Patent Model, Skyrocket, J.W. Hadfield, 1867

Cylinder, cardboard, hollow, tan, parts torn, with conical cap, cobalt blue, base of cone overhanging around cylinder top; cap secured on one side with tape, applied during rocket manufacture; collar, sheet iron, snugly secured around base, with two rectangular and bent fins jutting out on each side of collar, fins secured to collar with solder; fins, gray metal; sheet iron loop also on collar, for fitting on another wing; other loop or loops missing, as are remainder of fins. Rocket was formerly mounted on board, 14 by 16 inches, with two other J.W. Hadfield skyrockets.