1958 Parkhurst Products : Missiles and Satellites

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Missiles and Satellites cards were released in 1958 by Parkhurst Products, Ltd. in Canada. The American Card Catalog reference is V339-7. Each wax pack included a piece of Zip Bubble Gum. Each card measures approximately 2.5 x 3.625 inches. The card text is printed in English and French.

1958 Parkhurst Products : Missiles and Satellites #1 - First Satellite Launching (Sputnik)

Cards #1–25 feature illustrations of early Soviet missions, as well as planned space exploration concepts. The artistic depictions of Sputnik 1 and Laika the space dog are inaccurate, likely due to the limited information available at the time of production. The image of Laika (Лайка, "Curly") is based on a photograph of Kozyavka (Козявка, "Booger"), a dog that safely completed two sub-orbital flights in June 1956.

1958 Parkhurst - Missiles and Satellites #3 Laika - First Space Traveler


Cards #25–50 include photographs of American missiles, rockets, and test vehicles that predate NASA. The series includes the U.S. Navy Viking #11 and a V-2 rocket built from captured German parts. Both photos appear in the Jet Planes series from the Exhibit Supply Co., Record Holders of the World from Cadet Sweets, Missile and Jet Plane Trading Cards from Nesbitt's, Aircraft & Missile Trading Cards from Sicle, and Histoire de L'Aviation from Mills cigarettes.


Checklist #1–25
1 First Satellite Launching Lancement du Premier Satellite
2 Putting Satellite into Orbit Placement du Satellite sur son Orbite
3 Laika - First Space Traveler Laika - Premier Voyageur de L'Espace
4 Earth and Sky Observatories Observatoire de la Terre et du Ciel
5 Frogmen Recover Nose-Cone Des Hommes-Grenouilles Récupèrent le nez D'Une Fusée
6 U.S. Moon Rocket Fusée Lunaire Américaine
7 Battle of Gravity La Lutte Contre la Gravité
8 Spaceman in Special Suits Costumes Spéciaux des Hommes de L'Espace
9 Weightless Man with Pistols L'Homme Volant Avec des Pistolets
10 Building a Spaceship Construction d'un Vaisseau Aérien
11 Giant to Other Worlds Un Géant des Autres Mondes
12 Tankette Laboratory on Moon Chenillettes-Laboratoires sur la Lune
13 Returned from the Moon Retour de la Lune
14 Cosmic Television Télévision Cosmique
15 Comparative Flights in Space Comparaison des Envolée dans L'Espace
16 Sun Powered Moon Rocket Fusée Lunaire à Propulsion Solaire
17 With Speed of Light to Saturn Vers Saturne à la Vitesse de la Lumière
18 Artificial Gravity on Satellite Gravitation Artificielle sur le Satellite
19 Spaceman Struck by Meteor Un Météore Frappe un Voyageur de L'Espace
20 U.S. Daisy Cartridge La Cartouche-Éclair Americaine “Daisy”
21 Perpetual Light on Sea, Land, Air Le Jour Perpétuel sur la Terre
22 Devastating Sunshine Le Soleil Dévastateur
23 Landing on Venus Atterrissage sur Vénus
24 Mineral Excavations on Planets Exploitations des Minéraux des Planètes
25 Manned Satellite in Action Un Satellite Dirigée par des Hommes
Checklist #25–50
26 Viking (U.S. Navy) Viking
27 Regulus I (U.S. Navy) Regulus I
28 Vanguard Vanguard
29 Firebee (Air Force, Navy & Army) Firebee
30 Matador (U.S. Air Force) Matador
31 Regulus II (U.S. Navy) Regulus II
32 Sidewinder (U.S. Navy) Sidewinder
33 Terrier (U.S. Navy) Terrier
34 XQ-4 Target Drone (U.S. Air Force) Cible Volante XQ4
35 Falcon Series (U.S. Air Force) Séries Falcon
36 Hawk (U.S. Army) Hawk
37 Hermes A-1 (U.S. Army) Hermes A-1
38 Redstone (U.S. Army) Redstone
39 Nike Ajax (U.S. Army) Nike Ajax
40 Nike Hercules (U.S. Army) Nike Hercules
41 Honest John (U.S. Army) Honest John
42 X-10 (U.S. Air Force) X-10
43 Rascal (U.S. Air Force) Rascal
44 Terrapin Terrapin
45 V-2 (U.S. Army) V-2
46 Snark SM-62 (U.S. Air Force) Snark SM-62
47 Lockheed F-90 Penetration Fighter Avion d'Attaque Lockheed F-90
48 Convair XF-92 Delta Wing Convair XF-92 a Ailes Delta
49 Northrop X-4 Northrop X-4
50 Northrop YRB-49 Northrop YRB-49