?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
EDWARD A. VOLLMER JR. (DATES UNKNOWN) DETROIT TO / GRAND RAPIDS / MILWAUKEE / THE NORTHWEST / KOHLER AVIATION CORPORATION. Circa 1931. 27 1/2x18 1/2 inches, 70x47 cm. Condition B+ / B: scuffing and discoloration in image; losses in corners and at edges. Silkscreen on board. In 1929, the newly founded Kohler Aviation Company began operating regularly scheduled flights across Lake Michigan, connecting Milwaukee and Muskegon. The flight, a "bridge across Lake Michigan," took less than an hour and a half, saving more than 12 and a half hours from the land-route around the lake. The airline operated Loening C-2 Air Yacht amphibian airplanes. These unconventional-looking aircraft were open-cockpit and could accommodate six passengers. In 1931, the line was extended to Detroit. Direct transfer from plane to train enabled travelers from Milwaukee to have a direct connection as far East as New York City. By the Mid-1930s, the airline was out of business. This is the only known copy of this poster to ever come to auction. extremely rare
