Walt Cunningham's Apollo 1 Prototype Leather IFC Boots
Historic, early pair of prototype Inflight Coverall (IFC) space boots designed by astronauts Roger Chaffee and Walt Cunningham in lead-up to the Apollo 1 mission. The beige kidskin leather boots, no size—11Ë in length, 6Ë in height, 4Ë in width—feature hidden zippers to the inner ankle section, with the right boot signed on the top in black felt tip, â€Å“Prototype Apollo IFC Boots, from my personal collection, Walt Cunnigham, Apollo 7.â€Â The inside of each boot is printed with its corresponding identification numbers: â€Å“Coverall Boot, R. H., P/N: SEB13100143, S/N: Prototype Config., Subject: Cunningham, Contract No. NAS 9-10702, Date of Mfg.: 12/21/70, Mfg. by: Welson & Co. Inc.â€Â With the exception of its â€Å“L. H.â€Â designation, the other bootâ€â„¢s part numbers are identical. In fine condition.
Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Cunningham, who writes: â€Å“One of my jobs, prior to the first manned Apollo mission, was working with the NASA crew equipment office developing and testing garments for inflight wear. Following the Apollo 1 fire, all inflight garments had to be fireproof, ruling out these leather boots. They have been in my possession since the late Sixties.â€Â
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Historic, early pair of prototype Inflight Coverall (IFC) space boots designed by astronauts Roger Chaffee and Walt Cunningham in lead-up to the Apollo 1 mission. The beige kidskin leather boots, no size—11Ë in length, 6Ë in height, 4Ë in width—feature hidden zippers to the inner ankle section, with the right boot signed on the top in black felt tip, â€Å“Prototype Apollo IFC Boots, from my personal collection, Walt Cunnigham, Apollo 7.â€Â The inside of each boot is printed with its corresponding identification numbers: â€Å“Coverall Boot, R. H., P/N: SEB13100143, S/N: Prototype Config., Subject: Cunningham, Contract No. NAS 9-10702, Date of Mfg.: 12/21/70, Mfg. by: Welson & Co. Inc.â€Â With the exception of its â€Å“L. H.â€Â designation, the other bootâ€â„¢s part numbers are identical. In fine condition.
Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Cunningham, who writes: â€Å“One of my jobs, prior to the first manned Apollo mission, was working with the NASA crew equipment office developing and testing garments for inflight wear. Following the Apollo 1 fire, all inflight garments had to be fireproof, ruling out these leather boots. They have been in my possession since the late Sixties.â€Â