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Three identical bottle-shaped vessels, each with point at end where glass was closed after being blown; each front end with short neck and smooth opening in middle; overall, inside and out, shiny silver-coated; each flask protected with original padding blanket-like fabric, with two circular pieces of same material for protecting each end of each flask; padding circle for bottom end of each flask, also fitted with cork disk with hole in center, to place over and protect pointed end; the padding secured around each flask with twine, probably original.
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Engineers; Equipment; Research; Space
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