Comet "Speed-O-Matic" Model Airplane Kit, circa 1946
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Model airplane
Date Made
circa 1946
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by the Comet Model Airplane & Supply Co., Inc., Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2009.45.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bob Brasie.
Material
Cardboard
Rubber (Material)
Technique
Carving (Processes)
Printing (Process)
Color
Blue
Orange (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Length: 15.75 in
Width: 3.5 in
Height: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
On front of box: FLYING MODEL/ COMET "SPEED-O-MATIC" KIT/ PATENT PENDING
On front of box: COMET/ SPEED-O-MATIC/ CONSTRUCTION/ NEW EASY METHOD OF/ BUILDING FUSELAGE/ COMPLETELY CUT OUT/ FUSELAGE BULKHEADS/ NEW METHOD OF FLYING/ MANY OTHER NEW FEATURES/ See picture of Model on back of box/ B. PELTZ
On side of box: AIR-AGE EDUCATIONAL KIT/ COMET MODEL AIRPLANE & SUPPLY CO., INC./ CHICAGO - NEW YORK
On end of box: FLYING MODEL/ E5 THUNDER
On back of box: COMET SPEED-O-MATIC FEATURES/ PATENT PENDING/ A COMPLETELY CUT-OUT/ FUSELAGE BULKHEADS/ B NEW METHOD OF/ FLYING MODEL./ C EASY-TO-BUILD SCALE/ PROPELLERS./ D NEW EASY FUSELAGE / CONSTRUCTION./ E POSITIVE WING AND/ TAIL ALIGNMENT/ F EXACT SCALE MODELS./ G TURNED COWLINGS/ WHERE NEEDED/ H AERONAUTICAL FACTS
On back of box: MODELS IN THIS SERIES/.../
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