Gone Fission
Hubley Manufacturing Company began making cast-iron toys in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (USA). After WWII, production turned to die-cast and plastic models, including numerous cowboy style shooters. Few toy guns capture the imagination like the "Atomic Disintegrator," fabricated by Hubley in 1954.
Looking like a weapon wrested from the drawings of famed science fiction illustrator Wally Wood, the toy epitomizes the space weapon of the 1950s. The vibrant handle grips, the ornate die-cast metal (almost two pounds worth), and the wonderful cap mechanism help the Disintegrator land near the top of almost every collector's wish list.
Since I'm such a science-fiction fan, this is one item I doubt I'll
ever get rid of. So, if you see a grungy, bearded homeless man
"zapping" people as they walk by his refrigerator box
command ship, you'll know who it is.
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Open your eyes to something new today ::: Selva :::
Comments and faves
fallsroad, Mr-Wild, Ron Diorio, jcwinnie, and 16 other people added this photo to their favorites.
ssh (87 months ago | reply)
Great . love the colors/contrast
Rachael Ashe (87 months ago | reply)
Dude. There are probably like fifty to a hundred people just in Flickr who would invite you to come live with them - aside from Jolene. There is NO cardboard box in your future. (Unless it's for packing.)
I second what mcjohn said. I'd never sell my comic book collection. (I was coming close earlier this year...)
Excellent shot. Very sci fi.
mcjohnmcc [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
As long as you have that weapon all is not lost. And I second the offer of residence. ;) I have a 5 bedroom house.
Mountainbread (87 months ago | reply)
This is a good stuff! I love the color in this picture, too.
lotusutol (87 months ago | reply)
i chuckled at the sight of your title and photo... you're really good at writing captions! you could do this for a living =)
selva (87 months ago | reply)
Hee! Very fun description.
Thanks for the shout-out, too. :)
the tomahawk kid (87 months ago | reply)
use it on your demons...it does work...i've tried it...me and a friend had a 'frontier fire fight' from a replica of a covered wagon parked outside a log cabin style saloon bar at a place called drumcoura city in county leitrim, ireland some years ago...we'd done a gig there and the double bass player had really pissed us off during the whole tour...so we went outside and vented our anger in a very surreal way...that and racing back to where we were staying and polishing off the rest of his wild turkey whisky really sorted us out...so get shootin'!...
Mr-Wild (87 months ago | reply)
pah. mere disintegrators cannot harm me. My wings are like a shield of steel.
umm, undistintegratable steel that is.
yea. undisintegratable.
Lycurgo C. Querido (87 months ago | reply)
Would be great to have one of those disintegrators today!!! :)
Photochiel (87 months ago | reply)
Aah, too bad. I was looking for a Atomic Integrator. You own the Disintegrator, which is so much easier to get a hold on ; )
Jane_W [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
Love it! I want one...
Rosemea MacPherson [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
COOL pict!!
Have a nice weekend!
XOXOOX
s2art (87 months ago | reply)
» not sure 'bout anyone else but this great shot has piquied my interest and I'd like to see the whole thing?
GoodKarmaHippieMagic (87 months ago | reply)
You gotta laugh!
gardengal (87 months ago | reply)
are you ebay-ing your lot yet? you will kick ebay ass - with tight photos and rocking descriptions.
marlenells (87 months ago | reply)
Certainly this is a model of toy that the children, or better,
the boys, are gone crazy for it, and still the driven crazy parents
leave also so that they buy. Congratulations, therefore you besides bringing beautiful photos, also in give information to them on it.
He has an excellent weekend!☆
mimbrava (87 months ago | reply)
Phunny.
parl (87 months ago | reply)
This is so cool.
Have you ever fired it set to 500?
Sarrah [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
This is great! I want one too
Ultra@ (87 months ago | reply)
interesting description.
artofgold (87 months ago | reply)
Ooooh, how wonderful! You hold on tight to the Atomic Disintegrator!
RE: Yes, I do special reguests/commissioned work!
patisfaction ~ censored [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
Disintegr8in alot huh?!
letz have a shootout
-_-
sweet macro D-tail
lunaryuna AGAINST CENSORSHIP [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
hard to decide what I liked more: image or caption, but then I guess one strives on the impact of the other! Fabulous image and superbly crafted comment :))
OldhaMedia (87 months ago | reply)
Back in the days of discretionary income, even then I thought you paid a lot for the A.D.
But I have since learned it is worth the investment.
On those days when you look around at all your stuff and wonder 'Do I really need all this crap? It's only making me feel like a prisoner', take out your Atomic Disintegrator and shoot the invading aliens - you know the ones, they're disguised as squirrels - and you'll realize that acquiring the Atomic Disintegrator was absolutely the right thing to do.
stefan0 (87 months ago | reply)
totally cool !
--- (zaphood beetlebrox)
simple pleasure (87 months ago | reply)
sweet toy. as to 'who the hell am i?' this is parsnip from fotolog....
Superchou (87 months ago | reply)
like this one :)
☆ Fotologica (87 months ago | reply)
If I see you there then we'll desintegrate some outerspacers together. :)
s2art (87 months ago | reply)
» thanks for the heads up duane, probably got so carried away with the first site and reading that I forgot to go back and check thae link, what an awesome toy, the kind i dreamed about as a kid, and again, a wonderfully executed shot, thanks for "sharing" it "all" with us duane
Leco Tahan (87 months ago | reply)
hehehe great my friend =]
Iseult (87 months ago | reply)
I think I need one of these :)
Scootie (87 months ago | reply)
only the 50's would create a handgun that did atomic disintegration, imagine convincing kids today that destroying atoms was something you wanted to do within handgun range :) "How much ammo does it hold?", "one shot, because after that you're gone too" :)
mcjohnmcc [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
@Scootie perhaps this weapon only provoked the atom not really split it. ;)
Scootie (87 months ago | reply)
or perhaps it merely convinced the regional school boards in the Atom's district to start separating the schools for atoms if different colours?
mcjohnmcc [deleted] (87 months ago | reply)
@Scootie or perhaps the atom is just a myth. And the gun gets it's power from Jesus?
Weave (87 months ago | reply)
I remember this one time, I was SOOOO wasted, and I got atomic disintegrated, and it wasn't cool, and, and...
Jonathan Wiles (87 months ago | reply)
Fun toy, excellent macro shot (love the light), and perfect title. What's not to like?
Just keep those agitated atoms at arm's length, folks!
judyboy (87 months ago | reply)
Interesting that I'm listening to Bohemian Rhapsody while viewing this strong image of embossed metal... reminds me of Flash Gordon!
macwagen (87 months ago | reply)
hahahaha! oh they don't name 'em like they used to...
fr1zz (75 months ago | reply)
i love that. i found a similar 'atomic disintegrator' in LA. if interesting: see my pic at www.flickr.com/photos/fr1zz/132319205/
Dennis Dixson (70 months ago | reply)
I started a new group called, Toys That Kill." I thought you might be interested.
www.flickr.com/groups/66263710@N00/
Dead Air (55 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Science Fiction Unleashed, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Jimmy Tyler (30 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Toy guns, and we'd love to have this added to the group!