November 6, 2011

Collection Name: bill lockhart Collection

Collection Number: 774

Post Type: Kite object or Accessory

This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.

Artist or Author: Ray Merry,Andrew Jones,

Creation Year:

Length: 0.00

Height: 72.00

Width: 60.00

Summay:

Flexifoil sport kite by Ray Merry and Andrew Jones (England). Orange ripstop with nylon mesh opening, fiberglass spreader spar in two ferruled pieces. Multiline (2) with dowel winder and dacron line for flying. Numbered in the corner, #411090.

English kite makers Ray Merry and Andrew Jones brought out this "soft" inflable stunt kite in the 1970s. See http://www.cobrakite.com/flxhstry.html for more information.

Geographic: United Kingdom

Kite Type: Inflated

Materials: Dowel, Fiberglass, Ripstop

Significance: Sport

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