It believably ca n’t quite contend with all the memory board they have of landing on the moon , but the 2nd good souvenir the Apollo 11 astronauts have of their adventure has to be this firm gold mannequin of the Lunar Module given to them by Cartier on their return .
According toCool Hunting ; Michael Collins , Buzz Aldrin , and Neil Armstrong traveled to Paris as part of many celebrations held in their purity , where they were presented with these intricate — and incredibly valuable — models to memorialise their accomplishment . And lay to rest inside each lander was a small piece of microfilm from the French paper Le Figaro listing the epithet of the great unwashed who donate money to have their names included . Weird .
Today two of the gold models remain in individual collections , but the third is back in Cartier ’s possession and will in reality be on show atThe Forbes Galleriesin New York City begin on March 16 as part of its “ Out of this World ! Jewelry in the Space Age ” exhibition . They might not get you to the lunar month , but they ’ll certainly air you over it . [ Cool Hunting ]
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