The bullet or bomb was actually a device called a spinthariscope which enables the viewer to see nuclear disintegrations caused by the interaction of radioisotopes.
Lone ranger atomic bomb ring value.
Vintage 1947 lone ranger atomic bomb ring a cheerios kix toy premium from cereal maker general mills.
Aluminum bullet shaped bomb with red plastic removeable end cap adjustable brass.
And it did indeed work.
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The ring contained a spinthariscope so that when the red base which served as a secret message compartment was taken off and after a period of time for dark adaptation you could look through a small plastic lens at scintillations caused by.
Description lone ranger kix cereal atomic bomb ring kix cereal 1947.
One extremely popular premium back in 1947 was the lone ranger atomic bomb ring from kix.
Bomb tail is red with fins.
This ring was a miniature spinthariscope that actually had a small amount of polonium 210 in it which emitted alpha particles to produce scintillations on the zinc sulfide outer part of the ring.
Did not attempt to pry red tail end off.
The bullet or bomb was actually a device called a spinthariscope which enables the viewer to see nuclear disintegrations caused by the interaction of radioisotopes.
Lone ranger atom bomb ring spinthariscope 1947 early 1950s this ring spinthariscope was known as the lone ranger atom bomb ring and advertised as a seething scientific creation the lone ranger was more closely associated with silver bullets than atomic bombs but that s what it was called.
In 1947 kix offered a lone ranger atomic bomb ring in exchange for a box top and 15 cents.
And it did indeed work.
Lone ranger atomic bomb ring i give it a c 9 5 15 cents box tops from kix cereal 1946 wow a flash of light is produced by an alpha particle from a tiny tiny radium sample advertised as a specialize.
The sides have a star and thunder bolt design and the front shows eagle wings.
The ring cleverly combined the lone ranger s silver bullet iconography with that of the new atomic sciences.
In 1947 the program offered the kix atomic bomb ring also known to collectors as the lone ranger atom bomb ring.