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. Created by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Date Created Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Models; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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