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The '''Buffalo Bill Gun''' was one of the first toys made by the [[Milton Bradley Company]]. The toy was based on the popular ''[[Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]]''.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book |last1=Shea |first1=James J. |last2=Mercer |first2=Charles E. |title=It's All in the Game |date=2010 |publisher=Putnam |page=145}}</ref> The strenuous life, so widely favored as the century drew to its close, was reflected in many games that Americans played at home.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The Milton Bradley Company, like many other [[game manufacturer]]s, was alert to the trend.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> As soon as ''[[Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]]'' had proved to be popular, company [[technician]]s devised the Buffalo Bill Gun, a wooden model that shot wooden pellets.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
The '''Buffalo Bill Gun''' was one of the first toys made by the [[Milton Bradley Company]]. The toy was based on the popular ''[[Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]]''.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book |last1=Shea |first1=James J. |last2=Mercer |first2=Charles E. |title=It's All in the Game |date=2010 |publisher=Putnam |page=145}}</ref> The strenuous life, so widely favored as the century drew to its close, was reflected in many games that Americans played at home.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The Milton Bradley Company, like many other [[game manufacturer]]s, was alert to the trend.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> As soon as ''[[Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]]'' had proved to be popular, company [[technician]]s devised the Buffalo Bill Gun, a wooden model that shot wooden pellets.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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[[File:Buffalo bill wild west show c1899.jpg|thumb|left|The popular ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show'' served as inspiration for the toy]] |
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The Buffalo Bill Gun was the most popular [[toy]] the company had produced to date. Appearing in 1884, it was immediately sold out and the Company could not keep up with the re-orders.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Company space was enlarged for this high demand for Buffalo Bill Guns, yet the production could still barely keep up with the demand. ''The American Bookseller'' called it "a wonderful demand for the 'Buffalo Bill' gun," and said, "The beauty of the gun is that it will shoot accurately almost any kind of missile: arrow, heavy shot, marbles, pebbles, beans, and, as was discovered last [[Fourth of July]], cannon torpedoes."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Springfield Notes |journal=The American Bookseller |date=September 15, 1884 |volume=XVI |issue=6 |page=312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNFOAAAAYAAJ&q=%22buffalo%20bill%20gun%22 |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref> |
The Buffalo Bill Gun was the most popular [[toy]] the company had produced to date. Appearing in 1884, it was immediately sold out and the Company could not keep up with the re-orders.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Company space was enlarged for this high demand for Buffalo Bill Guns, yet the production could still barely keep up with the demand. ''The American Bookseller'' called it "a wonderful demand for the 'Buffalo Bill' gun," and said, "The beauty of the gun is that it will shoot accurately almost any kind of missile: arrow, heavy shot, marbles, pebbles, beans, and, as was discovered last [[Fourth of July]], cannon torpedoes."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Springfield Notes |journal=The American Bookseller |date=September 15, 1884 |volume=XVI |issue=6 |page=312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNFOAAAAYAAJ&q=%22buffalo%20bill%20gun%22 |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 23 July 2024
| Type | Toy gun |
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| Company | Milton Bradley |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | 1884–? |
The Buffalo Bill Gun was one of the first toys made by the Milton Bradley Company. The toy was based on the popular Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.[1] The strenuous life, so widely favored as the century drew to its close, was reflected in many games that Americans played at home.[1] The Milton Bradley Company, like many other game manufacturers, was alert to the trend.[1] As soon as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show had proved to be popular, company technicians devised the Buffalo Bill Gun, a wooden model that shot wooden pellets.[1]
Overview
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The Buffalo Bill Gun was the most popular toy the company had produced to date. Appearing in 1884, it was immediately sold out and the Company could not keep up with the re-orders.[1] Company space was enlarged for this high demand for Buffalo Bill Guns, yet the production could still barely keep up with the demand. The American Bookseller called it "a wonderful demand for the 'Buffalo Bill' gun," and said, "The beauty of the gun is that it will shoot accurately almost any kind of missile: arrow, heavy shot, marbles, pebbles, beans, and, as was discovered last Fourth of July, cannon torpedoes."[2]
The expansion of the factory allowed the Company to produce other products that would not have been possible before expansion, such as the lawn game Enchantment, Pitch-a-Ring, Ring Toss, or Jackstraws. The popularity of the toy led to the production of inexpensive competitors; to compete with the knockoffs, Milton Bradley produced its own "cheap gun", the Springfield.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Shea, James J.; Mercer, Charles E. (2010). It's All in the Game. Putnam. p. 145.
- ^ "Springfield Notes". The American Bookseller. XVI (6): 312. September 15, 1884. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Trade Items". The American Stationer: 533. May 6, 1886. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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