Lot 765
Space Models, "Gemini Capsule" Desk Model (5x3") An original gray McDonnell Aircraft Corp. 1:30 scale desk model (by Topping, No. 17/79) mounted on a rectangular wooden base (7x5") with a metal descriptive plaque. An enclosed card reads, in effect: "These models were originally made for McDonnell Aircraft Corp in 1962-63. The Topping Model inventory was sold to Precise Models in that same year and McDonnald told Precise to destroy any of these models/models found in inventory. Jump forward about 45 years to 2007 when 79 of these models were discovered in an old Precise Models warehouse. They were in pristine condition and represent a unique opportunity for the serious model collector. A similar model realized about $600 in our April 2008 sale.
Estimated Value $350 - 500.
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| Realized $474 |
