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Doug, Thanks for posting this link. Not trying to hijack this thread, I went to the 1969 Sears catalog and found the first real rocket I had, the Vashon Valkyrie 2. I ordered it from this very catalog. We couldn't get black powder engines in California then, at the time this seemed like the best alternative. Even in 1969, $14.99 was a great price for the whole package. Thanks for the flashback!
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That's a slightly different version from the one I had. The tower and the console were the same, but my console was molded in either red or white, and it had the rocket that is pictured on the pad, as well as a two stage version. I did not have that parachute rocket, but I remember seeing that one for sale by itself (or with the blimp rocket) in Woolworths.
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As I recall the two stage rocket rarely stayed together through "burnout" of the first stage. They separated not very long after launch, and just looked like two rockets flying in formation, and they didn't fly much higher than the single staged version (which, for me, only got about 70-80 feet... about 10-20 feet above the tallest pine in the yard).
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Ken Montanye asked that I post these links related to this thread:
http://www.vintagetoys.com/toy/fors...59?imgdisplay=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-PARK-PLAS...=item45f4d0ea9d http://www.water-rockets.com/article.pl?143,0
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Still get them?
I bought my son one of these about six years ago. (Newer version)
He loved it! I still see them once in a while. Cheap summertime fun. |
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Just don't use warm or hot water.
I learned that in the early 70's the hard way
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Leo
That is called a Sauna..... RD |
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Parks Plastic GEMINI version, up for auction. Looks pretty cool!
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-PARKS-G...=item5d2ba373e3
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