Toy, Spaceship

National Air and Space Museum

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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Record ID
nasm_A19972967000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9505997ab-cfdb-4d84-bb00-cbf2418fb764
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