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OBJECT TYPE: DIAMOND
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0132.001

MANUFACTURER: HI-FLIER MFG. CO.
MODEL: LITTLE BOY/PLAYMATES OFTHE CLOUDS
LOCATION: Decatur, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER COVER/ STRING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 54.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HI FLIER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Decatur

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: SPECIMEN FROM CANADIAN COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL KITES.
Function: PAPER COVER FOR KITE, WHICH WHEN COMPLETE WITH FRAME WAS INTENDED TO BE LIFTED BY WIND & FLOWN BY LONG CORD, FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE PAPER KITE COVER USED AS TOY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK & RED LETTERING READING "BRIDLE STRING/ "PLAYMATES OF THE CLOUDS"/ HI-FLIER/ LITTLE BOY" WITH INSTRUCTIONS & SAFETY WARNING, & "For best results use HI-FLIER kite cord/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ The [SCRIPT]/ Hi-Flier/ MANUFACTURING CO./ DECATUR, ILLINOIS/ The World's Largest Kite Mfrs./ Made and Printed in U.S.A."
Missing: FRAME
Finish: RED COVER WITH BLACK ELEMENTS
Decoration: DEPICTS AIRCRAFT IN SKY

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HI-FLIER MFG. CO., Kite, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0132, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0132.001/

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