Instructions & report: Macy's Parade Studio Balloon Quality Control Card; Bullwinkle instructions and history. 2000-ca. 2011.

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Hoboken Historical Museum

sheet 1, instructions for balloon set-up & inflation: Bullwinkle

sheet 1, instructions for balloon set-up & inflation: Bullwinkle

Name/Title

Instructions & report: Macy's Parade Studio Balloon Quality Control Card; Bullwinkle instructions and history. 2000-ca. 2011.

Entry/Object ID

2012.009.0002

Scope and Content

Instructions and report: Macy's Parade Studio Balloon Quality Control Card; Bullwinkle instructions and history. Ca. 2000-2011. Three leaves, 11" x 17" high; all photocopies; sheet 2 with holographic ink entries. The Parade Studio was located at 1505 Willow Avenue in Hoboken from 1969-2011. The cartoon character balloon (Bullwinkle, the Moose) would appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The sheets were found in the balloon loft at the former Hoboken studio in a clear plastic sleeve (sleeve deteriorated and not retained.) Apparently they would have been kept with or near the hamper that the balloon was stored inside. Numbering is arbitrary. Sheet 1: Bullwinkle. Instructions for inflation of balloon and to handlers. Not dated. (Text in notes.) Sheet 2: Macy's Parade Studio Balloon Quality Control Card. Balloon name: Bullwinkle, 1961. Feb. 2000. A table with columns labeled: chamber; s [seal?]; zippers; h/l's [handling lines?]; inflation test. Entries in columns are handwritten. Below table is labled "packing instructions," but the area was used for extensive added notes about the condition. Sheet 3: Bullwinkle (history) A paragraph with facts about the balloon and general comment about the condition and work needed to be able to use it again. Undated but obviously refers to condition related in the dated condition report of February 2000. (Text in notes.)

Acquisition

Accession

2012.009

Source or Donor

Macy's Parade Studio

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Macy's Parade Studio.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

2000 - 2000

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 2000 Date(s): 2000

General Notes

Note

Notes: The item was found in the balloon loft at the former studio building in Hoboken in February 2012 among discarded materials. Text sheet 1: BULLWINKLE 1. Unroll Bullwinkle face up with his feet pointing toward Central Park. 2. Undo visible handling lines and unroll them away from the balloon. 3. Net the balloon from the neck to the feet. 4. Inflate all chambers with helium in the following order NOTE: A through F are done at the same time as G through L A. Nose B. Transition chamber (not to [sic - too] tight pressure) C. Head D. Both Antlers E. Ears F. Neck G. Upper Body H. Lower Body I. Arms J. Hands K. Legs L. Feet 5. Sandbag as needed for the night. 6. Undo remaining lines and reposition all lines under net beneath attachment points. FOR PARADE 7. Remove sandbags and take up weight on lines with handlers. 8. Allow head to rise and net to fall to feet. Fly Bullwinkle vertically. 9. GOOD LUCK! [end] Text sheet 3: BULLWINKLE (history) Goodyear balloon, new 1961, 65 x 35, 317 lbs, 8200 cu ft, 150 lbs free lift. Bullwinkleps last flight was in the 1983 Parade. He is in very rough shape and will need MUCH work in order to fly again. Most of the rip panels require extensive work in order to get them to seal, especially the antlers. The paint is bad. but it may be that the balloon won't be able to take the weight of a repaint and still fly. There is also much diffusion which needs to be addressed. [end] Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-02-23