{"title":"Retro 51 Gift Sets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"retro-51-dr-gray-pen-pencil-set","title":"Retro 51 Dr. Gray Pen\/Pencil Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Retro 51 Tornado Vintage Metalsmith Rollerball Pen is an ode to Henry Gray, famed anatomist and author of \u003cem\u003eGray's Anatomy\u003c\/em\u003e, a classic anatomical textbook. Its antique silver trim frames a labeled skeleton diagram that glows in the dark!åÊThe pen is fitted with a smooth flowing capless rollerball refill that is retracted with its patented knurl twist-top. Replace the rollerball with any readily available Parker-style ballpoint refill and your Tornado is now a ballpoint pen. 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Each writing instrument is engraved with a limited edition number, with 175 total sets available. This spacecraft-themed set looks back to July 1975, when the United States and the Soviet Union teamed up to connect in space with the first crewed international space station. It was a “memorable handshake in space” and “a symbol of detente between the superpowers… to mark the end of the Space Race.” Choose from Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, and 1.1 mm nib sizes. Link in the bio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Space Race, an era of fierce competition between American and Soviet space programs, was bookended by two events: the launch of Sputnik in 1957, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975. After almost 20 years of breakneck progress from both sides, which gave us the first man in space, the first spacewalk, the moon landings, and countless other achievements unimaginable a generation before, NASA and their Soviet counterpart, the Soviet Academy of Sciences, worked together on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project to kick off a new age of international cooperation in space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1970, the administrator of NASA sent a letter proposing a joint orbital rendezvous between spacecraft from the US and USSR, and the next five years were spent training astronauts and building equipment from both countries to deal with the challenges created by the significant cultural, engineering, and design philosophy differences between the two space programs. Perhaps most difficult to overcome from a technical standpoint was the incompatibility of the two craft's atmospheres. Prioritizing flame resistance, the Soyuz capsule had a mixed gas atmosphere similar to air at about sea level pressure, as there's a significantly reduced risk of fire inside the capsule compared to a pure oxygen environment. Conversely, the Apollo command module used pure oxygen at 1\/5th atmospheric pressure, because it's just as easy to breathe as normal air, but puts less strain on the walls of the capsule and allows for widespread weight savings. Had the two countries not worked together to build the Androgenous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), a unique two-sided airlock that bridged the two spacecraft, the Soyuz side would likely have gone up in flames, and the Apollo side may have popped like a balloon. On the crew side, the 3 Americans and 2 Soviets who would go on the mission all learned Russian and English respectively, and spoke the native language of the other side for the duration of the rendezvous. While together in orbit, the two crews exchanged 5 flags from each country, addressed TV audiences from around the world, and enjoyed the company of their counterparts in an unprecedented display of unity between the two Cold War powers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Pen Boutique exclusive Apollo Soyuz Retro 51 commemorates this iconic moment in the history of space exploration in spectacular fashion. The sky blue upper section of the pen represents the Soyuz capsule, with its two distinctive blue bands. The bottom section's minimal markings, bare metal finish, and cross-shaped R-4D attitude control thrusters represent the exterior of the Apollo CSM, the same craft which carried the crew of Apollo 11 to and from the moon just 6 years prior. Bridging the two sections representing each spacecraft is a grey section representing the APAS, the most concrete example of the hurdles facing this mission and the inspiring efforts taken to overcome them. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retro 51","offers":[{"title":"Extra Fine","offer_id":39478541156470,"sku":"RET_ZRS-2108-EF","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine","offer_id":39478541189238,"sku":"RET_ZRS-2108-F","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":39478541222006,"sku":"RET_ZRS-2108-M","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1.1","offer_id":39478541254774,"sku":"RET_ZRS-2108-1.1","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0046\/3421\/4518\/products\/Retro-51-Tornado-Pen-Set---Apollo-Soyuz-1.png?v=1778981532"},{"product_id":"retro-51-tornado-gift-set-geometric","title":"Retro 51 Tornado Gift Set - Geometric","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Cambria\" style=\"font-family: Cambria;\"\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art in the form of Geometric pattern featuring fine writing instruments by Retro 51!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Geometric Pen and Pencil sets are decorated with elegant designs inspired by Islamic architectural elements. Each writing instrument has a brass barrel with gold and navy blue or crimson red print on top revealing layers of these intricate designs, each with a gloss varnish. Although they are not limited editions, the top rings are engraved with The Met logo and a serial number. The Met logo is also imprinted on a matching metal top disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes packaged in a commemorative tube complete with extra lead, erasers, and a foldout print with more information on each design, artwork, and artist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Retro 51","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39646112219254,"sku":"RET_MRS-2121","price":61.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0046\/3421\/4518\/products\/Retro51TornadoGiftSet-GeometricBoxed.png?v=1778980991"},{"product_id":"retro-51-tornado-gift-set-iznik-garden","title":"Retro 51 Tornado Gift Set - Iznik Garden","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Cambria;\" face=\"Cambria\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: Cambria;\"\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art in the form of Izik Garden featuring fine writing instruments by Retro 51!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Iznik Garden Rollerball and Pencil Set by Retro51 reproduces two stonepaste dishes in The Met collection​ and originally crafted in the Turkish town of Iznik, which was renowned for its pottery workshops. The floral and bird themes featured on the original plates were pervasive decorative elements on 16th- and 17th-century Iznik creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese writing instruments have been carefully recreated with the images silkscreened onto the metal barrels of the Tornado twist-top rollerball and 1.15 mm pencil that are finished with polished chrome trim. 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