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Barnstorming proof before we could make
Both the NC-3 and the Wingwalkers playing tennis that attribution.
Ryan were also used may have Your Grandfather’s
been seen and used in barn- wonderful wooden airplane
storming shows. models from 1918/1920s
Barnstorming became very are wonderful examples of
popular in the 1914/1930s American Folk Art. They are
period with Veteran WWI hand-made from scratch with
pilots and early flight enthusi- great detail and resemble the
asts. These early pilots would real deal in many ways, but
raise money by flying into the still give the artist rendition of
outskirts of towns or cities and what was seen or remembered.
putting on Death-Defying If I were to see these
airshows. The pilots would do two folk-art airplanes for sale
this individually or in groups at a well-advertised auction
called “flying circuses.” Some or upper-end antique store,
flying acts included airplane I would expect to pay an
wing walkers, where either the estimated $250/$300 each.
pilot or passenger would walk If I were in your shoes
on the wing of an airplane while it was hundreds of feet in the air. Or doing Jocelyn, I would ask Grandpa to give me a break in price, and then I
air acrobatics such as giant circles in the air. Mock Dog-fights were popular. would give those two pieces of folk-art a good home.
I have seen early film stunt footage of bi-wing aircraft flying through open Display and enjoy them!
barns. It gives another meaning to the word “Barnstorming.”
The US government would allow ex-pilots to purchase the airplane
they flew in WWI and many famous people, including Charles David Moore is part of the school’s “Ask The Experts” appraising
Lindberg, honed their flying skills by barnstorming. It was because of team, and is an honors graduate and “Certified” Asheford Institute
pushing flying skills to the limit and testing new early aircraft that these of Antiques Appraiser. Mr. Moore is the owner of Waterman’s
pilots helped make future planes safer. Although it would be a great Antiques, was President of the Indiana Archaeo logical Society, and
selling point to attribute these two airplane models as having been is a published author, with over 50 years of experience in the
created by seeing them in a barnstorming event, we would need solid research and study of antiques and collectibles.

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