"TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET SPARKLING SPACE GUN" MARX BOXED TOY.
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Winning Bid:
$316.25 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #209 - Part II
Item numbers 1145 through 2874 in auction 209
Value Code:
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Item Description
5.5x22" flattened box features great printed graphics and shows "Tom Corbett Space Cadet" text and image. Box is missing two inner flaps and one end flap is off but included. Colors remain bright. Good/VG. Box contains 21.25" long hard plastic/tin litho sparking rifle. Sides read "Official Tom Corbett Space Gun" and has Rockhill Productions copyright. 1950s. Very futuristic design w/tin litho images of "Rocket-Loading Chamber, Ray Adjuster, Positional Indicator, Range Finder" as well as other details. Attached "Sights" have built-in spring, one sight has been pushed slightly into gun. Wind-up mechanism w/built-in key is contained in forward grip. Works w/popping sounds but gun no longer sparks due to missing flint. Scattered tiny nicks to litho o/w bright and VF. A wonderfully designed, a well-made rifle of the future.
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