220882380223: Gus Grissom home shingles

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Author	Topic: 220882380223: Gus Grissom home shingles
calleva atrebatum New Member Posts: From: Registered:	posted 10-27-2011 12:20 PM Just noticed these listed on eBay: These are original wood shingles from Astronaut Virgil I (Gus) Grissom's boyhood home. Only one shingle is being sold at a time and will be shipped to you with a certificate of authenticity. Proceeds from this sale are being used for the Gus Grissom Boyhood Home.
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 10-27-2011 01:15 PM These shingles and seeds from a tree that grows in front of the home (which was germinated from seeds flown on a space shuttle mission) are part of a on-going fundraiser for the Gus Grissom Childhood Museum. The seeds are also listed on eBay.
LM1 Member Posts: 667 From: New York, NY Registered: Oct 2010	posted 10-27-2011 01:47 PM There is not much of a description of Grissom's shingles on eBay. And, there is only one terrible picture of one (?) shingle and the photo cannot be enlarged. What is the provenance of the item? Better pictures on eBay would help. What size are they, etc.?
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 10-27-2011 01:49 PM These are being sold by the museum itself, so the provenance is solid. If you have questions, I am sure they will be happy to answer them either through eBay or their Facebook page (linked above).

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