Rocket, Flying Model Kit, Liberty Bell
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocket Supply Inc.
- Summary
- This is a kit containing an unassembled "Liberty Bell" flying rocket model made by Rocket Supply Inc. It has a pasteboard body, balsa nose cone and fins, and a paper streamer. The model does not have a motor, but is powered by a metal ejection spring.
- G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to the museum in 1973.
- Credit Line
- Gift of G. Harry Stine
- Inventory Number
- A19930651000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Plastic, Paper, Wood, Cardboard, Wax
- Model has pasteboard body, balsa nose and fins, and crepe paper streamer. Paper instructions inside plastic retail package.
- Dimensions
- Approximate (retail package): 13 1/4 × 4 × 1 in. (33.7 × 10.2 × 2.5cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19930651000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98d83899b-9af6-4ca9-a357-c8c171fb2933
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