Display Status
This object is on display in Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Object Details
Date
September 1910
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MEMORABILIA-Events
Physical Description
Molded plaster sphere with protruding seams from 3-part mold. Used in simulated bombing competition event called "Battleship" at the Boston Harvard Air Meet, September 3-13, 1910. Ball was originally white, but is now largely gray from dirt and age. Has several autographs on it (see "marks" below). 10.75" circumference, different l/w/h dimensions result from including seams.
Dimensions
3-D (177g): 8.8 × 9 × 8.9cm, 0.2kg (3 7/16 × 3 9/16 × 3 1/2 in., 0.4lb.)
Materials
plaster
Graphite
Inventory Number
A20010151000
Credit Line
Gift of Francis M. Becker, Jr.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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