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Manufacturer:
Intertype Corporation  Search this
Materials:
Ferrous Alloys
Natural Fiber Fabric
Cardboard
Dimensions:
3-D (Diameter x Height): 39.4 × 12.7cm (1 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 5 in.)
Other (unrolled): 4572cm (150 ft.)
Type:
CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Summary:
This is a reel with a coil of 1/8 inch (0.32 cm) steel cable, 150 ft. (45.7 m) long, for use with the Wadsworth Mount grapnel line throwing rocket, which was tested 1944-1945 using standard U.S. Navy and other ordnance rockets.
The rocket system was developed by the American inventor Wadsworth Mount (1907-1985) for the purpose of throwing life lines for rescue work at sea, or from ship to shore as life saving rockets and used standard U.S. Navy 1.25-in (3.175 cm) and 3.25-in (8.26 cm) rockets. The grapnel rockets were also to be used to climb cliffs and for breaching beach defenses. However, the system was not adopted by the military. Mount donated the reel, along with the full kit, to the Smithsonian in 1976.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wadsworth Mount
Inventory Number:
A19771118002
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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