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MAR-BO-GUN marble shooter by Cardinal Rubber Company, early 1950s

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    Posted 6 years ago

    kwqd
    (1185 items)

    Here is a NOS (new old stock) marble shooting toy gun. The function of the Mar-bo-Gun was to load marbles into the top, snap the trigger and shoot the marbles. It is made of transparent red plastic, so the marbles could be seen inside the chamber. The toys were made by the Cardinal Rubber Company of Barberton, OH. The Mar-Bo-Gun measures 8” long 4 5/8” high and 7/8” wide. Apparently someone found a bunch of these in storage, brand new from the 1950s. Some include the original display card that the toy was mounted to for hanging on a sales rack. I have not bent the tabs on my card to attach the toy to. The card shows how the gun was meant to be held. They are too fragile to play with, due to their age, but a neat collectible for marble collectors.

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    1. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 6 years ago
      MAR-BO Gun
      Don’t you love the combo names used
      KooL !
    2. Toyrebel Toyrebel, 6 years ago
      This is a great find. I don't how much force it had, but I'll bet it would sting if you took a head shot from a marble!
    3. Newfld Newfld, 6 years ago
      What a fun toy!
    4. kwqd kwqd, 6 years ago
      Thanks for the comments Vynil33rpm, Toyrebel and Newfld. It makes think of A Christmas Story - "You'll shoot your eye out, Kid!"

      Thanks for loving my Mar-Bo-Gun!

      iggy
      bottle-bud
      Newfld
      Caperkid
      Toyrebel
      fortapache
      Vynil33rpm
    5. kwqd kwqd, 6 years ago
      Thanks nutsabotas6! Wish it was still safe to shoot!

      Thanks for loving my marble shooter!

      mtg75
      snowman3
      Beachbum58
      AntigueToys
      Longings
      trukn20
      shughs
      sanhardin
      vetraio50
      nutsabotas6
      ho2cultcha
      officialfuel
      blunderbuss2
    6. kwqd kwqd, 6 years ago
      Thanks egreeley1976 and ttomtucker!

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