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Old 03-16-2023, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by samb


Incidentally, how do you Estes history fans date this document? The first 7 (or 8) pages are I believe the "Model Rocketry" handbook available for order from what we call the 1960 Estes catalog (which specifically refers to plans for the 3 models), so I reason the handbook dates back at least that far. Are these the first 3 published Estes plans? The 1960 catalog seems to me to have no kits for sale, but rather a selection of parts, many of which are described for use with these 3 models. So they are effectively offering full plans and complete parts for these 3 kits, but separately.
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