LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 Sept Grand Format Air & Space #669  / 

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Apollo 7 In-Flight Exerciser Astronaut Used

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Apollo 7 In-Flight Exerciser Astronaut Used
<B>Apollo 7 In-Flight Exerciser</B></I> used by the astronauts on the first manned Apollo mission, October 11-22, 1968, accompanied by its 10" high by 4" diameter storage bag. Presented to Joe Garino by the mission's Command Module pilot, Donn Eisele. This "Exer-Genie" unit combined isometric and isotonic exercise to attain and maintain strength, endurance and flexibility. With a photocopy of a one page, 8" x 10.5", March 10, 1969, typed letter from the three Apollo 7 crew members, Eisele, Wally Schirra, and Walt Cunningham, to Joe Garino, saying, in part, that their "personal awareness of 'the Garino touch' came into clearest focus during the Apollo 7 mission when we set about to use the Exergenie you wisely suggested we take with us…we used it almost constantly as flight activities would permit…" <I>From the collection of renowned former physical trainer of the astronauts Joe Garino. This lot is accompanied by a signed certificate of authentication from Garino verifying its provenance.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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