Toy Machine Gun

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Artist/Maker	Hasbro, Inc (manufacturer)
Place of origin	USA (manufactured)

blue plastic, moulded to represent a gun
battery operated removable bar with a lamp at the top
when operated and the trigger pulled, the lamp will light

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Object type	Toy machine gun
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Weapon Battery Case
Materials and techniques	moulded plastic, hand painted Plastic Moulded Painted
Brief description	Hasbro, USA/English, 1965-75 Hasbro, English/USA, 1965-75
Physical description	blue plastic, moulded to represent a gun battery operated removable bar with a lamp at the top when operated and the trigger pulled, the lamp will light
Dimensions	Length: 18in
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	No.5448
Marks and inscriptions	GOLDEN SHOT (label stuck to both side)
Credit line	Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history	Part of the Palitoy Archive Designed for a child to play with The Golden Shot was a popular British television game show in the early 1970s.
Production	It was made by Hasbro but not marked HASBRO. This suggests that it was made in the USA, however, as the weapon is a mock up it is possible that it was made in England by Palitoy. Attribution note: sample
Associated object	B.2592:1-1999
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.2593:1-1999

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Record created	September 7, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O47981/toy-machine-gun-hasbro-inc/

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