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1 of 3 dissected cones

1 of 3 dissected cones

Experimental silica nose cone for missile work.

Experimental silica nose cone for missile work.

Brass truncated cone

Brass truncated cone

1761
Double cone, lignum vitae and ivory

Double cone, lignum vitae and ivory

1 of 3 dissected cones

1 of 3 dissected cones

Skylark nose-cone assembly (2 parts)

Skylark nose-cone assembly (2 parts)

Section of nose cone from Black Knight rocket.

Section of nose cone from Black Knight rocket.

1 of 3 dissected cones

1 of 3 dissected cones

Glass cone for the projection of an annular spectrum

Glass cone for the projection of an annular spectrum

1876
Brass truncated cone

Brass truncated cone

1761
Steinheil cones

Steinheil cones

1865-1875
Two Dexine gauge glass cones

Two Dexine gauge glass cones

Large Cone Stake

Large Cone Stake

Unused giant cone: 6 (1260°C)

Unused giant cone: 6 (1260°C)

1901-1931
Exhaust Injector Cone, Sectioned, Dimensions: 15"x9?"x4".

Sectioned Exhaust Injector Cone

Three unused Seger cones, by Wengers Ltd., Etruria Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1925-31.

Three unused Seger cones

1900-1982
Two Black Knight nose cones (one used)

Two Black Knight nose cones (one used)

Three metal nose cones used in kinetic heating experiments using rocket propelled projectiles.

Metal nose cones used in kinetic heating experiments

Section of cone showing how speed and surface friction alter the nature of the deposit

Section of cone showing how speed and surface friction alter the nature of the deposit

Set of small test cones and one hemisphere which have been subjected to intense heat to simulate re-entry ablation for nose cones of ballistic missiles.

Small test cones from re-entry ablation simulation

1955-1965
Seven cones; five cones with caps; six twin flakes with cones

Seven cone

Skylark nose cone

Skylark nose cone

Skylark fibre glass nose cone and thermal blanket.

Skylark fibre glass nose cone and thermal blanket.

Unused giant cone: 4 (1220°C), one of four, by Wengers Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1901-1931.

Unused giant cone: 4 (1220°C)