Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, R. Goddard

Cylindrical combustion chamber, funnel brazed on at bottom and long exhaust nozzle brazed to bottom of funnel, the whole constitutiing the overall exhaust nozzle; other (top) end of chamber with curved propellant feed pipes brazed on top and long oval pipe mounted crosswise to combustion chamber with each end of the oval brazed on to right and left sides of the combustion chamber cylinder, underneath conical top. Smaller cylinder brazed at opposite, middle section of the oval pipe and one curved or bent pipe leading off from top of small cylinder. Some green deterioration patches over some brazed areas. Small glossy red spots also appear in some areas and could be very significant clues as to the identity of this artifact as they may be remnants of the "Chinese red" painted on one of the fins of the flight rocket of 30 December 1930. Here, it is important to note that the original fin was near the motor. Goddard's 30 December 1930 rocket was also the first he painted partly red. The red spots on this object warrant testing to confirm that they are remains of the 1930 "Chinese red" paint.