Goddard Prototype?

I saw this on ebay this morning.  The seller suggests that this is an early regen engine prototype that came out of  Robert Goddard's workshop.  That would be cool!  The seller makes no claims of having any proof to go with it and with a price tag of $325,000 and a short 3 day inspection period before considering the sale final, it seems unlikely that a buyer will come forward.  It does seem that with enough time, that some research and material testing it would be possible to determine if it were at least plausable...

JATO

I just recieved an old rocket motor off of eBay. Sometimes refered to as JATO motors (jet assisted takeoff motor) or by the more accuarate acronym RATO (rocket assisted takeoff motors) these small motors have always caught my interest. Mostly because they were among the first, if not the first, rocket motors that were mass produced. The urban ledgend about the guy that attached several of these to his car doesn't hurt the appeal either. I can't find much information about this particular motor, so if anyone knows anything about them I'd love to hear from you. The markings on the case read Rocket Motor M3, Lot PA-79-9.