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.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MODELS-Science Fiction
Dimensions
3-D: 9.3 × 3 × 4cm (3 11/16 × 1 3/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Materials
Overall, cast alloy
Inventory Number
A19972967000
Credit Line
Gift of Michael O'Harro
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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