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Silver Super Cowboy gun
Crescent Toys, 1960, Toy
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Silver Super Cowboy gun
Silver Super Cowboy gun
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Item no
20917
Title
Silver Super Cowboy gun
Description
Toy cowboy gun with brown plastic handle marked to imitate wood. The gun has a silver barrel and trigger with moulded detail of a decorative floral design. The words 'Super Cowboy' are also marked on the barrel. The end of the barrel can be opened in order to load the gun.
Artist / maker
Crescent Toys
Date
1960
Size
12.0 x 22.0cm
Type
Toy
Location
Museum of Childhood
Accession number
MC84.97
TV shows of the 1950's such as Roy Rodgers, Hopalong Cassidy and The Lone Ranger, attracted a legion of kids who wanted to play shoot-em-up games at home. Due to this demand many manufactures turned out life - like guns such as this.
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