THE BELL DIAMOND --- LARRY BELL AND LUCILLE BELL, OF BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY --- 6.18 CT. DIAMOND --- EMERALD CUT

THE ABOVE PICTURES - 1, 2. 3 ) THE BELL DIAMOND --- EMERALD CUT, NATURAL, DIAMOND --- 4) LARRY BELL, ELEANORE ROOSEVELT ( WIFE OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT), AND LUCILLE BELL, ( WIFE OF LAWRENCE DALE "LARRY" BELL ), AT THE TRAIN STATION ON THEIR WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE, ( MAY 16,1942 ). -- ( PHOTO SUPPLIED BY DANA BAYNE, HISTORIAN OF BELL, FORT WORTH, TX. ). ------ THIS 6.18 CT. EMERALD CUT, NATURAL, DIAMOND WAS LEFT BEHIND BY LUCILLE M. BELL, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF LAWRENCE "LARRY" DALE BELL, FOUNDER OF THE BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY, TODAY KNOWN AS "BELL HELICOPTER A DIVISION OF TEXTRON" - "BELL" - OR - TODAY, "BELLFLIGHT". ------- ( UPON HER PASSING, LUCILLE BELL RESIDED AT 6 LAGOMAR DRIVE, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA ) -- ( LUCILLE M. BELL PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 10, 1970, INTERNED AT "OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE", ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. ) -- ( LUCILLE M. BELL MCNEIL ) -- ( MRS. ARCHIBALD MCNEIL, JR. ) -- ( UNITED STATES CONGRESSMAN ARCHIBALD MCNEIL, JR., CONN.-- PASSED AWAY DECEMBER 31, 1975 ) ------- THIS DIAMOND HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE G.I.A., ( GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA ), ( G.I.A. REPORT 1132617303, EMERALD CUT, MEASUREMENTS 11.53 x 9.29 x 6.35 mm, CARAT WEIGHT 6.18, COLOR GRADE I, CLARITY GRADE VS1, FINISH POLISH GOOD, SYMMETRY GOOD, FLUORESCENCE NONE. ) -------- HISTORICALLY INVALUABLE DUE TO ITS OWNERS AND THEIR ROLL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY AVIATION IN THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES MILITARY WAR EFFORT IN WORLD WAR 2, THE UNITED KINGDOM'S WAR EFFORT, (AS WELL AS THE ALLIED COUNTRIES ), MAN'S ABILITY TO REACH AND EXCEED THE SPEED OF SOUND, THE FIRST AMERICAN MADE JET AIRCRAFT, AND THE EARLY STEPS INTO SPACE EXPLORATION, ( BELL AEROSPACE ). ------ GIVEN TO LUCILLE M. BELL BY LAWRENCE DALE "LARRY" BELL, OF THE BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION --- MANUFACTURER OF THE P-39 AIRACOBRA, THE P-63 KINGCOBRA, MANY UNITED STATES MILITARY HELICOPTERS, -- ( SEE BELL 222A - MODIFIED, USED IN THE "AIRWOLF" TV SHOW ), -- ( SEE THE BELL UH-1 IROQUOISE, KNOW AS THE "HUEY", AND THE BELL H-13 SIOUX, ( BELL 47D-1 ), USED IN THE TV SHOW "MASH" ), ( THE BELL BOEING V-22 OSPREY VTOL / STOL ), AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. THE HISTORY OF BELL HELICOPTER IS UNEQUALED. ( IN CIVILIAN, MILITARY, COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE USE ). -------- THE BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, FOUNDED BY LARRY BELL WAS A MAJOR PLAYER IN INNOVATIVE MILITARY AVIATION PRIOR TO, DURING, AND AFTER, WORLD WAR 2 --- MAKING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE ( THE RAF OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE UNITED KINGDOM), AND ALL OF THE ALLIES IN WORLD WAR TWO ----- THIS PRECIOUS JEWEL WAS WORN BY LUCILLE BELL TO SOCIAL EVENTS IN THE PALM BEACH AREA, COUNTRY CLUBS, PARTIES, OLD GUARD MEETINGS AND EVENTS --- ALL OF WHICH, DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WERE AT THE TOP OF AMERICA'S SOCIAL LADDER. --- THIS EMERALD CUT, NATURAL, DIAMOND IS AMONG OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER HISTORICAL RESEARCH. ------ ( "GOOGLE" - PART 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 - THE BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCHES OF LAWRENCE DALE BELL", FOR MORE DETAILED HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. ) ---- ( ALSO SEE PART 2 FOR THE BRITISH ROYAL RECOGNITION OF LAWRENCE DALE BELL, FOUNDER OF THE BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY, PRESENTED "IN SECRET" BY KING PETER II, GODSON AND ENVOY OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER, OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE UNITED KINGDOM.) --- ( ALSO SEE PART 2 FOR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE P-39 AIRACOBRA , DIAMOND AND PLATINUM BROOCH. ) --- "GOOGLE" - PART 7 - THE BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCH VS THE RUSSIAN "ORDER OF VICTORY" COMMENDATION OF GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - ON DISPLAY AT 'THE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. ---- "GOOGLE" PART 10 FOR HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II -- JOINED IN THE RESEARCH CONCERNING THE TWO SECRET P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCHES / COMMENDATIONS,-- 30 DAYS BEFORE HER MAJESTY PASSED AWAY. ---- ALSO "GOOGLE' - PARTS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 AND 12 - THE BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA BROOCHES OF LAWRENCE DALE BELL, FOUNDER OF THE BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY. --- MORE INFORMATION AND PICTURES TO FOLLOW. --- FOR INFORMATION, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS OF A HISTORICAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL NATURE, PLEASE CONTACT ---- WAYNE HUGH LONG ---- (whlong2715@gmail.com). -- UPDATED 2/14/2023.