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Topic: 'Non-flown' space-related lucite displays
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bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 05-10-2018 08:30 PM
   
There has been a lot of discussion here about space-related lucite displays with flown pieces embedded (foil, heatshield, beta cloth, etc.). I don't think I've seen anything about lucites that were contractor made with non-flown promotional-type items inside. I've started collecting these along with the well known flown lucites such as the ones put out by ASF, Cernan Group, Cosmosphere, etc. I'd like to know what's available out there. As an example, I have the following "non-flown lucites": - IBM with IC chip used on Saturn computers and simulators
- General Dynamics Convair with small Little Joe II
- Owen Corning Fiberglass with Apollo 15 "patch" and small Lunar Rover
- GM AC Electronics Division with Apollo 8 insignia
- Goodyear "First Tire on the Moon" with small tire
If any interest I will post pics of these. Anyone have, or know of, others? |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3177
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 05-11-2018 12:53 AM
You mention the Owens Corning fiberglas Apollo 15 lucite, but there are also Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 equivalents, as mentioned on the Beta cloth page of my CrewPatches site.You see the Apollo 11 version from time to time but the Apollo 8 version is pretty rare. |
denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 05-11-2018 06:36 PM
I would be very interested in the pics. I also collect various other lucites. I have the Owen Corning fiberglass one, the Viking lander Martin Marietta shavings lucite, also have a Port Canaveral space shuttle one and a nice United Space Alliance lucite. |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 05-13-2018 01:06 PM
 
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denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 05-13-2018 03:01 PM
Really like the Goodyear tire paperweight. I'll have to keep an eye out for it.  |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1054
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 05-13-2018 04:25 PM
I also like the Goodyear lucite and I have never seen that one. Also have an eye out. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 462
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 05-13-2018 04:36 PM
I'll add a few of the nicer ones that I've seen.Contractor Related: - McDonnell-Douglas Titan 34D7 Payload Fairing
 - >Mcdonnell-Douglas Delta 3920 Manufacturing Shavings
 
- >Morton-Thiokol Post STS-51L SRB O-ring Static Test
 - >Martin-Marietta Viking Lander Manufacturing Shavings
 - >RCA LM Electrical 'Cordwood' Construction Sample
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thisismills
Member Posts: 462
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 05-13-2018 04:38 PM
Kennedy Space Center Related: - Apollo MSS Fire Protection Nozzle Component
 
- LC-14 Umbilical Cable
 - LC-19 Pad Section
 - LM-9 Kapton Removed During 1996 Restoration
 
