Object Details
Manufacturer
R.M.S. Sales Corp.
Summary
This mechanical bank, made by R.M.S. Sales Corp. especially for the 1964 New York World's Fair, was a modification of two different space-themed mechanical banks, the Strato and the Destination Moon, both originally designed and manufactured by Duro Mold & Manufacturing. Atop the rocket, rather than a Moon globe, sat a version of the Unisphere, the iconic 12-story globe created on the Fair grounds in Queens, New York. A coin could be launched into a slot in the Unisphere by a spring-loaded mechanism on the side of the rocket.
Raymond Reines donated the bank to the Museum in 2011.
Credit Line
Gift of Raymond R. Reines, Dedicated to the Berzac Family, in honor of Team NASA
Date
1961
Inventory Number
A20110032000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
3-D: 12.1 × 26.7 × 11.1cm (4 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 4 3/8 in.)
Overall: 0.5kg (1.2lb.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
One World Connected
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20110032000
