Model, Rocket, Ram, Giovanni da Fontana's, Ca. 1420 A.D.
Irregular shaped polished mahogany rectangular car with rounded front sides and jutting out to a short and cut off neck in front to which is attached a carved white wooded ram's head; rear sides of car cut at angles to form straight pointed arch, with conical copper exhaust nozzle affixed at rear center; set of two oak wood rollers underneath car, one under forward end, other at rear end, both extending the width of the car and secured on both sides by brackets and rods; Y-shaped led reinforcement straps on flat top of car, with end of Y attached, as straps, around top of nozzle on rear side of car; three upright brass pins in triangular pattern securing strap on top on V section of Y strap; car overall of polished and varnished mahogany; Y-shaped reinforcement straps on top and roller L brackets, steel, gray; carriage bolts, steel.
Created by
Jason A. Smith
Date Created
01/05/2016
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Models; Rockets; Space
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