Query: *
Kress Flying Machine Patent and Letter
Creators:
Kress, Wilhelm, 1836-1913
Dates:
1880-1883
Size:
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0862
Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Wilhelm Kress (1836--1913) was an inventor, writer, and lecturer. This collection contains one of Kress' German patents, patent number 8706, for one of his flying machine models; a letter from 1883, in German, signed by Kress; and a description, in English, of the flying machine written by Arnold Samuelson (who lists his title as "Chief Engineer").
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