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Wright brothers’ name to be licensed for goods

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Amanda Wright-Lane, great grand-niece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, poses for a photo inside the Hawthorn Hill mansion, home of the Wright Brothers, in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton-based Visual Marketing Associates is working on licensing agreements with a goal of merchandising the Wright Brothers brand for a continuing revenue stream for the family.

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Want a Wright Brothers-brand bomber jacket or aviator sunglasses? They might soon be available to buy, as the aviation pioneers' descendants try to generate revenue to keep up the mansion where Orville Wright lived for decades.