Space vehicle complex, toy
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1987–1988
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0014.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hasbro
- MODEL
- G.I Joe Defiant
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- launch base [.1]
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- predominantly synthetics; some minor metal fittings; adhesive-backed coated paper decals.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 75.0 cm
- Width
- 52.0 cm
- Height
- 43.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hasbro
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Almost ten years before NASA selected Lockheed Martin in 1996 to provide a replacement for the space shuttle (first the half-scale X-33 rocket plane, and then the full-sized reusable launch vehicle VentureStar), Hasbro put out in 1987 a large toy (some assembly required) whose centerpiece was a lifting body space shuttle that later seemed eerily prescient. Toys are cultural objects that reflect the values and interests of the societies that create, use, and collect them. Because of this, toys can document important[ aspects of how we interact with and relate to science & technology. This is especially, though not exclusively, true of the 20th C. Today Canada, like most developed nations, has an economy (and a society) built upon the increasingly complex products of science and technology.[ Ref. 1] - Function
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To promote and facilitate role playing and creativity among children, particularly boys. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Numerous decals containing text and graphics applied to interior and exterior surfaces: decals include "G.I. JOE/ 7", "CANADA. G.I. JOE", "[Canada flag]/ RO295-A6" and "[Canada flag]/ Canada".
- Missing
- Some components and accessories assumed to be missing.
- Finish
- Predominantly grey, drab green and blue moulded synthetic; some black moulded synthetic fittings; adhesive-backed red, white, blue and black coated paper decals; some minor metal fittings
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hasbro, Space vehicle complex, toy, between 1987–1988, Artifact no. 2011.0014, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0014.001/
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