Korn "Indianapolis 29" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car Kit, 1948
THF162911 / Korn "Indianapolis 29" Gas-Powered Racing Tether Car Kit, 1948
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Artifact Overview
Tether cars, gas-powered model race cars, were popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Barney Korn was among the most skilled builders. This unassembled kit is for one of Korn's "Indianapolis 29" models. Note that the buyer had to finish the rough edges of the balsa wood body and purchase the .29-cubic-inch engine separately.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Kit (Set)
Date Made
1948
Creators
Creator Notes
Manufactured by B.B. (Barney) Korn and the B.B. Korn Specialty Manufacturing Co. in Los Angeles, California for distribution by Hyde Park Model & Supply Co. in Inglewood, California.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
2013.47.156
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Eric Zausner and the E-Z Spindizzy Foundation.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Balsa (Wood)
Paint (Coating)
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Cardboard
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 6.75 in
Length: 13 in
Weight: 2.1875 lb
Inscriptions
product package:
"THE INDIANAPOLIS 29" / DIRECT DRIVE / PRECISION RACING CHASSIS / Mfg. by BARNEY KORN of HYDE PARK MODEL & SUPPLY CO. / 953 E. Park Blvd. / Inglewood, Calif.
instruction sheet:
The INDIANAPOLIS / SERIES 29 / AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT / Mfg'd by BARNEY KORN OF HYDE PARK / MODEL & SUPPLY COMPANY / 953 E. Hyde Park Blvd. / INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
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