Maker: Ball-Band
Model: Space Ship
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Size: 9.125 x 1.50 inches
Disc Color: White
Lettering/Hot Stamp: Red Ball Space Ship; Jets—Red
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Date Introduced: 1962
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Special Notes: Super thin Styrofoam disc came packaged with a 16-page booklet captioned "Space, Man's New Frontier" and a 6.5 inch clear plastic film record titled " John Glenn's Day in History." The booklet is dated 1962. Red Ball Jets shoes were produced from 1951 to 1971 and had a fanatical following. Uniroyal, the United States rubber company who made rubberized soles for Keds, bought the rights in 1971 but never produced any more of the shoes. However, Red Ball Jets were reintroduced to the market in 2021.
Contributor(s): Phil Kennedy