH, CALIFORNIACHAMBER OF COMMERCESECONDINTERNATIONAL AVIATION MEETDOMINGUEZ FIELD CAL.DECEMBER 24 JANUARY 3--- 1910 -- \'11 --
CONDITION : NEEDS A FINE HAND POLISHING - A FEW LITTLE DINGS ON CENTER OF BOWL AND VERY EASY TO REPAIR - HARD TO SEEHAD IT LOOKED AT YEARS AGO BY A SILVERSMITH - HARD TO SEE - TOLD NOT TO TOUCH, PART OF IT\'S TROPHY TRAY - STERLING - 2 LBS PLUSDIAMETER : 14 INCHESCENTER ENGRAVEDPRESENTED BY THEAERO CLUB OF ST.LOUISTOARICH HOXSEYCOMMEMORATING HIS FLIGHTWRIGHT BIPLANEFROM SPRINGFIELD, MO. OCT 8th 1910A DEED OF SKILL AND HOW CLOSE THE DATE\'S ARE ON BOTH TROPHIESCONDITION : ALSO NEEDS A FINE HAND POLISHINGAND TOLD BY A SILVERSMITH NOT TO TOUCH - DING\'S ARE PART OF IT\'S HAVE NO IDEA HOW THESE ITEM\'S ENDED UP IN HONOLULU______________________
I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW TO PUT A VALUE OF ANY KINDGOING TO START REAL HIGH - FIX PRICE - OPEN TO OFFER\'SLET YOU ALL COLLECTORS SET SOME KIND OF BALL PARK VALUE
WILL ALSO SHIP TROPHIES MUST GO TOGETHERBOTH ARE VERY THICK SILVERVERY HIGH QUALITYPAYMENT PLAN - CASH DISCOUNT

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