Object Details
Manufacturer
T. Cohn, Inc.
Summary
This Flash Gordon space port hangar (with its matching Space-Cruiser) combined elements of aviation (a classically-shaped hangar) with space-themed play. The toy set was the result of a partnership between Pyro Plastics, which made the plastic spacecraft, in association with T. Cohn (or Superior), which produced the hangar. The hangar-turned-spaceport used a spring-activated rail to launch the Flash Gordon Space Cruiser (an adaptation of the Pryo's popular X-300 Space-Cruiser toy). Because the spring action was more forceful than the spaceships could handle, many of the surviving cruisers sport broken plastic fins.
Most versions of this toy did not carry the "Flash Gordon" name. In fact, a version of this space port with identical markings but minus the "Flash Gordon" was widely marketed in the early 1950s.
Collector Michael O'Harro donated this toy to the National Collection in 1993.
Credit Line
Gift of Michael O'Harro
Date
1947
Inventory Number
A19970628000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture
Materials
Steel, Paint, Rubber
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2in. x 8in. x 10in. (19.1 x 20.3 x 25.4cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
See more items in
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Nation of Speed
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19970628000
