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The Mattel Toy Company began in 1945 when Elliot
and Ruth Handler, who made picture frames, had scraps left over and thought of
making doll furniture. He designed it and she sold it. LIKE CRAZY!
Their biggest
break came when they started advertising their new Burp Gun on the Mickey Mouse
Club TV show. They were the first people smart enough to go directly after the
kiddies and not worry about selling to the adults. Then Barbie came along in
1959 (named after their daughter), then Ken (named after their son), and the
rest is history.
When I was a kid, Mattel came out with some really nice Cap
Guns. They were the "Shootin' Shell" series and also the Fanners. Naturally I
hated them. But I was a little kid and I was jealous for my Uncle Talley and
the Nichols guns. No need. There was a good market for all brands. Not like
today!!!
Mattel also came out with "Greenie Stick-M-Caps," and so I had
one more reason to "hate them." Those little caps sold like crazy. Now I wish I
had a case of them! (Make that a train load!) Funny thing was that as cute as
the idea was, the caps really made a good mess with the glue and all. We
present some Mattel guns here and since Mattel is still a fine company, we
remind you that all trademarks are theirs, etc.
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NICE
PHOTO
OF THE DAY!
Some of you have taken some really nice photos
and we would like to recognize you for your efforts and also thank you for
contributing to the success of this website.
A mint double
holster set of Texan Juniors from a Lone Ranger Esquire set from Don
Raker
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| WE HAVE LOTS OF BRANDS OF CAP GUNS BESIDES
JUST NICHOLS ON THIS WEBSITE. |
Here's a good way to start
off the Mattel section, with a little display.
Here is a "thumbnail" of
a Fanner Plainsman set. Both of these photos are from our friend
Jamie Linford, one of our
advertisers.
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| Mattel
Shootin Shell 45 |
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The Big Gun! The Shootin Shell
45 that was created to compete with the Nichols Stallion 45. |
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Left side of the famous Cap
Gun. Mattel made some really popular guns, and most are still highly
valued. |
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| Thank You
Ken Thompson For Your Photos! |
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| Thank You
Bob Garvey for these instructions and above photo. |
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Here's a wonderful shot of a
nice set of Mattel Shootin' Shell 45's.
Our good friend
Steve
Arlin gave us this photo.
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Mattel Vigilante Holster Set
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A really fine
set w/ holster and caps and bullets and such.
Photos thanks to
Jamie Linford one of our
advertisers.
And here is a
terrific example of a "shadow box" type of box for the Mattel 45.
Thank You!!!
Douglas Skutt for the above photo.
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For those of you who might be as old
as I am and your eyes aren't quite what they used to be, here is what it says
on this advertisement from the 1960's (as well as I can read
it!):
SHOOTIN' SHELL®
FANNER
#408 Retail: $3.00
Loads and shoots 6
Shootin' Shells, fires Greenie Stik-M-Caps®. Has built-in bullet-loader in
handle for easy Shootin' Shell assembly. Comes with 6 Shootin' Shell Cartridges
and 12 safe bullet-noses and Stik-M-Caps.
Gun: 9" long.
Std. Pack: 1
doz.: Wt.: 12 lbs.
EJECTS CARTRIDGES
AUTHENTICALLY!
SHOOTIN' SHELL
.45
#662 Retail: $4.00
Ejects cartridges
realistically, has revolving cylinder, smoking barrel, single and double
cocking action. Shoots safe Shootin' Shells, fires Greenie Stik-M-Caps. Comes
with 6 Shootin' Shell cartridges, 24 safe bullet-noses and Target. Gun: 11"
long.
Std. Pack: 1 doz.: Wt.: 21 1/8 lbs. |
Sincere thanks to Sandee Thomas for this
photo! |
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Mattel Shootin' Shell Target Set
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Nice Box! |
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The Set |
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Gun & Ammo |
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Be Sure
To Click On The Thumbnails!
All Photos
Thanks To Ken Thompson |
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You could also buy the
target by itself.
Thanks to Jack Rosenthal of Toys and
More for the above photos.
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Mattel Regular Bullets and Shootin' Shell Bullets
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These bullet
paks are getting increasingly scarce. These are NOT Shootin' Shells though.
Mattel made both. You really ought to click on these thumbnails so that you can
read what it says. Only about 5% of the people who visit this site click on the
thumbnails, which is a shame, since there are thousands of extra-big photos in
the "background."
These photos are from
Don and Judy Sinkular of I SELL NEAT STUFF
one of my advertisers. |
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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MINT |
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| Mattel Bullet Pak w/ Metal
Regular Bullets on Card |
$ 65-90 |
$ 35-60 |
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The
picture on the left shows the Mattel Shootin' Shells single shaft. The right
shows Mattel Shootin' Shells in yellow. Both are extremely rare. I made sure
that this photo would be big enough that hopefully you can actually see the
single shaft on some of those gray ones in that package. If you will recall,
unlike the Nichols shooting bullets, the Mattel Shootin' Shells didn't really
even need a cap to fire. The concussion of the hammer was enough to jolt them
out of their shell that had a spring and BOING, they would fire.
This photo came
from Bob and Pat DeFeis |
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Greenie Stik-M-Caps
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hated Greenie Stik-M-Caps. Why? For the "perfectly logical reason" that they
weren't Nichols. And every kid on the block wanted them. And used them. And I
couldn't, for that would make me a traitor! But they were a great marketing
ploy and sold like crazy. Previously nearly every cap in the entire Cap Gun
world had been red. Until these! Some genius thinking outside of the box.
Pardon the pun. |
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Cases of Greenie Stik-M-Caps! (and rolls)
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some cases of Greenie Stik-M-Caps. They were about 25 cents a box at the time,
but now, as you might surmise, they are worth a tad more! |
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Mattel Colt Shootin Shell Six Shooter Cap Gun Rifle
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| From the
Mattel Colt Shootin Shell series, here is a genuine Mattel Colt Shootin' Shell
Six Shooter Cap Rifle. |
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Be Sure
To Click On The Thumbnails!
These photos
are thanks to Judy Sinkular. |
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Same rifle, familiar Shoot
'n Shell 45, but all in one set.
Photo contribution by
Jack Rosenthal
Here is the Mattel
"Crackfire" Winchester rifle. This toy makes a "crackfire" sound when it
shoots. This version has the gold toned lever action and trigger.
Thanks to Mark
Sangret for this photo
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Mattel Rolling
Block Rifle
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This rifle makes no sense to me. I just can't
believe that the average 12 year old kid even knew what a rolling block rifle
was. So why not just stick with toys the kids knew something about? But this is
pretty doggone rare and to have the scabbard too? Cool.
Thanks to Steve
Arlin |
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Indian Scout Rifle and Bandolier and Box
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Here is
basically the same rifle as pictured above, but this one is MINT FROM THE
STORE!!! You just can't get any better than this except to somehow have
personally willed the pasteboard box to not have aged at all with time. It even
has the original shootin' shells in the box. Or course you can click on these
thumbnails and see bigger photos, but one of the ways you can tell it is a
different example is that the screw (or rivet) just ahead and above the trigger
guard is still shiny.
These photos are from
Scott McCollum one of my
advertisers. |
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| CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS
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| DESCRIPTION |
MINT |
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| Mattel Indian Scout Rifle in
Box |
$ 1150-1450 |
$ 850-1050 |
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| Visit the
Dealers &
Collectors from whom you can get these fine Nichols Cap Guns!
(and other FINE TOYS!) |
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| We will be
happy to list toy shows and the like (free), if you will please send them to me
at: . |
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have some nice photos and/or some text, please send them to me at:
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