tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post2026082930486541178..comments2023-05-06T04:48:45.758-04:00Comments on ATTIC OF ASTOUNDING ARTIFACTS: Space Explorer Gun (Palmer Plastic / Early 1950s / U.S. / 4 x 6 inches)Doc Atomichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756391204121061932noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post-88722998399974348662012-01-04T01:34:43.630-05:002012-01-04T01:34:43.630-05:00Thank you for sharing superb information. Your web...Thank you for sharing superb information. Your web site is very cool. I am impressed by the details that you have on this blog. It reveals how nicely you perceive this subject. Bookmarked this web page, will come back for extra articles. You, my friend, ROCK! I found simply the info I already searched all over the place and simply couldn’t come across. What an ideal site.suction cupshttp://dir.indiamart.com/impcat/suction-cups.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post-44417093421675655772011-12-31T18:51:37.750-05:002011-12-31T18:51:37.750-05:00Hi, Mel. If by "original package" you me...Hi, Mel. If by "original package" you mean the packaging in my photos, then yeah, for $12 you definitely got a great deal! Loose guns are actually quite common -- about six of them were on eBay not too long ago, all from one seller. The cardboard packaging, on the other hand, is super rare, and finding it in decent condition is a real challenge. <br /><br />The guns themselves aren't worth too much -- trigger or no trigger -- so you shouldn't have too much trouble swapping your broken one for a mint one if you ever feel like doing so. <br /><br />Regardless, at $12 I think you did very well.Doc Atomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756391204121061932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post-35633933726752645372011-12-31T18:25:51.173-05:002011-12-31T18:25:51.173-05:00I bought one of these guns still in original packa...I bought one of these guns still in original package.Mine is red and yellow.It has some wear and the gun trigger is broken off.I still thought it was really cool looking.I paid $12.00 for it.I have no ideal of the value.I was wondering if I got a pretty good deal.I just love the style and the cool graphics on the package.Let me know what you think.Thanks, MelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post-15085797383222159672010-03-05T15:51:58.618-05:002010-03-05T15:51:58.618-05:00You'd think, right? But it wasn't! Twisted...You'd think, right? But it wasn't! Twisted marketing executives used the combination <i>all the freakin' time</i>. Or some variation on it, anyway. <br /><br />It was often in conjunction with mushroom cloud graphics, demonstrating people's weird relationship with emergent atomic technology. <br /><br />The Fifties: A very strange time to be a kid. But a cool one, too!Doc Atomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756391204121061932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4768200059516433013.post-49491341921233032932010-03-05T15:34:24.125-05:002010-03-05T15:34:24.125-05:00I bet that's the first and last time "har...I bet that's the first and last time "harmless" and "explosive" were used in marketing a toy!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.com