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Discuss Lindbergh and Sikorsky-Signed Spirit of St.Louis Fabric With "History Detective" Handwriting Expert John Reznikoff

Written on a piece of cloth are the autographs of Charles Lindbergh and Igor Sikorsky, another aviation pioneer.

Are the signatures genuine?
Is the cloth really from The Spirit of St. Louis—the plane Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in?

Watch PBS's "History Detectives" Tuesday, July 12, at 8 p.m., 7 central time to find out!

Tune in and see how John Reznikoff of University Archives and other experts help solve the mysteries of the Lindbergh-Sikorsky Cloth—then discuss it here!

You can read about when "History Detectives" visited University Arc...

Tags: charles lindburgh, history detectives, igor, reznikoff, sikorsky, spirit of st louis, spirit of st. louis

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Permalink Reply by john reznikoff on July 11, 2011 at 5:13pm

Thanks for recognizing this Steve! Funny that a long day of filming will end up being precious little time on TV. It was a blast doing it. Quite a mystery will unfold. I hope it is entertaining and interesting.

One of my favorite things about this popular show is that the theme song is one of my favorites "Watching the Detectives" by Elvis Costello!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on July 12, 2011 at 5:52am

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll put it on my DVR. :-)

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Permalink Reply by roger epperson on July 12, 2011 at 1:38pm

You da man John John!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Scott Cornish on July 12, 2011 at 4:25pm

Looking forward to it!

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Permalink Reply by john reznikoff on July 13, 2011 at 4:43am

Thanks scott

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Permalink Reply by john reznikoff on July 13, 2011 at 4:43am

Hi greg,
The thingamajig is a "proscope for iPad" available on the web with a few searches. It is the same device that you often see used on CSI but is available to the public ( some machines I use are not, they are only available to law enforcement or court experts for fear they will end up in forgets hands) I have had proscopes for about 9 years now and they require a lot of getting used to but are a great tool in this industry.

For the pancakes you can stop overv any time. At least a few days a week I make them for my family. In the summer I even pick the blueberries!!!