Space Intercepter
Throwing Star
1977-1982 (manufactured)
1977-1982 (manufactured)
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Toy throwing star and original packaging. The star is made from injection-moulded orange polyethylene, it takes the form of two regular, five-pointed stars, with longer 'arms' emerging from the gaps between the other, shorter ones. Each of the longer arms has printed on it a number between one and five. At the end of each longer arm is a black rubber sucker. In the centre of the star, on both sides, is a circular depression, inside which is a printed paper sticker depicting a spacecraft resembling an X-Wing starfighter (from the Star Wars franchise) in flight.
The packaging consists of a card back, printed on its front side, attached to a clear plastic blister. The card has an image of a barren planetary surface, above which is a large white-yellow moon, a flying spacecraft and a ringed planet.
The packaging consists of a card back, printed on its front side, attached to a clear plastic blister. The card has an image of a barren planetary surface, above which is a large white-yellow moon, a flying spacecraft and a ringed planet.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Space Intercepter (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Injection-moulded polyethylene, rubber, printed paper |
| Brief description | 'Space Intercepter' [sic] throwing star; Plastic, Hong Kong?, 1977-1982 |
| Physical description | Toy throwing star and original packaging. The star is made from injection-moulded orange polyethylene, it takes the form of two regular, five-pointed stars, with longer 'arms' emerging from the gaps between the other, shorter ones. Each of the longer arms has printed on it a number between one and five. At the end of each longer arm is a black rubber sucker. In the centre of the star, on both sides, is a circular depression, inside which is a printed paper sticker depicting a spacecraft resembling an X-Wing starfighter (from the Star Wars franchise) in flight. The packaging consists of a card back, printed on its front side, attached to a clear plastic blister. The card has an image of a barren planetary surface, above which is a large white-yellow moon, a flying spacecraft and a ringed planet. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'SOFT NOSE THROWING STAR / STICKS TO MOST SURFACES' (Printed on packaging) |
| Object history | Part of the Edward Castle collection. |
| Production | The design of the spacecraft on the star and on its packaging clearly resembles an X-Wing starfighter from the Star Wars film franchise. The first film was released in 1977, meaning this toy would have been made between then and 1982, when the object was received by the Museum. |
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| Accession number | B.79:1 to 2-2016 |
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| Record created | November 1, 2016 |
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