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Raygun Gothic

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Raygun Gothic refers to any creative work from 1900 through about 1959, predicting the future before it became possible. Think rockets and rayguns, flying cars and futuristic cities - especially if the vision never quite panned out in reality. We find this aesthetic in product design, book covers, films, radio & TV. "A tomorrow that never was". The same style as in the Fallout games, The Jetsons and so on but focused on the time period through the 50s.

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Superman Krypto-Raygun 1941 (auctions.potterauctions.com)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by perishthethought@lemm.ee to c/raygungothic@lemm.ee
 

Made by the Daisy Mfg. Company, this 1940 Superman themed toy gun also serves as a film projector. 16mm filmstrips could be woven through the metal gun and projected onto exterior surfaces via an internal lamp. Children would view the filmstrip one image at a time. There are 7 "Superman Adventure Stories" included.

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_682949

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[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

You could own one of these for just $1,700 USD!