Toy, Spaceship
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1930-1949
- 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.
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Credit Line
- Gift of Michael O'Harro
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19972967000
- Type
- MODELS-Science Fiction
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Overall, cast alloy
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 9.3 × 3 × 4cm (3 11/16 × 1 3/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19972967000
Teardrop-shaped fuselage with two small horizontal fins; one long dorsal fin, two vertical fins at rear; one landing skid at rear; overall silver with red nose and fins; hollow-cast; Buck Rogers style.