Bound Volume, "Rail and Cable News" Magazine, Vol. 1, 1947
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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. Specialty newsletters and magazines chronicled race results, manufacturer stories and general hobby news. Rail and Cable News covered the hobby in the 1940s and 1950s.
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. Specialty newsletters and magazines chronicled race results, manufacturer stories and general hobby news. Rail and Cable News covered the hobby in the 1940s and 1950s.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
January 1947-December 1947
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.47.129.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: .5 in
Length: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
handwritten: George and Ray Hook / May the Year of 1949 Be Your Best of All TIme / W. Lloyd Babb / Editor Nov. 1948
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