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Space Battle Target Game

Target Game
1977-1982 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Boxed target game consisting of three targets, two pistols and six white plastic balls. The standing targets are of printed card contained within white plastic tombstone-shaped frames. The target showing the robot is worth two-hundred points, the other two (respectively showing a hairy, cat-like alien and an armoured space warrior) are each worth fifty points. The pop guns are of red transparent plastic, with white plastic triggers, muzzles, breaches and spigots. They are futuristic in their appearances. The guns can hold as many as four of the white balls inside. With the toy is its original packaging, of printed card with a large transparent plastic window on its front. Printed on the front and on the back are illustrations of a starfighter resembling an X-Wing from Star Wars, a flying saucer, a robot resembling R2-D2 (also from Star Wars) and an armoured warrior. The robot and the warrior are both holding pistols of similar appearance to the pistols in the game.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 12 parts.

  • Target
  • Target
  • Target
  • Pistol
  • Pistol
  • Ball
  • Ball
  • Ball
  • Ball
  • Ball
  • Ball
  • Box
TitleSpace Battle Target Game (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded polypropylene; polyethylene; printed card
Brief description
Boxed toy, 'Space Battle Target Game': two pistols, eight white balls, three targets; Hong Kong, 1977-1982
Physical description
Boxed target game consisting of three targets, two pistols and six white plastic balls. The standing targets are of printed card contained within white plastic tombstone-shaped frames. The target showing the robot is worth two-hundred points, the other two (respectively showing a hairy, cat-like alien and an armoured space warrior) are each worth fifty points. The pop guns are of red transparent plastic, with white plastic triggers, muzzles, breaches and spigots. They are futuristic in their appearances. The guns can hold as many as four of the white balls inside. With the toy is its original packaging, of printed card with a large transparent plastic window on its front. Printed on the front and on the back are illustrations of a starfighter resembling an X-Wing from Star Wars, a flying saucer, a robot resembling R2-D2 (also from Star Wars) and an armoured warrior. The robot and the warrior are both holding pistols of similar appearance to the pistols in the game.
Dimensions
  • Guns length: 12.7cm
  • Targets height: 7.8cm
  • Box depth: 16cm
  • Box width: 35.7cm
  • Box height: 3cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • '2 POP BALL PISTOLS / STANDING TARGETS / SAFE SOFT BALLS' (Printed on box)
  • 'PAT. NO. 987069' (Moulded on PR side of each gun.)
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Production
Another version of this game with one red and one blue gun was also available. The imagery on the box clearly borrows heavily from Star Wars, which was released in 1977.
Subjects depicted
Other number
987069 - patent number
Collection
Accession number
B.206:1 to 12-2016

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Record createdNovember 4, 2016
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