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Atomic Flash Toy Ray Gun
Specifications
Atomic Flash Toy Ray Gun
Category
Recreation
Classification
CHENHALL - Recreational Objects - Toys - Gun, Toy
Object Origin
J. Chein & Co.
c. 1955
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Blue and yellow painted metal toy gun. Gray metal trigger. Red text painted on both sides. Tip of the gun painted red. Long cutout along the barrel of the gun on both sides. Red cellophane is behind the cutout on both sides. There are yellow painted accents for the handle grip, ammunition, and center spine. A blue cylinder is mounted on top of the barrel for aiming.
Marks: "ATOMIC FLASH"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 5.5 in, Width: 7.5 in, Depth: 1 in
Credit
Museum Purchase, 1984.11
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Atomic Flash Toy Ray Gun
About: Atomic Flash Toy Ray Gun
About: Atomic Flash Toy Ray Gun
This Atomic Flash tin sparking ray gun from the 1950s was made by J. Chein and Company, one of the biggest makers of American tin toys in the 1940s and 1950s. When the trigger was pulled, a mechanism inside the toy would produce sparks inside the clear red plastic shell at the tip of the gun.
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