This story is about how the 1966 Hess Voyager toy ship came about. As with all processes there are prototypes that are shopped around to get the companies to purchase the idea and put it into production. I thought that alot of you out there would be interested in seeing a picture of the prototype that later became the 2nd edition of the Hess toy collection. If you look closely you will notice that there are no decals on the ship or any company names on the box. If younotice on the left side of the battery card there is a front view of the ship on the prototype card that was later replaced with the different companies logo in that area. This area is where Hess and the other companies such as Service, Wilco, Travelers & Etna that also used the mold put their names.