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Moonraker

Spacecraft
1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Toy space shuttle, made from die cast metal, painted white and black, with white plastic payload bay doors. These doors can be opened to reveal the 'payload'. The landing gear can be retracted and deployed using a small lever on the shuttle's underside. There are colour-printed paper decals on either wing. The packaging consists of a colour printed printed card backing partly adhered to a transparent plastic blister, showing on the front a still from the James Bond film Moonraker.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Space Shuttle
  • Packaging
Titles
  • Moonraker (manufacturer's title)
  • James Bond 007 space shuttle (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Die cast metal, painted; plastic; printed car
Brief description
James Bond, 'Moonraker', Space Shuttle; Corgi, 1975-1979
Physical description
Toy space shuttle, made from die cast metal, painted white and black, with white plastic payload bay doors. These doors can be opened to reveal the 'payload'. The landing gear can be retracted and deployed using a small lever on the shuttle's underside. There are colour-printed paper decals on either wing. The packaging consists of a colour printed printed card backing partly adhered to a transparent plastic blister, showing on the front a still from the James Bond film Moonraker.
Dimensions
  • Shuttle length: 6.9cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'SPACE SHUTTLE / corgi / MADE IN GT. BRITAIN'
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subjects depicted
Other number
41 - Model number
Collection
Accession number
B.66:1 to 2-2016

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Record createdOctober 28, 2016
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