Space Battle Target Game
Target Game
1977-1982 (manufactured)
1977-1982 (manufactured)
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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.
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Parts | This object consists of 12 parts.
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Title | Space 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. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
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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. |
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Other number | 987069 - patent number |
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Accession number | B.206:1 to 12-2016 |
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Record created | November 4, 2016 |
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