Norton’s Space Cave

7 responses to “Norton’s Space Cave”

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   jurvetson

   Jun 9, 2013 at 4:50 am

   The entry area is filled with curiosities
   
   
   And then Carlos brought me to his Apollo era room…
   
   And then a walk into the man cave…
   
   Compare to his glamor shot…. =)
   
   And there’s more outside
   
   The primary business of Norton Sales is the rental of these spare artifacts for movie props
   (Transformers, Avengers, IronMan, GI Joe, MI III)
   
   And the storefront has it all…
   

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   thepretenda

   Jun 9, 2013 at 6:24 am

   Well. Here’s another place I missed when I was in Hollywood!!

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   Tom Raftery

   Jun 9, 2013 at 8:49 am

   There’s a market for everything!

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   Gone-Walkabout

   Jun 9, 2013 at 1:04 pm

   very cool, I’ll have to stop by on my next jaunt into town

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   seatonsnet

   Jun 9, 2013 at 1:56 pm

   Talk about a niche market!

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6. 

   Doogsonai

   Jun 9, 2013 at 2:37 pm

   You must have felt like a kid in a candy store! I would love to see these photos annotated by those who remember what all these parts belong to. Did you pick up a trinket or two to add to your own collection?

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   jurvetson

   Jun 9, 2013 at 5:09 pm

   Not yet, but I have my eye on a certain engine up there… and I took a close look… Photos:
   
   It’s a Saturn V prototype from1959, which lost out to the Rocketdyne J-2 design. I am trying to ID it…

   Here is a LR-101 Vernier Motor from an Atlas rocket… I have one too with detailed descriptions
   

   And Carlos has a certain flair for displaying his wares… This is North Hollywood after all… =)
   

   The engine on the right is an early Apollo Service Module SPS engine (the Aerojet AJ10-137), a rare bird indeed.
   His asking price is $500K! (video)

   This is what it looks like with the full expansion bell as it would fly on the Apollo CSM:
   

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