Toy pistols from the 1950s

These are cool. Seriously cool. Cooler than the Fonz. Cooler even than the Fonz thought he was, which is way cool. Why aren’t these for sale in time for Xmas? Someone should track down the patent holders and get them on the shelves ASAP.

This particular example, the Official Rex Mars Planet Patrol Atomic Pistol, was a working 300-ft flashlight capable of blinding alien invaders, neighbourhood pets, and slow-moving siblings.

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» Gillian said: { Dec 20, 2006 - 12:12:10 }

Slow-moving siblings? Can I swap my fast-moving ones for some of them, pelase?

» Cat Sparks said: { Jan 10, 2007 - 05:01:31 }

Dude, that gun would make an awesome t-shirt design.

» Chris Lawson said: { Jan 10, 2007 - 07:01:43 }

Funny you should say that, Cat. You can get some of these as a T-shirt design at Zazzle.com. The Patent Room link is http://www.zazzle.com/wkbooth — where I ordered my Pyrotomic Disintegrator T-shirt, along with a bunch of others from Zazzle.com (which has T-shirts from the Smithsonian, Boston Public Library, and a fantastic collection of propaganda posters from the Library of Congress (if you want Rosie the Rivetter, for instance — I ordered a great public health poster about syphilis with the slogan DON’T DIE OF SHAME). My order came through promptly. Even from the US over the Xmas period it took around 1 week, and the quality of the product was a lot better than I can buy locally. I know this sounds like spruiking, but I was impressed. I’ve been desperate to find some good T-shirts and I just can’t find them in the local shops, and most of the online T-shirt companies specialise in sophomoric one-liners (which can be funny, but I wouldn’t want to wear them repeatedly) rather than good design.

Perhaps the Pyrotomic Disintegrator T-shirt can become a secret signal among squiddy initiates!

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