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Space 1999 Stun Gun

Toy Gun
1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Boxed toy ray gun. The gun is made from silver and black plastic, it has a large rear pistol grip inside which two C-batteries would be inserted to operate the gun's electronic lights. There are four lights in total: one large, white light at the gun's 'muzzle', and a row of three smaller lights below. The three smaller lights are located behind coloured filters, respectively, from top to bottom, red, yellow and blue.

With the gun are three caps which can be fitted over the main light. These can be used to project images. Each has a different cut-out, respectively a human figure, a spacecraft and a wheeled vehicle.

The original packaging consists of a printed card box and internal card support. There is a set of printed paper operating instructions. There is also a small, transparent plastic tube, which would have been used as a tool to remove the small lightbulbs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.

  • Pistol
  • Cap
  • Cap
  • Cap
  • Instructions
  • Box
  • Packaging
  • Tool
TitleSpace 1999 Stun Gun (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic; printed card and paper
Brief description
Space 1999, Stun Gun; Metal, silver plastic, Hong Kong, Remco, 1976
Physical description
Boxed toy ray gun. The gun is made from silver and black plastic, it has a large rear pistol grip inside which two C-batteries would be inserted to operate the gun's electronic lights. There are four lights in total: one large, white light at the gun's 'muzzle', and a row of three smaller lights below. The three smaller lights are located behind coloured filters, respectively, from top to bottom, red, yellow and blue.

With the gun are three caps which can be fitted over the main light. These can be used to project images. Each has a different cut-out, respectively a human figure, a spacecraft and a wheeled vehicle.

The original packaging consists of a printed card box and internal card support. There is a set of printed paper operating instructions. There is also a small, transparent plastic tube, which would have been used as a tool to remove the small lightbulbs.
Dimensions
  • Gun height: 18cm
  • Gun length: 14cm
  • Gun width: 3.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • ©1976 ATV LICENSING LTD. - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©1976 REMCO TOYS, INC. NEW YORK MADE IN HONG KONG NO.603 (Moulded on PR side of gun)
  • -LAZER BEAM -PROJECT A LIGHT TARGET -SEQUENTIAL COLOUR LIGHTS -REALISTIC SPACE SOUND -3 FUNCTION ACTUATOR (Printed on box)
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Collection
Accession number
B.210:1 to 8-2016

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Record createdNovember 4, 2016
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