Exhibits On Display
Dawn of a Legacy
Now Open!
Dawn of a Legacy commemorates the 120th anniversary of Glenn H. Curtiss establishing his manufacturing business, becoming a leading pioneer in motorcycles, engine design, and aeronautical endeavors. Curtiss created the first practical two-cylinder engine in America and the first to commercially offer it. The exhibit explores the earliest years of Curtiss’ business and engine designs. More than thirty motorcycles built between 1902-1912 are on display alongside other artifacts from the period. This exhibit brings the largest number of Hammondsport-built motorcycles, ever in history, under one roof. Curtiss competitor motorcycles are displayed including ones built by Indian and Harley Davidson. The exhibit includes loans from private collectors, Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum, Harley-Davidson Museum, Ner-A-Car Motorcycle Museum, and Northeast Classic Car Museum.
The exhibit is made possible by:
Richard and Susan Rogers
Thomas and Barbara Blumer
Richard and Jo Anne Leisenring, Jr.
Aurthur Groten
Lee Kaminske
Curtiss Museum Aircraft Collection
Originals
1917 Standard “J-1” (on loan)
1919 Curtiss “Seagull” Flying Boat (on loan)
1927 Curtiss “Robin”
1929 Mercury “Chic” (on loan)
1929 CW “Chicago Pusher” (on loan)
1943 Curtiss C-46 “Commando”
1951 “Doppelraab” Glider
Restorations
1912 Curtiss “Headless Pusher”
1917 Curtiss JN-4D “Jenny”
1919 Curtiss “Oriole”
1929 Curtiss “Fledgling”
1929 Travel Air “2000” (on loan)
1931 Mercury S-1 Racer (on loan)
1931 Curtiss-Wright “Junior” (on loan)
1931 Curtiss-Wright “Junior”
1943 Curtiss P-40 E “War Hawk”
Reproductions
1904 Baldwin Dirigible Gondola
1907 AEA Glider
1908 “June Bug” (on loan)
1909 “Silver Dart”
1910 “Albany Flyer”
1911 A-1 “Triad” Seaplane
1913 Curtiss “E Model” Flying Boat
1914 Curtiss “America” Flying Boat
1943 Curtiss P-40E “War Hawk” – in ¾ scale
Curtiss Museum Automobile Collection
1904 Orient Buckboard
1909 Brush (on loan)
1914 Ford T Depot Hack
1918 Buick Model E46 Opera Coupe
1921 Ford T Roadster (on loan)
1922 Ford T Depot Hack (on loan)
1923 Oldsmobile Model 43A (on loan)
1926 Ford T Touring car (on loan)
1928 Ford A Sport Coupe
1931 Ford A Closed Cab Pick-up (on loan)
1931 A “Woody” Wagon (on loan)
Curtiss Museum Bicycle Collection
Velocipede ca. 1865
High Wheel Bicycle ca. 1890
Rear High Wheel Bicycle ca. 1890
Columbia Shaft Drive Bicycle ca. 1899
Waverly Lady’s Bicycle ca. 1899
Panama Men’s Bicycle ca. 1899
Rambler Men’s Bicycle ca.1900
CURTISS MUSEUM MOTORCYCLE (1904 – 1930) COLLECTION
1904 Curtiss Hercules Single Cylinder
1907 Curtiss 8 Cylinder (Reproduction)
1908 Curtiss Single Cylinder (on loan)
1909 Curtiss Single w/Sidecar
1909 Curtiss V-Twin “Wehman frame” (on loan)
1909 Curtiss Three Cylinder (on loan)
1911 Curtiss V-Twin “Cook frame”
1911 Indian Single (on loan)
1912 Curtiss Single Cylinder “Wehman frame”
1914 Indian V-Twin
1917 Henderson four Cylinder (on loan)
1922 Evans Single (on loan)
1924 Ner-A-Car (on loan)
1925 Cleveland Single (on loan)
