Apollo-era Toasted Bread Cubes Space Food Packet
This is an original Apollo-era Toasted Bread Cubes space food packet bearing all original labels and the remnants of a red velcro square, intended for the Mission Commander.
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DESCRIPTION
This original, Apollo-era space food packet contains eight toasted bread cubes that would have been consumed by the Apollo astronauts had it flown aboard one of the missions to the moon. The original label bears the name of the food contents, as well as the WSD (Whirlpool Space Division) stamp with a stamped ID number reading "6230".
On the reverse is a label that reads "Serial No: FL 059" and the remains of what was once a red velcro square. Velcro was used on all food packets, tools and even checklists within the spacecraft so that they could be stuck down as to not float away while the astronaut wasn't looking.
Throughout the Apollo Program, there were three colors of velcro used on space food; red, white and blue, the colors of the American flag. Red was intended for the Mission Commander, white for the Command Module Pilot, and blue for the Lunar Module Pilot. Therefore this packet would have been intended for the Mission Commander.
Authentication Information: This space food packet is guaranteed to be Apollo-era. It was originally in a collection of Apollo-era food packets and also bears the remnants of what was red velcro. The fragments of remaining velcro are stuck to where the square would have originally been (the glue mark).
The food packet also came with original Melpar Inc. documentation, and while this documentation mentions the toasted bread cube food packet by name, it does not reference any identifying traits that can be used to guarantee that the paperwork was intended for this particular food packet. On that note, to our knowledge, no Melpar Inc. paperwork we have seen references any serial number in general.
Description
This original, Apollo-era space food packet contains eight toasted bread cubes that would have been consumed by the Apollo astronauts had it flown aboard one of the missions to the moon. The original label bears the name of the food contents, as well as the WSD (Whirlpool Space Division) stamp with a stamped ID number reading "6230".
On the reverse is a label that reads "Serial No: FL 059" and the remains of what was once a red velcro square. Velcro was used on all food packets, tools and even checklists within the spacecraft so that they could be stuck down as to not float away while the astronaut wasn't looking.
Throughout the Apollo Program, there were three colors of velcro used on space food; red, white and blue, the colors of the American flag. Red was intended for the Mission Commander, white for the Command Module Pilot, and blue for the Lunar Module Pilot. Therefore this packet would have been intended for the Mission Commander.
Authentication Information: This space food packet is guaranteed to be Apollo-era. It was originally in a collection of Apollo-era food packets and also bears the remnants of what was red velcro. The fragments of remaining velcro are stuck to where the square would have originally been (the glue mark).
The food packet also came with original Melpar Inc. documentation, and while this documentation mentions the toasted bread cube food packet by name, it does not reference any identifying traits that can be used to guarantee that the paperwork was intended for this particular food packet. On that note, to our knowledge, no Melpar Inc. paperwork we have seen references any serial number in general.