Lancaster Brand Crusher

[John Kirowan]

Finding myself in need of a crusher on a tight schedule, I was able to locate one on Ebay and have in my hands just a few days before my flight on a B17. I picked up a new condition Lancaster Brand replica for what I consider to be an excellent deal. I am curious, since I do not have an original in hand to compare it with, how does Lancaster Brand replicas stack up against the originals? This one by the way is constructed from a nice cotton twill.

 

[Ponsenby]

Can you post a pic please?

 

[Walter Neff1940]

Here is my Bancroft "Flighter" Ron

 

[filfoster]

Beautiful pics! I have two replicas, one from NCHS, Inc, (George Peterson) and another from Garcia Aviation, both elastique. Nice copies. I have an original felt Lancaster, but it's not a 'crusher'. The copies would have been cheerfully worn back in the day, I would think.