Figure
1970 (manufactured)
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Standing figure of a male astronaut made from injection-moulded orange polyethylene. The figure's right hand is raised, wielding a hammer; the left hand supports a piece of apparatus. The figure's costume details reflect a contemporary (in 1970) NASA astronaut.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Injection-moulded polyethylene |
| Brief description | Figure, spaceman; orange plastic, Louis Marx & Co, USA, 1970 |
| Physical description | Standing figure of a male astronaut made from injection-moulded orange polyethylene. The figure's right hand is raised, wielding a hammer; the left hand supports a piece of apparatus. The figure's costume details reflect a contemporary (in 1970) NASA astronaut. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'LOUIS MARX & CO. INC. / © MCMLXX / MADE IN U.S.A.' (Moulded into bottom of figure's base.) |
| Object history | Part of the Edward Castle collection. |
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| Accession number | B.58-2016 |
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| Record created | October 28, 2016 |
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