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Figure

1970 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Standing figure of a male astronaut made from injection-moulded orange polyethylene. The figure's right hand is raised, wielding a hammer; the left hand supports a piece of apparatus. The figure's costume details reflect a contemporary (in 1970) NASA astronaut.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded polyethylene
Brief description
Figure, spaceman; orange plastic, Louis Marx & Co, USA, 1970
Physical description
Standing figure of a male astronaut made from injection-moulded orange polyethylene. The figure's right hand is raised, wielding a hammer; the left hand supports a piece of apparatus. The figure's costume details reflect a contemporary (in 1970) NASA astronaut.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.8cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'LOUIS MARX & CO. INC. / © MCMLXX / MADE IN U.S.A.' (Moulded into bottom of figure's base.)
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.58-2016

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Record createdOctober 28, 2016
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