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Topic: FS: Apollo 4-17 flown fragments display
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contra
Member Posts: 318
From: Kiel, Germany
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-08-2016 12:02 PM
   
Twelve flown fragments from all eleven manned Apollo command modules, plus the unmanned Apollo 4 module. Fragments are encased in a lucite display approx. 3.7 by 2.75.Limited-edition piece is numbered 132013. Certificate of Authenticity, signed by J.G. Czuninski. 490$ + shipping.  
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onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 04-08-2016 12:08 PM
What are the fragments and where did they come from the spacecraft? Thank you. |
contra
Member Posts: 318
From: Kiel, Germany
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-08-2016 12:53 PM
The Certificate of Authenticity, signed by J.G. Czuninski, president of Aviators Alley & Threehook Aviation, reads: I certify that these twelve fragments of Apollo Command Module material encapsulated within the accompanying Aviators Alley 'Apollo Command Module Kapton Collection' acrylic display are authentic relics of the outer protective skin of each of the Apollo Command Module spacecraft from Apollo 4, 7 and to Apollo 17. These flown relics have been sourced from larger relics that I have personally subdivided for encapsulation within each of these acrylic displays and were produced by Aviators Alley as part of the limited edition. |
moonnut
Member Posts: 248
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 04-08-2016 05:15 PM
Where did the larger relics come from? In a presentation like this, each relic needs authentication linking back to its origin. Otherwise, it's no good to me. I would assume that I'm not alone on that stance. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-08-2016 05:28 PM
A general concern associated with production and ownership of these type of presentations - provenance is obfuscated as a result of disassembly of the source artifact. Subsequent owners incur the burden of establishing authenticity. |
dtemple
Member Posts: 729
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 04-10-2016 04:53 PM
I cannot see what the artifact is from Apollo 7, but if it is a piece of parachute material it is bogus as the chutes were not recovered on that flight. |
Sam Que
Member Posts: 180
From: Chicago, IL, United States
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 04-10-2016 07:51 PM
I believe Jerry is a member of cS, maybe he can weigh in. I have one of these presentations and it came with a binder full of documentation for each artifact. The Apollo 7 is foil.
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rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-11-2016 03:23 AM
Everything I have purchased from Jerry has come with solid provenance. If he offers me something, I know it is what he says it is. |
contra
Member Posts: 318
From: Kiel, Germany
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-11-2016 04:31 AM
That is correct.The display is also accompanied by twelve 8.5 x 11" individual fact sheets and certificates of authenticity for each fragment in a loose-leaf binder. As of the certification for Apollo 7 it is command module kapton foil originating from Jerald Wilken, test conductor at North American Rockwell Corporation. |
Lunar rock nut
Member Posts: 911
From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-11-2016 07:15 AM
Jerry is a stand up gentleman. I helped him obtain the Apollo 8 kapton from Lewis Chilton another retired Rockwell engineer. Jerry always provides Letters of authenticity with each item he sold from the providers of the materials. |
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