Toy, Spaceship

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Object Details

Summary

This cast alloy toy spaceship dates from the 1930s or '40s. Its design evokes the "streamline moderne" style of the day, which was also incorporated into fictional spaceship designs in comic strip space adventures such as Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon.

Collector Michael O'Harro gave this toy to the Museum in 1993.

Credit Line

Gift of Michael O'Harro

Inventory Number

A19972967000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Science Fiction

Materials

Overall, cast alloy

Dimensions

3-D: 9.3 × 3 × 4cm (3 11/16 × 1 3/16 × 1 9/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9505997ab-cfdb-4d84-bb00-cbf2418fb764

Record ID

nasm_A19972967000