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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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TODAY'S FEATURED ITEM
ON THIS WEBSITE!
There
are over 8,000 pages (including those from thumbnails—and the site is
still growing!) on this website that will give you more information plus BIGGER
PHOTOS!
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CLICK ON THIS THUMBNAIL TO GO TO THE
PARENT PAGE FOR THIS ITEM.
(then go find it!) |
| WE HAVE LOTS OF BRANDS OF CAP GUNS BESIDES
JUST NICHOLS ON THIS WEBSITE. |
PLEASE HELP!
There won't be any "Art Trade Fair
Shows" this year because of the COVID-19 virus, so I won't be able to sell my
glass ornaments at those shows. And money is tight for the USA (Pray for our
leaders and Jesus said "Pray for those who would spitefully use you."...so with
money tight it's just a hope that we can receive contributions.
Believe me, even small contributions help! This is the only
site where you are likely to find most of the Cap Guns ever made. The site will
always be free to use, but it's not free for me.
YOU CAN CLICK BELOW TO HELP OUT!
(Contritubutions start at
only $10, but you can make it more if you can afford it.)
(And we
absolute refuse to put you on a
mailing list or sell your e-mail address.)
Thank you "History Buffs &
Collectors"—Mike Nichols, Texas |
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.
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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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This is a
dealer's Shootin' Shell window display in a store from long ago.
Thanks to
Michelle James for this photo.
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.
And here's the Vigilante
Double Set with Shooting' Shell 45's.
Photos thanks to Steve
Arlin.
And here is a terrific
example of a "shadow box" type of box for the Mattel 45.
CLICK ON PHOTO TO SEE THE BOX'S
BACK!
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! |
A good loading
gate view of this .45.
You can never
have too many instructions. Notice these are only in one language. How
primitive!
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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
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All Photos
Thanks To Ken Thompson |
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This is the back side of the box, explaining it all..
Here's the back side of the target, showing the working
mechanism.
Thanks to Scott McCollum of Cap Gun Treasures for the above 2
photos.
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. |
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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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| And here are
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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Have you ever seen so many Greenie Stik-M-Caps?
This offering
is from Tim McCraw.
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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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Here's the
back of that box.
Photo by Gary Primavera
Same rifle, familiar
Shootin' 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
Here's another example,
but this one is in a box. The box is probably more rare than the rifle!
Thanks to John
Korody
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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. |
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