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H7779 Reproduction box kite C, wood / aluminium, designed by Lawrence Hargrave 1893, maker unknown, Australia, pre 1965. Click to enlarge.
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Model kite replica

The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences holds the largest collection of material internationally of the aviation pioneer, Lawrence Hargrave. While no single individual can be attributed to the invention of the aeroplane, Hargrave belonged to an elite body of scientists and researchers (along with Octave Chanute, Otto Lilienthal and Percy Sinclair Pilcher) whose experiments and inventions paved the way for the first powered, controlled flight achieved by the Wright Brothers on December 17, …

Summary

Object No.

H7779

Object Statement

Reproduction box kite C, wood / aluminium, designed by Lawrence Hargrave 1893, maker unknown, Australia, pre 1965

Physical Description

Reproduction box kite C, wood / aluminium, designed by Lawrence Hargrave 1893, maker unknown, Australia, pre 1965

Model kite made from two aluminium open boxes with internal grid, joined by a lacquered wooden rod.

Marks

None

Short URL

https://ma.as/249172

Dimensions

Height

310 mm

Width

712 mm

Depth

310 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Qantas Airways Limited, 1965

Acquisition Date

14 July 1965

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Harvard

Model kite replica 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/249172>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/249172 |title=Model kite replica |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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