Jetfire Balsa Airplane X Kiosk
each 13" x 2 ¼" approx. Balsa Wood Massachusetts, USA
I have been waiting and wanting to stock this item for some time. I am glad to have it in-house. Knowing, yes, I am an adult, damn, I decided to make a test with two very specific and entertaining little boys. It worked, they were hooked for hours: How far can it go? How did you make it spin? Let’s have a race, etc etc. Made by Guillow, they refused us a factory tour due to the secrecy of their technique. Hence, Marco has filed an application for the assembly line; we will get in there sooner or later! Paul K Guillow, a WWI US Navy Aviator, founded the company in 1926. He started the operation in his family barn. By 1927 when Lindbergh completed the first transatlantic flight, aviation suddenly became all the rage so Guillow found his products in high demand. In 1933 he moved his operation to its current location. Putting the plane together is half the fun the other half is flying and all the weird things that happen as a result. For example, getting one stuck in a small tree and the neighbor to the friend you are visiting comes out and yells at you because she thinks you are deliberately trying to damage her property. That was kooky! Watch out!
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