Not on display

Space Toy

1960-1979
Place of origin

Metal pistol enamelled blue with white speckles; on each side is an illustration of a rocket, red and yellow stripes and red and silver stripes, black and silver dots and at the top a length of black and silver ending with a red knob. On the handles sides are panels of silver and red containing a yellow ring around a black disc with a red dot and white spherical rings. The right side handle panel show the maker's mark and MADE IN JAPAN. The trigger is plain metal and when pulled activates a friction drive mechanism which makes a whirring noise.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
ray gun; Metal, Japanese, 1960-69
Physical description
Metal pistol enamelled blue with white speckles; on each side is an illustration of a rocket, red and yellow stripes and red and silver stripes, black and silver dots and at the top a length of black and silver ending with a red knob. On the handles sides are panels of silver and red containing a yellow ring around a black disc with a red dot and white spherical rings. The right side handle panel show the maker's mark and MADE IN JAPAN. The trigger is plain metal and when pulled activates a friction drive mechanism which makes a whirring noise.
Dimensions
  • Gun length: 6.5in
  • Gun height: 4in
  • Gun depth: 1in
Marks and inscriptions
'S.Y.'

Note
In black on a red base within a black diamond.
Collection
Accession number
MISC.137-1992

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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