1953 - Rocket Launcher (target game) (wooden) By Keystone (Revised)

[Joe K.]

Here's a new Timeline listing.

The dated cover:

http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/bringontheg...arbook1.JPG=600

This page, specifically, showing the "Keystone Wood Space City" target game:

http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/bringontheg...arbook6.JPG=600

This set can be found on Justin's Toy Ray Gun site under the Ray Gun Targets section:

http://www.toyraygun.com/boxart/cardboardspacetarget.jpeg

Keystone is most well known for their pressed steel vehicles, but they also made numerous wooden toys. See this web site for more information:

http://www.antiquetoyarchive.com/products.asp?cat=56

Other space toys depicted in this catalog, and already Timeline dated, include the Space Blazer (1953) by Fisher-Price:

http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/bringontheg...arbook3.JPG=600

Remco's Electronic Space Gun - red & white color variation (1953) and Walkie Talkies (1953):

http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/bringontheg...arbook5.JPG=600

And finally, the Space Target with Suuper Rocket Gun (1952) by T. Cohn:

http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/bringontheg...rbook14.JPG=600

[Phil R]

I've always liked that target set but never pulled the trigger, no pun intended.

[Fineas J. Whoopie]

Great catalog Joe!!!!

Joe K. said:

Here's a new Timeline listing.

The dated cover:

This page, specifically, showing the "Keystone Wood Space City" target game:

This set can be found on Justin's Toy Ray Gun site under the Ray Gun Targets section:

http://www.toyraygun.com/boxart/cardboardspacetarget.jpeg

Keystone is most well known for their pressed steel vehicles, but they also made numerous wooden toys. See this web site for more information:

http://www.antiquetoyarchive.com/products.asp?cat=56

Other space toys depicted in this catalog, and already Timeline dated, include the Space Blazer (1953) by Fisher-Price:

Remco's Electronic Space Gun - red & white color variation (1953) and Walkie Talkies (1953):

And finally, the Space Target with Suuper Rocket Gun (1952) by T. Cohn:

[dratomic]

Nice catch.

That catalogue's so small... More like a pamphlet or something. Kind of neat, though.

[Electric Robot and Son]

Joe,

I've always liked the target set and I have bid on several, but no luck so far. I would have guessed it was older but still awsome graphics.

[Joe K.]

Joe, Phil -

Have either of you (or any other Alphadromer) seen a box for this target game? I'm calling it "Space City" because that's how this Toy Yearbook describes it. Is that, in fact, the name of this toy?

[Electric Robot and Son]

Joe,

I remember seeing one on ebay that came in a pretty plain brown box, no graphics. I don't know what the name was.

[Joe K.]

Here's another sighting, this time in a 1953 Dahnken Toys catalog:

The plain brown box names it "Rocket Launcher". I've edited the title of this thread accordingly.

The BIN catalog listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1953-Dahnken-Toy-Gift-Catalog-Salt-Lake-City-Utah-Rare/113701852430?hash=item1a7928950e:g:dxkAAOSw8f9b2GJI

The toy photo source:

https://bergintoys.com/product/space-rocket-launcher-shooting-game-keystone-usa/