Toy Gun
ca. 1960 (made)
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Toy gun, grey plastic with pink plastic trigger, launch wings and medallion, and a metal spring inside the barrel. The gun is primed by pushing back the spring wiht the launch wings. It is fired by pulling the trigger. No planes remain, but they were plastic with cardboard wings. The planes were placed on top of the barrel.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Injection moulded plastic (probably polystyrene), steel |
| Brief description | aeroplane launcher; Plastic, Hong Kong, ca. 1960 |
| Physical description | Toy gun, grey plastic with pink plastic trigger, launch wings and medallion, and a metal spring inside the barrel. The gun is primed by pushing back the spring wiht the launch wings. It is fired by pulling the trigger. No planes remain, but they were plastic with cardboard wings. The planes were placed on top of the barrel. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Major Charles Kirke. |
| Object history | Given by Charles Kirke in 1983 [83/1156]. Charles Kirke was born January 26, 1949. His mother worked in the toy department of Marshall & Snelgrove, many of the toys which he donated to us were given to him as Christmas presents between 1954 and 1962. |
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| Accession number | MISC.144-1983 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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