Sometimes I talk about Space Patrol toys.
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I collect toys from an old television show called Space Patrol.
Space Patrol had a competitor called Tom Corbett Space Cadet.
Both of these shows aired in the US in the first half of the 1950s.
I really love Space Patrol. I have seen a lot less of TCSC because a significantly smaller number of episodes are in circulation.
I have a saved search on ebay for certain pieces of TCSC and Space Patrol merchandise, because there are still a few pieces I'm missing, and a few pieces I'd like to upgrade, and because every once in a while something will get posted at a good enough price that I can justify buying it for resale.
Today I got a little surprise from ebay and I'm trying to figure out why it exists.
This is a late model space-a-phone from Space Patrol, wrapped around a Tom Corbett Space Cadet cardback. It was listed by an Australian seller.
So #australia folks do you know anything about Tom Corbett Space Cadet?
Was it aired on TV or was it just a comic book?
Did Australia get Space Patrol too, or just TCSC?
I imagine that this was just a case of a franchise unloading unsold merch onto a new audience, but I've never seen the space-a-phones with any branding that wasn't Space Patrol.
This is the back of the Space-A-Phone.
It's GREEN! I've never seen a green one.
@ajroach42 Is this a fancier version of tin cans and string?
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