Cox "Thimble-Drome" Tether Car Accessory Kit, circa 1953
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Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. This accessory kit, from the L.M. Cox Manufacturing Company of Santa Ana, California, contains batteries, fuel and connecting wires and hoses for a "Thimble-Drome" brand tether car engine.
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. They were raced individually while tethered to a central pivot, or against each other on a scaled-down board track. This accessory kit, from the L.M. Cox Manufacturing Company of Santa Ana, California, contains batteries, fuel and connecting wires and hoses for a "Thimble-Drome" brand tether car engine.
Artifact
Kit (Set)
Date Made
circa 1953
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2013.47.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Cardboard
Plastic
Dacron (TM)
Metal
Color
Multicolored
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 6.125 in
Length: 1.875 in
Inscriptions
Front of box: Thimble-Drome | AIRPLANE | Accessory Kit with | SKYLON REEL | and LINE... complete with | GLOW PLUG CLIP . FUEL FILLER WITH | STAINLESS STEEL FILTER . BATTERY | CONNECTING WIRES . LINE CLIPS | FILLER HOSE . THIMBLE DROME FUEL Back of box: Thimble-Drome Accessory Kit BATTERY CONNECTING WIRES WITH GLOW PLUG CLIP | LINE CLIPS | DACRON FLYING LINE | SKYLON CONTROL REEL | VINYL FILLING HOSE | FILLER CAP WITH "STAINLESS STEEL" FILTER | THIMBLE-DROME FUEL Everything you need to fly 1/2 A Model Airplanes except battery. | This Thimble-Drome Kit contains the finest accessories available for flying any make or type 1/2 A Model Airplane For successful flying | always use | Thimble-Drome Fuel! L. M. Cox Mfg. Co., Inc., Santa Ana, California | Made in U.S.A. Front of fuel canister: Thimble-Drome | GLOW FUEL | EASY STARTING | FAST RUNNING | POWER-PACKED | for hours of FUN
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