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Topic: FS: Mercury flown chute, film and shingle
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rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 06-23-2016 07:10 PM
   
- Mercury Freedom 7 Flown Parachute - $1200
- Mercury Liberty Bell 7 Flown 16mm Film - $1000
- Mercury-Atlas 1 Flown Afterbody Shingle Fragment - $700
All come with documentation. Will sell as a set for $2500 + shipping. 
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dtemple
Member Posts: 729
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-23-2016 09:38 PM
This is the first time I have seen a piece of the MA-1 spacecraft offered for sale. What is history of this particular artifact? I am aware MA-1 exploded shortly after launch and it was not equipped with the escape rocket. I assumed all the recovered pieces were at the Kansas Cosmosphere. |
datkatz
Member Posts: 176
From: New York, NY
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 06-23-2016 11:02 PM
Email sent. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 06-23-2016 11:29 PM
Thanks for the question. There is a page on my website with the COA and info you're after here. This piece was recovered along with the larger sections shown in the image. I do know a very large piece brought in a huge sum at auction recently though, so there is some of it out there. You're right in saying that it very rarely comes up for sale. |
dtemple
Member Posts: 729
From: Longview, Texas, USA
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-24-2016 06:45 PM
Thanks for the link. Looks like the fragment came from the outer edge of the lower shingle shown in the photo - perhaps the lower right corner judging by what appears to be a bolt hole in the fragment. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 07-01-2016 05:47 PM
Last call. |
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