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thisismills
Member Posts: 462
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 05-13-2018 05:10 PM
Last one to post for today... - Northrop Paradynamics Space Landing System
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bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 05-14-2018 10:29 AM
Interesting! What is LM electrical "cordwood" construction? Never heard of it. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 462
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 05-14-2018 11:40 AM
It's the term used for closely packed electrical components used by engineers to save physical space in an assembly of circuits. A play on the old phrase "stacked up like cordwood" (a reference to tightly stacking firewood). This process was used quite a bit in missile guidance systems as well during the Apollo program.Here is a quick explanation of the technique. |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 05-14-2018 03:19 PM
Thanks. Twenty years in aerospace and never heard the term. |
denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 05-19-2018 01:22 PM
Nice pyramid shape from McDonnell Douglas: Lockheed Martin last Titan II launch:  Rockwell International:  |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 05-23-2018 10:29 AM
Great color on this Boeing lucite! |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1054
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 06-04-2018 04:50 PM
I thought I would add this Bendix Lucite to the mix. |
denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 07-23-2018 05:15 PM
A Cruise missile chip from General Dynamics: A Martin Marietta space shuttle:  |
dtemple
Member Posts: 749
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 07-23-2018 06:33 PM
I also have a piece of umbilical cable used for MA-6. Not sure if this was contractor-made or not.  And this from LM-9, #13 of 25 made.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 47576
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-23-2018 07:32 PM
The Mercury-Atlas 6 acrylic strikes me as being modern made, though I could be wrong. |
dtemple
Member Posts: 749
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 07-24-2018 09:54 AM
Could be. I got it from collector somewhere in south Texas 20 years ago. I have forgotten his name, unfortunately. |
denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 08-23-2018 02:12 PM
Just got this neat lucite, from Heineken: 
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bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 08-23-2018 06:52 PM
So, you're the one who outbid me.  |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3353
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 08-23-2018 07:16 PM
Just briefly, let me add a few remarks about some of the acrylics featured here.I think both the MA-6 Umbilical Cable lucites were provided by my firm, also the gantry relic inside the "Space History" Pad 19 acrylic, if I am not mistaken, came from my acquisitions as well. The Apollo/Saturn V/MSS fire nozzle component acrylic was provided by Ang Taiani and the Space Shuttle Martin Marietta was actually a "borrowed" acrylic from a commercial space souvenir firm. The aerospace company had included or added their company name at the bottom base of it. I'll comment on a few others as time permits. |
denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 08-24-2018 05:38 AM
Thanks Ken for the Info on the lucites! quote:
Originally posted by bklyn55:
So, you're the one who outbid me.
Ha! Last week was bidding on seven items, got outbid on six, the Heineken the only one I won — so know that feeling only too well. |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 08-24-2018 01:52 PM
Does this mean Heineken is "The Official Beer of the Apollo Moon Landings"?  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 47576
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-24-2018 03:39 PM
"Mission Apollo" was a six-month internal program at Heineken USA involving 75 employees to assess how the brand could better pursue its ambition to become the "leading Upscale beer company" in the United States. The Apollo Program in this sense was being used as a metaphor for the company's own moonshot. |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 09-19-2018 08:06 PM
New acquisition. Need Apollo 8 version for the set. |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 10-17-2018 10:10 AM
Does anybody know what, if any, association Allstate Insurance had with the Apollo program? |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4967
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-17-2018 04:53 PM
Intergalactic collision and liability coverage. |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 10-18-2018 10:32 PM
Wonder if the LM has a $500 deductible? |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 916
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-19-2018 06:07 AM
Just like Liberty Insurance, Allstate offers first time accident forgiveness.  |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 10-19-2018 08:00 AM
Good thing for Apollos 14-17! |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 11-27-2018 10:35 AM
Nice, and large, lucite with interesting subject matter. Never heard of the HGS-1 mission before. Google it for complete story! |
NASAgoob
Member Posts: 96
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 12-29-2018 08:08 PM
These are great posts. It’s amazing to see all of these rare items. Thanks for taking time to share. |
denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 01-11-2019 09:01 AM
Perkin Elmer Hubble: |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 01-12-2019 12:32 PM
Biggest (6.5x6.5x7in.) and heaviest (4lb.10oz.) lucite ever seen? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 47576
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-12-2019 02:25 PM
"First chips" displays for OV-101 Enterprise and Shuttle Centaur G:  
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denali414
Member Posts: 817
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 01-13-2019 07:30 AM
quote:
Originally posted by bklyn55:
Biggest (6.5x6.5x7in.) and heaviest (4lb.10oz.) lucite ever seen?
I just got one of those black pyramids off eBay with free shipping. Had not realized so heavy. Whew! |
bklyn55
Member Posts: 386
From: Milford, CT
Registered: Dec 2014
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posted 01-13-2019 08:56 AM
It's so heavy I'm afraid to put it on the shelf with my others. Currently sitting on my desk! (Good thing shipping was free. It would have cost more than we paid for it.) |
kosmo
Member Posts: 473
From:
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 01-15-2019 11:37 AM
I mainly collect Apollo 8, and my favorite "non-flown" displays are the Owens Corning beta cloth patch and General Motors patch lucites. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 462
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 01-15-2019 03:56 PM
Here is another example of "cordwood" electrical circuit construction from the Lunar Module, this time from Ryan. 
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