1960 Sunblest Tea : Inventions & Discoveries

The Inventions & Discoveries card series was distributed in 1960 by Sunblest Tea and Fine Fare Tea. The series was released in 1962 by Coopers Tea of Glasgow North West. Each card measures approximately 1.375 x 2.625 inches. The 50-card collection showcases inventors and scientific discoveries of the 19th and 20th centuries. The cards were distributed in two series of 25-cards. A collector album was sold separately for six pence.

 

Wernher von Braun and the V-2 missile are featured on card #47, "Rockets Into Space." The Vergeltungswaffe 2 (Retaliation Weapon 2), officially designated as Aggregat 4 (A-4), was developed under the direction of von Braun at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Germany. On June 20, 1944, A-4 MW 18014 became the first object launched into space, reaching an apogee of 109 miles (176 km).

The card image is based on a U.S. Army Project Hermes V-2 launched at White Sands Proving Ground. General Electric constructed a total of 67 rockets from captured German V-2 components. Project Hermes conducted V-2 tests from March 15, 1946, to June 30, 1951.