Nifty Historical Article

Cosermann · Jul 21, 2014

As a BAR I'm interested in the historical side of our hobby. Ran across the following article by Harry Stine today, and thought I'd share the reference. It's from the Oct. 1957 issue of Mechanix Illustrated. I these sorts of things are nifty glimpses into the beginnings of our hobby.

https://plans.rocketshoppe.com/pubs/Mechanix_Illustrated/10-57/10_57Mech_Ill.pdf

Here's a bonus link to the patent for Carlisle's first design (not the Rock-A-Chute):
https://www.google.com/patents/US2841084

Peartree · Jul 21, 2014

CoyoteNumber2 said:
Any idea who did the cover art? Looks like "Ranfch" but Google returns nothing.

Couldnh't find that, but it looks like you can still buy a copy here.

pyrobob · Jul 21, 2014

That's cool.

jazzviper1 · Jul 22, 2014

That really is cool.
Thanks for sharing.

samb · Jul 22, 2014

That article is part of the Ye Olde Rockets archive. The list is ordered by company name (or magazine name as applicable). Hours of "back in the day" reading enjoyment.

https://www.oldrocketplans.com/publications.htm

cwbullet · Jul 22, 2014

Very nice piece of history.

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