Mar 27, 2004 - Sale 2001

Sale 2001 - Lot 30

Price Realized: $ 2,530
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
FLOWN "Faith 7" Food Clamp. One of two clamps used by Gordon Cooper to assist re-hydration of food packages during the flight. Approximately 2x3 inches with a 1-inch black velcro tab added prior to the flight. NASA/MSC, 1963

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Flown equipment from any Mercury flight is extremely rare. A Typed Letter Signed by Cooper describes how the clamp was used during the flight. Included is an 8x10 black and white NASA photograph showing flight food and clamps.