"Mystoplane" Toy Airplane Set, 1946-1947
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The "Mystoplane" flies through the air without rubber bands or batteries, but with the wave of a magic wand. In reality, the little airplane is an extremely thin piece of foil, and the wand's mystical power is static electricity. Rubbing the wand against the cloth included in the kit resulted in a static charge that caused the foil airplane to float near the wand's tip.
The "Mystoplane" flies through the air without rubber bands or batteries, but with the wave of a magic wand. In reality, the little airplane is an extremely thin piece of foil, and the wand's mystical power is static electricity. Rubbing the wand against the cloth included in the kit resulted in a static charge that caused the foil airplane to float near the wand's tip.
Artifact
Educational toy
Date Made
1946-1947
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Made by Mastercraft Toy Company, New York, New York
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.23.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Donald R. Brasie.
Material
Aluminum
Cardboard
Foil (Metal)
Tinfoil
Wood (Plant material)
Wool (Textile)
Color
Black (Color)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 1.25 in
Width: 19 in
Length: 5.75 in
Inscriptions
on lid of packaging: THE AIRPLANE THAT FLIES AT THE WAVE OF THE MAGIC WAND / MYSTOPLANE / IT'S Scientific - IT'S Educiitonal * ITS Thrilling NO MAGNET / NO BATTERY / MASTERCRAFT TOY COMPANY INC. / 19 West 24th Street, NEW YORK 10, N. Y. / MADE IN U.S.A. / US PATENT GRANTED
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