Hamilton Field Propeller
Wooden propellors were introducted in early aviation and used primarily on planes during World War I until 1920. Similar propellors were manufactured and sold by Thomas F. Hamilton, who had learned to fly in an airplane that he had built at the age of 16. By 1920, he had established Hamilton Aerospace Manufacturing and purchased land to create one of Milwaukee’s first airports, Hamilton Field. Not only was Hamilton known in the industry for the quality of his propellors, but his airport was used as a stop on an endurance run to test the reliability of long-distance flights.
