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Token, First Balloon Flight in America

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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum, it is either on loan or in storage.

Token, First Balloon Flight in America

 

  • Summary

Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 5.1cm (2 in. dia.)

Materials:
Overall: Wood

Physical Description:
First Balloon Flight in America commemorative wooden token; Obverse: blue stencil of a free gas balloon depicted, blue letter text "FIRST BALLOON FLIGHT IN AMERICA 1784, Baltimore, MD"; Reverse: blue stenciled letter text "FIRST MANNED AMERICAN BALLOON FLIGHT By Edward Warren on Peter Carnes Balloon JUNE 24, 1784, Emme Archives, BALTIMORE, MD"


Inventory number: A20010239000