Slot Car Speed Control, 1964-1968
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Slot car racing was a popular hobby by the early 1960s. Each car was powered by a small electric motor that drew current running through thin metal rails in the track. Controllers, in the form of plungers, pistol grips or steering wheels, allowed the driver to change the car's speed by varying the current with a resistor.
Slot car racing was a popular hobby by the early 1960s. Each car was powered by a small electric motor that drew current running through thin metal rails in the track. Controllers, in the form of plungers, pistol grips or steering wheels, allowed the driver to change the car's speed by varying the current with a resistor.
Artifact
Toy (Recreational artifact)
Date Made
1964-1968
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
90.365.109
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Steven K. Hamp
Material
Plastic
Wire
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Tan (Color)
Silver (Color)
Blue
Yellow
Dimensions
Height: 1.25 in
Width: 2 in
Length: 5 in
Inscriptions
top of box: Aurora / Model Motoring / in HO Scale / U.S. and Foreign Patents Applied for / Made in U.S.A / Litho, in U.S.A. / Racing Speed Control / (C) 1964 / Aurora Plastics Corp. / West Hempstead, L.I., N.Y. on side of box: Aurora Model Motoring / Racing Speed Control / No 1347 - 2.49
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