THF87093

Cessna O-IE Bird-Dog Model Airplane Kit, 1967

Summary

Model airplanes have been a popular hobby since the 1920s. Early modelers built from scratch, but entrepreneurs soon saw the business possibilities in making and selling model kits. Balsa wood was a favorite building material due to its strength, light weight, and the ease with which it could be shaped.

Artifact

Model airplane

Date Made

1967

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.45.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bob Brasie.

Material

Balsa (Wood)
Cardboard
Cellophane
Tissue paper

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 1.375 in

Width: 4.5 in

Length: 13.875 in

Inscriptions

On front of box: Modele/ Reduit/ Guillow's/ CESSNA O-IE/ BIRD-DOG/ South Vietnam "FAC" Plane/ (Forward Air Control)/ SCALE RUBBER POWERED/ FLYING MODEL KIT/ BALSA AND TISSUE CONSTRUCTION/ SCALE MODEL FOR ADULT COLLECTORS On side of box: Guillow's/ SCALE FLYING MODEL KIT/ CESSNA O-IE BIRD-DOG/.../ MANUFACTURED BY PAUL K. GUILLOW, INC., WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS COPYRIGHT 1967 PRINTED IN U.S.A. On side of box: Selected, precision-cut balsa wood. "Razor sharp" die-cut balsa parts. Cleanly formed plastic/ nose cowl. Rubber motor band. Plastic wheels. Ample covering tissue. Molded plastic propeller./ Wire for landing gear. Large sheet of insignia. Accurate scale plan and illustrated assembly/ instructions. Acetate sheet for window areas. On end of box: Guillow's/ KIT 902/ CESSNA/ O-IE BIRD DOG/ SCALE RUBBER POWERED/ BALSA FLYING MODEL KIT On back of box: MODELS IN THIS SERIES...FUN TO BUILD AND FLY/.../