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.
Description lone ranger kix cereal atomic bomb ring kix cereal 1947.
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.
Did not attempt to pry red tail end off.
The ring cleverly combined the lone ranger s silver bullet iconography with that of the new atomic sciences.
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.
Aluminum bullet shaped bomb with red plastic removeable end cap adjustable brass.
One extremely popular premium back in 1947 was the lone ranger atomic bomb ring from kix.
And it did indeed work.
Just finding an example of this ring would be a real treat but imagine finding one that is in un improvable condition in its original shipping box with nm instructions.
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.
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.
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In 1947 kix offered a lone ranger atomic bomb ring in exchange for a box top and 15 cents.
In 1947 the program offered the kix atomic bomb ring also known to collectors as the lone ranger atom bomb ring.
The sides have a star and thunder bolt design and the front shows eagle wings.
Vintage 1947 lone ranger atomic bomb ring a cheerios kix toy premium from cereal maker general mills.
And it did indeed work.
The tagline on the advertisement for the ring was atoms split to smithereens you could pull off the fin and look inside and there was a piece of alpha radiation it s a sample of uranium bromide dimock said.
