plaque; "winged tiger"

Production date
1939
Description
Tiger's head in a circle of wings made in reinforced concrete. It hung on the north gable of the hangar at Grangemouth Airfield facing Bo'ness Road and was the emblem of Scottish Aviation Ltd.
Smith's Transport was taken over by United Distributors who removed it and dumped into a skip, where it was seen and permission obtained to remove it. See curator's comments.
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Production date
1939
Associated date
1939
Associated person
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 2m 22cm (L 7' 3 3/8")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 72cm (H 2' 4 3/8")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 16cm (W 6 5/16")
Accession number
1987-092-001

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