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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1980–1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0410.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Comet Ball
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic ball with paper tinsel in cardboard packaging.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 51.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This toy is still in its original packaging, thus considered never used.
Canada: This toy was a variation on the bouncy ball and was acquired because of its association with space. The barrage of multi-color neon tinsel gives this bounce ball the appearance of a fiery comet in flight.
Function: This is a toy to throw and catch.
Technical: This toy is considered the original comet ball with tangle-free tail.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the cardboard packaging: " THROW /. AND /. CATCH /. THE ORIGINAL /. COMET /. BALL /. WITH TANGLE-FREE BALL /. MADE IN TAIWAN /. ITEM NO. DYN 760 "
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Synthetic ball with paper tinsel in cardboard packaging.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Toy, circa 1980–1989, Artifact no. 2009.0410, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0410.001/

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