Guillows Jetfire Glider - Bagged
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
Still factory sealed; rare and even more so in this condition. This is the late 1960s/early 1970s 15 Cent issue of the famous and popular Jetfire glider. Features a light-weight plastic canopy with pilot outline and completely diecut balsawood parts with colorful red factory printing. It can be assembled in less than a minute and is ready to fly! Guillow's founder, Paul K. Guillow, was a WWI naval aviator. In 1926 he began producing wooden model airplane kits. His 'Shelf Models' were some of the earlier non-flying models in production. Guillow's grew during the model boom of the 1930s, and when the Depression hit the hardest, Guillow's responded with lower prices and became one of the low price leaders, frequently advertising in Model Airplane News and other leading publications. During the war, like most manufacturers, Guillow's was forced to alternative materials such as cardboard and pine. Guillow's survived the post WWII slump by creating many inexpensive profile flying rubber powered aircraft and gliders. In the 1950s, Guillows and competitor North Pacific became famous for both the gliders and rubber powered 'stick' flyers. Today, Guillow's modern stick and tissue lines have been updated with laser cut parts and are still in production as of 2026.
$25.00
