Help Identifying Vintage Propeller

[DHC-1 Jockey]

I have a vintage propeller and I am trying to identify the type of aircraft it might have been used on and what time period it comes from.

The stamp states CANADIAN VICKERS - SCHWARZ FINISH - LIMITED MONTREAL. There are a few other words under "SCHWARZ FINISH" but I can't make them out. There used to be a data plate on one side of the hub but it's missing. Based on Wikipedia, the company existed from 1911 through 1944.

It's solid wood with a fixed pitch. Total length is 84.5" and the hub diameter is 9.5". It also has a brass/copper leading edge.

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Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[oldncold]

from the historical end users on canadain reg Canada used tiger moth , fleet canuck possibly a curtiss jenny

[lownslow]

The short, broad blades look like what you’d see on an Anson. The counterclockwise (from behind) rotation also suggests Anson.

[New Antique Pilot]

The short, broad blades look like what you’d see on an Anson. The counterclockwise (from behind) rotation also suggests Anson.

Could be an early Anson with British Cheetah engine.

NAP

[DHC-1 Jockey]

Appreciate the responses.

Is the "Schwarz Finish" the black coating on the prop? I assume it's some sort of wearable coating to protect the wood underneath?

[CaptDukeNukem]

I wanna say that because of what looks like a large hub prop, it could be fixed to a multi engined airplane, most likely with counter rotating props.

[oldncold]

Just a thought if yur close to the canadian aviation museam. In rockcliffe (yow) Take a walk through, pretty excellent collection of early aircraft with wooden props.

[co-joe]

Fleet16b is the guy to reach out to, he deals in vintage aircraft 24/7, though I haven't seen him post in about a year.

[lownslow]

It’s almost certainly off a Cheetah-powered Anson and would have been made roughly in the early forties. Next time I’m at the hangar I’ll try and remember to measure one of the Anson props I have in there.

I don’t think the Cheetah Ansons saw much if any use in civil hands after the war so the props held no value other than as wall-hangers. Imagine the number of spares the RCAF must have stocked that would now never be needed in service to anyone. They’re a satisfyingly beefy prop though and look great over a fireplace or doorway. Most Anson props I see are S&S but I suspect that’s a regional thing as there would have been a handful of prop makers across the country.

[fleet16b]

Its definitely an English made prop as it turns opposite to NAmerican props
Don’t think it was used on the Cheetah powered Avro Anson Mk 1 as they had Fairey Reed metal props
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