toy glider: Hi-Flier Clipper fleet

Date:1930s
Medium:Wood, paper, ink, metal
Credit Line: Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
Accession Number:2022.124.769 a q
Dimensions:1 1/4 x 9 x 1 1/2 inches (3.2 x 22.9 x 3.8 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Toy
Manufacturer :The Hi-Flier MFG. Co.
Description

Box of components for Hi-Flier Clipper toy glider fleet; in multiple parts: a. box; b. wing with “Strat-O-Flier”; c. wing with “Strat-O-Flier”; d. wing with “Hi-Flier / Hawaii Clipper”; e. wing with “Hi-Flier / China Clipper”; f. wing with “Hi-Flier / Pan American Clipper”; g.- k. horizontal stabilizer; l.-m. fuselage with small counter weight and vertical stabilizer; n.-q. fuselage with small counter weight.

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